Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together

by A.J. Drew

Overview

In a market filling with books on the what of Wicca, this book is one of the few to offer a focus on the why. Discusses how the sanctity of ritual can be reestablished through the celebrations of the Wiccan couple.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781564146205
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	09/01/2002
Pages:	223
Sales rank:	951,005
Product dimensions:	5.28(w) x 8.22(h) x 0.46(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	11
	Introduction	15
Chapter 1	The Foundation of Our Fectility Religion: Love--It's Not Just a Good Idea, It's the Law!	25
Chapter 2	The Sterilization of Our Fertility Religion, and the Witch War of 1971	39
Chapter 3	Coven vs. Couple: Public and Semi-public Organizations	59
Chapter 4	Wiccan Leaders: Guru, Clergy, or Couple?	75
Chapter 5	How Much Is That Goddess in the Window: Archetype or Stereotype?	87
Chapter 6	The Magickal Child: Wiccan Rituals vs. Real Life	97
Chapter 7	Handfasting and the Couple's Book of Shadows	119
Chapter 8	Spellcraft and Rituals for Couples	133
Chapter 9	Our Children	151
Chapter 10	Handpartings: The Bonds That Break	165
Chapter 11	The Rest of the Family: Those Who Have Not Embraced Our Law	179
	A Final Word	193
Appendix A	The Origins of the Wiccan Rede and the Grandmother's Story	195
Appendix B	The Witches Creed by Doreen Valiente	199
Appendix C	Rede of the Wiccae	203
Appendix D	The Wiccan Rede	205
Appendix E	The Oath of Hippocrates	209
	Chapter Notes	211
	Bibliography	215
	Index	217
	About the Author	223

Editorial Reviews

Wicca need not be a solitary experience or a trivialized group ritual. A. J. Drew believes that couples can revitalize this ancient practice, elevating it above self-conscious public displays. Emphasizing experiential aspects of Wicca, he discusses how couples can bring the sanctity of this pre-Christian practice into their own lives.