Ritualcraft: Creating Rites for Transformation and Celebration

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From Sabbat events to magic ceremonies to handfastings, ritual is at the heart of Pagan worship and celebration. Whether you're planning a simple coven initiation or an elaborate outdoor event for hundreds, "RitualCraft" can help you create and conduct meaningful rituals. Far from a recipe book of rote readings, this modern text explores rituals from many cultures and offers a step-by-step Neopagan framework for creating your own. The authors share their own ritual experiences - the best and the worst - illustrating the elements that contribute to successful ritual. "RitualCraft" covers all kinds of occasions: celebrations for families, a few people or large groups; rites of passage; Esbats and Sabbats; and personal transformation. Costumes, ethics, music, physical environment, ritual tools, safety, speech and timing are all discussed.

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"This is a wonderful book, and is highly recommended to anyone doing ritual."--Lisa McSherry, FacingNorth.net

Winner of the 2007 COVR Book of the Year award

Author Bio

Amber K has been a Wiccan priestess for about twenty-five years. She teaches the certificate program in Ritualcraft for Ardantane, a Pagan educational centre, where she's also Executive Director. Azrael Arynn K is a third degree Wiccan Priestess in the Ladywood Tradition and has been involved in the Craft over ten years. She is a Facilities Director at Ardantane. They live together in New Mexico with their dog Kyoshi.