Gwyndyllyn's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 24 Nov 2024 09:45:31 -0800 60 Gwyndyllyn's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg The Enneads 26255 768 Plotinus Gwyndyllyn 5 occultphilosophy 4.07 250 The Enneads
author: Plotinus
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.07
book published: 250
rating: 5
read at: 1993/01/01
date added: 2024/11/24
shelves: occultphilosophy
review:
One of the most important of the great world mystics.
]]> <![CDATA[The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6)]]> 847860 202 Ellis Peters 0446404284 Gwyndyllyn 4 fiction 4.13 1982 The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6)
author: Ellis Peters
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1982
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/09/06
shelves: fiction
review:

]]> Hidden Path 75133640 216 Raven Grimassi Gwyndyllyn 5 divination, magic-traditions
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The Hidden Path and the Well Worn Path are incredibly rich teaching and learning tools that are also powerful keys for journeying. I can't recommend them highly enough. I have not yet used them for Divination, but have used them for other purposes. If you get a chance to attend a lecture by Raven and Stephanie, do it!!!! I can't speak highly enough of them.]]> 4.31 2007 Hidden Path
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2007/10/01
date added: 2023/07/31
shelves: divination, magic-traditions
review:
The Hidden Path and the Well Worn Path are incredibly rich teaching and learning tools that are also powerful keys for journeying. I can't recommend them highly enough. I have not yet used them for Divination, but have used them for other purposes. If you get a chance to attend a lecture by Raven and Stephanie, do it!!!! I can't speak highly enough of them.

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The Hidden Path and the Well Worn Path are incredibly rich teaching and learning tools that are also powerful keys for journeying. I can't recommend them highly enough. I have not yet used them for Divination, but have used them for other purposes. If you get a chance to attend a lecture by Raven and Stephanie, do it!!!! I can't speak highly enough of them.
]]> <![CDATA[Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett from the Mahatmas M. and K. H.]]> 352962 568 A. Trevor Barker 0766127346 Gwyndyllyn 0 theosophy, currently-reading 5.00 1973 Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett from the Mahatmas M. and K. H.
author: A. Trevor Barker
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 5.00
book published: 1973
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/02/06
shelves: theosophy, currently-reading
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Ways of the Strega: Italian Witchcraft: Its Legends, Lore, & Spells (Llewellyn's World Religion & Magick Series)]]> 1354977 285 Raven Grimassi 1567182534 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 3.85 2000 Ways of the Strega: Italian Witchcraft: Its Legends, Lore, & Spells (Llewellyn's World Religion & Magick Series)
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2000
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2014/06/26
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)]]> 1 652 J.K. Rowling Gwyndyllyn 5 occult-fiction 4.57 2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.57
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2014/04/28
shelves: occult-fiction
review:

]]> Glamour: A World Problem 2897370 290 Alice A. Bailey 0853301093 Gwyndyllyn 5 occultphilosophy 4.28 1950 Glamour: A World Problem
author: Alice A. Bailey
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1950
rating: 5
read at: 2008/05/30
date added: 2012/10/16
shelves: occultphilosophy
review:
An excellent book on an important topic. It includes some meditations and is the most thorough book on the topic of the glamours that I have read. It is essential for anyone dealing with occult development because it has the clearest discussion of the Dweller on the Threshold of any text I have come across.
]]> Karma 1761735 Annie Besant 1417912308 Gwyndyllyn 5 occultphilosophy, theosophy 3.96 1917 Karma
author: Annie Besant
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1917
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2012/01/29
shelves: occultphilosophy, theosophy
review:
This is the best book that I've ever read on this topic. Should be required reading for every magical person from any tradition.
]]> <![CDATA[The Esoteric Philosophy of Love and Marriage]]> 211744 92 Dion Fortune 1578631580 Gwyndyllyn 5 occultphilosophy 3.66 1974 The Esoteric Philosophy of Love and Marriage
author: Dion Fortune
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.66
book published: 1974
rating: 5
read at: 1992/01/01
date added: 2012/01/29
shelves: occultphilosophy
review:
One of the best books on this topic that's out there. The sexual ethics are a bit Victorian at times (masturbation = self-mutilation?), but it is a truly fantastic treatment. A must read for all occultists.
]]> <![CDATA[Secret Doctrine: Three Volumes in a Slipcase]]> 970833 2310 Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 0835602389 Gwyndyllyn 5 occultphilosophy, theosophy 3.84 1888 Secret Doctrine: Three Volumes in a Slipcase
author: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1888
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2011/11/13
shelves: occultphilosophy, theosophy
review:

]]> The Kybalion 53650 116 Three Initiates 1421942283 Gwyndyllyn 5 occultphilosophy The Kybalion is known as "the master key" for a reason. These are the aphorisms set forth my Hermes Trismegistus, known also as Thoth. I have studied this book over and over, and each time, I get it at a deeper level. In all seriousness, if you only read and study one occult text in your entire life, this should be the one. ]]> 4.35 1912 The Kybalion
author: Three Initiates
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.35
book published: 1912
rating: 5
read at: 1990/01/01
date added: 2011/03/15
shelves: occultphilosophy
review:

The Kybalion is known as "the master key" for a reason. These are the aphorisms set forth my Hermes Trismegistus, known also as Thoth. I have studied this book over and over, and each time, I get it at a deeper level. In all seriousness, if you only read and study one occult text in your entire life, this should be the one.
]]> <![CDATA[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo]]> 23613 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl are two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. Sir Gawain is a romance, a fairy-tale for adults, full of life and colour; but it is also much more than this, being at the same time a powerful moral tale which examines religious and social values.

Pearl is apparently an elegy on the death of a child, a poem pervaded with a sense of great personal loss: but, like Gawain it is also a sophisticated and moving debate on much less tangible matters.

