Paganism In Depth: A Polytheist Approach

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Deepen Your Connection to the Gods, Your Ancestors & the World Around You

There are many rewards in taking your spiritual practice deeper, but there are also new challenges to confront along the way. Paganism In Depth is a next level book to help you ascend to the next steps in your practice and to be prepared for what you might encounter there.

Author John Beckett shares practical ideas for connecting to the spirit realm, forming sustainable communities, and taking on a leadership role as a medium for the divine. You will also discover experiential details of sustaining relationships with spiritual entities and what to do when a deity makes demands of you. Additionally, this book shares several keys to help you find your way forward when you feel you've gone as far as you can, including:

  • Daily spiritual practice
  • Ancestor veneration
  • Perceiving the otherworld
  • Spiritual ecstasy
  • Direct experience of the gods
  • Offerings
  • Divination
  • Magical practice
  • Devotional practice

Your relationships with your community and with the gods and spirits are of the utmost importance. John Beckett helps you navigate those relationships so you can give and receive the energy you need on your unique spiritual journey.

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Jamie Brydone-Jack
July 22, 2020
One Man’s Inspiring Way of Going Deeper While I studied paganism back before the turn of the millennium, I have not kept up with the most current authors or books published on the topic, happy with my current approach. Every now and then, though, I feel a need for more. I'm so glad that I have started seeking and searching again, and I am doubly happy to have found this book and author. The book truly speaks to me. I love how the author is open and accepting of a variety of pagan and polytheistic paths. What he shares here is his own study and practices (which have gone both wide and deep at times), and he makes it clear that his ideas or just that—his. While he’s had a varied and long pagan past, he does not say in any way that his path is the only one that is right for everyone. I so appreciate that, as some books do come across like that, whether the author specifically states that or not. What he offers in this book is how he drilled deeper into his own personal paganism. He invites you in a friendly and conversational way to see what resonates with you and your unique path. The focus on deities and ancestors and our connection to them is inspiring. The practice section of the book offers a way to go deeper into your spiritual practice as a pagan or polytheist. Highly recommended for any pagan beyond the beginner level who seeks a deeper connection to their gods or ancestors. I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
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About the author

John Beckett (Fort Worth, Texas) is a Druid in the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, and a member of Ár nDraíocht Féin. Locally, he serves as the Coordinating Officer of the Denton Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans and is a former Vice President of CUUPS Continental. His blog Under the Ancient Oaks is part of the Pagan Channel of the multifaith website Patheos. John has been writing, speaking, teaching, and leading public rituals since 2003. Visit him at www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett.

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