Pagan Portals – Gods & Goddesses of England
Unearthing the gods and goddesses of England, with an aim to work and connect with these very special deities
by Rachel Patterson
Rachel Patterson unearths and shines light on England’s ancient gods and goddesses – many of whom, until now, had long since been forgotten. Based on archaeological finds and ancient manuscripts, and including information about the tribes that once made their home in England’s pleasant lands, this book serves as a guide to the gods and goddesses of England, with suggested ways to work and connect with these very special deities.
REVIEW
5 out of 5
This is an amazing resource. If you’re looking to learn more about the deities from this part of the world or looking to deepen your connection, you’ll find this to be incredibly helpful. I greatly appreciated the opening section – where Patterson breaks down The British Isles, the countries they contain, the history of the Isles, and other various histories involving the people living there in ancient times. We then move on to the gods/goddesses, organized alphabetically. Some have longer entries than others, but Patterson does admit there was less information to be found on some than others, so this wasn’t a big surprise. I did learn about deities I’d never heard of and learned some new things about ones I was already familiar with. I think my favorite section was “Meet the Deities” where Patterson shares some of her rituals/meditations/symbols/recipes for a few of the deities. I’ll be trying some of the recipes, and I love the idea of connecting to a god/goddess through more than just ritual and meditation but through food too. Cannot recommend enough!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rachel is an English witch who has been walking the Pagan pathway for over thirty years.
A working wife and mother with over 27 books published (so far), some of them becoming best sellers.
Her passion is to learn, she loves to study and has done so from books, online resources, schools and wonderful mentors over the years and still continues to learn each and every day but has learnt the most from actually getting outside and doing it.
She likes to laugh…and eat cake…
Rachel gives talks to pagan groups and co-runs open rituals and workshops run by the Kitchen Witch Coven.
High Priestess of the Kitchen Witch Coven and an Elder at the online Kitchen Witch School of Natural Witchcraft.
A regular columnist with Fate & Fortune magazine, she contributes articles to several magazines such as Pagan Dawn and Witchcraft & Wicca. You will find her regular ramblings on her own personal blog and YouTube channel.
Her craft is a combination of old religion witchcraft, Wicca, hedge witchery, kitchen witchery and folk magic.
Her heart is that of an English Kitchen Witch.
In 2023 Rachel was added to the Watkins ‘spiritually most influential’ list.
For more information www.rachelpatterson.co.uk and www.kitchenwitchhearth.net