Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans, and Witches Today

This wonderful book is a great introduction on all the main neo-pagans of merit.I looked around for an older copy of 'People of the Earth',apparently it's out of print and now re-introduced as ,'Being a Pagan'.This is a step above Margo Adler's worthy book,'Drawing Down the Moon'(1979).I like both books,yet this is more informative,more authors discussed and cozier reading.I have not found a better collective pagan book out there ,that discusses the current best thoughts and opinions, of fellow modern heathen thinkers and writers yet.If you can't obtain the original copy,then i would recommend reading ,'Being a Pagan'.

Aside from the weirdness caused by the book's re-naming which caused some to purchase it twice (it was formerly known as 'People of the Earth') this is a great and diverse collection of ideas centered around Pagan spirituality. There are some wonderful interviews with a lot of different people. From Starhawk, to Victor Anderson, to Annie Sprinkle... a wealth of styles and philosophies are presented.

I ordered this book under the impression that it was a new book by the authors of People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out, a long-time favorite that I have been recommending to people for years. Imagine my surprise and disappointment to find that it is the *same* book under a new title. (This is a pet peeve of mine, particularly since there is another publisher of Pagan books that is very bad about doing this.) It's still a good book but I feel rather as if I've been duped into buying a new copy of a book I already own. So...for those who haven't read People of the Earth, buy it and enjoy it; for those who have, don't bother.