Pain and Faith in a Wiccan World: Spirituality, Ethics and Transformation

by Crystal Blanton

Pain and Faith in a Wiccan Spirituality, Ethics and Transformation fuses spirituality and counseling concepts to add a deeper layer of personal growth and connection to living the Wiccan path. This book looks beyond the concepts of ritual and reaches into previously untouched territory within the Pagan book market to address thriving as a Pagan.

How important will it be for us to identify coping skills that aid in living as a Pagan while surviving the traumas that can be debilitating? How do we support a fellow Pagan in growing beyond circumstances in a way that maintains spiritual values and integrity? What are spiritual values and integrity? These are all questions that are crucial in the path of self discovery, growing as a spiritual being, identifying with living as a Pagan and using our pain as a stepping stone to true enlightenment and connection with the Gods.

This book gives personal insight into spiritual development and building tools to support others who are experiencing similar circumstances as well. This is a human issue book that addresses the needs of all levels of training. Too often we focus on the actions of Wicca or Paganism and not the actual living as a Pagan through various pains of life.

190 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2013

About the author

Crystal Blanton is an activist, writer, priestess, mother, wife and social worker in the Bay Area. She works with disenfranchised youth in Oakland, and is in graduate school at a California State University for Social Work.

Crystal has published two books (Bridging the Gap and Pain and Faith in a Wiccan World) and she is the editor of the anthology Shades of Faith; Minority Voices in Paganism. Her work is also published at Sage Woman, and on the Daughters of Eve blog at Patheos.

Crystal is passionate about the integration of community, spirituality and healing from our ancestral past, and is an advocate for true diversity and multiculturalism within the Pagan community. She continues to work in her local community and within the Pagan community by facilitating and participating in discussions on topics of social justice, diversity, leadership, and the use of restorative justice practices to empower the community voice.

Reviews

[Jen McConnel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blanton has tackled some tough subjects in this book, including PTSD, grief, and trauma, but regardless of the heavy subject matter, this would be an excellent resource for Pagan leaders who are seeking a better way to serve their communities. Not designed as a self-help book, this text is more of a twice-removed help book, providing a framework for healers and leaders to be of service to those around them. The unique combination of psychology and Pagan spirituality makes this text a great tool for modern Pagans and eclectic spiritual seekers.