Christopher Penczak
Encyclopedia
Christopher Penczak is an author in the fields of paganism
and magic
.
In 2000, he was ordained as a minister by the Universal Brotherhood Movement, Inc. He is a part time faculty member at the North Eastern Institute of Whole Health and a founding member of the Gifts of Grace Foundation, a non-profit organization in New Hampshire
made up of individuals from diverse spiritual backgrounds dedicated to joyful service to the local communities.
Penczak has penned a number of acclaimed titles on witchcraft and healing. In 2002, City Magick won Best Magic Book from the Coalition of Visionary Retailers. In 2003, he won the same award for The Inner Temple of Witchcraft. In 2004, Penczak received multiple awards from the Coalition of Visionary Retailers, including a tie for Best Book of the Year for The Outer Temple of Witchcraft.
He continues to write books and articles. He maintains a teaching and healing practice in New Hampshire, where he lives in a polyamorous relationship with his partners, roleplaying game designer and developer Steve Kenson
and Reiki
master Adam Sartwell.
Paganism
Paganism is a blanket term, typically used to refer to non-Abrahamic, indigenous polytheistic religious traditions....
and magic
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
.
In 2000, he was ordained as a minister by the Universal Brotherhood Movement, Inc. He is a part time faculty member at the North Eastern Institute of Whole Health and a founding member of the Gifts of Grace Foundation, a non-profit organization in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
made up of individuals from diverse spiritual backgrounds dedicated to joyful service to the local communities.
Penczak has penned a number of acclaimed titles on witchcraft and healing. In 2002, City Magick won Best Magic Book from the Coalition of Visionary Retailers. In 2003, he won the same award for The Inner Temple of Witchcraft. In 2004, Penczak received multiple awards from the Coalition of Visionary Retailers, including a tie for Best Book of the Year for The Outer Temple of Witchcraft.
He continues to write books and articles. He maintains a teaching and healing practice in New Hampshire, where he lives in a polyamorous relationship with his partners, roleplaying game designer and developer Steve Kenson
Steve Kenson
Steve Kenson is a writer and designer of fantasy role-playing games and related fiction.His most notable creation is the d20 System superhero roleplaying game Mutants & Masterminds for Green Ronin Publishing, which won multiple ENnie awards. He also designed True20 Adventure Roleplaying and the...
and Reiki
Reiki
is a spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. The teaching was continued and adapted by various teachers. It uses a technique commonly called palm healing as a form of complementary and alternative medicine and is sometimes classified as oriental medicine by some...
master Adam Sartwell.
Llewellyn titles
- 2002 - The Inner Temple of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation and Psychic Development ISBN 0-7387-0276-5
- 2004 - The Witch's Shield: Protection Magick and Psychic Self-Defense ISBN 0-7387-0542-X
- 2004 - The Outer Temple of Witchcraft: Circles, Spells and Rituals ISBN 0-7387-0531-4
- 2004 - Magick of Reiki: Focused Energy for Healing, Ritual, & Spiritual Development ISBN 0-7387-0573-X
- 2005 - Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft ISBN 0-7387-0767-8
- 2006 - Magia blanca al instante: Descubre el poder de tu intención y tu palabra ISBN 0-7387-0956-5
- 2006 - Instant Magick: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Spellcraft ISBN 0-7387-0859-3
- 2006 - Sons of the Goddess: A Young Man's Guide to Wicca ISBN 0-7387-0547-0
- 2006 - The Mystic Foundation: Understanding and Exploring the Magical Universe ISBN 0-7387-0979-4
- 2007 - Ascension Magick: Ritual, Myth & Healing for the New Aeon ISBN 0-7387-1047-4
- 2007 - The Temple of High Witchcraft: Ceremonies, Spheres and The Witches' Qabalah ISBN 9780738711652
- 2008 - The Living Temple of Witchcraft Volume One: The Descent of the Goddess ISBN 9780738714257
- 2009 - The Living Temple of Witchcraft Volume Two: The Journey of the God ISBN 9780738714783
- 2009 - The Witch's Coin: Prosperity and Money Magick ISBN 9780738715872
Red Wheel/Weiser titles
- 2001 - City Magick ISBN 1-57863-206-4
- 2002 - Spirit Allies: Meet Your Team from the Other Side ISBN 1-57863-214-5
- 2003 - Gay Witchcraft: Empowering the Tribe ISBN 1-57863-281-1
Articles
- Witchvox Article - Christopher Penczak Coming Out of the Broom Closet
- Witchvox Article - Christopher Penczak Creating a Magickal Community
Discography
- 2002 - The Inner Temple of Witchcraft Meditation - Meditation 4-CD Companion Set (Llewellyn) ISBN 0-7387-0387-7
- 2004 - Outer Temple of Witchcraft - Meditation 4-CD Companion Set (Llewellyn) ISBN 0-7387-0532-2
- 2005 - The Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft - 4-CD Companion (Llewellyn) ISBN 0-7387-0768-6
- 2007 - The Temple of High Witchcraft: Ceremonies, Spheres and The Witches' Qabalah - 4-CD Companion ISBN 9780738711669
- 2008 - The Living Temple of Witchcraft Volume One: The Descent of the Goddess - 5-CD Companion ISBN 9780738714301
- 2009 - The Living Temple of Witchcraft Volume Two: The Journey of the God - 5-CD Companion ISBN 9780738714813