New Books & Courses!
We’re pleased to announce our course and publishing schedule for the rest of 2021.
August
Baedd & Other Poems, by Twm Gwynne
Release date: 1 August, 2021 (available for pre-order now)
From poet and writer Twm Gwynne (published in A Beautiful Resistance) comes a short collection of profound poetry inspired by raw life, deep nature, and the spirit in all things..
“From here, I can taste the falling waters
In the air.”
Gods&Radicals Press is thrilled to offer Baedd & Other Poems, our first poetry chapbook through our mystic and esoteric imprint, Ritona.
From poet and writer Twm Gwynne (published in A Beautiful Resistance) comes a short collection of profound poetry inspired by raw life, deep nature, and the spirit in all things.
“Twm’s subtle grasp of the profound power in simple words manifests in poems that startle and linger long after you’ve read them.”
—Rhyd Wildermuth
Specifications
62 pages, 4 in x 6 in, perfect bound, b&w with matte cover. Release day 1 August, 2021
Baedd & Other Poems retails for 7 US.
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Course: Becoming Wild: The Tools of Resistance, with Emma Kathryn
Begins 28 August. Enroll by 27 August.
This three week course, taught by Emma Kathryn, is designed to give participants the basic tools of rebellion and resistance by focusing upon our own resilience outside of the capitalist system.
September
Reclaiming Food, by Emma Kathryn
Release Date: 1 September, 2021 (available for pre-order now)
From Emma Kathryn (author of Reclaiming Ourselves and instructor of Becoming Wild—The Tools of Resistance) comes a uniquely useful and simple guide to something many of us have forgotten we can do for ourselves: cooking.
Core recipes and Cooking Skills for Reclaiming Your Food Security
From Emma Kathryn (author of Reclaiming Ourselves and instructor of Becoming Wild—The Tools of Resistance) comes a uniquely useful and simple guide to something many of us have forgotten we can do for ourselves: cooking.
In her much-loved straightforward and playful manner, Emma Kathryn explains the basics of cooking and pantry management, and offers scores of recipes that can be modified and expanded to create countless other dishes, all with the goal of helping the reader become more independent from commercial food production, more secure in their food budgets, and more grounded in their relationship with nature and the earth.
(This is for the print edition. For the digital edition, see this link.)
Course: Five Principles of Green Witchcraft, with Asa West
Using ritual, trance, spellwork, and lots of time in nature, this 5-week course explores what it means to practice authentic green witchcraft. We'll use the lenses of unity, liminality, embodiment, reciprocity, and silence to explore animism, folk deities, wortcunning, and other aspects of this deep and joyful path.
October
The Book Of Onei (re-release) and Many Gods, No Masters, from Christopher Scott Thompson
Release date: 1 October. Pre-order begins 15 July.
From the author of the wildly popular Pagan Anarchism comes two releases: a haunting esoteric dream-map for the oneiric explorer, and a collection of poems dancing at the threshold of the urban and the ancient.
Course: Being Pagan, with Rhyd Wildermuth
Begins 2 October. Enroll by 1 October (Please note: the first offering of this course filled up 8 weeks before the start date. Enroll early to ensure your place)
The second installment of a new course developed by Rhyd Wildermuth, exploring the core beliefs and practices of Pagan and animist belief to guide the participant into re-enchanting their worlds and reconnecting to ancient currents that have never truly gone away.
Course begins 2 OCTOBER 2021 Enroll by 1 OCTOBER, 2021
A nine week course on re-enchanting your life, developed and instructed by Rhyd Wildermuth
In a world of uncertainty, political upheaval, climate change, and endless consumerism, and in alienated societies bereft of meaning and connection to nature or community, what does it mean to be Pagan?
This course, developed and instructed by Druid, writer, and Gods&Radicals Press co-founder Rhyd Wildermuth, explores the core beliefs and practices of Pagan and animist belief to guide the participant into re-enchanting their worlds and reconnecting to ancient currents that have never truly gone away.
