Which book or movie do you feel has depicted us the best?
Why?
Fiction or Non?
Blessed Be!
Ariel
2007-08-17 20:17:10 · 20 answers · asked by *~Ariel Brigalow Moondust~* 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, except for the human sacrifice I thought the original Wicker man was a fairly accurate account of some of our practices.
Non Fiction I like Raymond Bucklands DVD version of the video Witchcraft The Rebirth of The Old Religion. I learned a lot from that DVD actually saw rituals performed and got to see Scott Cunningham before he died.
As far as books I rely heavily on Buckland and Cunningham's works. Wicca for One and Bucklands Complete book Of witchcraft and Wicca and Living Wicca by Scott Cunningham.
BB
2007-08-17 23:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Isobel Bird's young adult fiction series "The Circle of Three" does a wonderful job entertaining as well as educating readers about what Wicca is really all about.
"The Craft" is probably the movie I have seen that does the worst job depicting Wicca. It leans way too far into the Wizard of Oz world of witches.
2007-08-18 01:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mists of avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley, is a good place to start for fairly positive depictions for fiction.
or Monica Furlong, Wise Child; Robert Graves, Watch the North Wind Rise; Robert Holdstock, Mythago Wood
for non fiction - Foundations of Magick and Witchcraft
Rae Beth, The Wiccan Path
Scott Cunningham, Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner.
these are all positive, fairly realistic depictions.
enjoy!
blessed be
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2007-08-17 20:34:44 · answer #3 · answered by hedgewitch 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
There has been no good portrayal of us in any fictional book or movie that I have read or seen.
The non-fiction book, A Beginner's Guide to Witchcraft by Teresa Morey, is the best and most accurate book on Witchcraft and Wicca and paganism that I have read to date.
I highly recommended it to all.
Blessings,
Lady Morgana )0(
2007-08-18 04:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Morgana 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well of course the best books i say would have to be the books written by the creators of Wicca
Gardner, Buckland, Valiente etc. etc.
Fiction books? I don't know of any fiction books about Wicca (Harry Potter?)
But there are none (or else very few) Movies that i would say portrays Wicca in a Good light, Hollywood's version of Wicca has gotten worse, if anything, over the half a century that Wicca has been alive!
2007-08-17 20:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by Bobby 3 · 8⤊ 0⤋
If you have the patience to read history books with titles that have in them, Celts, Germanic, Slavic, Zulu, Norse, etc. you will find a lot of history and some few sentences and paragraphs of "early religions" and crafts such as Herbalism, Healing, divination and the like.
Though some may titter, the movie that speaks to me about nature, Magick, and science is "Medicine Man" starring Sean Connery.
2007-08-17 21:07:12 · answer #6 · answered by Terry 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Merry Meet to you too :)
I've never really seen one that depicts pagans well. There are many paganish movies that I enjoy (like the original Wicker Man) but they don't really depict pagans or witches in any correct way that I can recognize. I'm gonna check back here for ideas.
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2007-08-17 20:26:19 · answer #7 · answered by Zaggy 5 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Mists of Avalon. I was surprised how well it was done. I'm used to the horribly played Hollywood "witches". Practical Magic was also good, though some of the storyline was rather boring. How many times have we seen the "damsel in distress" routine? ^_^
2007-08-18 11:53:57 · answer #8 · answered by River 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing really represents it more than just a little.
Most of the recent ones have used Pagan concultants & even shows like "Charmed" made constant references to ethical references like personal gain & the like. So despite the automatic cringe factor - many have showed positve elements.
Should be more of it
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2007-08-17 23:56:12 · answer #9 · answered by Rai A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mariam Zimmer Bradley- book- "The Mist's of Avalon"
Why because there is more attention to nature and the seasons. There is true depth to the rituals....there is also a sense of feminine power
2007-08-17 20:58:47 · answer #10 · answered by blueink 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