"It was so refreshing to see a new book on the market that focused on the male aspect of divinity...De Angeles challenges the readers to learn to ask questions, to seek answers, and to dare to not only follow, but chart their own path."
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"The writing style [is] interesting and contemporary. If your path leans toward the Celtic, this is a good introductory book for you."
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Deepen your knowledge of the sacred mysteries…enter the space where nothing begins and nothing ends…reclaim your Pagan heritage. When I See the Wild God: Encountering Urban Celtic Witchcraft: is a unique blend of Witchcraft instruction, Celtic mythology, and urban fantasy, that goes beyond ordinary Witchcraft manuals. When I See the Wild God provides insight into the Celtic perspective of sacredness, and presents invocations, visualizations, and urban magic rituals for the equinoxes, solstices, and the four Fire Festivals. Other magical theory and practice explored in this handbook:
Law of Three
- logos and mythos
- animism
- pantheism
the Four Worlds
the Elements
- shapeshifting
- Tuatha dé Danann
- the Quicken Tree
Literary, eclectic, and infused with a masculine sensibility, When I See the Wild God is your guide to the Déithe and draíocht-the gods and magic that exist within and around you.
The following is an excerpt from When I See the Wild God: Encountering Urban Celtic Witchcraft:
Generally, there are more women owning up to being witches than
men, but that's changing as the taboos are seen for what they are. And
witches know that that's what they are. Men who are not witches cannot
(do not) understand about men who are witches, so how easy is it to publicly proclaim oneself?
Much of this is the fault of Western culture, as a rite of passage does
not exist for boys or men, and they are under constant pressure from their
peers to conform, usually to their detriment (the men who apply these
pressures are men who do not understand the ways of women sufficiently
to interrelate through mutual respect of our intrinsic differences), and
many men who are witches and who seek initiation into an established
coven are put on immediate defensive by women trained as priestesses
(unless the men are used to the women!).
The men who do seek initiation as priest/witch have an advantage that
holds them in good stead--they know what they want to do, and it is
very much the right of the Mórrigan to work with her brothers, lovers,
sons, and champions to enable them to learn how they can gain, and give,
all the insights and knowledge available, through both honoring her and
resonating and representing our gods (by any or many of their names and
purposes) themselves, both personally and collectively.
We are the offspring (or an expression) of Déithe-of life. We're one of
the many ways that Déithe manifest themselves within life, and as such
we revere the sacredness inherent in all things and seek to interweave our
lives with the so-called tapestry of the Evolving Whole. Unlike other religions, we do this by answering to the call of the wildness in ourselves as well as heeding the so-called civilized.
We are of the earth; we are physical; we learn all about birth, life, and
death, and seek to give each of these passages its due respect. Turning
one's face heavenward and denying the significance of a life well-lived
now, and all that this signifies, is the cause of the harm that we see being
perpetrated at earth's expense, and all that she is, right now. This degradation cannot be tolerated and should not be condoned. Our biological species is responsible and will be accountable for its negligence.
Working draíocht is working with our innate inheritance. Working
with the forces of life instead of seemingly against them provides us with a
common purpose: to work the draíocht, to defend what is threatened, to
keep the arts of magic alive for future generations.
Other Books by Ly De Angeles:
Witchcraft: Theory and Practice
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