{"product_id":"empty-cauldrons-navigating-depression-through-magic-and-ritual-paperback","title":"Empty Cauldrons: Navigating Depression Through Magic and Ritual - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerence P. Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eM. Macha Nightmare\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Pagan Guide to Coping with Depression\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether is it impacting you or a loved one, depression can be difficult to discuss or even acknowledge. \u003cem\u003eEmpty Cauldrons\u003c\/em\u003e explores the isolating influence it can have and why many people resist professional help. With contributions from Pagan clergy, depression sufferers, and therapists, author Terence P Ward creates a picture of depression that draws upon both science and religion. He also shares his own experiences with this common affliction and the spiritual methods he has used for relief.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscover how to draw off miasma, appeal to the gods of the wind, purify yourself with sound, and host a traditional Hellenic ancestor feast. Learn about conducting shadow work, tending a depression shrine, keeping a dream journal, and much more. Throughout the book, Ward compassionately presents dozens of simple strategies for developing a polytheistic relationship with depression, seeking comfort, and rekindling hope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes a foreword by M. Macha Nightmare, priestess, witch, and cofounder of the reclaiming collective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerence P Ward\u003c\/strong\u003e (Mid-Hudson Valley, NY) is a journalist and practicing Pagan for more than thirty years. He has been bound to a Wiccan coven, communed with the Earth as a backpacking Pagan (aka Gaiaped), and been tapped by the Olympian gods. He manages his depression through his work as a priest to Poseidon, and he's a minister ordained through the Church of the Sacred Earth: a Union of Pagan Congregations in Vermont. Ward is also a member of the order of the occult hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM. Macha NightMare\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author, teacher, priestess, and ritualist with a penchant for collaboration. She is an initiate of two traditions of Witchcraft: Reclaiming and Faery\/Feri, Reclaiming's root tradition. An internationally published author, Macha co-authored, with Starhawk, and edited \u003cem\u003eThe Pagan Book of Living and Dying\u003c\/em\u003e (HarperOne, 1997), \u003cem\u003eWitchcraft and the Web\u003c\/em\u003e (ECW Press, 2001), and \u003cem\u003ePagan Pride\u003c\/em\u003e (Citadel, 2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768390287648,"sku":"9780738763330","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/20c84a56583b5c24dec7a861847c876e.webp?v=1780328511","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/empty-cauldrons-navigating-depression-through-magic-and-ritual-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}