The Pagan Book of Living and Dying (1997)

by Starhawk, The Reclaiming Collective, M. Macha Nightmare

Other authors: Diana L Paxson

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RITUALS AND RESOURCES FOR HONOURING DEATH IN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE Birth,growth,death,and rebirth are a cycle that forms the underlying order of the universe. This is the core of Pagan belief – and the heart of this unique resource guide to de

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First of all, I think this book fills a void. As [b:Grieving: A Beginner's Guide|3597143|Grieving A Beginner's Guide|Jerusha Hull McCormack|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31T1NETdufL._SL75_.jpg|3639828] points out, our culture is really anti-death to the point where even talking about death or dealing with the grieving is really unexplored territory. And I enjoyed this book and found it comforting, but at the same time ended up feeling like paganism is "warm" when it comes to my personal spirituality, but I'm not quite there. But I don't think any "off-the-shelf" religion is going to do it for me, and it really is an excellent book. (

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Borrowed from library during hard time of mourning. It has a lot to say about grief from the pagan perspective. I need to buy a copy of this to re-read and use in practice. (

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Starhawk	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Collective, The Reclaiming	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Nightmare, M. Macha	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Paxson, Diana L	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The Pagan Book of Living and Dying

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The Pagan Book of Living and Dying: Practical Rituals, Prayers, Blessings and Meditations on Crossing Over

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1997

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To the Memory of
Bertha Goldfarb Simos
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Nicholas Pappas

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Several of us Pagans and Witches, as we have aged, have had considerable firsthand (or hands-on, if you will) experience with death and dying.

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RITUALS AND RESOURCES FOR HONOURING DEATH IN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE Birth,growth,death,and rebirth are a cycle that forms the underlying order of the universe. This is the core of Pagan belief – and the heart of this unique resource guide to de

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RITUALS AND RESOURCES FOR HONOURING DEATH IN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE

Birth,growth,death,and rebirth are a cycle that forms the underlying order of the universe. This is the core of Pagan belief – and the heart of this unique resource guide

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