The Stone and Mirror Library

updated April 20, 1999

a collection of pre-initiatory teaching papers

The wise reader may also wish to view the collection of resources held in Wild Rose Outer Grove's library.

Pagan Rites for General Use

• Full text of a Pagan handfasting suitable for use in "mixed company", along with aides-memoire for the various scripted participants.

Instructional Materials

• Coven of the Stone and Mirror's reading-list.
  
• A Witch's Guide to Staying Healthy in the Snow , a handbook on health and safety in outdoor rituals and winter campouts, based largely upon technical papers from the Natick Labs, supplemented by the authors' own experiences in winter camping.
  
• Relaxation exercises from U.S. Army Field Manual 22-9; a prime example of turning swords into ploughshares.
  
• Essays on Gardnerianism by:
  
  • Akasha and Eran Windsinger.
    
  • Moonfire.
    
  • Kyril Oakwind.
    
  • Kyril Oakwind and Judy Harrow (as published in Fireheart).
    
  • Brigantia, from the Empty Quarter of Alberta.
    
• Frederic Lamond's notes on the history of Gardnerian Witchcraft in Britain, written for Beaufort House in June, 1998.
  
• Brigantia's essay on the need for secrecy.

The Art of Teaching

• Articles from Stanford University's newsletter, Speaking of Teaching:
  These articles were written for a readership mostly comprising graduate teaching assistants; think of this as the "Maiden's Corner" of our library. All of these articles are in Adobe's Portable Document Format.
  
  • Teaching with case studies.
    
  • Designing and teaching a course.
    
  • Responding to student writing.
    
  • Active learning: getting students to work and think in the classroom.
    
• Excerpts from Teaching at Stanford:
  These articles were written for faculty members and graduate teaching assistants, and with a modest amount of translation they are also useful to coven leaders and those who are in training to become coven leaders.
  
  • Table of Contents.
    
  • Leading discussions.
    
  • Handling nervousness.
    
  • Lecturing.
    
  • Novel approaches to teaching.
    
  • Delegating authority in the teaching process.
    
• Our own Teacher's Book: an organisational resource for teachers of Pagan groves and study groups.

Other Resources

• The latest (1998) edition of the U.S. Army Chaplain's Handbook entry on Gardnerian Wicca.
  
• Relevant pages from the University of Florida Disaster Handbook:
  
  • Protecting valuable records against disaster.
  • Drying water-soaked books and papers.
  • Salvage of rain-soaked computer equipment.

Al K'nun al'Vrazuus (Miscellanea)

• Some re-takes on the Craft Laws, in a decidedly trenchant vein:
  
• No.61, on sleeve rings, applied to robes as a means of Traditional and rank identification.
  

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