BOOK OF THE SEMESTER

General guidelines:

1. Buy/borrow the book- either buy it from a seller or get it on loan from the local library. If they don’t have a copy please use InterLibrary Loan available thru the Merril-Caizer or the Logan Library

2. Read at least 1/2 of the book by midterm and the entire book by the end of the semester ( for now..depending on how fast people are reading we might move it to book of the month)

3. Discuss what you’ve read at Witch’s Tea events.

4. Suggest more books!

Spring 2012

Jesus Potter Harry Christ: Derek Murphy

This book is available as a free PDF so just click on the link. We’ve choosen this book because it links mythology and fiction, speaking heavily on ancient mystery cults, astronomy, etc. The  thesis is that Harry Potter is a christ figure despite JK Rowling’s desire because that’s what our society is at the moment — heavily savior-based. Speaks about how history/human myth cycles all form into jesus and the probability that he (jesus) is just another mythological figure.

Fall 2011

Paganism Today: Graham Harvey

We’ve chosen this book for it’s comprehensive overview of neo-pagan beliefs and practices.

Summer 2011

Norse Mythology: A guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals and Beliefs by John Lindow

We’ve chosen this book for it’s academic take and in depth look at one of the most well documented pagan practices in the world, Norse Paganism

Spring 2011

Wicca: A guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham

We’ve chosen this book for it’s short, concise basic understand of Wicca. It is a good introductory text to help you get the lingo and ‘lay of the land’ so to speak in Paganism’s more popular form, Wicca.