Sir Orfeo is a slighter romance, belonging to an earlier and different tradition. It was a special favourite of Tolkien's. The three translations represent the complete rhyme and alliterative schemes of the originals.]]> 158 J.R.R. Tolkien Gwyndyllyn 5 mythology Fantastic translation! 4.02 1975 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1975
rating: 5
read at: 2006/01/01
date added: 2011/01/09
shelves: mythology
review:
Fantastic translation!
]]> Ethics for the New Millennium 1148315 237 Dalai Lama XIV 1573220256 Gwyndyllyn 5 occultphilosophy 4.13 1999 Ethics for the New Millennium
author: Dalai Lama XIV
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2004/01/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: occultphilosophy
review:
This is an exceedingly important book. It is a truly radical reformulation of ethics away from principle based and into a type of ethical system that is closer to what philosophers such as Nell Noddings have called "The Ethics of Caring." Yet, it provides a stable base to keep such a relative system of ethics from descending into the dangers of total cultural relativism. If I could make all people read one book, this would be one of my main candidates.
]]> The Art of Happiness 38210 322 Dalai Lama XIV 1573221112 Gwyndyllyn 4 occultphilosophy 4.17 1998 The Art of Happiness
author: Dalai Lama XIV
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1998
rating: 4
read at: 2003/01/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: occultphilosophy
review:
This is a very clear and powerful book. It gives some good introductions to various aspects of Buddhist philosophy that are generalizable to people from all traditions or no tradition.
]]> <![CDATA[Medieval Epic and Romance Motifs in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]> 1784885 163 Verlyn Flieger Gwyndyllyn 5 mythology 4.67 1977 Medieval Epic and Romance Motifs in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
author: Verlyn Flieger
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.67
book published: 1977
rating: 5
read at: 2007/08/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: mythology
review:
This is a fantastic book and helped me gain an even deeper appreciation of Tolkien's work. Especially helpful are the linguistic discussions, since I do not know Anglo-Saxon, but Tolkien clearly used this knowledge in the creation of his fiction. Also, Verlyn Flieger's analysis of Gollum as both a humanoid and a dragon like monster is compelling, as is her demonstration that Aragorn and Frodo are both epic and fairy tale heroes, but whose patterns cross and reveal and strengthen each other. It is a really excellent dissertation and I was so happy to read it.
]]> Love Magic 846336 Discover the power of love through the mystical practice of magic in this wide-ranging collection of spells, rituals, and meditations from the authors of Power of the Witch.
You don't have to be a Witch to use Love Magic. This enlightening book--a rich treasury of spells for men, women, and couples to attract, enhance, or end relationships--addresses both the novice and the experienced magic worker. Following an inspiring and informative overview on the meaning of love magic and on the craft of performing it, Love Magic offers an extensive array of rituals to bring warmth, affection, pleasure, and passion into your life and the lives of others. Told in Laurie Cabot's friendly voice and reflecting her many years of experience as a Witch, Love Magic promotes magic for the good of all and the harm of none, so readers can't hurt their chances at love, only increase them.]]> 288 Laurie Cabot 0385305702 Gwyndyllyn 4 magicgeneral 3.79 1992 Love Magic
author: Laurie Cabot
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.79
book published: 1992
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: magicgeneral
review:
A good book on the topic. Ethical, with Laurie's flair.
]]> <![CDATA[Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure]]> 648968 224 Catherine Yronwode 0971961204 Gwyndyllyn 5 herbology 4.42 2002 Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure
author: Catherine Yronwode
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: herbology
review:
This is a fantastic book on this topic. Very well organized. Includes items beyond just herbs.
]]> Magick in Theory and Practice 440386 436 Aleister Crowley 1555217664 Gwyndyllyn 4 occultphilosophy 4.08 1929 Magick in Theory and Practice
author: Aleister Crowley
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1929
rating: 4
read at: 1991/01/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: occultphilosophy
review:
Okay...this is an AMAZING book, but requires a cavaeat...as does everything when Crowley is involved. Be aware that he has laid karmic traps throughout for those who do not have sufficient ethics and discipline over their lower natures. Personally, I find the trap laying ethically problematic...but Crowley was an accomplished occultist and it nice to read someone who really understands the theory behind what is going on.
]]> Turning the Mind Into an Ally 281184
Strengthening, calming, and stabilizing the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Growing up American with a Tibetan twist, Sakyong Mipham talks to Westerners as no one in idiomatic English with stories and wisdom from American culture and the great Buddhist teachers. Turning the Mind Into an Ally makes it possible for anyone to achieve peace and clarity in their lives.]]> 234 Sakyong Mipham 157322345X Gwyndyllyn 5 magic-traditions 4.03 2003 Turning the Mind Into an Ally
author: Sakyong Mipham
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 2005/01/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: magic-traditions
review:
A very good text on practical meditation. An antidote to the over-mystification of the process.
]]> The Witch in the Mill 1762727 118 Alfreda Marion Peel Gwyndyllyn 4 occult-fiction 4.00 1947 The Witch in the Mill
author: Alfreda Marion Peel
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1947
rating: 4
read at: 2007/01/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: occult-fiction
review:
This is a book of folklore, told to the author, a songcatcher, as real. It is an interesting read with some very interesting content for an occultist to see.
]]> <![CDATA[The Truth About Witchcraft Today]]> 180921 208 Scott Cunningham 087542127X Gwyndyllyn 3 magicgeneral 3.88 1987 The Truth About Witchcraft Today
author: Scott Cunningham
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1987
rating: 3
read at: 1988/01/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: magicgeneral
review:
This is a good book to give someone if they are freaked out about the fact you are a witch. Other than that, though, it is really too basic for any other use.
]]> <![CDATA[Witches Heal: Lesbian Herbal Self-Sufficiency, 2nd Edition]]> 656396 200 Billie Potts 0929784006 Gwyndyllyn 5 herbology 4.53 1988 Witches Heal: Lesbian Herbal Self-Sufficiency, 2nd Edition
author: Billie Potts
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.53
book published: 1988
rating: 5
read at: 1996/01/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: herbology
review:
This is a fantastic book on real herbal healing. It is particularly good for learning techniques of making tinctures, salves, infusions, etc. Very solid.
]]> A Compendium of Herbal Magick 648141 528 Paul V. Beyerl 091934545X Gwyndyllyn 5 herbology 4.36 1998 A Compendium of Herbal Magick
author: Paul V. Beyerl
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.36
book published: 1998
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: herbology
review:
Paul Beyerl is one of the best authors on wort-cunning out there. This is a fantastic book and essential for anyone working in this field of magic.
]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1)]]> 24780 190 Lloyd Alexander 0805080481 Gwyndyllyn 5 occult-fiction 3.98 1964 The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1)
author: Lloyd Alexander
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1964
rating: 5
read at: 2007/10/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: occult-fiction
review:
I am ranking all of this series at once. They were tremendously good fun. Appropriate for children, but then also fun for adults. If you like mythology, you will like these. I also appreciate that they are a re-telling of a myth rather than an allegory. There was a good deal of wisdom hidden in them.
]]> <![CDATA[The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain # 5)]]> 295496 5 Lloyd Alexander 1400085608 Gwyndyllyn 5 occult-fiction 4.21 1968 The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain # 5)
author: Lloyd Alexander
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1968
rating: 5
read at: 2007/10/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: occult-fiction
review:
I am ranking all of this series at once. They were tremendously good fun. Appropriate for children, but then also fun for adults. If you like mythology, you will like these. I also appreciate that they are a re-telling of a myth rather than an allegory. There was a good deal of wisdom hidden in them.
]]> <![CDATA[The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain, #2)]]> 24784 182 Lloyd Alexander 080508049X Gwyndyllyn 5 occult-fiction 4.12 1965 The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain, #2)
author: Lloyd Alexander
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1965
rating: 5
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: occult-fiction
review:
I am ranking all of this series at once. They were tremendously good fun. Appropriate for children, but then also fun for adults. If you like mythology, you will like these. I also appreciate that they are a re-telling of a myth rather than an allegory. There was a good deal of wisdom hidden in them.
]]> <![CDATA[Power Within the Land: The Roots of Celtic and Underworld Traditions Awakening the Sleepers and Regenerating the Earth (Celtic Myth and Legend, Vol. 2)]]> 572124 163 R.J. Stewart 1892137003 Gwyndyllyn 5 shamanism ]]> 4.33 1992 Power Within the Land: The Roots of Celtic and Underworld Traditions Awakening the Sleepers and Regenerating the Earth (Celtic Myth and Legend, Vol. 2)
author: R.J. Stewart
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1992
rating: 5
read at: 1996/01/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: shamanism
review:
Fantastic book. As with most of R.J. Stewart's books, if you use them as a map rather than an intellectual exercise, can lead you to powerful and meaningful experiences.

