A practical guidebook for creating and conducting public rituals that that unify, inspire and fulfil their intended purposes.

"Rites of Worship" is the essential source book for creating and conducting public ceremonies and worship services in the Neopagan style. This much-needed guide, the first of its kind, is rich with the author's thirty-five years of experience as a ritual leader, served up with the inimitable Bonewits style and wit.Whether your group is large or small - or whatever religious tradition you practice - you'll find this volume filled with indispensable how-to (and how-not-to) tips of value to both the aspiring and seasoned practitioner alike.

Few belief systems are more open to diverse sexual expression than Paganism. So how can Pagans practice healthy, sacred sexuality in a society that often devalues such intimacy? In Rites of Pleasures, Jennifer Hunter takes a candid, in-depth look at different practices and gender roles within Paganism, from monogamy and marriage to sexual gatherings and polyamory. The result is a book filled with true erotic inspiration for those who wish to remove the mental obstacles that can prevent full and pure sexual pleasure.

Sarah Pike traces the history of New Age and Neopagan religions in the United States from their origins in the nineteenth century to their reemergence in the 1960s counterculture. She also considers the differences and similarities between the New Age and Neopagan movements as well as the antagonistic relationship between these two practices and other religions in America, particularly Christianity. Covering such topics as healing, gender and sexuality, millennialism, and ritual experience, she offers a sympathetic yet critical treatment of religious practices often marginalized yet soaring in popularity. Her book is a rich analysis of these spiritual worlds and social networks and questions why these faiths are flourishing at this point in American history.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the history and development, concepts, rituals, practices, and practitioners of the Wiccan and Neopagan movements.

Mystic meanings behind the flourishing art of modern-day pagans and witches

This volume investigates the trend toward pre-monotheistic worship and focuses on neo-paganism practitioners' desire to find the female in the divine. It includes the work of Starhawk, Ronald Hutton, Michael York, Graham Harvey, Jenny Blain, Helen A. Berger, Wendy Griffith, and more.