Pagan in the City by Eason, Cassandra -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Table of Contents Paganism and the Everyday World

Becoming a 21st-century pagan Making personal time and space The history of paganism Neopaganism The pagan path to success Creating your own spiritual lifestyle Bringing the old ways into the new world Using this book Pagan deities Male and female spirituality Paganism and perfection Working with a neopagan spiritual focus

Are You a Natural Pagan?

Moral dilemmas General principles of paganism Bringing paganism into your daily life

Making the Home a Place of Happiness

The hearth Meaningful mealtimes Encountering the guardians of your household

Working with the Energies in Your Home

The energy field of the home The four elements Clutter clearing Spring cleaning all year round Spiritually cleansing your home Using the four elements to purify your home House blessings

Rediscovering Your Natural Rhythms

Finding your natural rhythms The energies and associations of the sun The four daily solar periods Marking the daily solar periods Dawn/when you wake Noon/when you have lunch Dusk/when you go home Midnight/when you go to bed The Aetts of the day and night

The Moon and Your Inner Rhythms

Can the moon affect us? The moon and fertility The moon and plants The energies and associations of the moon Understanding the phases of the moon Working with the phases of the moon The three phases of the moon The eight phases of the moon The moon void of course The significance of the full moon The Celtic lunar calendar Making your own lunar calendar Working with the individual full moons The zodiac and the moon Working with the moon within individual sun signs

Rites of Passage

Baby blessings pagan style Quaker baby blessings Celtic baby blessings A sample baby-naming ceremony Welcoming new members into the family A sample 'making of relations' ceremony A rites of passage for those involved in adoption Marriages pagan style A sample handfasting Marking the family rites of passage Death and burial in the modern world The souls of the dead Making a funeral special A private bereavement ritual Other rites of passage Rites of ending Breaking the cord A ritual to end a marriage or committed relationship

The Wheel of the Year

The origins of the festivals The gift of abundance Making your own village community The eight-spoke Wheel of the Year Celebrating the changing season Old festivals in a modern world The two myth cycles

The Wheel of the Year

The wise ancestors The ancestors in societies ancient and modern The wise ancestors and the changing year

The Pagan Workplace

Applying neopagan principles in the workplace Neopaganism and business The aura of the workplace Improving the energies of your workplace Overcoming bad energies in the workplace People in the workplace Crystals in the workplace Workplace protection Crystalline protection The Westernised elements and the workplace Making elemental modifications

A Pagan Treasury of Wisdom and Healing

The power of nature Listening to the voices of nature Messages in the clouds Messages on the water The healing path A ritual for boosting self-esteem The Three Treasures Using the Three Treasures to restore balance in your life The power of stones The power of water The power of crystals What crystals cannot do Healing with crystals Crystals for particular problems

The Pagan Path Useful Contacts Further Reading