Wicca: Finding Your Path

A Beginner's Guide to Wiccan Traditions, Solitary Practitioners, Eclectic Witches, Covens, and Circles

By: Lisa Chamberlain

Narrated by: Kris Keppeler

Length: 1 hr and 45 mins

Publisher's Summary

Everything you need to know about starting your own Wiccan journey, today!

One of Wicca’s greatest strengths as a spiritual practice is the variety of paths you can choose from. While some are drawn to the idea of practicing in total secrecy and solitude, others crave a group of like-minded individuals to learn from and worship with. Indeed, there are many ways to understand and experience the core essence of Wicca, and it may take awhile for you to discover where your individual journey begins.

Finding Your Path, by best-selling author Lisa Chamberlain, was created as an orientation to the many options available to newcomers to Wicca: coven membership, joining a more informal Wiccan circle, and solitary practice. In this audiobook, you’ll be introduced to the wide spectrum of contemporary Wiccan traditions, with tips to help you make well-informed decisions about where you want your journey to take you. You’ll learn about:

• The role of the coven in the birth and rise of Wicca
• The benefits and potential drawbacks of belonging to a coven
• The differences between covens and circles
• The pros and cons of solitary practice
• The differences between traditional and eclectic practices
• Introductions to the most widely-practiced Wiccan traditions: Gardnerian, Alexandrian, and Dianic, as well as a handful of other, less common forms
• How to find your Wiccan community, should you desire to join one

By the end of this guide, you will have a solid understanding of the amazing diversity of the Wiccan religion. You will also have a clearer view of what your own next steps along the path will be. If you're ready to learn more about covens and solitary practice, just start listening!

©2016 Lisa Chamberlain (P)2016 Lisa Chamberlain

A Little TOO Basic

I went into this book already pretty knowledgeable about the concepts behind Wicca, but with very, very little understanding about how to start practicing, choosing a path or deity, Sabbat celebrations or their meanings, ritual tools, etc, and I figured this inexpensive listen was as good a start as any. I won't say there's nothing of interest, but I found it very unhelpful for pretty much any of the things I mentioned.

My issue with this book is that it devoted way too much time (over half the production) to comparing and contrasting the merits of coven practicing versus solitary practicing (and how either is perfectly acceptable). While I'm not denying it's an aspect worth touching on, I felt like it could've been accomplished in a paragraph or so (most of us can easily comprehend the pitfalls of working in a group), rather than being reiterated with slightly shuffled words/contexts for an hour and 45min.

It has a few things of merit, but nothing that couldn't be found in much more informative works. Ultimately, I'd recommend this for teens/students who are vaguely interested but know nothing, because it emphasizes not succumbing to peer pressure in covens or ritual work. For those of us beginners who understand the basic concepts but very little else, pick up Scott Cunningham's 'Wicca' here on Audible instead.

great beginner book

This is a very basic beginner book that focuses on covens vs solitary witchcraft. Its a good start for anyone whos starting at groundzero because it clearly discusses the wiccan religion without coming across as judgement to new practitioners. My only complaint is that it was too short.

good

great for beginners and very informative of different paths. loved it and will listen again!

Very good for beginners

This is short, sweet and to the point. It gave me a clearer, more focused approach in my studies and practice. Wicca can be very overwhelming so this proved useful.

thank you

thank you. just what I was looking for;
ideas of how to proceed. I keep on reading.
I didn't realize there so many different patheons.

Great information

Great information and the narrator did well to keep the readers interest for the entire book.

Wish this was the first Wicca book I read

Loved this book. Great overview of the different sects within Wicca for a better understanding.

Great

I was worth the money. I highly recommend this title and her voice was nice

Great book for beginners

This is great for some one who is just starting out or has already started but still trying to find them selves. I love how she gave the history and then at the end explains how research is so important before starting into something.

Great for beginners!

Nice length and very informative for a broad view of many traditions for beginners like myself