The Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origins & Teachings

318 Pages·2002·4.12 MB·English

by  Raven Grimassi

THEA NCEINTM YSTEREISR EVEALED
Todaym,a npye opalrede i ssatiwsifitoehrd g anriezleidag nido n
distraunseyts tabliosrsh ymsetnoetfdm o ctriTnheii.sso noe f
three asons pderoapwtlnoWie c caaar sae n a lternraetilvieg ious
ors piriptautaNhlo. w w hethyeoru 'sriem pcluyr iaobuosu t
Wiccoars, e rioduesvloytt oei dts st uadnydp ractiycoeuc, a n
uncotvhecero rceo nceopftht isrs a pigdrloyw Niantgu re-based
religion.
TheW iccaMny steriisaec s omplreetseo utrhcaeetx pleavienrsy
aspoefct thO el Rde ligrieovne,at lhWiiecn cga bne lireefgsa rding
reincartnhaGetio odnse,,t hiacnsdm, o reU.n covtehrpe r e­
Chrisrtiealni gbieoluiosefN f eso liatnhBdir co nzeE-uArgoep e,
spirtriatduiatilto hnahsta vbee epnr esewrvietdhc ionn temporary
WiccTar.a cteho er igoiftin mse -honsoyrmebdoa lnsdr ituals
bactko t hae nciMeynstt eTrrayd itioonfSs o uthEeurnr ope,
MesopotaanmEdig ay,p t.
Heriems a tetrhiawatalo s n ceex clustiavuegolhnytlw yi thtihne
initlieavtoeeflt sho el dWeirc ctraand itiEoxnpsl.to hree inner
meanionftg hsCe h arogfte h Geo ddeasntsdh oet hsearc rwerdi t­
ingosft hCer aGfta.i anfu llaeprp recoifta htiieon nn meera nings
ands ymboloifWs imc craint aensdtr aditiopnraalc tiLceeasrn.
time-hontoercehdn itqocu reesya otueor w na sttreamlp plreo,p ­
ercloyn sercirtatutoaeol ol rws o,r wki tahm agicfkaamli lThiea r.
WiccanM ysteriisaes ni ndispegnusiitdboeul ned ersttahned ing
essential otfte haWeci hcicrnaegnls i gion.
OTHERB OOKSB YT HEA UTHOR
TheB oookf t hHeo lyS tre(gaN emEin terp1r9i8s1e)s ,
TheB oookf WaysV,o lIs& . I I( NemEin terp1r9i8s2e)s ,
WhispetrhsTe,e achoefOr lsd I taly
(MooDnr agPounb lis1h9i9n1g),
Teachinogft sh Heo lyS tre(gaM ooDnr agPounb lishing, 1991)
Waysof t hSet re(gaL lewPeulbllyinc a1ti9o95n)s ,
ABOUTT HE AUTHOR
Trainientd h Fea miTlrayd itoifIo tna lWiitacnh craaswft e lals
Gardne\Vircicaan, BWriictctaai,nc dt heP ictish-Gaelic
TrdaitioRna,v eGnr imahsabssei e an t eacahnepdrr actitioner
foorv etrw entyy-efiavHrees i .sc urreDnitrleyc Etlidnoegfr
thAer idTiradani tiIotin sh. il si fe'tso e wnosruskru er voifv al
traditimoantaelr Hiewa alts.h eed itoRarv eonCsfa llm agazine
(1992-a1j 9o9u5rn)oa,fpl r e-ChrEiusrtoipRaeenal ni gainodn ,
habse eanw riatneedrd iftoosrre veortahmlea rg aziHnele esc.­
turaensdt eacwhoersk shaonpdcs l asosnte hspe r actaincde s
natuorf\Viecsc aa nWidt chcraanfthd,a a sp peaornte edl evision
anrda dtiaosl hko iwnst hSea Dni egaor ea.
TOW RITET O THEA UTHOR
Ify owui sthoc onttahcaetu thoorwr o ulldim koer ien forma­
tiona boutth is pbloeoakws,re it toet haeu thioncr a roef
Llewellyn Waonrwdle wd iwflioldr ew,ya orudrr e quBeostth.
thaeu thaonrdp ublisher haepaprrfrieoncmgiy aotuae n d
learonfiy nogue rn joyomeftn htbi oso akn hdo wi hta hse lped
youL.l eweWlolrynl dwciadneng outa ratnhtaeetve e lreyt ter
writttote hnae u thcoarbn e a nswebrueatdl w,li blelf orward­
edP.l eawsreit toe:
LleweWlolrylnd wLitdde.
P..OB o6x4 38D3e,p Kt2.5 4-2,
StP.a uMlN, 5 5164-U0.3S8.3A,.
Pleaesnec loass ee lf-addrsetsasmepdee,nd v elofpoerr e ployr$ 1.t0oc0 o ver
costIsfo. u tsitdheeU .S.Ae.n,c loisnet ernatipOonsatlral p·lly c oupon.
THE
cc
MYSTERIES
ANCIENT
ORIGIN&S T EACHINGS
RAVEN GRIMASSI
2001
LLEWELLYPNU BLICATIONS
ST.P AULM,I NNESOT5A5 164-0383U,. S.A.
