Review of Pagan Book of Living and Dying
[This article was originally published on the Pagan site at BellaOnline and later at HubPages. HP has deemed this article idle, so I'm republishing it here.] *Please note that in some of my older pieces I used the term "Pagan community" a lot. I've come to really dislike the term but at the time it seemed to fit how I was writing. Pagans and Grief As the Neo-Pagan community ages, we have come to realize the inherent need for something that more established religions take for granted – a process to help us with the death of a loved one. The Pagan Book of Living and Dying by Starhawk, M. Macha Nightmare, and the Reclaiming Collective provides valuable guidance for the dying, their caregivers, friends and family. Grief can overcome us whether death is sudden or is brought on by a long illness. The stress is compounded when misunderstandings arise regarding religion. These misunderstandings can happen even if Pagans are completely open about their beliefs or s...