{"id":2232,"date":"2016-12-23T14:13:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T19:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/?page_id=2232"},"modified":"2020-07-04T14:40:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T19:40:52","slug":"learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many people who are exploring religious witchcraft want to know what they should read next. Others want to know how to dig into other kinds of reading and research, like academic sources, or whether their library will be any use. Often, evaluating books or other resources (like Wikipedia) can be confusing! The articles on this page will help with all these questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/learning-header.png\" alt=\"Learning: quill on a green background\" class=\"wp-image-3961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/learning-header.png 900w, https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/learning-header-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/learning-header-768x102.png 768w, https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/learning-header-150x20.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books and resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/introductory-books\/\"><strong>Getting started with a few good books<\/strong> <\/a>: a starting reading list with suggested titles (and why I suggest them)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/classic-pagan-books\/\"><strong>Classic Pagan books<\/strong><\/a> : \u00a0how to approach them (and why I suggest they not be the first things you read.)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/hidden-aspects-of-wikipedia\/\"><strong>Hidden aspects of Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a> : make the most of Wikipedia and understand some hidden features.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/the-problem-with-just-google-it-and-look-at-wikipedia\/\">The problem with &#8216;just Google it&#8217; and &#8216;check Wikipedia&#8217;<\/a> :<\/strong>\u00a0what to share instead<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You will also want to check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/resources\/\">my resources page<\/a><\/strong> for more ideas, including blogs I find useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Evaluating what you find<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/criticalreading\/\"><strong>Critical reading and Pagan books<\/strong><\/a> : evaluating Pagan books effectively and usefully.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/choosing-a-reader-or-practitioner\/\">Choosing a reader or practitioner<\/a>: <\/strong>What to look for if you&#8217;re hoping to benefit from someone else&#8217;s skills. <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/evaluating-an-academic-article\/\"><strong>Evaluating an academic article<\/strong><\/a> : what to pay attention to and what to expect.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/getting-less-common-material\/\">Getting access to less common material<\/a> <\/strong>: for when you need more obscure or academic sources.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/evaluating-an-academic-article\/\"><strong>Evaluating an academic article<\/strong><\/a> : what to pay attention to and what to expect.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/how-academic-publishing-works\/\"><strong>How academic publishing works<\/strong><\/a> : and how that creates certain expectations and pressures.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Libraries and librarians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of people don&#8217;t know much about how libraries work &#8211; or how libraries can help with Pagan topics. Since I&#8217;m a librarian, I particularly care about clearing up confusion about this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/libraries-and-librarians\/\">Libraries and librarians<\/a> <\/strong>: an overview of different kinds of libraries and library tasks.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/what-makes-a-librarian\/\"><strong>What makes a librarian?<\/strong><\/a> : about library education and roles.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people who are exploring religious witchcraft want to know what they should read next. Others want to know how to dig into other kinds of reading and research, like academic sources, or whether their library will be any use. Often, evaluating books or other resources (like Wikipedia) can be\u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3970,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2232","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P11EQH-A0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2353,"url":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/resources\/","url_meta":{"origin":2232,"position":0},"title":"Resources","author":"jenett","date":"December 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This page collects some useful resources I use and refer to regularly. I believe in reading widely: including a resource here doesn't mean I agree with everything there (I don't!) but that it has useful information, resources, discussion, or other material. Bookmarks I maintain an online collection of bookmarks for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"resources\"","block_context":{"text":"resources","link":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/tag\/resources\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Resources: books on a black background","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2242,"url":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/about\/","url_meta":{"origin":2232,"position":1},"title":"About the site","author":"jenett","date":"December 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Seeking is a project I started in 2010, and since then it has grown to over 150 articles and other resources. My goal has always been to provide thoughtful material for people exploring religious witchcraft or looking to figure out more options for their practice, whether that's practicing on their\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Resources: books on a black background","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3317,"url":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/","url_meta":{"origin":2232,"position":2},"title":"Welcome","author":"jenett","date":"February 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Seeking is my space to share information and resources about religious witchcraft. The articles here come my own experiences as a witch, priestess, librarian, and person who gets frustrated at the lack of information on some topics. What you'll find The site is divided up into seven main sections (plus\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Adapting : stars on a purple background","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adapting-header.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adapting-header.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adapting-header.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adapting-header.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adapting-header.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/adapting-header.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1868,"url":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/getting-less-common-material\/","url_meta":{"origin":2232,"position":3},"title":"Research &#8211; getting less common material","author":"jenett","date":"July 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Once you start learning about specific subjects (especially more obscure ones), you're probably going to hit a point where free online resources and what's in your local public library just aren't enough. This article\u00a0talks about some other options, including databases, interlibrary loan, accessing academic or other specialised libraries, and some\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"resources\"","block_context":{"text":"resources","link":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/tag\/resources\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/learning-less-common-research.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/learning-less-common-research.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/learning-less-common-research.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/learning-less-common-research.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1857,"url":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/learning\/libraries-and-librarians\/","url_meta":{"origin":2232,"position":4},"title":"Libraries and Librarians","author":"jenett","date":"June 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the things that comes up fairly often in my life is my mentioning something about my profession, and someone going \"Oh! I didn't know it worked like that.\" This essay is my go at answering some common (and not as common) questions about libraries, librarians, and related subjects.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"resources\"","block_context":{"text":"resources","link":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/tag\/resources\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/learning-libraries-etc.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/learning-libraries-etc.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/learning-libraries-etc.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/learning-libraries-etc.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1789,"url":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/about\/a-way-to-get-started\/","url_meta":{"origin":2232,"position":5},"title":"Using this site","author":"jenett","date":"January 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"One question I get occasionally is from people who are so overwhelmed they don't know where to start. I recommend reading all of the site that interests you, but if you want a guided way to get started, here's what I suggest. Learn some basics Start by reading the pages\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"step-by-step\"","block_context":{"text":"step-by-step","link":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/tag\/step-by-step\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Resources: books on a black background","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2232"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4127,"href":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2232\/revisions\/4127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}