]]> <![CDATA[By Oak, Ash, & Thorn: Modern Celtic Shamanism]]> 431626 246 D.J. Conway 156718166X Gwyndyllyn 4 shamanism 3.76 1994 By Oak, Ash, & Thorn: Modern Celtic Shamanism
author: D.J. Conway
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1994
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: shamanism
review:
A nice introduction to this topic. Includes some visualizations and exercises.
]]> Celtic Magic 431628 Celtic Magic offers important features that distinguish it from other books written about the Celts:

An in-depth discussion of Celtic culture and customs A complete listing of Celtic myths and deities Step-by-step instructions for spellwork, ritual, meditations, and divination to help you gain insight or make changes in your life This friendly Celtic magic book is designed for both beginners and those who possess intermediate-level magical skills--and anyone who simply has a great interest in Celtic history, lore, and magic.]]> 208 D.J. Conway 0875421369 Gwyndyllyn 3 magicgeneral 3.49 2002 Celtic Magic
author: D.J. Conway
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.49
book published: 2002
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: magicgeneral
review:
Pretty basic. Not bad, just more basic than what I was hoping for.
]]> Seership 1761836 384 William Walker Atkinson 0911662332 Gwyndyllyn 5 magicgeneral, divination 4.40 2005 Seership
author: William Walker Atkinson
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2007/12/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: magicgeneral, divination
review:
This book is interesting...although its style is dated. Many of the insights are found elsewhere, but there are some good sections on practical work towards the end of the book.
]]> Demon Lover 848780 Dion Fortune 0877284997 Gwyndyllyn 4 occult-fiction 3.95 1927 Demon Lover
author: Dion Fortune
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1927
rating: 4
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: occult-fiction
review:
Dion Fortune's fiction is always solid in its occult lore. Although her characters (especially the somewhat helpless but pure female character) are dated...it is a great book and has a lot of depth to it.
]]> The Mystical Qabalah 211724 An occult classic and a Dion Fortune bestseller of strongly growing interest.

Fortune was one of the first to bring this “secret tradition� to a wider audience with her clear and comprehensive exploration of the Qabalah tradition. The Mystical Qabalah remains a classic in its clarity, linking the broad elements of Jewish traditional thought—probably going back to the Babylonian captivity and beyond—with both Eastern and Western philosophy and later Christian insights.

The Qabalah could be described as a confidential Judaic explanation of the paradox of “the Many and the One”—the complexity and diversity within a monotheistic unity. Whereas the Old Testament outlines the social and psychological development of a tightly knit “chosen group� culture, the supplementary Qabalah provides a detailed plan of the infrastructure behind the creative evolutionary process.

The Mystical Qabalah devotes a chapter to each of the ten schematic “God-names,� the qualities or Sephiroth which focus on the principal archetypes behind evolving human activity: the Spiritual Source; the principles of Force and Form; Love and Justice; the Integrative principle or the Christ Force; Aesthetics and Logic; the dynamics of the Psyche; and, finally, the Manifestation of life on Earth in a physical body.]]> 360 Dion Fortune 1578631505 Gwyndyllyn 5 magic-traditions 4.21 1957 The Mystical Qabalah
author: Dion Fortune
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1957
rating: 5
read at: 1996/01/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: magic-traditions
review:
Very clear introduction to the Qabalah - for NON-Jewish mystics. It is important to note that the Qabalah is used differently in a lot of non-Jewish mysticism than it is in Jewish circles. Very good book. Focuses primarily on the Sephiroth rather than the paths. Fantastic introduction to the topic.
]]> The Secrets of Dr. Taverner 697886 240 Dion Fortune 0898041376 Gwyndyllyn 5 occult-fiction 4.14 1926 The Secrets of Dr. Taverner
author: Dion Fortune
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1926
rating: 5
read at: 1999/01/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: occult-fiction
review:
Tons of wisdom in these tales...and gerat fun to read. Dion Fortune is FANTASTIC. No occultist should be without her texts.
]]> <![CDATA[Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the Soul]]> 316858
� Shows how shamans heal using their knowledge of plant spirits as well as the plant’s “medical properties�

� Explores the core methods of plant shamanism--soul retrieval, spirit extraction, and sin eating--and includes techniques for connecting with plant spirits

� Includes extensive field interviews with master shamans of all traditions

In Plant Spirit Shamanism , Ross Heaven and Howard G. Charing explore the use of one of the major allies of shamans for healing, seeing, dreaming, and empowerment--plant spirits. After observing great similarities in the use of plants among shamans throughout the world, they discovered the reason behind these similarities: Rather than dealing with the “medical properties� of the plants or specific healing techniques, shamans commune with the spirits of the plants themselves.

From their years of in-depth shamanic work in the Amazon, Haiti, and Europe, including extensive field interviews with master shamans, Heaven and Charing present the core methods of plant shamanism used in healing rituals the world over: soul retrieval, spirit extraction, sin eating, and the Amazonian tradition of pusanga (love medicine). They explain the techniques shamans use to establish connections to plant spirits and provide practical exercises as well as a directory of traditional Amazonian and Caribbean healing plants and their common North American equivalents so readers can ex-plore the world of plant spirits and make allies of their own.]]> 280 Howard G. Charing 1594771189 Gwyndyllyn 5 herbology 4.18 2006 Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the Soul
author: Howard G. Charing
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 2007/07/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: herbology
review:
Fantastic book! The best I have found for spiritually partnering with plants.
]]> Lord Of The Beasts (Fane #2) 1004085 464 Susan Krinard 0373771398 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read, faery, fiction 3.39 2006 Lord Of The Beasts (Fane #2)
author: Susan Krinard
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2006
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2008/03/10
shelves: to-read, faery, fiction
review:

]]> The Forest Lord (Fane, #1) 936682 From bestselling author Susan Krinard comes a passionate, richly textured story of a powerful Fane whose one hope for love turns out to be the very woman he has vowed to destroy...

After a night of heated passion six years ago, Eden Bradwell made the shattering discovery that the man she was about to marry was no mortal. He was a monster, a woodlands guardian spirit named Lord Hern who needed an heir to end the exile that had been imposed upon him. Devastated by his deception, Eden fled Hartsmere and wed another.

In a deep sleep for the last five years, Hern, the Forest Lord, has been informed that Eden—the woman he'd courted all those years ago and who had shunned his true form—has returned to Hartsmere, along with the boy he'd been told was dead. Vowing to steal back his son—and wreak vengeance upon the woman who betrayed him—Hern assumes the identity of a servant named Hartley Shaw. But with each moment he spends with the elegant woman and his beautiful son, his heart begins to cast off the bands of iron that has bound it—and he becomes devoted to finding something that will redeem the woman he has come to love.]]> 390 Susan Krinard 0425186865 Gwyndyllyn 5 faery, fiction 3.58 2002 The Forest Lord (Fane, #1)
author: Susan Krinard
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at: 2008/03/06
date added: 2008/03/10
shelves: faery, fiction
review:
I was really surprised by this book. It is, in many ways, a romance novel. That is its official genre..not a genre I have fondness for. HOWEVER, the man in the novel is a faery...not a little winged thing, but the type of faery of the faery traditions. That part was really well researched and gave the novel a good plot and made it really interesting and compelling for me. Also, it helped me understand some issues in the faery tradition that are more powerfully portrayed in this medium than in more scholarly texts. I don't think the bits about Tir-na-nog are right...but I think some of the other is quite inspired.
]]> Confessions of a Pagan Nun 20059 191 Kate Horsley 1570629137 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 3.88 2001 Confessions of a Pagan Nun
author: Kate Horsley
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2001
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2008/03/04
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)]]> 11313 274 Susan Cooper 0689840330 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 4.15 1977 Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)
author: Susan Cooper
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1977
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2008/03/04
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3)]]> 24963 147 Susan Cooper 0689840349 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 4.00 1974 Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3)
author: Susan Cooper
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1974
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2008/03/04
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4)]]> 222576
With the final battle between the Light and the Dark soon approaching, Will sets out on a quest to call for aid. Hidden within the Welsh hills is a magical harp that he must use to wake the Sleepers - six noble riders who have slept for centuries.

