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The Simple Sabbat: A Family Friendly Approach to the Eight Pagan Holidays
Are you looking for a simple and straight forward book about the eight Pagan holidays? M. Flora Peterson delivers a much needed and fresh approach to these holidays without the fluff found in many books presently on shelves. She is the new face of Paganism today and this book demonstrates only a fraction of what she has to offer. The Simple Sabbat is a collection of simple eclectic Sabbat rituals, recipes and crafting ideas that anyone can use to celebrate the eight Pagan holidays. Families, solitary Witches and covens can use this book to find great ways to connect to the seasons and honor the turning of the Wheel. This book is also a great tool for parents to use to teach their children about these special days.What People Are Saying About The Simple Sabbat"This book is a must have for every Pagan household!" Melanie Wallace ~ Founder and Creator of “One Ascension”“Flora is the goddess of flowers, and flowers are the language of the goddess. Flowers say Love. Flora puts a little bit of happy into every day by following a spiritual path that has lightheartedness and hope. She is practical minded and easy going, and fills the pages of her book with good ideas to engage with the planet and the soul.” Zsuzsanna Budapest ~ Founder of the Woman’s Spirituality Movement and Dianic Tradition"What Flora has written here is treasure trove of much needed practical information. As an Earth Based Spiritualist with a busy and fast paced life, this will be my “Go-To” reference and practical guide book for all Sabbat activities throughout the year. One of the many things that I love about Flora is that she has the unique ability to make spiritual advice accessible to everyone. She has succeeded in writing a useful and no-nonsense handbook for the wheel of the year. Flora has been a personal inspiration and is always the consummate expert at giving stimulating, valuable and informative spiritual advice while influencing me in countless ways. With this book, she has, once again, delivered and surpassed these expectations! Thank you, Flora." Hibiscus Moon ~ Hibiscus Moon Crystal Academy Founder
156 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 5, 2011
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November 15, 2017
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Então, quem segue o blog sabe que às vezes eu leio sobre paganismo, e esse livro em particular me chamou atenção por prometer ideias simples de comemorar as datas especiais do roda do ano, e como estava em promoção, lá fui eu.
A autora é meio doidinha, preciso dizer isso, o seu site pessoal então, é de assustar os incautos, mas o livro em si é bem bonitinho e entrega o que promete: ideias para celebrar as estações do ano. Excelente pedido para quem não tem muito tempo disponível ou quem quer sugestões de atividades que possam ser feitas em família, em especial com crianças. Bem organizado e com itens fáceis de achar na versão digital, apesar de ter lá umas questões de formatação.
Pessoalmente, o meu único problema com o livro é que eu não sigo a tradição específica dele, logo, diversas coisas me soaram um tanto estranhas e seria necessário diversas adaptações, o que é normal no meio pagão, vamos combinar. Outro ponto que não curti muito foi algumas explicações de significado das estações, o que ainda está no mesmo problema da tradição, mas é um pouco mais complicado de adaptar do que direções e seus elementos.
Outra questão pessoal foi a parte de receitas, que apesar de ser legal para quem é vegetariano ou vegano, pois ela dá sugestões de adaptações, não tem nada que dê para aproveitar para quem não come glúten, que é justamente o meu caso. Por que a mania de pão e bolo, gente?
Em resumo, é um livro para um público bastante específico, visto que não é para iniciantes e nem para quem já possui um grupo que já dê um suporte, mas é interessante para os curiosos também, visto que desmistifica algumas coisas para quem não conhece nada sobre paganismo.
Então, quem segue o blog sabe que às vezes eu leio sobre paganismo, e esse livro em particular me chamou atenção por prometer ideias simples de comemorar as datas especiais do roda do ano, e como estava em promoção, lá fui eu.
A autora é meio doidinha, preciso dizer isso, o seu site pessoal então, é de assustar os incautos, mas o livro em si é bem bonitinho e entrega o que promete: ideias para celebrar as estações do ano. Excelente pedido para quem não tem muito tempo disponível ou quem quer sugestões de atividades que possam ser feitas em família, em especial com crianças. Bem organizado e com itens fáceis de achar na versão digital, apesar de ter lá umas questões de formatação.
Pessoalmente, o meu único problema com o livro é que eu não sigo a tradição específica dele, logo, diversas coisas me soaram um tanto estranhas e seria necessário diversas adaptações, o que é normal no meio pagão, vamos combinar. Outro ponto que não curti muito foi algumas explicações de significado das estações, o que ainda está no mesmo problema da tradição, mas é um pouco mais complicado de adaptar do que direções e seus elementos.