Through readings, videos, and group discussions, we’ll look at the 9 threads of connection essential to not just calling oneself Pagan but actually being Pagan.
Connection to Pagan Time (the rhythms of the moon, of seasons, and of non-linear time)
Connection to Body (what it means to be a body, not just have a body)
Connection to Land (direct experience with nature and place)
Connection to Plants & Animals (deepening our relationship to those who share the earth with us)
Connection to the Other (integrating the unconscious, dreams, and the imaginal into the waking world)
Connection to Ancestors (becoming grounded in and understanding the people and stories that create us)
Connection to Gods and Spirits (understanding, honoring, and being in relationship with those unseen)
Connection to Will (reclaiming your agency and enchanting a dis-enchanted world)
This course is ideal both for those new to Paganism as well as those seeking to re-center their beliefs and practices away from capitalist and mass-marketed ideas and towards something deeper.
No prior knowledge or academic experience is required.
General Information
Course Length and Schedule: The course lasts for nine weeks, from 2 October, 2021 to 4 December, 2021
Time Commitment: Participants will be expected to devote a minimum of four hours each week (36 hours total over 9 weeks) to the course. This expectation includes time devoted to reading recommended texts, viewing video lectures, engaging in assigned personal work, and engaging in conversation with other participants.
Cost: Sliding Scale $90-$150. Pay what you are capable of. Monthly and Permanent Supporters may opt to take this course for free.
Maximum participants: 30
Course Requirements: Participants need have no prior knowledge of the course subject nor experience in academic settings. Physical requirements include internet access, a computer or smartphone capable of accessing recommended readings and live video chat discussions, and each participant will need to create a login (free of cost) for Discord.
Course Materials: Each participant will be given a digital copy of the course texts, as well as access to weekly video lectures. In addition, a guide to using the private Discord server for participant discussions will also be provided.
Venue: Weekly course conversations will occur over a dedicated Discord server. In addition, three optional live group video discussions will occur via Zoom.
Course structure: Each week, the instructor will post a short video lecture regarding the week’s topic, and participants will read assigned course texts and engage in recommended personal work. Discord chat discussion will follow in the second half of each week in which participants will reflect with each other and the instructor about the course material and their experiences with the suggested personal work. Three optional live group video discussions will also occur, scheduled during the course to allow as many people to participate as possible.
Cancellation/Refund policy: Full refunds of payment are possible up until the end of the first day of the course.
Other policies: In the very unlikely event that a participant creates a hostile environment for other participants or the instructor, and if attempts to address the behavior do not correct the problem, the instructor reserves the right to end a participant’s participation.
Enrollment process: To enroll, remit payment by purchasing the course access below.
November
The White Deer, by Melinda Redinger
Release date: 1 November, 2021. Pre-Order begins 1 September, 2021
A beautiful work on spiritual ecology that chases the white deer through dream and history.
Course: Land—Loss & Reconnection, from Alley Valkyrie
Begins 1 November, 2021. Enroll by 31 October.
In this six week online course, writer, artist, and Gods&Radicals co-founder Alley Valkyrie will lead you through the history and meaning of land, illuminate the processes and politics that caused our separation from land, and guide you to spiritual reconnection and political reclamation of the land beneath our feet.
December
Being Pagan (book), by Rhyd Wildermuth
Release date: 1 December, 2021 (pre-order begins 15 September, 2021)
Based on his popular course of the same name, Being Pagan explores the core beliefs and practices of Pagan and animism into re-enchanting their worlds and reconnecting to ancient currents that have never truly gone away.
Other Upcoming Books
Faunalia, by Elias Fulmer (publication date to be announced):
a collection of revolutionary magical-realist poems.
Courting The Wild Queen, by Sean Padraig O’Donoghue (publication date to be announced).
From the author of The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are (North Atlantic Books) comes a guide through myth, history, and the forests to embracing the spirit of Wildness and magic, and the gods and goddesses who dwell there.