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[TeaDidikai]

AngryRobotsInc.

Cunningham's books bother me, not because of his theology or anything, but because his writing style strikes me as rather condescending.

When he is talking about his own moral judgments, I am inclined to agree. But it didn't strike me as a common theme.  

[IH_Zero]

TeaDidikai

AngryRobotsInc.

Cunningham's books bother me, not because of his theology or anything, but because his writing style strikes me as rather condescending.

When he is talking about his own moral judgments, I am inclined to agree. But it didn't strike me as a common theme.

I did find his rituals and what not to be interesting, but I'm much more of a taking things as a whole person, rather than just taking parts. So, if I dislike certain parts of someone's books, I tend to dislike the entire thing.

I'm sure other people could get much more use out of his books than I did.  

[TeaDidikai]

AngryRobotsInc.

TeaDidikai

AngryRobotsInc.

Cunningham's books bother me, not because of his theology or anything, but because his writing style strikes me as rather condescending.

When he is talking about his own moral judgments, I am inclined to agree. But it didn't strike me as a common theme.

I did find his rituals and what not to be interesting, but I'm much more of a taking things as a whole person, rather than just taking parts. So, if I dislike certain parts of someone's books, I tend to dislike the entire thing.

I'm sure other people could get much more use out of his books than I did.

Myself- I tend not to toss the baby out with the bathwater on the first offence.

If someone habitually ******** up ~coughmetalbirddogcoughcough~, then I can see where you are coming from. But all in all, his books are worth more than waste.  

[IH_Zero]

TeaDidikai

Myself- I tend not to toss the baby out with the bathwater on the first offence.

If someone habitually ******** up ~coughmetalbirddogcoughcough~, then I can see where you are coming from. But all in all, his books are worth more than waste.

I know, and it's something I know I should get over. I don't particularly mind his basic books on magic and the like, but the books dealing with his theology, I just dislike as a whole.  

[Pelta]

TeaDidikai

missmagpie

And where do the Cunningham books sit on the book list?

Cunningham is great for Neopagan Magic 101.

That was my thought on the subject. I have no qualms admitting that his Earth, Air, Fire and Water was the first pagan book I ever bought. Leaving aside his wicca stuff, which I never touched, he's a very good author for serious beginners who actually want to go somewhere. He makes a very good stepping stone.

His crystal magic encyclopedia was a bit shallow but well researched and a good resource for someone who's never touched the stuff before. Even my parents didn't mind flipping through it. xd  

[TeaDidikai]

missmagpie

Leaving aside his wicca stuff, which I never touched, he's a very good author for serious beginners who actually want to go somewhere. He makes a very good stepping stone.

But even his "Wiccan Stuff" is good- if you want to be a generic neo-pagan.
Really, the issue is with his word choice- and to be fair, such being valid or not is currently in question.

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His crystal magic encyclopedia was a bit shallow

Actually, that is the one book of his I really disliked on a very primal level I haven't been able to pin down.  

[Pelta]

TeaDidikai

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His crystal magic encyclopedia was a bit shallow

Actually, that is the one book of his I really disliked on a very primal level I haven't been able to pin down.

It's... distant. He's done his research, but then piles all that he's found out into every entry on every stone without any sense of coherence. So it often ends up that certain popular stones do ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING! And other stones do nothing. It isn't really colored with experience. Ie. it lacks depth.

He's still done quite a bit of research though, and includes an annotated bibliography. That's probably the best part of the book. wink