Outra questão pessoal foi a parte de receitas, que apesar de ser legal para quem é vegetariano ou vegano, pois ela dá sugestões de adaptações, não tem nada que dê para aproveitar para quem não come glúten, que é justamente o meu caso. Por que a mania de pão e bolo, gente?
Em resumo, é um livro para um público bastante específico, visto que não é para iniciantes e nem para quem já possui um grupo que já dê um suporte, mas é interessante para os curiosos também, visto que desmistifica algumas coisas para quem não conhece nada sobre paganismo.
July 31, 2013
This is a reference book. It's short, but concise. It gives practical advice for celebrating and acknowledging the Solar holidays or Pagan Sabbats. Things like recipes and ritual celebration techniques. 5/5 for what it is. A very handy book to have.
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September 23, 2024The Simple Sabbat
This was a short book -that went quickly- explaining the 8 Sabbats, how to celebrate them, and included rituals and recipes. This book had been on my Amazon list (of books to read) for a minute. I choose it to better understand some of the Sabbats. After reading Llewellwyn’s Sabbat Essentials a lot of them were starting to sound like each other.
The way I understand the Sabbats-and this may be wrong- I connect them to a holiday I’m familiar with. Some are easy like Samhain (which I connect with Halloween). There’s Ostara which sounds a lot like Easter because of all of the egg decorations. Yule I connect with Christmas because of the holly and the red and green and the fire. There are also ecards that are among the Christmas cards. Beltane I always connect with summer. (This book said it was about sex and fertility). Those are the easy ones
The others are a little harder. It did help me to connect Mabon with Thanksgiving. But the others (Imbolc, Litha, ) I always struggle to differentiate. Because quite a few of them are harvest related celebrations.
Some of the recipes I’d try. For Beltane there was “Quick Fruit Tarts”. I’ve never had a tart tho I’ve read about them in a few stories. I’d probably try a pear one (my favorite fruit) or a peach one. Maybe strawberry or rasphberry. So many different appealing flavors.
For Litha, there was the “Light and Easy Lemon Cake” and the “Spell Stars”, And for Mabon there’s “Apple Mabon Bread”. I’ve had apple bread and it’s pretty good. It taste a lot like cake. My uncle used to really like it. Another unique thing about this book is there are You Tube links after the recipes and things to make. I haven’t gotten a chance to check any of them out yet, but I thought this was a pretty cool thing to add to the book. There’s also groups at the end of the book. One for women and one for men.
Rating: 6
This was a short book -that went quickly- explaining the 8 Sabbats, how to celebrate them, and included rituals and recipes. This book had been on my Amazon list (of books to read) for a minute. I choose it to better understand some of the Sabbats. After reading Llewellwyn’s Sabbat Essentials a lot of them were starting to sound like each other.
The way I understand the Sabbats-and this may be wrong- I connect them to a holiday I’m familiar with. Some are easy like Samhain (which I connect with Halloween). There’s Ostara which sounds a lot like Easter because of all of the egg decorations. Yule I connect with Christmas because of the holly and the red and green and the fire. There are also ecards that are among the Christmas cards. Beltane I always connect with summer. (This book said it was about sex and fertility). Those are the easy ones
The others are a little harder. It did help me to connect Mabon with Thanksgiving. But the others (Imbolc, Litha, ) I always struggle to differentiate. Because quite a few of them are harvest related celebrations.
Some of the recipes I’d try. For Beltane there was “Quick Fruit Tarts”. I’ve never had a tart tho I’ve read about them in a few stories. I’d probably try a pear one (my favorite fruit) or a peach one. Maybe strawberry or rasphberry. So many different appealing flavors.
For Litha, there was the “Light and Easy Lemon Cake” and the “Spell Stars”, And for Mabon there’s “Apple Mabon Bread”. I’ve had apple bread and it’s pretty good. It taste a lot like cake. My uncle used to really like it. Another unique thing about this book is there are You Tube links after the recipes and things to make. I haven’t gotten a chance to check any of them out yet, but I thought this was a pretty cool thing to add to the book. There’s also groups at the end of the book. One for women and one for men.
Rating: 6
January 9, 2020
I really enjoyed the author’s simple approach to Sabbots. The instructions for ritual, recipes and activities are clear and concise, with suggestions for substitutions or replacements as necessary.
The book did lean more towards Wiccan celebrations, which I didn’t mind. I wish there was more information about the history/background of the Sabbots. The dialog for the ritual work goes over some background/context of the celebration, which I appreciated as I haven’t found many like resources so far who take that point of view.
