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The Cauldron of Change: Myths, Mysteries and Magick of the Goddess
Published in Paperback by Delphi Pr (August, 1993)
Author: De-Anna Alba
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A nice edition to the canon.
This is a great book providing an introduction to Dianic Wicca. It definitely deserved to remain in print. The author is a very knowledgeable, intelligent writer. Sections are: Dianic theology, ethics, magic, the cauldron and the tools, forming a group, ritual construction, and the rituals. This book is basically all you need to form a new group of Dianic practitioners. Even if you don't want to do this, perhaps simply learn more about the Goddess (as I did), it is still very valuable. You could adapt the rituals for Solitary use. I especially liked her ritual for Beltaine (The Red Ritual) which I will adapt for celebrating the beginning of my monthly cycle, each month.

My only complaint about the book is that the author is awfully earnest, to the point of needing a sense of humor sometimes. So much earnestness comes across as bossiness sometimes. And for many of the rituals, I couldn't picture myself actually doing those actions. You would need to be a very close-knit, trusting, and open group of women to do some of the performance art (my description) described in some of the rituals. But better performance art than something vague and boring. Definitely buy this book to add to your Wicca library.


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