But an illness has robbed Will of nearly all his knowledge of the Old Ones, and he is left only with a broken riddle to guide him in his task. As Will travels blindly through the hills, his journey will bring him face-to-face with the most powerful Lord of the Dark - the Grey King. The King holds the harp and Sleepers within his lands, and there has yet to be a force strong enough to tear them from his grasp...]]> 165 Susan Cooper 1416949674 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 4.16 1975 The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4)
author: Susan Cooper
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1975
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)]]> 210329 This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining.

It's Midwinter's Eve, the day before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. This will be a birthday like no other. Will discovers that he has the power of the Old Ones, and that he must embark on a quest to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark.

The second novel in Susan Cooper's highly acclaimed Dark is Rising sequence.]]> 244 Susan Cooper 1416949658 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 4.04 1973 The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
author: Susan Cooper
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1973
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1)]]> 11312 196 Susan Cooper 068987121X Gwyndyllyn 0 currently-reading 3.86 1965 Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1)
author: Susan Cooper
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1965
rating: 0
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]]> In the Outer Court 1761738 188 Annie Besant 0766126803 Gwyndyllyn 4 theosophy 4.15 1906 In the Outer Court
author: Annie Besant
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1906
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Thought power : its control and culture]]> 973520 152 Annie Besant 1585092479 Gwyndyllyn 5 magicgeneral, theosophy 4.09 Thought power : its control and culture
author: Annie Besant
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.09
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ancient Wisdom: An Outline of Theosophical Teachings]]> 361007 432 Annie Besant 0543938808 Gwyndyllyn 4 occultphilosophy, theosophy 4.20 1897 The Ancient Wisdom: An Outline of Theosophical Teachings
author: Annie Besant
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1897
rating: 4
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]]> The Seven Human Temperaments 1529263 Geoffrey Hodson 8170590523 Gwyndyllyn 5 occultphilosophy, theosophy 3.83 The Seven Human Temperaments
author: Geoffrey Hodson
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.83
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2002/01/01
date added: 2008/02/25
shelves: occultphilosophy, theosophy
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This is a very clear treatise on the 7 rays, especially as they manifest in human beings. I would read this in preparation for a lot of the Bailey material.
]]> Doctrine of the Heart 973534 Annie Besant 8170591090 Gwyndyllyn 5 occultphilosophy, theosophy 4.33 1988 Doctrine of the Heart
author: Annie Besant
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1988
rating: 5
read at: 2008/02/24
date added: 2008/02/25
shelves: occultphilosophy, theosophy
review:
This is an inspiring and short book of collected letters about the path of devotion. I have read it all the way through once, and am going to use it in daily meditations one letter at a time.
]]> <![CDATA[Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard]]> 13859 To those who study the occult, in particular, Witchcraft, the name of Oberon Zell-Ravenheart is internationally-known and respected. He is a genuine Wizard, and he has written this book for any person wishing to become one. Perhaps, as some have written, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart is the real Albus Dumbledore to aspiring Harry Potters! In addition to his own writings in this collection, he also presents other writers who add some highly thoughtful insights. Such as Raymond Buckland among others. The illustrations and photographs which accompany the text are among the finest found anywhere, and are a helpful boon to those wanting to see what they are reading about. Biographies of many famous Wizards of history and legend appear in the book. Detailed descriptions of magickal tools with information for making them appears in this book. Additional information includes rites and rituals for special occasions, a bestiary of mythical creatures, a detailed and educational discussion on the laws of magick, myths, and lore of the stars and constellations. This book is full of instructions! As a handbook and guide for becoming a Wizard, this is as near perfect and honest a book as one will find today. New Page Books has done a great service to the paranormal and occult community readers by publishing this worthwhile reference book. Oberon Zell-Ravenheart has written a classic on Wizardry. This is his masterpiece. One of the American pioneers of Paganism in the United States, his lifetime of learning and information is shared with readers from all walks of life. He started in 1968 with the publication of his award-winning journal, Green Egg, and is often considered by readers as one of their favorite Pagan writers. The lessons in this fine book are accurate, honest, and entertaining. If you want to become a Wizard, this is the book to start with, and learn from. This Grimoire is must-have reading for readers interested in true magick. The information given on ghosts will hold the reader spellbound, as will all information in this reference book!]]> 372 Oberon Zell-Ravenheart 1564147118 Gwyndyllyn 0 4.10 2004 Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard
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name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.10
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sin Eater, The Washer of the Ford and Other Legendary Moralities]]> 814049 The Sin Eater (1895) and The Washer of the Ford (1896) with four added tales not in the first editions - including the remarkable weird fantasy "Ahaz the Pale" about an Amazon warrior. This omnibus includes some of the best Macleod weird tales. "The Washer of the Ford" is a winnower of souls; "The Harping of Cravetheen" is one of the most grotesque heroic fantasies ever written; "The Dan-nan-ron" regards the musical power to control the moods & will of others; "Green Branches" is a tale of a murdered brother's ghostly return; "Sin-Eater" regards Celtic magic; and many other great tales. A Scottish poet and man of letters, William Sharp (1855 - 1905) wrote a series of well-regarded novels representative of the "Celtic Twilight" school popularized by William Butler Yeats under the nom-de-plume Fiona Macleod, a pseudonym that Sharp never publicly acknowledged. Sharp even composed a fictional biography of Macleod for publication in "Who's Who" and exchanged correspondence with such notables as George Meredith, Robert L. Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, and Dante G. Rossetti, sometimes as William Sharp, and sometimes as Fiona Macleod. In part two of this memoir, compiled by Sharp's wife from his diaries and letters, the story of his dual-identity is made public and explained for the first time.]]> 460 Fiona Macleod 1410106128 Gwyndyllyn 5 faery 4.08 1896 The Sin Eater, The Washer of the Ford and Other Legendary Moralities
author: Fiona Macleod
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1896
rating: 5
read at: 2008/02/20
date added: 2008/02/25
shelves: faery
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William Sharpe aka Fiona Mcleod is one of the faery seers who wrote based on his experiences and on his research. This is some seriously powerful stuff and it is sublime (terrifying in its beauty).
]]> Kingdom of Faerie, 1924 1620635 Geoffrey Hodson 0766102750 Gwyndyllyn 5 faery, theosophy 4.40 Kingdom of Faerie, 1924
author: Geoffrey Hodson
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.40
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2008/02/22
date added: 2008/02/25
shelves: faery, theosophy
review:
Hodson is one of the main clairvoyants from the Theosophical tradition. His work on the devic kingdoms is really good and his insights are interesting. I especially find his comments on the Kingdom of Pan interesting as well as his reflections on what was happening during certain lectures. I need to compare what he says to the more traditional faerie traditions, though. I'm still trying to reconcile Theosophical teachings on this topic with the traditional, especially the Celtic, faerie traditions.
]]> <![CDATA[Days of Darkness: The Feuds of Eastern Kentucky]]> 1377865 252 John Ed Pearce 0813118743 Gwyndyllyn 5 mundaneworld 3.51 1994 Days of Darkness: The Feuds of Eastern Kentucky
author: John Ed Pearce
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.51
book published: 1994
rating: 5
read at: 2005/12/01
date added: 2008/02/08
shelves: mundaneworld
review:
If you want to know about the feuds of Eastern Kentucky...this is the best book out there. It is an interesting read and the literary style is engaging and very "Kentucky." My family was involved in the Baker/Howard feud and I can vouch that at least that part was quite well researched.
]]> <![CDATA[8 Minute Meditation: Quiet Your Mind. Change Your Life]]> 30655 208 Victor Davich 0399529950 Gwyndyllyn 0 currently-reading 3.87 2004 8 Minute Meditation: Quiet Your Mind. Change Your Life
author: Victor Davich
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2004
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]]> Master Book of Herbalism 192692 415 Paul V. Beyerl 0919345530 Gwyndyllyn 5 herbology, to-read 4.39 1984 Master Book of Herbalism
author: Paul V. Beyerl
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.39
book published: 1984
rating: 5
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date added: 2008/02/06
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]]> <![CDATA[Friendship: A Study in Theological Ethics (Revisions: A Series of Books on Ethics)]]> 723819 128 Gilbert C. Meilaender 0268009694 Gwyndyllyn 5 philosophy 3.76 1981 Friendship: A Study in Theological Ethics (Revisions: A Series of Books on Ethics)
author: Gilbert C. Meilaender
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1981
rating: 5
read at: 2000/01/01
date added: 2008/02/06
shelves: philosophy
review:
I recently re-read part of this book [2008] in preparation for a lecture. This is an excellent treatise on the various concepts of love, mostly tracing from the Greek through Christian theology. It is an interesting and thoughtful piece with a special emphasis on the important role of philia - friendship - in the Good. It also contains an important discussion about the problems that arise from vocation replacing friendship as our primary form of self-identification.
]]> The Grimoire of Lady Sheba 1095753     correct, effective use of Witchcraft
―The How to make, consecrate and use magickal
    instruments
―The Includes diagrams of the lost Theban script and
    Runic alphabet
―The Complete instructions for performing rituals for
    every purpose
―The The famous secret herbal lore of the Craft, including ointments, teas, incense,
    perfumes and oils
―The Traditional square dances as well as magickal "Witches' rounds"
―The Book of The Holy Book of Witchcraft
―The Eightfold Describes the steps to magickal attainment. First published in 1974, this ground-breaking volume includes essential information for practicing Wiccans. Llewellyn is proud to present this hardcover edition to celebrate our company's one hundred year anniversary.]]> 243 Lady Sheba 0875420761 Gwyndyllyn 4 witchcraft 3.36 2001 The Grimoire of Lady Sheba
author: Lady Sheba
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2001
rating: 4
read at: 2008/01/01
date added: 2008/01/29
shelves: witchcraft
review:
This is an old classic. There is a lot of good, unembellished information in this text. I do tend to prefer it to a lot of the newer texts.
]]> <![CDATA[The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)]]> 283870 His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Will are in unspeakable danger. With help from Iorek Byrnison the armored bear and two tiny Gallivespian spies, they must journey to a dank and gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone. All the while, Dr. Mary Malone builds a magnificent Amber Spyglass. An assassin hunts her down, and Lord Asriel, with a troop of shining angels, fights his mighty rebellion, in a battle of strange allies—and shocking sacrifice.

