The Astral Pilgrim

For a long time now I have pondered the thought of writing a book. I have had ideas on various works of fiction that I would like to pursue, but I have always felt that rumbling in my mind that a book on paganism was in there waiting to come out. When I have sat and thought about what I would write it became blatantly clear that I did not want to just add to the endless plethora of reiterations that can be found in every book store, in every online shop and in all honesty on every pagans bookshelf, myself included. I wanted to either write something relevant, that needed to be written, or to not bother at all.

I found I have a whole ream to write, some material just about ready to be written, some still very theory in development and a lot of what I call “astral theory” that would likely have that section 7 that hovers over me finally thrown at me. Maybe one day I will simply announce to the world I simply don’t care any more and just write it, but until then I have started this book, a retelling of the wheel of the year.

Now I can imagine what some will think, “hang on, what happened about not redoing that which has endlessly been done”

My response? I’m not.

In my opinion the wheel of the year is fundamentally flawed in so many ways it goes beyond a simple correction here or there, the wheel needs reinventing and so that is what I am currently writing, my reinvention of said wheel. A bold task? An egotistical task? Possibly, either way my belief is that is desperately needs doing and so that was motivation enough for me. This book will not be me traversing the wheel round, giving a new angle to the 8 festivals – through cultural influence and neo-cultural desperation it has been inflated, twisted, distorted and blindly accepted without question as one of the most integral basic tenets of the pagan faith, a prerequisite of unquestionable character.

I very much differ on this opinion and my book will address that in earnest. I’ll be sure to keep you posted!