From: morgan@brewich.hou.tx.us (Morgan ap Rhys)
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Subject: Re: Learning in North Carolina
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 08:46:43 CDT
Organization: The Brewer's Witch BBS, +1 713 272 7350, Brewich.Hou.TX.US

mimir@milton.u.washington.edu (Al Billings) writes:

> In article <Ho6qqB2w165w@brewich.hou.tx.us> morgan@brewich.hou.tx.us (Morgan 
> >Damon... I would suggest looking around in your bookstores for some or 
> >all of the following books:
> > 
> >Wicca:  A guide for the solitary practiotioner, Scott Cunnigham
> >   Llewellyn's Practical Magic Series
> 
>  Fluff. Sort of a "feel Good" Wicca for New Agers. No substance or depth.
> 
> >Celtic Magic (not sure of author or publisher)
> 
> D.J. Conway. This book is Wicca masquerading as Celtic mythology and
> magic. It is VERY bad. Some of my ADF friends who do Celtic research at
> the University did a review of it and it made them gag. Made me gag as
> well. More fluff. This author also has a book called "Norse Magic" which
> is as bad as this one or worse. Wicca masquerading (badly) as Nordic
> paganism. Mistakes include the use of the Hermetic elements as Celtic or
> Nordic when neither group used either, Casting Circles, etc. Standard
> Generic Wicca.
> 
> >tbe best sources are B. Daltons, Waldenbooks, and the Book Stop.  Being 
> >national chains and not small independent stores, they have more freedom 
> >to carry material such as this, even in Jim and Tammy Fay country...
> 
>  That's funny. The first two stores you list censor themselves. Don't
> expect to find too many books with any depth through them. You have to go
> to a pagan or occult book store or some other small store to get any good
> books. These stores don't want to cause controversy and get picketed.
> 
> Wassail,
> Grendel
> 
>                            mimir@u.washington.edu
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Hmmm... as for the censoring, I've managed to find quite a few good books 
at these stores, so apparently, they are not censored herein Houston.
Unless, of course, you don't consider the Buckland books or the 
Llewellyn's Practical Magic series to be good books, which is your 
opinion.
 
As for Celtic Magic, one has to read through ANY book with an eye towards 
accuracy.  If you come upon something that was not accurate, then toss 
that out, and glean what you can from it.  I was not particularly 
interested in Celtic Magic for historical accuracy.. I can get that from 
other books.  But to me, some of the techniques they describe are 
interesting...
 
Morgan


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