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Waymarkers, signs and maps.

Advantages: a lot of information
Disadvantages: inevitably superficial.

...He's a member of the Pagan Federation - which while not being a definite Pagan group, has one of the (if not the) largest mebmerships, has been going for 30 years and does a lot of work to get Paganism taken seriously. He was furthermore, President of said organisation a few years back. So, the book contains some of the PF biases and world view, but there are so many organisations out there, a book including all of them would be a very huge tome ...
...are a huge number of Pagan paths out there, and within any given path, there are lots of different subgroups with their own styles, practises and traditions. Druidry for example, has many groups, including but not limited to, The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, The British Druid Order, the Druid Network, The Druids of Albion, the Loyal Arthurian warband.... and many others. It's the same in other traditions. Consequently, it would be impossible ...

Bryn_Pearson 13.10.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Pagan Paths: A Guide to Wicca, Druidry, Asatru,Shamanism and Other Pagan Practices - Paul Jennings

Duplicate ''Power of Now!!''

Advantages: its ok but repeats what the origanal book says
Disadvantages: As above

This book is pretty much a duplication of Tolles first book ''The Power of now'' and while I'm a huge fan of Eckhart's books I found this publication dissapointing because of the duplication issue. The premise of the book is annotating the important pieces of information from the original and personally I found the whole experience pointless. I really wouldn't bother purchasing this book and if you're a Tolle fan try ''A New Earth'' which is awesome ...
...review: http://www.ciao.co.uk/ANewEarthEckhartTolleReview57634 23 If however you are new to this genre or are interested in readingTolle's books you should try his first book ''The Power of Now'' which as with ''A New Earth'' can be a thoroughly liberating experience. Link to ''The Power of Now'' review: http://www.ciao.co.uk/ThePowerofNowAGuidetoSpiritualE nlightenmentEckhartTolleReview5763516 ...

articlewiki 30.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Practising the Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

Multi-sensory prayer

Advantages: Inspiring, beautiful little book
Disadvantages: None

...of our humanity, who prays when we are not looking, not trying, who is at work when we are silent or helpless, and who can never be pinned down to a here or there in our individual lives or in the Church at large. ------ Ponder these things… ...

frkurt 23.02.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Ponder These Things: Praying with Icons of the Virgin - Rowan Williams

The past, present and future of Western Paganism

Advantages: well written and presented, fascinating subject, well argued for the most part
Disadvantages: Resorts to waffle in places

Richard Rudgely's Pagan Resurrection is an intriguing book that investigates both the history and possible future of paganism in the West, exploring both the aesthetics and spiritual conventions of European paganism as well as its subsequent suppression and demonisation at the hands of the Christian church, with the old traditions becoming acquainted with Satan, and seers and seeresses of old being burned and runic texts banned or destroyed. The ...
...but also looks at innocuous pagan societies who simply wish to keep alive the traditions of their ancestors and preserve their cultural heritage whist living in an eco-friendly and deeply spiritual manner. His argument for the existence of a resurgence of interest in pagan culture and spirituality in Europe is convincing, although it could have been made stronger by an inclusion of the emergence and influence of the black metal movement, an extreme ...

Burning_Darkness 09.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Pagan Resurrection - Richard Rudgley

A pearl of great price

Advantages: Useful for preachers and others who read the Bible
Disadvantages: -

...find new meanings in familiar parables that show up again and again? This is a particularly important question for preachers, and Reid addresses it directly. The term 'parable' can refer to a range of types of speech - it goes beyond the simple moral stories similar to Aesop's fables. As Reid says of the gospel of Matthew, `in one sense, the whole gospel can be regarded as a parable.' Jesus, of course, was not the first to preach or teach in parables. ...
...illustrates several ways in which parables serve to carry a message. They provide a way for Jesus to explain his experience of God and holiness without boxing it into academic or dogmatic statements. It helps connect the encounter with the holy with the common people and their daily lives. `In his parables, Jesus always began with the familiar. The images and situations he painted in his stories were from the fabric of daily life of his audience.' ...

frkurt 11.04.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Parables for Preachers: The Gospel of Matthew: Year A - Barbara Reid