Lots of very good food for thought!



I don't necessarily agree with everything MacMorgan says, but all of her arguments for her stances on these topics are very well thought out and rational.



I got the most out of this book by writing down the end of chapter questions in a notebook and answering each one to the best of my ability. I learned a lot of new things and was introduced to looking at a concept or idea from a different perspective several times. For example, her chapter on proselytizing rea

Lots of very good food for thought!



I don't necessarily agree with everything MacMorgan says, but all of her arguments for her stances on these topics are very well thought out and rational.



I got the most out of this book by writing down the end of chapter questions in a notebook and answering each one to the best of my ability. I learned a lot of new things and was introduced to looking at a concept or idea from a different perspective several times. For example, her chapter on proselytizing really struck a chord with me. After I read it, I STILL disliked proselytizers immensely, but I came to a better understanding of just WHY I disliked them so much.



The chapters on the importance of acknowledging history and incorporating science are much needed within the Pagan and Wiccan communities. As a long-time eclectic Wiccan, I've learned to embrace the reality of my path's history while discarding the pseudo-history fairy tale of a caveman witch cult unbroken through the long ages. Unfortunately -and sometimes unbelievably- lots of practitioners and authors who should know better continue to spread the misinformation that has long since been debunked by credible sources and discoveries. This sort of behavior makes Paganism as a diverse whole look very, very, foolish, and it does us no favors to incorporate the element of falsehood and error into our religion. How can being erroneous about something that is so obvious make us -eclectic Wiccans in particular- look any more valid as a spiritual path?!



MacMorgan is almost ruthless in her insistence that education and rationalism not be discarded at the threshold of Wiccan practice. On this she and I are in wholehearted agreement!



I was impressed enough with this volume that I will shortly be picking up a copy of Wicca 334 in order to continue my studies. Bravo Kaatryn