Everything Paganism Book

I really love this book. It explains a lot about Neo-Pagainsm, and goes into some detail about the diffrent traditions and sects. It's not a how to book, and it doesn't try to sneak spells and other things that wouldn't fit into it. It doesn't cover every little thing, but that's not possible. I really enjoyed her tone, and I gave this to my mom to read, so she could understand my religion a little better. I feel that it really helped!

As an ecletic Wiccan coming from a Christian family, this book helped immensely when trying to explain to my parents, especially my mother, what I believe and how I practice my faith. It also helped me to understand more about other faiths I wasn't as familiar with. Well written in layman's terms, this book paints a general picture of how the faiths described tend to work. Well laid out, easy to read, and good information.

There are lots of introductory Pagan books available and this one takes a good overview of it rather than get into the "nuts and bolts" of what Pagans "do." The author begins with a brief history of Paganism before going to discuss their belief system, various "Pagan holidays," and the tools used in celebrations. What sets this book apart from other "beginners' books" is the author's devoting chapters to specific Pagan religions, like Asatru, Druidry, Santeria, and Shamanism (although some would argue these are not necessarily Pagan religions). I also liked that topics like Pagan Ethics, The Role Of Magic, and Explaining and Protecting Your Beliefs were also discussed. This is a good book not only for the good amount of information it covers, but also because it provides the non Pagan with a general idea of what Paganism is in a nonjudgmental way.