The Wiccan Prayer Book: Daily Meditations, Inspirations, Rituals, and Incantations

by Mark Ventimiglia

As with many of today's religious followers, modern Wiccans find that their busy lives often prohibit them from attending regular worship service. The author of The Wiccan Prayer Book contends that religious faith does not depend solely on showing one's faith in a house of worship, but rather calls for a commitment to strengthening the bond with their eternal parents.The Wiccan Prayer Book is for both seasoned witches and neophytes -- whether solitary practioners or coven members -- who seek to add meaning to their Pagan lifestyle by communicating on a regular basis with the God and Goddess. This handy, unique pocket reference includes dozens of prayers and meditations for every occasion, every day of the Wiccan year, and every esbat and sabbat celebration. It includes prayers for ... -- The entire course of one's day -- from predawn devotion to evening prayer for children -- before and after meals -- for the safety of family and self -- for spouses (to find one, and to ensure his or her safety) -- in-laws -- friends -- healing -- the dead -- the coven and the faith -- a prosperous vocation -- travelers -- animals -- love -- and much more.

The book also includes background on the Wiccan religion, offering a better understanding of the Wiccan Rede, intention, visualization, and meditation -- as well as a bibliography and notes for the reader on composing personal prayers.

The words of faith offered by The Wiccan Prayer Book can be easily memorized and repeatedly referred to, thus enriching the reader's relationship with the God and Goddess and inevitably strengthening his or her spiritual life. By living these words, by opening a daily line of communication with the Great Ones,practitioners will immediately feel the love pour out upon them.

Genres: Paganism, Wicca, Spirituality, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Sabrina F · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this immensely and am using it daily. The information shared from this author is greatly appreciated. Though the first few pages he gave an example of why simple prayers are so great... and it was absolutely terrible. It was a horrid story and I really wish he would have used something else or nothing at all. How would anyone know the Lord and Lady said that? He never gives that away and its frustrating nonetheless.

But I feel incredibly connected to most of the prayers. I did tailor some of them to my own liking but they were beautiful and made me feel very comfortable. Comfortable enough to post this!

[Sable · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn't really fond of this book. I like the idea very much -- to create a Book of Common Prayer for Wiccans, so to speak -- but I didn't like the execution. To me these all read like adapted Christian prayers, grounded in Christian and not Pagan ethics, just with two deities and not one. And for those who resent gender essentialism, it was absolutely dripping from the pages of this in that the Goddess was always asked for very traditionally "feminine" things, and the the God was asked for very traditionally "masculine" things. Not at all my cup of tea. But it wasn't a bad book, and for a Christo-Pagan or a Pagan from a Christian background, this would probably have a lot of meaning for you.

[Bernie4444 · Rating 5 out of 5]

You will find this a useful tool

Wicca was first given a name in Gerald Gardner’s 1954 book Witchcraft Today. The word was derived from Scots-English and meant “wise people.”

Today Wicca is well entrenched and even though it incorporates elements of many religions from many eras and locations, it is sometimes misinterpreted as pagan. Even the author gets into the fray of who came first. Do not get yourself caught up in a “chicken or egg” element.

This is a well throughout and useful Prayer Book collated and written by Mark Ventimiglia. It is best to be used as-is and not pulled apart or compared to other “Daily Meditations, Inspirations, Rituals, and Incantations.”

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is wonderful. it has wiccan prayers for a lot of things and small enough to keep in your purse