All Acts of Love and Pleasure by Yvonne Aburrow

All Acts of Love and Pleasure by Yvonne Aburrow

All acts of love and pleasure are my rituals Doreen Valiente, The Charge of the Goddess All Acts of Love and Pleasure is a companion guide to inclusive Wicca, which includes all participants regardless of sexual orientation, disability, age, or other differences, not by erasing or ignoring the distinctions, but by working with them creatively within initiatory Craft. Tracing the development of Pagan and Wiccan ideas about gender and sexuality, authority and tradition, we can see that the Craft has evolved since the 1950s, and will continue to develop in the future. The author examines different ideas in relation to initiatory Wicca, such as eco-spirituality, science, truth, the sacred, sexuality, consent culture, tradition, and magic, and how these concepts can be explored as part of a liberal religious tradition and training as a priestess or priest in Wicca. Each chapter offers further reading, a meditation or visualisation, and practical ideas for rituals and discussions. By examining the origins and relevance of Wiccan concepts, the reader is challenged to explore their own views and how they express their own spirituality. Although the aim of this book is to act as a guide to existing initiatory covens who want to make their practice more inclusive, its scope is much broader as it deals with wide-ranging issues including group dynamics, coven leadership, ritual, ethics, and Wiccan theology and practice. It is sure to appeal to Pagans, Magicians, Druids and Witches, of all persuasions and views. Yvonne Aburrow was initiated into Gardnerian Wicca in 1991. She is an author and poet, with an MA in Contemporary Religions and Spiritualities from Bath Spa University. All Acts of Love and Pleasure is her eighth published work.

Since 1985, Yvonne Aburrow has been a Pagan, and in 1991, she was initiated into Gardnerian Wicca. They've been running their own coven since 2003 and have taught Wicca to a large number of people. They hold a psychology degree from Lancaster University and a master's degree in contemporary religions and spiritualities from Bath Spa University, where they studied queer spirituality in Paganism and Christianity, dual-faith syncretism, and Pagan attitudes toward science. They've also written books on Paganism, folklore, mythology, and inclusive Wicca, among other topics. Their passion in promoting and creating inclusive Wicca stems from their bisexual and nonbinary identities. As a polytheist, I've spent time studying and articulating Wiccan theology and ethics.

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ISBN 13	9781905297733
ISBN 10	1905297734
Title	All Acts of Love and Pleasure
Author	Yvonne Aburrow
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Avalonia
Year published	2014-11-14
Number of pages	280
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