Poems Of Paganism

Originating from the Christian community of southern Europe during late antiquity, the term 'pagan' was used to refer to any religions that were not related the three Abrahamic religions—Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. “Poems of Paganism; or, Songs of Life and Love” is collection of 60 'pagan' songs compiled by L. Cranmer-Byng and first published in 1895. Contents include: “A Patriot Poet”, “A Prayer for Peace”, “All that I Have”, “Au Revoir—Not Adieu!”, “Christian and Pagan”, “Cloud, Wind and Rain”, “Concerning Truth and Art”, “Cupid's Sleep”, “Despair”, “Good-bye, Love!”, “Haunted”, “Heart of Stone”, “Hesitation”, “Homeward Bound”, “Ignorant Roses”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of poetry.

This beautiful collection of poems explores the themes of love, nature, and spirituality through a lens of pagan mythology. With gorgeous language and striking imagery, Cranmer-Byng creates a world that is both familiar and otherworldly, inviting readers to explore the mysteries of the natural world in a new and exciting way. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Poems of Paganism: Or Songs of Life and Love Strong-hearted, lyre-loving God of the morn ing, Darkness and falsehood shall shudder and flee, Gloom-mantled crime at thy presence take warning, Earth wake from sleep at the vision of thee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This little work is a fine collection of poetry for those interested in the same; with a pagan twist, involved with love, love loss, death, and the celebration of life in general. Some of the poems venerate nature in a quasi-worshipful sense, as tends to be the case in neopaganism as well.At once entertaining and therefore spiritually useful, "Poems of Paganism" is of potential use for the more artistic spiritual occultist.

The only compendium of pagan poetry ever published, this collection contains over 160 poems written for Pagans by Pagans for use in rituals, in invocations and as inspiration in everyday life.