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Goodbye Jesus I've Gone Home to Mother
These are accounts from the journeys of former Christians—including some Clergy—who left the churches they grew up
in and came over to Paganism and the Goddess. Why? The idea and title for this anthology was conceived in a hot tub over 20 years ago, after an interfaith conference, where several of us Pagans were sharing our stories of how we found (or were found by...) the Goddess...and could never go back.
Thirty deeply personal—and often heart-rending—accounts are bracketed by introductory material and Appendices to provide background, history and context for the emergence of an alternative religious paradigm that is now one of the
world’s fastest-growing faith categories...
Oberon Zell is a renowned Elder in the global magickal community. In 1967 he was the first to claim the identity of “Pagan.” Incorporating the first Pagan Church of All Worlds, and publishing Green Egg magazine since 1968, Oberon has been instrumental in the coalescence of the modern Pagan movement. He is also Founder and Headmaster of the online Grey School of Wizardry.
Phaedra Bonewits has been a practicing psychic and Witch for more than forty years, teaching and leading rituals from coast to coast. Her articles have appeared in many periodicals and with her late husband she co-authored Real Systems, Spirits, and Substances to Heal, Change, and Grow (New Page, 2007). She has
also been the editor behind the curtain for other Pagan books.
in and came over to Paganism and the Goddess. Why? The idea and title for this anthology was conceived in a hot tub over 20 years ago, after an interfaith conference, where several of us Pagans were sharing our stories of how we found (or were found by...) the Goddess...and could never go back.
Thirty deeply personal—and often heart-rending—accounts are bracketed by introductory material and Appendices to provide background, history and context for the emergence of an alternative religious paradigm that is now one of the
world’s fastest-growing faith categories...
Oberon Zell is a renowned Elder in the global magickal community. In 1967 he was the first to claim the identity of “Pagan.” Incorporating the first Pagan Church of All Worlds, and publishing Green Egg magazine since 1968, Oberon has been instrumental in the coalescence of the modern Pagan movement. He is also Founder and Headmaster of the online Grey School of Wizardry.
Phaedra Bonewits has been a practicing psychic and Witch for more than forty years, teaching and leading rituals from coast to coast. Her articles have appeared in many periodicals and with her late husband she co-authored Real Systems, Spirits, and Substances to Heal, Change, and Grow (New Page, 2007). She has
also been the editor behind the curtain for other Pagan books.
211 pages, Paperback
Published September 2, 2021
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July 4, 2025
I have seldom tried to read anything so badly written and poorly edited. This "book" is a collection of rambling memoirs by people talking about their experiences of leaving various forms of Christianity for various (and, frequently, multiple) forms of Neopaganism.
I usually love this kind of material, but expect some professionalism. While I would never question the sincerity of the writers, I think they were ill-served by the people who were supposed to be their editors. The personal accounts (which form the bulk of the material) included were so full of logical, grammatical, and typographical errors as to make them nearly unreadable. I quit half-way through. Part I consists of four essays by Oberon Zell.
Part III is an appendix which includes "why Pagans can't be converted to Christianity", a timeline of modern Paganism, a 1991 article reprinted from Hinduism today, a little graphic novel (probably intended as a parody of the infamous tracts by Jack Chick), an index of major Pagan organizations, festivals, etc., and a bibliography. Aside from the cute title, this might be the most useful part of the entire thing and earned it two stars instead of my original one star rating.
I can only assume that this grab bag is intended as a form of pension to help support Oberon Zell's retirement years. (I am grateful to Amazon.com for granting me a returnless refund.)
I usually love this kind of material, but expect some professionalism. While I would never question the sincerity of the writers, I think they were ill-served by the people who were supposed to be their editors. The personal accounts (which form the bulk of the material) included were so full of logical, grammatical, and typographical errors as to make them nearly unreadable. I quit half-way through. Part I consists of four essays by Oberon Zell.
Part III is an appendix which includes "why Pagans can't be converted to Christianity", a timeline of modern Paganism, a 1991 article reprinted from Hinduism today, a little graphic novel (probably intended as a parody of the infamous tracts by Jack Chick), an index of major Pagan organizations, festivals, etc., and a bibliography. Aside from the cute title, this might be the most useful part of the entire thing and earned it two stars instead of my original one star rating.
I can only assume that this grab bag is intended as a form of pension to help support Oberon Zell's retirement years. (I am grateful to Amazon.com for granting me a returnless refund.)
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