As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living—and the dead—finally comes to depend on two children and the simple truth of one simple story.]]> 518 Philip Pullman 0679879269 Gwyndyllyn 5 fiction 4.08 2000 The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
author: Philip Pullman
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 2008/01/01
date added: 2008/01/08
shelves: fiction
review:
Again...a fantastic book. The whole trilogy was great. Not really for children.
]]> Frabato the Magician 2146370 174 Franz Bardon 1885928157 Gwyndyllyn 4 fiction, occult-fiction 4.12 1982 Frabato the Magician
author: Franz Bardon
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1982
rating: 4
read at: 2007/12/01
date added: 2008/01/02
shelves: fiction, occult-fiction
review:
Based on the life of Franz Bardon...this is an interesting piece of occult fiction. Clearly there is a lot of real occult knowledge behind the story, although I suspect it is sensationalized, apparently by Bardon's secretary. However, like Dion Fortune's fiction, there is a lot of depth in this book.
]]> <![CDATA[The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)]]> 119324
Each is searching—Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father—but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, and their destinies are bound together... until they are split apart.]]> 326 Philip Pullman 0679879250 Gwyndyllyn 5 fiction 4.12 1997 The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
author: Philip Pullman
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1997
rating: 5
read at: 2007/12/01
date added: 2008/01/02
shelves: fiction
review:
These books are reallly interesting form the perspective of occultism and comparative religion. Not really for children.
]]> <![CDATA[The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)]]> 119322
Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.]]> 399 Philip Pullman 0679879242 Gwyndyllyn 5 fiction 4.02 1995 The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
author: Philip Pullman
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1995
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man]]> 99442 The Secret Life of Plants includes remarkable information about plants as lie detectors and plants as ecological sentinels; it describes their ability to adapt to human wishes, their response to music, their curative powers, and their ability to communicate with man. Authors Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird suggest that the most far-reaching revolution of the 20th century � one that could save or destroy the planet � may come from the bottom of your garden.]]> 402 Peter Tompkins 0060915870 Gwyndyllyn 4 herbology 3.99 1973 The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man
author: Peter Tompkins
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1973
rating: 4
read at: 2007/12/01
date added: 2008/01/02
shelves: herbology
review:
This is a classic in the work on plant consciousness. Very interesting.
]]> <![CDATA[Co-Creative Science: A Revolution in Science Providing Real Solutions for Today's Health and Environment]]> 935949 193 Machaelle Small Wright 0927978253 Gwyndyllyn 5 herbology 4.56 1997 Co-Creative Science: A Revolution in Science Providing Real Solutions for Today's Health and Environment
author: Machaelle Small Wright
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.56
book published: 1997
rating: 5
read at: 2007/11/01
date added: 2008/01/02
shelves: herbology
review:
Machelle Small Wright's books are really worth reading. Also look at her workbooks. Anyone who is interested in Findhorn and working with nature spirits should take a look at her work and Perelandra.
]]> The Well Worn Path 462338
Although there are many divination decks that are designed for Pagans, they still tend to rely on the symbolism of the Kabalah or other spiritual systems. Now that changes forever Grimassi and Taylor, with artist Mickie Mueller, have created a divination deck for Pagans, Witches, and Wiccans.

Because this is not just another Tarot, a special full-sized book is included with the deck. It shows how each of the deck's forty cards tell part of a story that reveals the meaning and symbolism of the cards. This makes learning them easy You'll also discover the divinatory meaning of each card. The spreads described in the book are also Pagan oriented, and are focused around the images of a cauldron, a crossroads, and a pentagram.

The Well Worn Path is also far more than just a divination deck. The book includes instructions for how to perform Solitary Pagan rituals. The only tools you need are the cards of the deck. You can literally perform a ritual anywhere, anytime, with nothing more than these cards.

The book also reveals the Pagan spiritual teaching of each card, making this the first deck that can be used as a set of "flash cards" for learning Pagan spirituality and traditions.

