A Book of Pagan Rituals

Herman Slater (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0877283486 / ISBN 13: 9780877283485

Published by Samuel Weiser, Inc., York Beach, Maine, 1978

About this Item

The book is in good condition, with the cover and spine showing minimal wear. The binding is intact, and the pages are clean without any inscriptions or annotations. As a trade paperback, it does not include a dust jacket. Overall, it presents well for its age, maintaining its structural integrity and readability. not applicable (trade paperback).

Seller Inventory # A25-B9-ALT-ICR-0333

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Book of Pagan Rituals
• Publisher: Samuel Weiser, Inc., York Beach, Maine
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877283486
• ISBN 13: 9780877283485
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First published in one volume in 1978.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

There are many reference books on elaborate pagan rituals but never until now a guide to the most basic of practices: prayers and offerings. A Book of Pagan Prayer provides the pagan community a comprehensive and thoughtful selection of prayers and shows readers how they too can create their own.

After an introduction on why to pray, author Ceisiwr Serith explores how to pray through words, posture, dance, and music. He explains how to prepare for and compose prayers, how to address and honor the deities, and how to conclude a prayer. Serith also answers important questions, such as: Why should pagans pray? Should prayers be spontaneous? What are offerings about? Is all this just trying to buy the gods off?

Gathered from many traditions including Celtic, Germanic, Egyptian, Greek, and Zoroastrian this guide includes nearly 500 sample prayers organized by purpose: for the family and household/ times of the day, month, and year/ life passages/ thanksgiving, grace, and petition/ as well as litanies and mantras. Whether offering a blessing, celebrating new life, safeguarding travel, or honoring the seasons, readers will discover timeless pagan prayers for worship, spiritual connection, and personal relationship with the gods.

About the Author

Ceisiwr Serith is the author of The Pagan Family, Deep Ancestors, and A Book of Pagan Prayer. A pagan for over thirty years he has presented workshops at numerous pagan festivals and delivered papers at Celtic conferences at UCLA, Berkeley, and Harvard. He currently lives along the seacoast of New Hampshire, where he is the Grover Organizer for Nemos Ognios, a grove of the druidic organization Ár nDra'ocht Féin.