Taking Sacred Back: The Complete Guide to Designing and Sharing Group Ritual

Whether you’re designing a group ritual for five people or five hundred, Taking Sacred Back will help you make it moving and memorable. Join authors Nels Linde and Judy Olson-Linde as they explore creative ideas for all the stages of ritual―making the space sacred, entering into the liminal, engaging the subconscious of all attendees, creating awe and wonder, raising and directing energy, and ending the ritual. Discover advice on hardware and prop-making (and tips on using props effectively) and ideas for scaling up or scaling down for larger or smaller groups. Complete with photos and diagrams, examples of rituals the authors have conducted, and wise problem-solving advice, Taking Sacred Back is an indispensable guide for all ritualists.

Praise:

"A wonderfully in-depth book. Everything is here for those who want to create community ritual. . . . We would highly recommend it for both beginner and advanced ritualists."―Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone, authors of A Witches’ Bible, The Witches’ Goddess, and Lifting The Veil. 

“Taking Sacred Back is a must-have for the beginner or the advanced ritualist . . . It is an amazing book and I recommend it highly!”―H.E. Rev. Patrick McCollum, author of The Sacred Path

“Taking Sacred Back is a treasure that I hope finds its way into the hands and hearts of all who are called to bear the torch of ritual.”―Ivo Dominguez, Jr., author of Casting Sacred Space

Nels Linde and Judith E. Olson-Linde (Clear Lake, WI) have been guest ritualists at Pagan Spirit Gathering, Heartland, and Sacred Harvest Festival. They have written and led more than one hundred rituals for groups from fifty to eight hundred participants. Nels has written for the Pagan Newswire Collective, The Wild Hunt, and Circle Network News. Judith has been a "ritualista" for Harmony Tribe for more than ten years.

Judith E. Olson-Linde and Nels Linde (Clear Lake, WI) have been guest ritualists at Pagan Spirit Gathering, Heartland, and Sacred Harvest Festival. They have written and led more than one hundred rituals for groups from fifty to eight hundred participants. Judith has been a "ritualista" for Harmony Tribe for more than ten years. Nels has written for the Pagan Newswire Collective, The Wild Hunt, and Circle Network News.