These cards, with the book, are a complete system. But unlike other decks, it is also an expandable system. You can add their second deck, The Hidden Path, to this deck, using them together or individually. A must for all Pagans.]]> 216 Raven Grimassi 073870671X Gwyndyllyn 5 divination, magic-traditions 4.43 2005 The Well Worn Path
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2007/10/17
shelves: divination, magic-traditions
review:
This set is really amazing..as is its companion set, The Hidden Path. I have not used it for divination I've been using it as a learning and teaching tool...there is so much depth in the symbolism. And you can use them for journeying as well. If you get the chance to go to a lecture about them by Raven and Stephanie, it is worth your time.
]]> <![CDATA[Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition]]> 618071
A Mystery Tradition provides a cultural and mythical context that helps readers gain insight into these Mystery themes. Drawing upon the long-standing traditional European Witchcraft and occult concepts and tenets, Grimassi constructs a cohesive mythos that supports and unifies the Sabbats and their associated deities. Also provided are techniques for aligning with the "momentum of the past," a powerful current of knowledge and energy available to all Witches.]]> 288 Raven Grimassi 0738705969 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 3.63 2004 Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Beltane: Springtime Rituals, Lore, & Celebration]]> 964366
Discover the roots of Beltane or "bright fire," the ancient Pagan festival that celebrates spring, and the return of nature's season of growth and renewal. In the only book written solely on this ancient Pagan festival, you'll explore the evolution of the May Pole and various folklore characters connected to May Day celebrations. Raven Grimassi reveals the history behind the revelry, and shows you how to welcome this sacred season of fertility, growth, and gain  

·May Day magick and Beltane spells to attract money, success, love, and serenity; scrying with a bowl or glass
·Beltane Quick May Wine, Bacchus Pudding, May Serpent Cake, May Wreath Cake
·Seasonal Maypole centerpiece, May wreath and garland, pentacle hair braids, May Day basket
·Springtime rituals and the Maypole dance, May doll, the Mummer's Play, Beltane fires, May King and Queen
·Myths, fairy and flower Green Man, Jack-in-the-Green, Dusio, Hobby Horse; elves, trolls and fairies; spring flowers and their correspondences

This well-researched book corrects many of the common misconceptions associated with May Day, and will help you appreciate the spirituality and connection to Nature that are intimate elements of May Day Celebrations. Welcome the season of fertility, flowers, and fairies with Springtime Rituals, Lore & Celebration.]]> 192 Raven Grimassi 1567182836 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 4.02 2001 Beltane: Springtime Rituals, Lore, & Celebration
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2001
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]]> <![CDATA[Hereditary Witchcraft: Secrets of the Old Religion]]> 618070 288 Raven Grimassi 1567182569 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 3.93 1999 Hereditary Witchcraft: Secrets of the Old Religion
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1999
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]]> <![CDATA[The Witches' Craft: The Roots of Witchcraft & Magical Transformation]]> 350867 312 Raven Grimassi 073870265X Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 3.96 2002 The Witches' Craft: The Roots of Witchcraft & Magical Transformation
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2002
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]]> <![CDATA[Wiccan Magick: Inner Teachings of the Craft]]> 618073 Librarian's note: This is an Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN10: 1567182550 ISBN13: 9781567182552.

Empower your spellwork and enhance your magickal prowess with this in-depth guide to Wiccan magick. Raven Grimassi reveals initiate-level Craft teachings gathered over the course of more than thirty-five years of study and practice. You'll discover the occult properties of natural objects and the means by which their power can be tapped. The secrets of lunar light and lunar magnetism are revealed in this book, along with techniques to bind or release this ancient energy source. You'll learn about solar and lunar consciousness, magickal reasoning, the astral realm and the odic force, and their significance in spells and rituals.

Gain a true understanding of the essence of magick--its core principles, philosophies, and inner mechanics--and its connection with the Wiccan mysteries with this extensive guidebook on Wiccan Magick. Then set forth on your own magickal journey...
]]> 264 Raven Grimassi Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 3.72 1998 Wiccan Magick: Inner Teachings of the Craft
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Italian Witchcraft: The Old Religion of Southern Europe]]> 576067 336 Raven Grimassi 1567182593 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 3.73 2000 Italian Witchcraft: The Old Religion of Southern Europe
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2000
rating: 0
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]]> The Witches' Craft 573270 Raven Grimassi Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 4.14 2002 The Witches' Craft
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Witch's Familiar: Spiritual Partnership for Successful Magic]]> 1371898 192 Raven Grimassi 0738703397 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 3.62 2003 The Witch's Familiar: Spiritual Partnership for Successful Magic
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2003
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origins & Teachings]]> 618072
" The Wiccan Mysteries is a book that should hold a proud place on every single altar." � Body Mind Spirit Magazine
Once reserved for a very select few, the initiate-level teachings of Wicca are revealed in this award-winning guide to the essence of an ancient belief system. Daring and honest, The Wiccan Mysteries is a must-have complement to your personal practice.

Author Raven Grimassi takes you on a comprehensive tour of Wicca, describing in depth its pre-Christian historical and theological roots in Old Europe and continuing through to modern America. These multicultural origins form the basis for contemporary Wicca, and empower it as a dynamic system for spiritual development.

Uncover the hidden meanings of sacred writings and explore the major tenets of the Craft, from reincarnation, the God and Goddess, magickal arts, and planes of existence, to symbols, rites, and ethics. Learn how to create an astral temple, consecrate ritual tools, and work with magickal familiars.

Expand your understanding of Wicca with this essential guide, and discover the enduring power of a rich spiritual tradition.]]> 293 Raven Grimassi 1567182542 Gwyndyllyn 0 to-read 3.95 1997 Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origins & Teachings
author: Raven Grimassi
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain]]> 235460
Here readers will find Dallben, destined to be an enchanter; Angharad, Princess of the House of Lyr; Kadwyr, the rascal crow; and Medwyn, the mystical protector of all animals. They'll learn the grim history of the sword Dyrnwyn and even find out how Fflewdur Fflam came by his enchanted harp.

In The Foundling, Lloyd Alexander's land of fantasy and adventure lives on.]]> 122 Lloyd Alexander 0140378251 Gwyndyllyn 5 occult-fiction 3.86 1973 The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain
author: Lloyd Alexander
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1973
rating: 5
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2007/10/17
shelves: occult-fiction
review:
I am ranking all of this series at once. They were tremendously good fun. Appropriate for children, but then also fun for adults. If you like mythology, you will like these. I also appreciate that they are a re-telling of a myth rather than an allegory. There was a good deal of wisdom hidden in them.
]]> <![CDATA[The Castle of Llyr (The Chronicles of Prydain, #3)]]> 24779 174 Lloyd Alexander 0805080503 Gwyndyllyn 5 occult-fiction 4.07 1966 The Castle of Llyr (The Chronicles of Prydain, #3)
author: Lloyd Alexander
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1966
rating: 5
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2007/10/17
shelves: occult-fiction
review:
I am ranking all of this series at once. They were tremendously good fun. Appropriate for children, but then also fun for adults. If you like mythology, you will like these. I also appreciate that they are a re-telling of a myth rather than an allegory. There was a good deal of wisdom hidden in them.
]]> <![CDATA[Taran Wanderer (The Chronicles of Prydain, #4)]]> 24782
After many hard lessons, Taran learns the secret of the Mirror Llunet and of the past--and finds not an ending but a beginning.]]> 222 Lloyd Alexander 0805080511 Gwyndyllyn 5 occult-fiction 4.14 1967 Taran Wanderer (The Chronicles of Prydain, #4)
author: Lloyd Alexander
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1967
rating: 5
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2007/10/17
shelves: occult-fiction
review:
I am ranking all of this series at once. They were tremendously good fun. Appropriate for children, but then also fun for adults. If you like mythology, you will like these. I also appreciate that they are a re-telling of a myth rather than an allegory. There was a good deal of wisdom hidden in them.
]]> <![CDATA[Tree Wisdom: The definitive guidebook to the myth, folklore and healing power of Trees]]> 1200113

It has comprehensive information on all the main species of tree and written in an easy to use and accessible style by an Arch-druidess.


