Basic Books

A guide of what to read, what not to read and what’s worth a look! Please all you book worms out there add your recommended reading!

Here’s me recommended reading for Witchcraft/Wicca…….

Witchcraft/Wicca 101 (Beginners books) :

• Wicca: A guide for the solitary practioner by Scott Cunningham. Please note: Cunningham uses the terms Wicca and Witchcraft as meaning the same thing. Not everyone agrees with this. - A highly respected author. Higly recommended foundations book. Lovely written and contains info which some books miss out on. Be careful with lack of distinction between Wicca and Witchcraft. reccomdendations: basic book, for anyone interested in solitary witchcraft Rating: 9/10

• Witch Alone: Thirteen moons to master natural magic by Marian Green. Very much orientated towards solitary Witches.Beautifully written. Inspiring. Occasional gems of wisdom though you must hunt for them. reccomdendations: basic book, for anyone interested in solitary witchcraft Rating: 9/10

• HedgeWitch by Rae Beth. Very much orientated towards solitary Witches. lovely book for solitaries. Inspiring. reccomdendations: basic book, for anyone interested in solitary witchcraft Rating: 7/10

• Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland. Helpful and interesting. Has a lot of good information, but nothing new. reccomdendations: basic book, for anyone interested in witchcraft and wicca Rating: 7/10

• To Ride A Silver Broomstick: New generational Witchcraft by Silver RavenWolf. There is a lot of people who do not like the way Silver RavenWolf writes but I find her writing a good easy read. Please do take everything you read though all of her books with a pinch of salt and get the latest edition. Nice, comprehensives and readable 101 guide. But do be warned to some of ravenWolf inaccuracies and prejudice. reccomdendations: basic book, for anyone interested in a nice readable witchcraft 101 book but please check up on some of the facts Rating: 8/10

• The Witches Bible by Janet & Stuart Farrar. Very much orientated to Wiccan coven work and the Alexandrain tradition. Well research with academic style writing without being too professional. Very gardnerian and Alexandrian orientated. But is a must read. reccomdendations: Intermediate book, for anyone who wants to go beyond witchcraft/wicca 101 and away from the fluff. Rating: 9/10

• The Real Witches Handbook by Kate West. basic, simple and readable 101. reccomdendations: basic book, for anyone interested in witchcraft 101 and good practices Rating: 7/10

• Green Witchcraft: Folk magic, fairy lore & herb craft by Ann Moura (a.k.a. Aoumiel). Folk Magic, green wicca, fairy lore and herb craft. A must for every Witch green or not. Reccomdendations: basic book, For anyone interested in an excellent 101 book focussed on the green side, Rating: 10/10
For full review of this book see: http://magickaschool.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7027

Witchcraft/Wiccan History:
• The Triumph of the Moon: A history of modern Pagan Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton. – A MUST READ, if you want to be accurate at all with Craft history! reccomdendations: intermediate book, for anyone interested in the truth about the history of the craft Rating: 10/10

Paganism General:
Pagan Paths: A Guide to Wicca, Druidry, Asatru, Shamanism and Other Pagan Practices by Pete Jennings

PLEASE ADD YOUR RECCOMENDATIONS FOR ANY PATHWAY!

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I found that very helpful. Thank you very much
BB

~Cordie~

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I would highly recommend The Inner Temple of Witchcraft by Christopher Penczak. I would rate it 9/10,

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Thank you for posting these!
It's hard to know where to start sometimes.
Looks like I'm going to need a library card!
BB,
Diane

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Those of us who have been studying for a while have collected books.
I love anything Ann Moura writes.
Everyone here can go on an on.
Check out the book review section.

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I'm with Emily for "The Inner Temple of Witchcraft"'. Christopher Penzcak is excellent in his writing on how to build a strong spiritual foundation.

One of my favorites is Rae Beth's Hedgewitch (sold in the US as The Wiccan Path - A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner)

It is beautifully written as a year's worth of letters to beginning witches and takes you through each Sabbat, including some lovely exercises, rituals and meditations along the way.

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I'd like to recommend An Idiots Guide To Wicca And Witchcraft (3rd Edition) by Denise Zimmermann and Catherine A Gleason

(Not sure if I spelled their names right)

It doesn't go in to much detail on a lot of things, but it's pretty good. Sure helped me find out some good information.

Does anyone mind if I link to this in 'Spellbinding books'?

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Dethas
Illegitimus non carborundum

Sounds great to me, Haitsu

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I was recently referred to a book by our Jessica:




I had never heard of this book before, but she has told me some really amazing things about it's content.

I'm going to try to find it.

Emily

Solitary Witch: The Ultimate Book of Shadows for the New Generation by Silver RavenWolf



I really love this book and heres a link which you can check out some of its content

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0738703192/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-7134589-1480008#reader-link

I rate this as 9/10 book - So much information and lots of great ideas.

This list could get pretty long. LOL

I just got a new Lewellyn catalogue in the mail, and it was filled with new titles, many for beginners.

We are a happening idea. Paganism has been discovered big time.

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