A Handbook for Wiccan Clergy - Softcover

Gardner, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434339238 ISBN 13: 9781434339232

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2007

Synopsis

This is THE handbook for Clergy ofthe Wiccan faith. Additionally, this work would also prove to be a great aid toall other Pagan paths. There is currently no other book of this sort on themarket. With Handfasting, and funeral services, guided meditations andspiritual messages this book will be used again and again. "A Handbook ForWiccan Clergy" is a valuable tool for all High Priests and HighPriestesses of whatever tradition to have and utilize. Far from being a Wiccan101, or "spell" book, this work is only intended for advancedpractitioners."A Handbook For WiccanClergy," continues to pull in rave reviews, HealingWolf of FaDraSha hassaid; "This is a "must have" book for more advanced witches. Ifyou ever counsel others or act as high priest(ess), you'll want this greatreference book." Edain McCoy has also read this work and has proclaimed itas "Wonderful" and "It is well past time that a book of this typeshould be available." Serpent Stone said; "This book is a wonderful guidefor both new and experienced Priests and Priestesses, and covers areas asvaried as Rites of Passage, mythology (including techniques and rituals forconnecting with the ideas, teaching and energies of the myth), meditations,personal growth and awareness, and pastoral counseling. All of these are areasthat have been sadly lacking in any comprehensive volume before this, but whichare essential to working effectively as clergy." And most recently fromMarlevane's Book Reviews "This book gets right down to business. Kevin (Templeof Ishtar) writes this book geared towards rituals for performing all rites ofpassages. No Wiccan Priest or Priestess should be without this book in theircollections! This book is a real gem to the Pagan world and to all magickalpractitioners."

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About the Author

For much of my life, I have livedand worked in rural areas in tune with the seasons and tides of nature. Even asa child, I recognized the divine hand in everything that surrounded me. As acountry boy, I knew and understood that life can only exist through death. Igraduated high school in 1974, and set out on my own, trying to make my way inthe world. Along the way I discovered the Craft, and like most who are drawn tothe Wiccan faith, I knew that I had always been Wiccan. I just didn't know whatit was called.In 1978 I joined the Army MilitaryPolice and was stationed in Panama. In November that year I helped clean up amess created by Reverend Jim Jones. The experience molded me, and showed me howa charismatic religious leader can lead others down the wrong path. I wasforced to take life, and I came to understand that all of us have that darkernature. Finally coming to terms with my own darkness, I found it was the sourceof our strength. But it must be balanced with our light. We all possess thepower and capacity to kill, crush and destroy, but when balanced with love andcompassion, that power can be channeled into positive directions.I have had articles published inFate, Pan Gaia, Circle & Blessed Bee magazines, and was legally ordained in2002, so that I could provide legal Handfasting and Funeral services for thePagan community. But my real Credentials come from a deep commitment to theCraft, and a lifetime of study and striving for the connection to the Divinewithin each of us and in all things.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1434339238
• ISBN 13: 9781434339232
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344