I'm looking for some Wiccan and other earth based stories?

Question

I'm starting a collection of nature related stories, quotes, songs, myths and legions to read to my son as he grows up. Let me know if you want to share with me some your favorites. I would apreciate it. blessed be

i dont disrespect other religions please dont disrepect mine.

Answer 1

Check these links out.
http://ninchick2.tripod.com/id55.htm
http://www.moondragon.org/pagan/ppptales.html
http://www.homestead.com/crystalforest1/Childrenstories.html
http://www.doomdiva.com/stories.html

Blessings )O(

Answer 2

For songs, I recently stumbled across The Bard's Book Of Pagan Songs by Hugin the Bard - his Mabinogian stuff is surprisingly good and on a CD that is included with the book.

Much of the time, I read my son the old tales (excerpted, since some of it is way over his head) like the Epic of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, the Mabinogian, and the Ring Cycle. I also highly recommend making up stories involving your child and your Gods/Goddesses. I'm a Welsh traditionalist, so I made up stories involving Llew and others for my son.

But when I'm not up to editing big myths there are some solid books of folktales that we use:

American Indian Myths and Legends by by Richard Erdoes, Alfonso Ortiz (my copy is tattered and dog-eared)
The Fire on the Mountain, and Other Stories from Ethiopia and Eritrea by Harold Courlander, Wolf Leslau, Robert Kane
The Girl Who Swam With the Fish: An Athabascan Legend by Michelle Renner, Christine Cox
Rama and Sita: A Tale from Ancient Java by David Weitzman
Celtic Fairy Tales by Neil Philip
The Sailor Who Captured the Sea: And Other Celtic Tales by Deborah Nourse Lattimore
Favorite Folktales from Around the World by Jane Yolen

Answer 3

Scottish Fairy tales
The Celtic Heart by Kathryn Marie Cocquyt
The lord of the Dance dvd Concert
Gwydion sings Songs for the Old Religion

Answer 4

properly, merely up front, Tarot taking part in cards, ghosts and astrology rather have no longer something to do with Wicca (different than that Wicca isn't a prohibitive faith-- you're loose to pursue them in case you like. yet then, you are able to pursue knitting, too, that doesn't make it area of Wicca). Wicca is a faith-- that's first and greater desirable approximately our relationship with our Gods, and how we live our lives. Wiccan ritual is designed for connecting to and worshiping our Gods. Are there agnostic Wiccans? particular... i've got met a handful by the years; like there are agnostic Christians and agnostic Jews, i think. that's uncommon even with the undeniable fact that. I could ask your self, what precisely does draw you to Wicca it incredibly is rather Wiccan-- because of the fact turning out to be Wiccan for magic, divination & spiritualism is like turning out to be Jewish so which you will eat potato latkes and applesauce.

Answer 5

I love reading children's books to this day, even though I'm in my 40's and have no children of my own. While some of these are more just fun, as opposed to specifically earth or Wiccan based all of them are wonderful and many are friendly towards Pagan principles.

East of the Sun and West of the Moon - Retold by Kathleen and Michael Hauge, illustrated by Michael Hague

The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame [it has a visit from Pan in it].

The Sparrows' Inn, a Japanese traditional story about the virtue of generousity. By Choko Kamoshita & Ralph F. McCarthy

Alice and Greta by Sten J. Simmons, illustrated by Cyd Moore
Two witches who teach about the concept of what you put out coming back to you.

The Juniour Thunder Lord by Laurence Yep, Pictures by Robert Van Nutt. A Chinese Folktale

Winnie the Witch, by Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas
A cute and funny story about a witch and her familiar

Grandfather Twilight, by Barbara Berger
Gorgeous imagery in this old favorite

The Children's Book of Myth And Legends, Extraordinary Stories From Around the World. Retold by Ronne Randall, Illustrated by Graham Howells.

The Woman in the Moon, and tales of other forgotten heroines.
by James Riordan illustrated by Angela Barrett.

[Just becuase these stories are girl based and strong girl positive doesn't mean a little boy won't like them too, and it might help him realize that girls aren't just to be rescued, help him develope a healthier point of view on women than most of our culture teaches. The following are similar, in being predominantly female oriented.]

The Book of Goddesses, By Kris Waldherr, Introduction by Linuda Schierse Leonard

Celestial Goddesses, An Illustrated Meditation Guide
By Lisa Hunt

Hope you enjoy some of these, at least. Bright Blessings and Merry Met.

Answer 6

I'd look into the Norse sagas. Good stories, and Odinism in both its modern and older forms have wonderful lessons for a child--they place great importance on things such as loyalty, hard work, and learning to take what you need and no more.

ETA: Oh, and check out the Faery Books! The Blue Faery Book, the Red Faery Book...not sure how many there are, but they're all color names. Tons of world myths, and sure to have good stuff; plus Dover's putting them out in super-affordable editions.

Answer 7

All of the sites given to you seem excellent, and I'm trying to find the words to describe what I would look for - it is kind of like the fairy tale type books that have been suggested - like those stories we'd hear about when we were kids that had morals to them :) Or the ones we were told about in youth groups like Girl Scouts (or Boy Scouts, I'm female so..) And since you mentioned a wee one, I'll pass this site along as well :)

http://www.spiralscouts.org/metadot/index.pl

Answer 8

Hi,
Have you read James Redfield ? He wrote the Celestine Prophecy and several others . The books are about spirituality and how we all connect with our planet, nature, each other, etc.
For your son, I think Shell Silverstein is the best poet/author that is able to reach , teach and entertain kids.

Answer 9

We read alot of stories that are "fairy tales" and there is some websites that have free pagan coloring pages for the kids and ideas of how to teach them about our holidays and celebrations. I hope they will help.

Blessed Be
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Fellow pagan mom

Answer 10

Nature related or Earth based?

If you mean earth based, try the Dreamtime stories by the Australian aboriginals, as they're the only culture who actually worshipped the Earth.