Book of Shadows is the true story of a modern woman's spiritual journey deep into a realm of experience long forgotten by Western culture -- that of Witchcraft. As an Ivy-league educated, Manhattan-based practicing attorney, Phyllis Curott never dreamed that she would, through a series of mysteries circumstances, end up in a hidden world where she discovered the ancient Wiccan traditions. Contrary to fairy tales and Hollywood stereotypes, Witchcraft is not a subculture of satanic rites practiced by wacky spinsters, but rather an ancient, elegant spirituality that revives the magic of being alive. Through Phyllis's narrative of her initiation into a coven of witches, and interweaving that with her story as a High Priestess today in the midst of a renaissance of the Wiccan tradition, Phyllis will impart the secret, magical wisdom of this oral tradition, introducing readers to accessible and effective tools for spiritual awakening and self-transformation. Rich with spells and formulas, Book of Shadows recounts Phyllis's first encounters with the astonishing powers revealed to her by the Priestesses with whom she has studied, and it will explore the ancient Wiccan secrets of how to live a life free of fear and full of magic and adventure. Woven into her story will be many of the ancient techniques of the Craft of the Wise, including: meditation, energy work, trance states, ritual, prayer, spell work, journeying, symbolism, and dreams. Through the mastery of these arts, it is possible to encounter the sacred in our daily lives, and through the story of Phyllis's initiation into the Old Religion of Europe, Book of Shadows will fulfill every adult's secret yearning to partake in aworld of magic. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.