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The Temple of the Goddess Handbook is a copyrighted resource which offers information for educational purposes on the following subjects:

What is Religion?

Goddess and Paganism: The Old Religion

Who Is The Goddess?

            An Ancient Perspective

            The Legacy of the Goddess

            The Goddess Underground

            Goddess Awakening

            Goddess as Earth, Nature and Life

            Kicked out of the Garden

            Separating Spirit from Matter (Mother)

            The Lost Feminine

            Reclaiming the Garden

Ritual as Worship

            What is Ritual?

            Why do we do Ritual?

Elements of Ritual

            Ritual and the Art of Alchemy

            The Ethics of Ritual

            Goddess in Ritual

            Activating an Archetype

            Actualizing an Archetype

            The Power of Intention

            Enactment

            Symbols

            Endowing The Symbols

            A Time To Every Purpose

            Additional Correspondences

            Ritual Bathing

            Ritual Dress

            Ritual Purifying Herbs

            Creating Sacred Space

            Candles

            Sound

            Movement

            Casting the Circle

Ritual Guidelines

            Preparation

            Opening

            Enactment

            Closing

The Magic of Ritual

Sabbats: Holy Days of the Wheel of the Year

Suggested Reading List

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