This book contains all the practical information you need to identify each tree as it changes throughout the year and includes:


comprehensive physical and descriptions and botanical information


the legends and myths surrounding each tree


the healing powers and magical properties of the individual tree]]> 356 Jacqueline Memory Paterson 0722534086 Gwyndyllyn 5 druidism, divination 4.23 1996 Tree Wisdom: The definitive guidebook to the myth, folklore and healing power of Trees
author: Jacqueline Memory Paterson
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2007/10/17
shelves: druidism, divination
review:
This is a really fantastic book on tree lore. I was using it to study Ogham and the wisdom of the grove. There are also a lot of wonderful pratical workings and customes contained in this book.
]]> <![CDATA[Irish Trees: Myths, Legends & Folklore]]> 2051565 Book by Mac Coitir, Niall 231 Niall Mac Coitir 1903464463 Gwyndyllyn 5 druidism, divination 4.10 2003 Irish Trees: Myths, Legends & Folklore
author: Niall Mac Coitir
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2007/10/17
shelves: druidism, divination
review:
This is another compilation of tree lore. Very central to both Druidism and Ogham.
]]> <![CDATA[Ogam: The Celtic Oracle of the Trees: Understanding, Casting, and Interpreting the Ancient Druidic Alphabet]]> 816522 � Describes the symbolism and mythology of the 20 "tree letters" and their magical correspondences.

� Includes instructions on how to make your own Ogam divination sticks, cast the oracle, and perceive omens.

� Provides historical background and bibliographic references to the Druidic mythology ruling this 1,500-year-old oracle.

The ancient Ogam alphabet is a magical and mysterious script, the Celtic equivalent of the runes that can teach us about our fate and future. Named after woodland trees, Ogam's 20 "tree letters" all have unique wisdom to impart that is linked to figures and themes from Celtic mythology.

The author addresses three major areas in this book: Ogamlore, the history of this 1500-year-old oracle of the Celtic Druids; Ogamfews, the meaning of the individual tree letters, their magic, characteristics, folklore, and related stories; and Ogamcasting, the practical art of Ogam divination, which includes spreads, castings, and how to create your own Ogam set. With these tools of ancient Celtic wisdom, readers will receive insights and guidance on how to maneuver through life's questions and challenges.

]]> 224 Paul Rhys Mountfort 0892819197 Gwyndyllyn 4 divination, druidism 4.01 2001 Ogam: The Celtic Oracle of the Trees: Understanding, Casting, and Interpreting the Ancient Druidic Alphabet
author: Paul Rhys Mountfort
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2001
rating: 4
read at: 2007/10/01
date added: 2007/10/17
shelves: divination, druidism
review:
This is one of the main books on using Ogam / Ogham. It contains some tree lore and is basically good. It also gives some good background information on the development of Ogham and Druidism. It uses the Beth/Luis/Nion system and includes the four treasures as additions. I don't use the treasures in my practice and stick with just the 20 sacred trees of the grove.
]]> <![CDATA[Celtic Tree Mysteries: Practical Druid Magic & Divination]]> 12859 278 Steve Blamires 1567180701 Gwyndyllyn 4 divination, druidism 3.98 1997 Celtic Tree Mysteries: Practical Druid Magic & Divination
author: Steve Blamires
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2007/10/17
shelves: divination, druidism
review:
This is a fantastic book with a lot of tree lore. It is not just divination. One of the things that I like about it is that it is focused on getting you to relate to the trees. On the other hand, there are a few times where it feels kind of like the meaning of the trees is being made to fit a particular linear progression through the grove. I would recommend it as a strong book, though.
]]> <![CDATA[The Hermetic And Alchemical Writings Of Paracelsus [2-in-1]]]> 896381 816 Paracelsus 1425454275 Gwyndyllyn 5 alchemy
I have mixed feelings about Paracelsus. With his work, alchemy makes the turn to become more physical/chemical/scientific and less spiritual. On the other hand, there is clearly tremendous spiritual wisdom in his texts.

]]> 4.22 1894 The Hermetic And Alchemical Writings Of Paracelsus [2-in-1]
author: Paracelsus
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1894
rating: 5
read at: 2008/01/02
date added: 2007/10/17
shelves: alchemy
review:
This is a good translation. Alchemical traditions split with Paracelsus. There are those that follow him and those that do not. The writing collected here are the key texts that address his system of alchemy.

I have mixed feelings about Paracelsus. With his work, alchemy makes the turn to become more physical/chemical/scientific and less spiritual. On the other hand, there is clearly tremendous spiritual wisdom in his texts.


]]> <![CDATA[The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo]]> 197451
Written with uninhibited candor and manic energy, this book is Acosta's own account of coming of age as a Chicano in the psychedelic sixties, of taking on impossible cases while breaking all tile rules of courtroom conduct, and of scrambling headlong in search of a personal and cultural identity. It is a landmark of contemporary Hispanic-American literature, at once ribald, surreal, and unmistakably authentic.]]> 208 Oscar Zeta Acosta 0679722130 Gwyndyllyn 4 mundaneworld Fear and Loathing.]]> 3.94 1972 The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo
author: Oscar Zeta Acosta
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.94
book published: 1972
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2007/09/16
shelves: mundaneworld
review:
An important book in Chicano literature. A fairly uncompromising biography - kind of coming of age - or at least coming into one's own. Well worth the ride. This is The Samoan Attorney from Fear and Loathing.
]]> <![CDATA[Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)]]> 401105 275 Ellis Peters 0446405167 Gwyndyllyn 4 4.03 1984 Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)
author: Ellis Peters
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1984
rating: 4
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2007/09/11
shelves:
review:
A very enjoyable read...as are all of the Cadfael books. I particularly enjoyed the young Welshman's fall into bardic satire...it made me laugh aloud.
]]> Alchemy & Mysticism 1489997 711 Alexander Roob 3822815144 Gwyndyllyn 5 alchemy 4.33 1996 Alchemy & Mysticism
author: Alexander Roob
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 2007/01/01
date added: 2007/08/28
shelves: alchemy
review:
This is a must have for anyone interested in the alchemical arts or in occult philosophy. It is filled with illustrations, which convey immense amounts of information and meaning. It is a truly fantastic book.
]]> <![CDATA[A Question of Time: J. R. R. Tolkien's Road to Faerie]]> 16913 286 Verlyn Flieger 087338699X Gwyndyllyn 0 mythology, to-read 4.30 1997 A Question of Time: J. R. R. Tolkien's Road to Faerie
author: Verlyn Flieger
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.30
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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date added: 2007/08/28
shelves: mythology, to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World]]> 16906 208 Verlyn Flieger 0873387449 Gwyndyllyn 5 mythology 3.99 2000 Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World
author: Verlyn Flieger
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 2005/01/01
date added: 2007/08/28
shelves: mythology
review:
Verlyn Flieger is amazing. She really and truly gets Tolkien and mythology. The depths of what it is Tolkien has created are elucidated by any of her works. I can't recommend this highly enough for any student of mythology or faery or lover of Tolkien's work.
]]> <![CDATA[Exploring Scrying: How to Divine the Future and Make the Most of It (Exploring Series)]]> 1455596 176 Ambrose Hawk 1564145034 Gwyndyllyn 0 divination, to-read 3.62 2001 Exploring Scrying: How to Divine the Future and Make the Most of It (Exploring Series)
author: Ambrose Hawk
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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date added: 2007/08/28
shelves: divination, to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Astral Projection for Beginners: Six Techniques for Traveling to Other Realms]]> 152048 244 Edain McCoy 1567186254 Gwyndyllyn 4 magicgeneral 3.82 1999 Astral Projection for Beginners: Six Techniques for Traveling to Other Realms
author: Edain McCoy
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1999
rating: 4
read at: 2007/08/01
date added: 2007/08/28
shelves: magicgeneral
review:
This book has some good techniques. I was thankful for some of the practical advice and I appreciated the overview. I was particularly thankful for some of the advice on the Guided Meditation method, which is the one that is easiest for me.
]]> <![CDATA[The Tree of Life: An Illustrated Study in Magic]]> 406212 544 Israel Regardie 1567181325 Gwyndyllyn 5 magic-traditions 4.14 1931 The Tree of Life: An Illustrated Study in Magic
author: Israel Regardie
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1931
rating: 5
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date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: magic-traditions
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order]]> 111009
The book is divided into several basic sections. First are the knowledge lectures, where you will learn the basics of the Kabalah, symbolism, meditation, geomancy and more. This is followed by the rituals of the Outer Order, consisting of five initiation rituals into the degrees of the Golden Dawn.

