The Solitary Wiccan's Bible

by Gavin Frost, Yvonne Frost

The key to all Wiccan practice is ultimately solitary because developing real growth and awareness begins inside each individual. The Solitary Wiccan's Bible is for any reader wanting to go deeper into his or her understanding and experience of Wiccaalone. There are many reasons people seek a solitary path: fear of charlatans, concern about coworkers finding out or being misunderstood by others, or lack of family or social support for Wiccan practice.

The Solitary Wiccan's Bible uses the metaphor of a solitary pilgrim walking a path and discovering natural and spiritual truths along the way. This pilgrimage is based on the ancient symbology of the Pentagram enclosed in the triple circle. The Solitary Wiccan's Bible leads the pilgrim to cross the circles, moving from the Wilderness through the Home and Astral realms, to achieve the central Spiritual realm. Always downtoearth and easy to understand, The Solitary Wiccan's Bible clearly lays out the Wiccan paths so any reader can follow.

Chapters include:

The Pilgrimage of Wicca
The Pilgrim Enters New Realms
The Pilgrimage of the Pentagram
The Pilgrim's Wiccan Magical Path
The Practical Pilgrim's Spellwork
The Pilgrim's Talismans
The Solitary Wiccan's Bible provides background and practice in clear, accessible, and often humorous prose, making the book immediately useful to firsttime seekers and longtime practitioners alike.

Genres: Wicca, Witchcraft, Magick

270 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Brooklyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent book on Solitary Wicca. It has a lot of information but I dislike the way it is presented. The authors seem to think very highly of themselves and I find they include too many anecdotes. There is a fine line between giving subjective examples of magic working and bragging. They advocate a view of reincarnation that I strongly disagree with. They give examples such as: not sharing food you only bought because it was on sale with a 'panhandler' because learning the lesson of hunger may be his lot in life. If you agree with this philosophy it may not bother you as much, but it ruined the book for me.

[Xenia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore Gavin's teachings. Their more down to earth. Can't wait to read more from him.

[Erik Akre · Rating 3 out of 5]

For me this was a welcome change of pace and perspective, moving away for a while from the kind of conventional Wicca espoused by writers like Scott Cunningham, Silver Ravenwolf, DJ Conway, etc. These are different ideas, and they open new ways of doing spellcraft, divination, ritual, and meditation. I took a lot of notes.

The authors, if my gut reads right, have a "holier than the rest" attitude, as if their way is the way, but I could be wrong. They certainly write with conviction--no doubt for them that their stuff is good stuff. It put me off a bit, as I appreciate the more subjective, loose approach to Wiccan work. If you're looking for something solid and specific, you'll like this. It's no nonsense, for sure. Where does it come from? It's not entirely clear, but the ideas are certainly compelling. Where does Wicca really come from in the first place anyway?

I think the book works best as a series of new frames, scaffolds, templates, and perspectives, with which to remake some of a practitioner's old and existing work. A lot of it is quite creative and well-conceived. It breaks monotony for sure, if monotony there is. It could be used as a kick-in-the-pants for the witch in need of such, and certainly there are a few such out there.

[Sherry · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book just to have on hand. Not sure what I expected, but it is a good resource to have.