| Here, I have listed some of the witchcraft, magick, pagan, and Wiccan books I own. I have read all that are listed here and would recommend them all to everyone- many have a Wiccan slant and claim to be "witchcraft" but I think you will be able to see that for yourself. Not all books contain decent material or are written by reliable authors. I will say that some books you will find will be crap. Just use your judgement. And, if you read everything you can, you will be able to separate the crap from the good stuff. I also recommend magickal reading such as The Lesser Key of Solomon, The Greater Key of Solomon, (don't read Mathers or Crowley's adaptations if you can help it- I suggest Mitch Henson's translation of Lesser) and The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. Great for those looking into high magic techniques. Please don't limit yourself to Wiccan "how-to" books or you'll be very misinformed and you will seriously restrict yourself. I also want to say that I usually recommend that people read everything possible- decide for yourself what is reliable and what is not. But I will mention two authors who I didn't find to be reliable- one is Edain McCoy, who wrote several books on Wicca and also Witta: An Irish Pagan Tradition- in which she claims Witta is an ancient Celtic religion, highly similar to Wicca. This book is so historically inaccurate that I could never recommend it- complete crap. I also found The 21 Lessons of Merlyn, by Douglas Monroe to be seriously flawed- so historically inaccurate on many levels (anyone else who has researched will tell you the same thing). I do recommend it however, as it makes for a decent fantasy novel. The following are books I have read and recommend.... |
| Light From the Shadows: A Mythos of Modern Traditional Witchcraft- by Gwen What is Occultism?- by Dion Fortune and Gareth Knight The Training and Work of an Initiate- by Dion Fortune Mystical Qabalah- by Dion Fortune The Witch's Qabalah- by Ellen Cannon Reed Magic of Qabalah- by Kala Trobe Experience of the Inner Worlds- by Gareth Knight Magical Images and the Magical Imagination- by Gareth Knight Esoterism and Symbol- by R. A. Schwaller De Lubicz Techniques of High Magic- by Francis King and Stephen Skinner Herbal Alchemy- by Phillip Hurley Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft- by Raymond Buckland Advanced Candle Magick- by Raymond Buckland Scottish Magick- by Raymond Buckland Liber Kaos- by Peter J. Carroll Wicca- by Scott Cunningham Living Wicca- by Scott Cunningham Complete Book of Incense, Oils, and Brews- by Scott Cunningham Magickal Herbalism- by Scott Cunningham Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs- by Scott Cunningham Earth Power- by Scott Cunningham Earth, Air, Fire, and Water- by Scott Cunningham Mythologies- by William Butler Yeats Book of Ceremonial Magick: A Complete Grimoire- by A. E. Waite Wiccan Magick- by Raven Grimassi Wiccan Mysteries- by Raven Grimassi Spell Crafts- by Cunningham and Harrington By Oak, Ash, and Thorn- by DJ Conway Celtic Magick- by DJ Conway The New Pagans- by Hans Holzer The Wicca Spellbook- by Gerina Dunwich Everyday Wicca- by Gerinia Dunwich Wicca A to Z- by Gerina Dunwich Spells and How They Work- by Farrar Green Witchcraft I, II, and III- by Ann Moura (3 books) Magick For Beginners- by JH Brennan Practical Candle Burning Rituals- by Raymond Buckland Pagan Book of Days- by Nigel Pennick Magic and Witchcraft of the Boarders- by Marion Lochhead The Druids- by Stuart Piggot The Truth About Witchcraft Today- by Scott Cunningham The Excellence of Ancient Word- by Sean O'Tuathail Goetic Evocation: The Magician's Workbook- by Steve Savedow Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions- by J. Bonwick The Druids- by P.B. Ellis The Book of Druidry- by R. Nichols Celtic Mythology- by Ward Rutherford Irish Myth, Legend, and Romance- by Daithi O'Hogan Crime and Punishment Through Time- by Christopher Culpin Crime, Punishment, and Protest- by Josh Brooman |
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