Along the Wheel of Time: Sacred Stories for Nature Lovers
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.48 (705 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1620154013 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-12-26 |
Language | : | English |
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(judithlaxer, gaiastemple) . Rev. Judith Laxer is a modern-day mystic who believes that humor, beauty and the wonders of nature make life worth living. Her writing has been featured in SpindleWeed Magazine, Women of Wisdom: Empowering the Dreams and Spirit of Women, the Witches and Pagans magazine, Living in Season, and The Medulla Review. A keynote speaker and teacher of the Mysteries, Judith has presented classes and
Laxer, a contemporary Priestess, weaves stories of modern life infused with the sacred and with ancient ways of worship." - Shawna Carol . Judith Laxer's resonance with the deeply mysterious and often fantastic world shines through these lyrical stories" -Sonya Lea "Rev. From the Back Cover "I was moved through tears, laughter and subtle patterns of connection" -EagleSong Evans Gardener "Rev
Interesting Stories! Susan Barton, Reviewer Reverend Judith Laxer is the founder of the Earth-based ministry, Gaia’s Temple. As an expert in Paganism and Wicca, Rev. Laxer has written many worship services and magazine articles over the years. In Along the Wheel of Time, Rev. Laxer has taken her vast knowledge on these subjects and created engaging, informative fictionalized accounts of a variety of people who follow this spiritual path. Each story corresponds to the Pagan W. "Wonderful stories based on the Sabbats." according to Molly. I enjoyed these stories very much except the first one. It had a lot of concepts that seemed to embrace superstitions rather than spirituality. But then I read the second, which hit me to the core. And they continued. All of the rest were just beautiful. The idea of these stories is that each one is centered around one of the sabbats of the year. The first is Yule, the second Imbolc, and so on. I received a free copy of this book in exch. Stories for discovering the sacred in the seasonal Elizabeth Zinda Rev. Judith’s stories transport me to a place that is both mysterious and familiar. They pulse with the rhythm of Earth’s cyclical dance around the sun, and bring the magick of this dance into contemporary stories and updated myths. The characters’ richly described experiences of love, passion, loss, healing, and connection with community (living and dead) beautifully illuminate the archetypes that emerge from within th
Following the Pagan Wheel of the Year, Along the Wheel of Time: Sacred Stories for Nature Lovers tells eight short stories, one for each of the natural Earth holy days called sabbats. A young woman follows her lover and finds her calling in the realm of the dead, a first-time mother gives birth on the Winter solstice; a daughter's grief heals in a Spring-time garden; a joyous ceremony of mature sexuality celebrates the peak of Summer: these stories explore magickal realism in ordinary life. Through the experience of the characters, these stories demonstrate how the changing of the seasons is a spiritual model for the soul.