I haven't kept up with what's new on shelves. What is out there that is any good?
2007-02-11 13:10:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm reading "The Mystical Qabalah," [Dion Fortune] and probably "777," [Aleister Crowley] after that.
2007-02-11 13:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'm a "whatever".
Here's a good list for you.
Crafting The Art of Magic by Adian Kelly ( A Wiccan "Tradition Head")
The Triumph of The Moon
Stations of the Sun by Ronald Hutton ( A History Professor at Oxford University, and not easily dismissed.)
Witchcraft and Demonology by Montague Summers
The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology by R.H. Robbins
The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why An Invented Past Will Not Give Women a Future by Cynthia Eller
The Genocide of Women in Hinduism By Sita Agarwal
Occult Bondage and Deliverance by Kurt Koch
Cracking Da Vinci's Code by James Garlow
http://usminc.org
http://spiritwatch.org
2007-02-14 15:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Essential Wicca" by Paul Tuitian and Estelle Daniels. So far it's a good basic primer on Wicca, something I'd recommend for a very bright beginner or intermediate student. But I'm only 50 pages in, so that could change. ;-)
Edited to Add: Oh, if you count non-Wiccan books... I've got four others on the go right now:
"Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers' Schemes" by Sharon Lamb and Lyn Mikel Brown
"Cheating Destiny: Living with Diabetes, America's Biggest Epidemic" by James S. Hirsch
"Maps, Myths, and Men: The Story of the Vinland Map" by Kirsten A. Seaver
"An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales" by Oliver Sacks
2007-02-11 13:15:22 · answer #3 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Most books I read are science or hard science fiction books. The book I am reading right now is called "Manifold Space" by Stephen Baxter.
The last book I read on Asatru (my religion) was "Essential Asatru: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism" by Diana L. Paxson and Isaac Bonewits.
2007-02-11 13:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
"The Celts" by Nora Chadwick
"Comparative Mythology" by Jaan Puhvel
And I randomly pick stories from "Ancient Irish Tales" by Cross and Slover.
None of these books are new. In fact, some are considered a bit old.
I've also started reading an on-line book. So far, it's pretty good:
http://homepage.eircom.net/~shae/
2007-02-11 13:38:00 · answer #5 · answered by Witchy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually I'm reading an interesting military-type book about Iran vs. the U.S. "The Persian Puzzle" by Kenneth M. Pollack as well as my Buddhist studies in Tibetan Ayurveda, and Buddhist Psychology. Not much in my shaman stuff... not much ever comes out new that's all that hot.
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2007-02-11 13:27:48 · answer #6 · answered by vinslave 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 'Dies the Fire' series by SM Sterling is a must read.
Imagine, in one split second, all electricity, cars and guns cease to work. The turmoil that follows is 'Dies the Fire'. There are two other books in this series:
'Protectorate's War' and 'Meeting at Corvallis'.
There is a lead character, Juniper, who is a wonderful pagan/witch influence.
PLEASE! Read these books. They are wonderful!
2007-02-11 15:00:29 · answer #7 · answered by TiGeR 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, right now I'm reading a classic. The Kyballion by Three Initiates.
2007-02-11 13:16:03 · answer #8 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just finished http://lupabitch.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/a-book-of-beasts-pennick-and-field A Book of Beasts by Nigel Pennick and Helen Field, one of the better books on animal magic I've seen. You can see more reviews of books I liked (or didn't) at http://lupabitch.wordpress.com which is my book review blog. You can also see books that I and my husband wrote, as well as other books from our publisher, at our website, http://www.thegreenwolf.com .
2007-02-12 17:29:02 · answer #9 · answered by Lupa 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been going back through The Earth Path by Starhawk. It's not new, but it's a good read. =)
2007-02-11 13:12:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