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Wicca 404: Advanced Goddess Thealogy
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Wicca 404: Advanced Goddess Thealogy
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about 6 months ago
This little book contains some great “grains of truth” and “pearls of wisdom”. It has provided me with inspiration and hope, and challenged me to really think about Gaia, The Goddess, and “our” collective responsibilities.
This book goes some way to filling the void beyond the “basic” understanding of Wicca, easily provided for in the plethora of “Introduction to Witchcraft” books. It provides some of the badly needed discussion of a more “advanced” understanding of Wicca, why it is more than simply an ‘earth’ or ‘nature’ religion and where Wicca must go into the future.
It is a perfect length at about 100 pages for a light and easy read, comes to the point of the matter quickly and easily, yet touches on subjects that strike at the heart and leave you thinking… and wanting to re-read it again. Highly recommended.
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about 6 months ago
This is a brilliant exposition of Wicca. I know it’s supposed to be for advanced Wiccans (hence the ’404′), but really, those who are new to the Craft would find this book indispensible as well. I believe that this book would benefit those of our family and friends who look askance at our ‘rejection’ of their belief systems because it so precisely declares what Wicca is supposed to be about. I loved her chapter on ‘egregores’ and found the chapter about the God to be very thought-provoking. I plan to buy several more copies to share – you know, spread the love!!
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about 6 months ago
I believe Esra Free’s “Wicca 404: Advanced Goddess Thealogy” is an important book in the evolution of Wicca. To the extent that other reviewers have labeled it “not orthodox,” I can only agree, and pray to the Goddess that Wiccan orthodoxy catches up soon to Ms. Free’s stunning cosmic vision of what Wicca clearly is to her, and what it could be for us all. “Wicca 404″ is Goddess religion elevated to the level of organic, wholistic cosmic pantheism. I can only say “wow,” and suggest that those who find something in that universal vision and our natural place as human beings within it repugnant either missed the author’s point or have their own axes to grind. I cannot imagine any serious Wiccan or pagan failing to gain from reading this book. Even if you don’t embrace every idea Ms. Free puts forth, you will be stronger in your own views for having tested them against such a well thought out and eloquently delivered presentation. Five stars for sure.
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about 6 months ago
There are a number of helpful reviews here of this book, so I’ll just add a few notes of my own. This is a good start. The author refreshingly admits that she isn’t primarily a writer, but that the need is so strong for this type of book that she felt the need to write one. Good for her! It is a good book and not badly written (although there are numerous misspellings and typos – it needed a good proofreader). The book is slim and for anyone who is already familiar with Wicca, a quick and easy read. It is partly a manifesto, like some other books coming out now, but without departing from the spirit of Wicca, just building on it. She makes the point that any Wiccan Thealogy needs to agree with latest in scientific discoveries. I couldn’t agree more. Literalist Christianity and similar literalist religions have smashed on the rocks of scientific truth.
This book is a good start. It is more advanced than 101 books but I wouldn’t say it is a 404 so much as a 202. If you’re looking for an advanced Thealogy I’d also recommend “She Who Changes” by Carol Christ and of course Starhawk’s books. There are also some good tidbits of Thealogy in Vivianne Crowley’s Books.
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about 6 months ago
If you liked this book I would also recommend PaGaian Cosmology: Re-inventing Earth-based Goddess Religionin addition to Wicca 404.
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