Back when I was still trying to figure out my spiritual path, I bought a bunch of Francesca De Grandis books, mostly because she was active on mailing lists and seemed to be developing a thoughtful Pagan theology. Before I really had a chance to dive into her works, however, I discovered my spiritual path was heading in a different direction than De Grandis', and I never got into her books. However, I know many folks who really love her writing and are passionate about the Third Road tradition. ( )

Crossposted from my booklog.

This is an interesting book. It was written a while ago and has a lot of the flaws of metahysical books from the 90s. For one thing, the author tells us up front that she uses "witch" and "Wiccan" and "shaman" pretty much interchangeably (ditto "witchcraft," "Wicca," and "shamanism"). I almost put the book down right there. That kind of imprecision in language makes me crazy. But I decided to keep reading, and I'm glad I did. There are some very good exercises in this book, and while the writing makes me a little crazy, the exercises are worth the slog in my opinion. ( )