The Path of a Christian Witch by Adelina St. Clair (2010, Trade Paperback)

Llewellyn Publications

073871982x

9780738719825

18038790484

Path of a Christian Witch

216 Pages

English

2010

Paganism & Neo-Paganism, Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Christianity / General, Healing / Prayer & Spiritual, Occultism

Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion

Adelina St. Clair

Trade Paperback

0.5 in

9.6 Oz

8 in

5.2 in

22

2010-008055

Trade

261.2/994092 B

Br115.O3s7 2010

Contents Foreword . . . xiii Chapter 1: Foundations . . . 1 A Bowl of Water . . . 2 Assembly . . . 3 Falling from Grace . . . 6 A Calling . . . 8 Finding Love . . . 10 And There Was Magic in the World . . . 13 An Angel in a Bookstore . . . 16 A Goddess Made of Clay . . . 22 Chapter 2: The Search: Introduction to a Paradox . . . 25 First Steps . . . 25 Working the Magic . . . 27 The Fool's Way . . . 31 Magic: Dealing with the Contradictions . . . 34 Magic: Theory and Practice . . . 37 One Blue Moon . . . 39 Withdrawal . . . 41 What Is a Witch? . . . 43 In Summary . . . 46 What Does It Mean to Be Christian? . . . 47 A New Creed . . . 49 Chapter 3: The Merging: Dealing with the Contradictions . . . 51 A Year and a Day . . . 51 A God of Many Faces . . . 53 Monotheism vs. Polytheism . . . 54 The Person of Jesus . . . 58 Mary: Virgin, Mother, and Crone . . . 59 The Blessed Ones: Those Who Served and Loved Him . . . 60 God as a Woman . . . 64 The Femininity of God . . . 66 Mary as a Goddess . . . 68 The Other Mary . . . 70 Another Way to See the Femininity of God . . . 75 And Then, There Were Two . . . 76 A Long-Awaited Blessing . . . 79 A Year and a Day Later . . . 80 Chapter 4: Living in the World: To Worship, to Seek, to Love . . . 83 To Worship . . . 83 To raise my own cup: ritual and celebration . . . 83 Christian and Pagan celebrations . . . 88 The Wheel of the Year . . . 91 Esbats . . . 99 Rites of passage . . . 100 Join me in ritual. . . 102 Creating sacred space . . . 107 To Seek . . . 106 Creating sacred space in your home . . . 111 Churches and sanctuaries . . . 113 Outdoor space . . . 116 Astral space . . . 121 Building your astral temple . . . 121 The path of the seeker . . . 123 To Love . . . 123 A moral code . . . 123 The Wiccan Rede . . . 125 Building a community . . . 128 Out in the open . . . 132 One single sheep . . . 134 Chapter 5: Spirit in Action: Ten Rituals for Daily Life . . . 139 Sign of the Cross . . . 141 Daily Devotion . . . 143 Rituals at Mealtime . . . 144 Rosary: A Resting Meditation . . . 145 Ode to the Moon: Reconnecting to the Sacred Feminine . . . 147 Petition Magic . . . 150 Strong Magic . . . 153 Giving Thanks . . . 155 My Body Is My Temple: A Day Retreat . . . 156 The Magic of the Web: Magic for a Better World . . . 159 In Closing . . . . . . 163 Appendix: Comparative Chart . . . 167 Glossary . . . 171 Bibliography . . . 181

2010