WiccaMny steCroipyreisg©.h 1t99 7b yR aveGnr imaAslsrlii .g hts
reseedrN.vo p arotft hbioso mka yb e uosrre edp rodiunac nemyda nner
whatsoienvcelru,d ing Inwtiethronwuertti tptueesrnam giesfr,so imo n
LlewePlulbylni ceaxticoeinpnstt ,h c ea soefb riqeufo taetimobnos died
inc ritiacratilco lrre esvi ews.
FIRSETD ITION
SixPtrhi nti2n0g0,1
Covdeer sibgyLn yn neM enturweck
Covaerrbt yWi lliGaiems e
IllustrbaySti hoanwdsho awakn d NLoivsaak
Interioarn eddd eistibinygCg no nnHiiel l
LibroafCr oyn grCeastsa loigni-nPgu-blDiactaati on
GrimaRsavsein1,.59 1 -
Wiccamnys ter:ai necsio ernitg& i tnesa chIiR nagvesGn r iams.s i
p. em.
-
Inclbuidbeglsri aophrieecfraelna cneidsn dex.
ISB1N5 -67-12854(-tr2a pdbek .r)
1Wi.t chcftr.2a .Wit chcrasftt-oHriyT.it leI..
BF1566.G7159 97
133.4c'213 -d 97-11937
CIP
Thef ollowpiunbgl ishhaevrgese nerougsilvyep ne rmisstiouo snee xtendqeudo tatiofrnosm
copyrigwhotrekdFs r:o mG oddessaensdG odso fO ldE urop6e5:0 0-35B0.0CM .y thasn dC ult
ImagNeews andU pdateEddi tiobny,M ariGjiam butaCso.p yri1gh9t8 b2y M ariGjiam butas.
Reprinbtyep de rmissfrioomnt hep ublisUhneirv,e rsoifC tayl ifoPrnrieas Fsr.o mWi tchcraft
Today byG eralGda rdneCro.p yrig1h9t7b 3y C itadPerle sPsu.b lisbhyea dr rangemweintth
CaroPlu blishGirnogu pR.e printbeydp ermissoifot nh ep ublisChaerro,Pl u blishing
GroupF.r omT heH erow itah T housaFnadc ebsy,J osepCha mpbelClo.p yrigh1t9 7b3y
JosepCha mpbeRlelp.r inbtye dp ermifrsosmit ohnep ublisPhreirn,c eUtnoinv ersity Press.
FromT heW itchI'Vt1'sy ,b yS tewaarntdJ aneFta rrar. Cop1y9r8ib4gy Sh tte waarntdJ anet
Farrar. Rebpyrp ienrtmeids sfrioomn t hep ublisRhoebre,rtH alLet dF.r omW itchcrfaofrt
Tomorrobwy,D oreeVna lienttheep, o em" TheW itchCerse edC.o"p yrig1h9t8b 3yD oreen
ValienRteep.r inbtyep de rmissfrioomnt hep ublisRhoebre,rH ta lLet dF.r o�M asks ofG od:
PrimitiMvyet holobgyyJ, o sepCha mpbelClo.p yrig1h9t5 91,9 6r9e,n ewe1d9 8b7y J oseph
CampbelRle.p rintbeyd p ermissfrioomn t hep ublisVhiekirn,g P engUian d,i visoifo n
PenguiBno oksU SAI nc. FrEocms taDseiceisp:h eritnhgeW itches' Sbayb bCaatrhl,o
Ginzberg. Co1p9y9rbi1yg C hatr lGoi nzbeRregp.r inbtyep de rmissfrioomn t hep ublish­
erP,a ntheBoono ks/Random IHnocuF.sr eo mR omana ndE uropean Mythcoolmpoiglieeds ,
byY vesB onnefotrya,n slatiboyn Wse ndyD onigeCro.p yrigh1t9 9b2y U niversoift y
Chicago Press. byRp eeprmriisnstiefrodon m t hep ublisher, UniCvheircsaiPgtroye sso.f
LlewelWloyrnl dwiddoee nso tp articipiantee,n dorosreh ,a vaen ya uthoroirrt eys ponsibility
concerningp rivabtuesi ntreasnss actiboentwse eonu ra uthorasn dt hep ublic.
Almla iald drestsoet dh ea uthiorsf orwardebdu tt hep ublischaenrn outn,l esspse cifical­
lyi nstrucbtyet dh ea uthogri,vo eu ta na ddreosrps h onneu mber.
