The Inner Mysteries

In the backcover prof. Ronald Hutton writes about Janter that she is one of the most prominent writers of history and nature of modern Witchcraft. He continues that the collaboration with Gavin Bone is dynamic and interesting. The Witche's Voice characterizes the book as a refreshing honest look into the Witchcraft of both past and future. For me the book provides a progressive view in Wicca regarding both initiatory and self-initiatory. The writers teach in the whole book using logic, experience and wisdom. Their views are trully refreshing for the community not just because they are two well respected Witches, but also because the base their work on actual things, following good tendencies and currents in Witchcraft today.

I follow a centered Deity approach as they suggest and I felt really having this view written and analyzed from both of them -in not just one chapter. They give ideas of how to work with one Deity, which I have used and found them working fine in practice. They don't afraid of comparing the old with the new tides in Witchcraft and explaining why things are different now and why in the past some beliefs were certain while others were not, but are now. They share their ideas of evolving Wicca using techniques of other polytheistic religions, how to connect with one Deity, how to incorporate a progressive mentality and they give a lot of advices of how to move on with your practice.

I didn't like two things from the book. One is the removing Hermetic Kabbalah idea, which is an option of the writers and the other is the compressed text with little borders. I suggest this book to any serious practitioner of the Craft.