The one thing that did bug me were the suggestions to pull certain ritual work/celebrations from other cultures. For example, for Samhain the author suggests making and decorating sugar skulls. I’m not going to assume her race or cultural background, but I think encouraging a diverse audience to take part in activities like this with absolutely no context is problematic.
Other than that, this would be a great reference tool for people who are looking for easy, family-friendly Sabbot celebration ideas. I will definitely be trying out some of these crafts and recipes with my toddler!
The book did lean more towards Wiccan celebrations, which I didn’t mind. I wish there was more information about the history/background of the Sabbots. The dialog for the ritual work goes over some background/context of the celebration, which I appreciated as I haven’t found many like resources so far who take that point of view.
The one thing that did bug me were the suggestions to pull certain ritual work/celebrations from other cultures. For example, for Samhain the author suggests making and decorating sugar skulls. I’m not going to assume her race or cultural background, but I think encouraging a diverse audience to take part in activities like this with absolutely no context is problematic.
Other than that, this would be a great reference tool for people who are looking for easy, family-friendly Sabbot celebration ideas. I will definitely be trying out some of these crafts and recipes with my toddler!
May 17, 2018
Short & simple indeed! Nicely straightforward with a few pages for notes at the end of each sabbat. Chapters are laid out according to sabbat with correspondences for each. Has some nice suggestions & recipes, but not a lot. Liked that it has YouTube video links for visual reference, although I haven't looked into any of them yet. Great for beginners & those short on time.
February 4, 2018
It's a nice reference for someone beginning in neopaganism, but like other reviewers have said, everything in this reference can be found through a Google search. It holds little for anyone who has gone through their first year of celebrations.
December 24, 2023
It was am easy-to-read, short book with not much new info. Some cute ideas for family celebrations. I probably won't ever use any of the ideas, but I am sure someone fairly new to the path can find ideas to celebrate the seasons in this little book.
October 29, 2018
Good ideas
Gives you great ideas for your Sabbats. From a simple ritual to recipes and games you can get good ideas from this book. Ideal for reunions.
Gives you great ideas for your Sabbats. From a simple ritual to recipes and games you can get good ideas from this book. Ideal for reunions.
January 13, 2019
Would recommend
A very detailed yet simple guide for esbats and sabbats and how to possibly celebrate I would recommend for those who are new
A very detailed yet simple guide for esbats and sabbats and how to possibly celebrate I would recommend for those who are new
March 7, 2022
some good info
Some good info, but none of the links work, which was frustrating. This made the book less helpful than I had hoped.
Some good info, but none of the links work, which was frustrating. This made the book less helpful than I had hoped.
December 3, 2022
Straightforward, with simple descriptions, The Simple Sabbat is a good primer for those wishing to learn how to conduct rituals.
December 2, 2012
This book is an insult to Pagans around the world. Ms. Peterson turns each sacred holiday into a fluffy, childish game of making paper dollies, wearing crowns made out of construction paper, making "fairy houses", and she isn't even Pagan! Flora Peterson takes advantage of her followers by over charging for her services ($3300 for "spiritual life coaching"!) and refuses to give aid to anyone who cannot pay her outrageous "energy exchanges". I would NOT recommend this book to anyone who is serious about learning the Pagan religion or the true meaning of the Sabbats.
November 27, 2016
This is an amazing book for beginners. For those who has not grown up in the path this is a great book to help you create your own sabbats. It has basic information and a well written set up. I truly used this for a while until I had the time to write my own sabbats and they worked out wonderfully. So glad to have this as part of my collection and will be passing it on to my kids as they grow. If they choose this path.
August 10, 2012
This book is exactly what the title says. Simple. I would only recommend it to people are just beginning to study paganism and are celebrating the sabbats for the first time. Nearly all of the information in this book can be found through a google search. I would not recommend this to anyone with a basic understanding of ritual.
February 13, 2014
At first in I found this not interesting at all. I am doing research and learning my path. Not conducting a party. Yet now since my daughter is showing interest. Maybe this book is a blessing enabling me to share with her the pagan holidays.
June 7, 2014
This is a book that is exclusively about celebrating the Sabbats so I really felt it was a bit TOO simple. For beginners it is a good book (simple) but if you are looking for deeper meanings of the Sabbats find another book.
September 3, 2012
A very simple and understandable explanation of Sabbats, and gives beautiful examples to beginners! Lots of easily accessible information!
January 2, 2015
A Wheel of the Year reference book for rituals, crafts and recipes for each of the main solar holidays in the year.
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