Drawing Down the Moon

Drawing Down the MoonAuthor; Margot Adler Almost thirty years since its original publication, Drawing Down the Moon continues to be the only detailed history of the burgeoning but still widely misunderstood Neo Pagan subculture. Margot Adler attended ritual gatherings and interviewed a diverse, colorful gallery of people across the United States, people who find inspiration in ancient deities, nature, myth, even science fiction. In this new edition featuring an updated

Linda Star Wolf shows how to spiritually journey in the same way shamans entrain to the rhythms of drums or rattles using the breath

this ground-breaking volume includes essential information for practicing Wiccans

—How to move energy with gestures

The wealth of seasonal rituals and charms within are drawn from ancient sources but are easily performed with readily available materials

She declares

Comforting

a sacred story that needs to be told

Heaven and Charing present the core methods of plant shamanism used in healing rituals the world over: soul retrieval

Facilitates access to the creative unconscious

and soon the beasts of the night will make their appearance

give our dreams form

shamans commune with the spirits of the plants themselves