Outer Temple of Witchcraft CD Set

Features

• Audio CD
• Published by: Llewellyn Publications April 1, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0738705322
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0738705323
• Book Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.6 inches
• Weighs: 8.8 ounces

Book Description
Reading meditations from a book is one thing, but when you can relax to the authors voice and appropriate background music, it is much easier to immerse yourself in the elemental realms and build a personal relationship with the goddess and god. This four-CD set leads you through many of the exercises in the book The Outer Temple of Witchcraft. It guides you through the meditations, the journeys to the elemental realms, and the casting of a magick circle. It even includes chants for celebrating the seasons and raising power, along with ritual music (without words) for setting the tone of your ceremonies.

About The Author
Christopher Penczak is an eclectic witch, writer, and healing practitioner. His practice draws upon the foundation of modern Witchcraft blended with the wisdom of mystical traditions from across the globe. Formerly based in the music industry, Christopher was empowered by his spiritual experiences to live a magickal life, and began a full-time practice of teaching, writing, and seeing clients. His books include the The Inner Temple of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation, and Psychic Development, The Inner Temple of Witchcraft CD Companion set, City Magick (Red Wheel/Weiser), Spirit Allies (Red Wheel/Weiser), Gay Witchcraft (Red Wheel/Weiser), the award-winning The Outer Temple of Witchcraft: Circles, Spells, and Rituals, The Outer Temple of Witchcraft CD Companion Set, The Witch's Shield, Magick of reiki, Sons of the Goddess, and the new Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft.

Reader Reviews
If you are working through the exercises in The Outer Temple of Witchcraft book, this CD set is an excellent companion. The first two CD's contain a series of meditations. The first is on the Goddess and God. The next 6 deal with the elements, including a Spirit meditation and an elemental cleansing. Penczak has a clear, mellow voice, and the new-age style background music sets a nice mood for meditating. Each meditation includes a countdown and count-up. If you have used Penczak's Inner Temple CD set and were annoyed by the way multiple exercises were narrated on the same track, you will be pleased to know that for the Outer Temple CD's each track is a separate meditation in the book. The third and fourth CD's are different. The third CD is an aid for learning circle casting. It contains three tracks for people at different learning stages. The first track contains complete instructions for the circle casting. Penczak gives "stage directions" to tell you what actions to perform and also recites ritual words. For the second track, he recites the ritual words, but there are no action directions. The last track contains the rhythmic background music from the first two tracks without any words, so you can use it in your own rituals if you desire. This is a really nice tool for learning and practicing, especially if you lack the benefit of a live teacher to guide you. The last CD is a series of 9 chants, each about 3-4 minutes in length, sung a cappella by a small group. The chants are intended to be sung on specific Sabbats (he includes 2 chants for Yule and 1 chant for each of the other 7 Sabbats). The last track is a recitation of "The Charge of the Goddess". Again, this is a nice tool for a beginner who has yet to amass experience and resources. If you are starting out, you may not have heard any chants performed live or collected any recordings yet. This tool helps you get started using chant in your rituals. I highly recommend these CD's as a companion to The Outer Temple book. Both these and The Inner Temple book and CD's are quality resources for beginners, especially those learning alone by necessity or choice Comment | | (Report this)