A Zen approach to the World, the Universe and Everything.
A Zen approach to the World, the Universe and Everything.
Gaia & earth energies, Paganism & neo-paganism, Zen
A Zen approach to the World, the Universe and Everything.
Many of today’s disenfranchised pagans in the West appear to be seeking a spiritual connection to life without feeling the need to become a witch, a Wiccan, a shaman, Heathen, or a Druid. Here the Shinto approach fulfils the basic need for a belief system based on what we would define as simple animism and ancestor worship in accord with the world’s other, authentic, animistic traditions such as the Australian Aboriginal and Native American way of life; while Zen provides the intellectual stimulation rising from the simplicity of basic folk-belief to elevate the soul to a higher level of mysticism.
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Melusine Draco's book takes us back to basics: it explains clearly the fundamentals of Zen and how Zen 'Ki' can also be identified with Old Craft 'Witch-power'. As an old crafter I found the comparison fascinating and also useful. This book has broadened my approach to Craft and has given ideas to try in practice. ~ Julie Dexter, Dame of the Coven of the Scales
I can’t think of another writer today who is more unusual or more inspired than Melusine Draco. I had assumed that, by now, books on Zen were using their one-handed clapping to flog dead horses along roads to nowhere. Yet her take on Zen is completely unexpected and totally original. I don’t think she has ever failed to surprise and often startle me in her previous books. This one is no different ~ Alan Richardson, esoteric author
Excellent book on Zen, very readable and engaging. Melusine Draco's father was a martial arts instructor so she grew up with this ancient form of animism-shamanism, and she’s well able to relate it across to other traditions. We all come from the same human and spirit roots! This is going to be one of my ‘go to’ books, every time I need a bit of inspiration and to reconnect across the traditions of our Earth. ~ Elen Sentier, shaman, author and storyteller
