Friendly Communion; A Collection of Selected Poems.enchanted Feminism: Ritual, Gender and Divinity Among the Reclaiming Witches of San Francisco

Quarto in pale lavendar printed paper-backed boards; x, 318 pages; illustrations; bibliographical references (pages 303-312) and index. "This is the first major study of the most famous Reclaiming Witch community, founded in 1979 in San Francisco, written by an author who herself participated in a coven for ten years. Jone Salomonsen describes and examines the communal and ritual practices of Reclaiming, asking how these promote personal growth and cultural-religious change." ? Publsher. / Contents: Chapter Introduction -- part Part I Guardians of the world -- chapter 1 The Reclaiming community -- A feminist, social construction -- chapter 2 Wicca revival -- Starhawk and the myth of ancient origin -- chapter 3 Utopian and generic Witches -- Revitalizing western spiritualities -- chapter 4 Holy hermeneutics -- How to ?nd truth -- part Part II Priestesses of the craft -- chapter 5 Elements of magic -- Learning to ritualize -- chapter 6 The Spiral Dance ritual -- A celebration of death and rebirth -- chapter 7 Women's mysteries -- Creating a female symbolic order -- chapter 8 Initiation -- Transforming self. / Wicca. Religion -- Comparative Religion. Body, Mind & Spirit. Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism. Near fine with minor wear to exterio. Plelase see photos.…