The Pagan Book of Living and Dying by Starhawk

The Pagan Book of Living and Dying by Starhawk

A groundbreaking addition to today’s popular literature on death and dying, in The Pagan Book of Living and Dying is the first comprehensive guide to Paganism’s beliefs and practices in facing death.

In response to her own mother’s death, Starhawk, the bestselling author of the classic Spiral Dance, along with other Pagan authors, created in inspiring collection of essays, original prayers, blessings, and meditations that present the Pagan way of dying. In the tradition of such bestsellers as How We Die and The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, it offers a new understanding of death and the rituals that surround it, adding insight and depth to spirituality.

An inclusive, respectful, and deeply spiritual guidebook for those in the Pagan community and beyond, this powerful resource will help the dying make the transition between life and death, and their loved ones will find spiritual comfort and strength through the grieving process. It shows us that death can be a process of renewal and transformation.

Starhawk is a Witch, ecofeminist, peace activist, and author of several books, including Truth or Dare and the acclaimed novel The Fifth Sacred Thing. She is a co-founder of the Reclaiming Collective, a group of Bay Area women and men working to unify spirit and politics. M. Macha Nightmare is a membreof Reclaiming Collective and the author of WomanBlood. Both authors live in San Francisco, CA.