Publisher's Synopsis
This is a study of Wicca, a form of worship and a spiritual system for developing and using psychic and magical power. It draws on three main traditions, that of the original fertility cult, of the occult traditions in general and of the pagan mysteries of which the occult tradition is in some part a reflection. Wicca aims to open up an awareness of one's own spiritual needs and those of others.;Those who enter Wicca are also initiated as witches as well as priests and priestesses. Witches are those who are considered to have special powers and in order to practice Wicca, entrants must have some passive and/or actice psychic potential. Most people who enter Wicca have no more ability in clairvoyance and magic than the average person; nor is this seen to be necessary. Wiccan training is about the developing the capacities and training the mind which are not used, until it is able to do magic. Vivianne Crowley here explains the "way of the witch", the quest for the self, showing how Wicca - rapidly gaining its former populatity - has real relevance in today's world.
