As promised, here is a short list of favorite reading materials for this festive time of the year when we are all thinking of light, community and feasting. Some of these books are out of print, but sometimes they can be found in used book shops online, and they are often happy campers in your local library.
The Oxford Book of Days,
Bonnie Blackburn and Leofranc Holford-Strevens
Echoes of Magic: A Study of Seasonal Festivals through the Ages,
C.A. Burland
Ancient Ways: Reclaiming Pagan Traditions
Pauline and Dan Campanelli
Wheel of the Year: Living the Magical Life
Pauline and Dan Campanelli
The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice,
Carolyn McVickar Edwards
Kindling the Celtic Spirit,
Mara Freeman
A Calendar of Festivals, Traditional Celebrations, Songs, Seasonal Recipes and Things to Make,
Marian Green
The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals As Solar Observatories,
John L. Heilbron
Celebrate the Solstice: Honoring the Earth's Seasonal Rhythms through Festival and Ceremony,
Richard Heinberg
Celestially Auspicious Occasions; Seasons, Cycles & Celebrations,
Donna Henes
Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain
Ronald Hutton
The Winter Solstice
Ellen Jackson
The Dance of Time: The Origins of the Calendar: A Miscellany of History and Myth, Religion and Astronomy, Festivals and Feast Days,
Michael Judge
The Solstice Evergreen: History, Folklore and Origins of the Christmas Tree,
Sheryl Karas
Perpetual Almanack of Folklore
Charles Kightly
Sacred Celebrations: A Sourcebook
Glennie Kindred
Celebrations Of Light : A Year of Holidays Around the World
Nancy Luenn and Mark Bender (Illustrator)
The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas,
John Matthews and Caitlin Matthews
Christmas in Ritual and Tradition
Clement A. Miles
Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth (Holiday Series),
Dorothy Morrison
The Battle for Christmas
Stephen Nissenbaum
Sacred Origins of Profound Things: The Stories Behind The Rites and Rituals of The World's Religions,
Charles Panati
The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice,
Wendy Pfeffer and Jesse Reisch
Pagan Christmas: The Plants, Spirits, and Rituals at the Origins of Yuletide,
Christian Rätsch and Claudia Müller-Ebeling
All Around the Year, Holidays and Celebrations in American Life,
Jack Santino
Circle Round: Raising Children in the Goddess Tradition,
Starhawk, Anne Hill and Diane Baker
Keeping Christmas: Yuletide Traditions In Norway And The New Land
Kathleen Stokker
When Santa Was A Shaman: Ancient Origins of Santa Claus & the Christmas Tree,
Tony van Renterghem
The Fires of Yule: A Keltelven Guide for Celebrating the Winter Solstice,
Montague Whitsel
8 comments:
What an interesting list of books, several I already have and others I intend to investigate and probably acquire very soon:)
Inspiring list of of books. I want to gobble them up! :)
Wishing you a cozy day!
Hah! You know me, got so excited over the books, I forgot to say I adore the fire!!!!! I somehow get lost in the flames and travel about! :)
Blessings kindred sister, magnolia
Oooh! I have several of these, and am happy to learn of others! Thank you for the light, and for the great image, too.
~Flaneuse in DC
I love that image - stick, kettle, fire & snow. I especially love the juxtaposition of yellow/orange fire against blue/white snow.
And thank you for the reading list.
Great list!
I'll be trying to get ahold of many.
Thank you
This list is delightful. I have printed it for later - a chance to sit, cup of tea and a fire, turning inward during the dark of the year... and turning to the used book websites! ;-)
Ive just ordered the John Matthews from my library.
Its not until we have had several weeks of unaccustomed snow in south west UK, that I begin to appreciate your winter world.
The world is so beautiful under snow, especially when the eye is unaccustomed to the light it brings.
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