LlewePlulbylni cations
A DiviosfiL olne weWlolrylnid wdLet,.d
StP.a ,uMl innes5o5t1a6,4 -0383
www .lwleel.lcynom
Prinitnte hde USntiatotefAed ms e rica
DEDICATINO
Tom yb eautidfualu ghMtiecrhse,al nlBder ieanna,
whosuen condiltioovinesta hlge r eamtyesstte ry
I'evvee knro wn.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thiwsa asd ifficbuolottk ow riatnemd,y t hangkoos u tto a ll
whos uppomretd eudr itnhgce o urosfce r eatitnhmgea nu­
scriFpitrI.sw t a,nt tot hamnykfr iePnadtr iwchkoh, a asl ways
beeang ood enfroiuetgnohdt emlelw haItn eetdoh earra ther
thawnh aItw anttoh eaSrp.e ctihaalnt koJs e nGniyb bofnosr
researUcnhiivnegar rscihtidyvi egsgo,iu nftga cfrtosmh eorw n
lib,ra anrfdyo srh arhiensrgp ecknioawll edogfhe i stwoirtyh
meI.w anttoe xprmeysa sp prectioaD tiioannL ee,s lRiiec,k ,
Briaannod,t hfreire nfdolsri stetnomi een ngd lersesplemyay t
revelaatsti hoonutsgh heh ya nde vheera trhde bme foLraes.t ,
bucte rtaniolntel ayts oct y,b freire nadnswd o rtahdyv ersaries
ont hCeo mpusWeircvcfeao rufmoh re lpmienfi gn e-tmuyn e
research.
CONTENTS
Illustr.a.ti.o.n.s. ..........................v.i.i..i.. ....
Pref.a.c.e.. .........................................i.x. .
Introdu.c..ti..o.n. ................................x.i.i.i
Chapt1e rR oootfs \Vitchcea Mny steries .1
............. .
Chapt2e Prr incainpBdle elsi ef.s.. ..... 21
..... . . . .......
Chapt3e Trh eS acr\Viecdc aTnex ts . ...4.1. .
....... .... .
Chapt4e \Virc caDne iti.e.s ..........6. 5. .............
.
Chapt5e r TWhaet che.rs. ..........97
. ..... .. . .. . .....
Chapt6e Trh eC ycolfRe e bi.r.t.h. ....... . .1 09
.. . . ... ..
Chapt7e Trh eP lanoefEs x ist.e..nc.e. ......1.19
. .. . .. .
Chapt8e Prs ycCheinct e.r.s. .............1..29
. . . .. ...
Chapt9e Trh eM agicAkratls 137
........................
Chap1t0e \Virc caRni t.es ......... . 153
......... . .. . .. ...
Chap1t1e Trh eC elatnstd h \Viec caMny ste.r..i.e.s1 69
. ..
Chap1t2e Trh eM ystTerrayd iti.o.n. . .......1 99
.. . .. .. . .
Chap1t3e Wro menM'yss te.r.i.e.s. . . . .219
. .. .. . ... .. .. .
Chap1t4e Mre nM'yss te.ri..e.s. .... 23 1
. ........ .. ......
Chap1t5e Sre xuaalniMdta yg i.ck . 245
.......... ..........
Chap1t6e Lri vitnhMgey ste.ri.es. .. ...2.5 7
.. ... .. . ... . .
Chap1t7e rS ummar.y .... . 267
.. ........ ................
Appen1d Tixh eE lemeDnotoarlw ays . 275
.......... .......
Appen2d iTxh eA strTaemlp le. . ...27. 7.
.. ... .......... .
Appen3d iTxh e\Vi ccaMny stSecrryi .p.t. . ...2 79
. ... .. ..
Appen4d i\Vixc caSny mbo.l.s. .......... .2 81
. . .. .. . .. ...
Appen5d i\Vicxc aRni tTuoaoll. s. . ..... ..28.3
. . .... . .. ..
Appen6d ixT Ehlee usMiynsitaenr ie.s.. .285
..... . ...... .
Bibliography .. 287
................... . ....................
Index 291
..................................................
vii
ILLUSTRTAIONS
Mapo fO lEd urope .. ......5.
.... ... ..... .. .. .. ......... . .
CiviliTziamteiloinn e . 20
. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evoluotifto hnHe o rneGdo d. ........ .7 3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ToreC,a ducaenuHdso ,rn eFdi gu.r.e. .............7..7
. . .
TheG reen Man .. .8 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LunaPrh asaensAd s peocftt hsGe o ddess 91
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CirPcolret .a.l.s. ................... 105
. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
TheM agicCkaadlu ceus .......1. 46
. . . . . . . . . ..... .... . . . .
MagicAlkpahla b.e.t. .... . 149
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .
TheD egrSeyem bo.ls . 163
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .
Symboolnts h Hee brTerwe oefL if.e. ...... . 164
. . . . . . . . . . .
RitTuoaoll s 167
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A LasFai g.u.r.e. ................... 182
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A LasHao verOivnegar nO fferiBnogw. l... .......184
. . . ...
Mapo f Mtyhset Meirgyr ations. ........1.9.6
. . . . . . . .. . . . .
MystReoroyTt ism elin.e. 197-198
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MediterRroaonotefsta hnGe o ddess Postur2e2 7
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
TheF ive-Kfiosls.d . ......................250
. . . . . . . . . . .
WomenS'ysm bo.l.s. .. .2 54
. . . . . . . . . .. .... ... .............
TattviScy mbo.l.s. .....................,... ...2...7...5 . .
TheWi ccaMny stSecryr. i.p.t. ........... 279
. . . . . . . . .·. . . .
WiccaSny mbo.l.s. . . ... .2.8 1-282
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . ..
WiccaRni tTuoaoll. s. .............. 283-284
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .