In silence, the veil obscuring the mysteries is drawn back revealing that which can never be fully translated into language.
- Genre:
- Contemporary, Nonfiction, Religion, Self Help, Spirituality
- Page Length:
- 100 – 250 Pages
- Book Status:
- Working Draft
This campaign will cover the following expenses in self-publishing A Witch’s Book of Silence.
- 5% of all proceeds are donated to Literacy Projects through Pubslush.com
- Fees for Pubslush fundraiser hosting
- ISBN and copyright costs
- Final re-writes
- Final editing process
- Design and typesetting
- Printing and hardcover costs
- Shipment and storage of printed books
- Contribution Incentives/Rewards
If the entire goal is met it will allow for
- Ability to print more books
- Extra shipping costs
- Extra climate controlled storage for books
- Audio recording & editing of exercises and meditations
- Recording & editing of audio book version
A Witch’s Book of Silence will be published in hard cover in one, short-print run. Certainly, if this fundraiser does well, I can consider a larger run and a climate controlled storage unit as my apartment is too small and humidity in Florida is decidedly bad for books!
If this fundraiser does really well, it’ll be possible for me to record the exercises and meditations contained in the book. It’s been proven time and again that most people will not attempt exercises which are written in a book but, given an audio recording they will engage with the exercises, thereby enabling them to actually develop the benefits described in the book!
Finally, if the entire goal is met, I’ll be able to do an audio-book version. I discuss this a bit below in the Interview segment.
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A Witch’s Book of Silence was born out of decades of studying, practicing and teaching the art of Witchcraft. During that time, I witnessed research move from library carrels to hand-held devices and the hand-written letter (d)evolve to email and text messaging, The Age of Information ushered into the Craft burgeoning numbers of people seeking training and, failing that, whatever information they could access. Simultaneously, I noted how Witches continued to hone Knowledge, Will and Daring while Silence fell out of fashion–a silly and inconsequential relic of the past.
As a teacher, I saw students struggle increasingly with the practice of silence. Within a culture of busy-ness and continual sharing of information both public and private, I saw a development of distrust and fear of silence. A Witch must confront and overcome fear. A Witch must enter the realms of silence in order to build power, perform effective magic and engage deeply with the mysteries.
A Witch’s Book of Silence is a slight but provocative book comprised of teaching stories, ethical considerations and discussions concerning silence, secrecy, magic, integrity and honor in the Craft. It examines the ways we deny the importance of silence and how that impacts us individually and collectively. I offer a variety of exercises designed to bring the practitioner into deep relationship with silence and thereby, themselves, nature and the Gods.
The practice of silence develops in the Witch several integral and honorable characteristics. While written from the perspective of a Feri Witch, I believe the concerns, practices and resolutions proferred within A Witch’s Book of Silence will be equally valuable when applied to any spiritual path which requires us to develop deep self-awareness, personal integrity, cognizant communication with non-human entities and the use of meaningful speech imbued with creative force.
I prepare to cast this magic out into the world with the sincere hope that A Witch’s Book of Silence helps you, the reader, embrace silence so you can experience the richness and depth of experience it bestows. There are myriad blessings in the quiet spaces betwixt and between. My intention is to help you open fully to receive them!
I hope you will contribute what you are able so this project can come to completion.