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This is one of the first complete Spanish books on the Witches religion known as Wicca. El Libro De Sombras, or The Book of Shadows, is an excellent guide for the practicing Brujo, who has an intrest in learning a thing or two on Wicca. Although I am not Wiccan, I find "some" concepts interesting.
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Magic is in you. It comes from your own life force. correspondences are tools, which can help focus the energy in the right direction, but sometimes the appropriate tools differ, depending on the magician. I found this book discouraging, because it takes a lot of the spirituality out of the Kabbalah.
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A Christian kabbalist and noted religious researcher, Gonzalez-Wippler says that 'there is an angel behind every idea, every intention, and every action, be they positive or negative.' Everything, even things we normally think of inanimate, has an angel.
Humans have individual guardian angels, and Gonzalez-Wippler explains how people can contact their angel, learn its name, and seek its guidance. Angels have their own language, and she describes how to write a letter to an angel using their language. She also provides the unique signature of major angels, along with their color, flower, and crystal. Rituals for invoking angels are also included.
Gonzalez-Wippler describes angels as being mighty warriors battling the forces of evil, a battle they don't always win. She details the hierarchy of angels, and the duties of each. She describes the 'seven heavens' and how the angels protect them. She also discusses Paradise, the Garden of Eden, and the role of Adam and Eve.
More than fifty lush illustrations enhance the written information.
One long section is devoted to the 'Book of Megadriel,' a retelling by Gonzalez-Wippler of the Creation and the War in Heaven, in the voice of 'Megadriel.' Megadriel finishes his stories with prophesies and 'steps we can take to protect our planet from cataclysmic disasters.'
The last section of the book is a listing of more than 900 angel biographies and heavenly places.
'Return of the Angels guides you through the wealth of information contained in classic texts such as the Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Kabbalah. It illuminates the wonderful history of these inhabitants of Heaven who choose to play a role in mortals' lives.' It's an essential reference for anyone curious about the role of angels in their life.
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It is not that Wippler's books are not accurate, they are. It is just that they seam to closely resemble other published books on Lucumi and Santeria that have been written in Spanish and have no copyrights. But aside from this, "if you can put this aside, many of the Elders in the religion, will not." (That is steeling) Then you have a pretty interesting book, full of basic wisdom and knowledge that really opens the doors for new comers into the religion, or for those who have a basic curiosity. "I guess those who do not know gotta start somewhere." I recommend it to those who have no knowledge of the religion, it breaks that Voodoo stereo type, but this book is pretty much a stepping stone for other bigger and greater things. But I do not completely dislike her books, in fact I recommend this book, and Powers of the Orishas, to all Aleyos out there.
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It is not that Wippler's books are not accurate, they are. It is just that they seam to closely resemble other published books on Lucumi and Santeria that have been written in Spanish and have no copyrights. But aside from this, "if you can put this aside, many of the Elders in the religion, will not." (That is steeling) Then you have a pretty interesting book, full of basic wisdom and knowledge that really opens the doors for new comers into the religion, or for those who have a basic curiosity. "I guess those who do not know gotta start somewhere." I recommend it to those who have no knowledge of the religion, it breaks that Voodoo stereo type, but this book is pretty much a stepping stone for other bigger and greater things. But I do not completely dislike her books, in fact I recommend this book, and Powers of the Orishas, to all Aleyos out there.