Dancing With The Sun: Celebrating the Seasons of Life

By Yasmine Galenorn

Book Overview

Getting married soon? Is your child graduating and leaving home? Maybe you're ready to dedicate yourself to the gods? This book provides the directions and texts for 30 complete Pagan rituals, ready... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156718300X
• ISBN13: 9781567183009
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource for all Pagan People

This book is one of many by Yasmine Galenorn that all Pagan People and those who are Pagan-friendly should read. I have purchased many copies for friends and family and will continue to do so as long as they are available. The book walks you through all of the Sabbats and gives wonderful information about so-called christian traditions that started out as Pagan Holidays. It also is very helpful for minor charms and spells. All in all a must read for anyone interested in Paganism!

Yasmine does it again

Yasmine Galenorn never lets me down with her books. This is a great read as usual.

Extraordinary

Finally, a book on the Wheel of the Year that is not limited to rituals and recipes! Yasmine has compiled a book that has brief histories of each Sabbat (as well as Rites of Passages and other less-known Pagan holidays), as well as inserted her usual anecdotes which bring delight and a taste of the reality of Witchcraft.As for the people who say they don't like the group rituals...my friends: ADAPT, ADAPT, ADAPT. Change what you do not like to suit your own needs. This is, in my opinion, the essence of what makes Witchcraft so beautiful--the fact that you can adapt it to suit yourself and not have to answer to anyone about it.Blessed Be :)

Awesome book with a snag

This book covers the Wheel of Year and other celebrations. Some of the other celebrations include rituals of childhood, naming ritual, dedication ceremonies, weddings, death, rituals of separation, etc. Each celebration starts off with a little history, then proceeds with craft and ritual ideas. Each celebration does contain a ritual; however, it assumes two are more people are performing the ritual. I did find this to be a snag, but modification to the rituals were not that difficult. With that said, I though this was a wonderful book - one that I use all the time.

Some solid useful stuff here....

I just finished this book and I really enjoyed it. It gives a nice summary of the pagan wheel of the year and Ms. Galernon is careful to include historical information along with the standard suggestions of how to celebrate the various holidays.The rituals she provides sound innovative and fun, but I wish she supplied alternatives for solitaries, who don't have the luxury of other people to fill in the multiple roles and functions. This book is geared towards the beginner, and more often than not beginners practice their craft alone before venturing out to find a circle.I did like the personal touch she put in recounting her own experiences with animal totems, spells and the path she took in dedicating herself to a goddess. Her style is friendly and folksy, not unlike that of Trish Telesco, who is one of my favorite writers. I hope to see more work from her in the future.