The next section covers the rituals of the Inner Order including two initiation rituals, equinox ceremonies, and more. Then you will learn the basic rituals of magic and the construction, consecration, and means of using the magical tools. Once you have these you can go on to evocation rituals, talismans, and invocations.

The book gives explanations for how to design talismans, do skrying and travel on the astral plane. You will also learn geomancy, the Tarot, and Enochian magic.

Filled with numerous illustrations, lists, and tables, The Golden Dawn provides guidance for a lifetime of magic and life-changing transformation. Get your copy today.]]> 844 Israel Regardie 0875426638 Gwyndyllyn 5 magic-traditions 4.04 1971 The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order
author: Israel Regardie
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1971
rating: 5
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date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: magic-traditions
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Dreaming the Dark (Beacon Paperbacks)]]> 1153001 Dreaming the Dark has helped many thousands of women use magic, spirituality, and community to bring about political and social change. This anniversary edition of the best-selling classic includes a new preface reflecting on the fifteen years since the book's original publication.]]> 242 Starhawk 0807010251 Gwyndyllyn 3 occultphilosophy 3.82 1982 Dreaming the Dark (Beacon Paperbacks)
author: Starhawk
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1982
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: occultphilosophy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery]]> 84244 384 Starhawk 0062508164 Gwyndyllyn 3 occultphilosophy 4.16 1987 Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery
author: Starhawk
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: occultphilosophy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Celebrate the Earth: A Year of Holidays in the Pagan Tradition]]> 173394 288 Laurie Cabot 0385309201 Gwyndyllyn 5 magic-traditions 4.02 1994 Celebrate the Earth: A Year of Holidays in the Pagan Tradition
author: Laurie Cabot
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1994
rating: 5
read at: 1998/01/01
date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: magic-traditions
review:
This is a really, really fun book. I love it because of its creative ideas for celebrating the holidays. Very whimsical.
]]> <![CDATA[The Inner Temple of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation and Psychic Development (Temple of Witchcraft, #1)]]> 424904 337 Christopher Penczak 0738702765 Gwyndyllyn 4 magicgeneral 4.18 2002 The Inner Temple of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation and Psychic Development (Temple of Witchcraft, #1)
author: Christopher Penczak
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 2007/01/01
date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: magicgeneral
review:
A very good introduction for people new to the craft. Owes a strong debt to Laurie Cabot.
]]> <![CDATA[Cunning-Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft and Magic]]> 1371899 experiences reportedly a]]> 317 Emma Wilby 1845190793 Gwyndyllyn 0 4.41 2005 Cunning-Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft and Magic
author: Emma Wilby
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: to-read, magic-traditions, shamanism
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Celtic Twilight: Myth, Fantasy and Folklore (Paperback)]]> 561195 121 W.B. Yeats 1853270296 Gwyndyllyn 5 mythology, faery 3.91 1893 The Celtic Twilight: Myth, Fantasy and Folklore (Paperback)
author: W.B. Yeats
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1893
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: mythology, faery
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Secret Teachings of All Ages]]> 183683 A classic since 1928, this masterly encyclopedia of ancient mythology, ritual, symbolism, and the arcane mysteries of the ages is available for the first time in a compact "reader's edition."

Like no other book of the twentieth century, Manly P. Hall's legendary The Secret Teachings of All Ages is a codex to the ancient occult and esoteric traditions of the world. Students of hidden wisdom, ancient symbols, and arcane practices treasure Hall's magnum opus above all other works.

While many thousands of copies have sold since its initial publication in 1928, The Secret Teachings of All Ages has previously been available only in oversized, expensive editions. For the first time, Hall's celebrated classic is now published in an affordable trade paperback volume. Literally hundreds of entries shine a rare light on some of the most fascinating and closely held aspects of myth, religion, and philosophy from throughout the centuries.

More than one hundred line drawings and a sixteen-page color insert reproduce some of the finest illustrations of the original book, while reset and reformatted text makes this edition of The Secret Teachings of All Ages newly accessible to readers everywhere.]]> 768 Manly P. Hall 1585422509 Gwyndyllyn 4 occultphilosophy 4.26 1928 The Secret Teachings of All Ages
author: Manly P. Hall
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1928
rating: 4
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date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: occultphilosophy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess]]> 73869 326 Starhawk 0062516329 Gwyndyllyn 4 magicgeneral 4.03 1979 The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess
author: Starhawk
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1979
rating: 4
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date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: magicgeneral
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Raven in the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #12)]]> 264155 228 Ellis Peters 0446405345 Gwyndyllyn 4 fiction 4.06 1986 The Raven in the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #12)
author: Ellis Peters
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1986
rating: 4
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date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: fiction
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Heretic's Apprentice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #16)]]> 138325 250 Ellis Peters 0446400009 Gwyndyllyn 4 fiction 4.13 1989 The Heretic's Apprentice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #16)
author: Ellis Peters
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1989
rating: 4
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date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: fiction
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5)]]> 447895 208 Ellis Peters 0446404373 Gwyndyllyn 4 fiction 4.14 1981 The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #5)
author: Ellis Peters
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1981
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: fiction
review:

]]> <![CDATA[St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4)]]> 751755 217 Ellis Peters 0446403016 Gwyndyllyn 4 fiction 4.09 1981 St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4)
author: Ellis Peters
name: Gwyndyllyn
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1981
rating: 4
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date added: 2007/08/23
shelves: fiction
review:

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