The Cauldron of Change: Myths, Mysteries and Magick of the Goddess

By De-Anna Alba

Book Overview

Dianic Wicca is a mystery religion based in nature and women's experience. It posits one or more feminine deities who are seen as dwelling within the being of every woman. The endless cycle of life... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878980084
• ISBN13: 9781878980083
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Delphi Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

knowledgeable author

I've own this book for over ten years. And my pagan litterature has increased since then. But this book continues to be important to me. It is a beginners book, in that it explains tools, holy days, magick etc. but it gives a deeper explanation than most do. It also differs from most "Goddess-books" out there in that it is so deeply rooted and gives so much insight in the western esoterical tradition that Wicca comes from. The rituals in this book is so inspiring. They are built up in such a way that they all, both esbats and sabbats relate to each other. This is the only book I've read that I actually would love to do a whole year of ritual the way the author describes. She shows so much creativity and ritual knowledge in her rituals.

The Cauldron of Change

This is a "must have" for any Pagan Woman wishing to get closer to the Goddess. There are so many books out there Wiccan based and centered more on the Sun than the Earth as well as not many books focused on the Moon Goddess. This book is refreshing, provides rituals one can do with a group or as a solitaire. It is a "must have" for all Dianic Witches (I say Witches, because Wicca is a male term and being Dianic, it would be an oxymoron to call it Dianic Wicca.) If one is walking the Wiccan path, this book will help them get in touch with the Moon Goddess, Mother Earth, and the Goddess within themselves for it celebrates the supreme feminine. If one can find this book, since it is out of print, they should seek, find and buy! The website of Hecate's Cauldron is another great way to find the Goddess. Blessings, Lady Hecate

A nice edition to the canon.

This is a great book providing an introduction to Dianic Wicca. It definitely deserved to remain in print. The author is a very knowledgeable, intelligent writer. Sections are: Dianic theology, ethics, magic, the cauldron and the tools, forming a group, ritual construction, and the rituals. This book is basically all you need to form a new group of Dianic practitioners. Even if you don't want to do this, perhaps simply learn more about the Goddess (as I did), it is still very valuable. You could adapt the rituals for Solitary use. I especially liked her ritual for Beltaine (The Red Ritual) which I will adapt for celebrating the beginning of my monthly cycle, each month.My only complaint about the book is that the author is awfully earnest, to the point of needing a sense of humor sometimes. So much earnestness comes across as bossiness sometimes. And for many of the rituals, I couldn't picture myself actually doing those actions. You would need to be a very close-knit, trusting, and open group of women to do some of the performance art (my description) described in some of the rituals. But better performance art than something vague and boring. Definitely buy this book to add to your Wicca library.