wicca, what book represents better your believes?

Answer 1

True Magick by Amber K was my first and favorite and I recommend to anyone searching. If you just want to know because you friend or family member believes and you want to know about their beliefs, Wicca for dummies is fine.

Answer 2

I'm an ex-Wiccan, and these books would sum it up best.

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

"11. As American Witches, we are not threatened by debates on the history of the Craft, the origins of various aspects of different traditions. We are concerned with our present, and our future. "

Answer 3

Nothing by Silver Ravenwolf.

From http://wicca.timerift.net/ravenwolf.shtml :

"Until now I have refrained from targeting any person specifically, and I thought long and hard about posting this article. Yet the simple fact is that I, and others, do actively warn people against Silver Ravenwolf's books, and repeatedly I am asked: can't you simply agree to disagree?

With most authors, the answer is "yes". Differing theology is a matter of opinion. Ravenwolf's theology is not, however, what I object to. What I object to is her lousy history, lack of morality, and rampant religious bigotry."

As for which book best represents my beliefs, I'd have to go with "The Law Enforcement Guide to Wicca", by Kerr Cuhulain. It's written by a Wiccan police officer for other police officers, and contains, in my opinion, accurate and well-presented information.

Answer 4

For me, I'd have to say Starhawk - both "The Spiral Dance" and "The Earth Path" best reflect my own personal path.

For information on Wicca in general, I like the US Army Chaplain's Handbook entry on Wicca.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_usbk.htm

And while Silver Ravenwolf's "To Ride a Silver Broomstick" has some good information, the bad in it (and in the rest of her books) far outweighs their usefullness, IMHO.

Answer 5

wicca doesn't have a 'rule book' like christianity does.
individual wiccans have books of shadows. It a personal collection of herbs, spices color meanings,, dieties.

The wisdom a wiccan learns through his/her practices. We share with other wiccans, that is how we grow.

but I first learned a lot about wicca by Silver Ravenwolf, She is quiote a contraversial wiccan though.
Blessed Be )o(
tigeren - Wicca for dummies, I read that one, It made me smile. Perfect book for conservative christians.

Harmony Moon,
Silver Ravenwolf's Teen Witch is what i satrted wicca on. your right, It explains wicca in a good way, and the best part( for teens with conservative christian parents ie: me) It has a section for the parents to read too.

GOOD BOOK!! Good choice Harmony Blessed Be )o(

Answer 6

I believe Silver Raven Wolf has the best books they explain the beliefs in a way that's easy to understand.
Teen Witch is great for young readers. Be careful of books that make the beliefs seem unreal most of the time the are not correct.

Answer 7

I am a large fan of Angela La Ve
Witchcraft Theory and Practice

Answer 8

Most of scott cunninghams books
Spiral dance by starhawk
all of Raven Grimassi's books

and of course...
Modern Magick by donald Michael Kraig.

Answer 9

The Chariot of the Gods !

Answer 10

There's so many. Wicca: The Old Religion in the new age by Vivienne Crowley or Wicca for Life: The Way of the Craft from Birth to Summerland by Raymond Buckland.

But the Principles of Wiccan Belief sum it up nicely as well.

1. We practice rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life forces marked by the phases of the Moon and the seasonal quarters and cross-quarters. (Wiccans believe that the moon is a part of the power of the Goddess. That is relevant by its correlation to a woman's menstrual cycle and the tides. We have 8 Sabbats that make up the Wheel of the Year as well as 13 Esbats-Full Moons.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbaigo8rv...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvtyltahy...

2. We recognize that our intelligence gives us a unique responsibility toward our environment. We seek to live in harmony with nature, in ecological balance offering fulfillment to life and consciousness within an evolutionary concept. We acknowledge a depth of power far greater than is apparent to the average person. Because it is far greater than ordinary, it is sometimes called sometimes called "supernatural," but we see it lying within that which is naturally potential to all.
(Magick comes from an ability to control your environment through attuning with the elements and keys)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g3j7pteq...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4quqrsua7...


3. We acknowledge a depth of power far greater than that apparent to the average person. Because it is far greater than ordinary it is sometimes called "supernatural", but we see it as lying within that which is naturally potential to all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogT7qXpa3rg

4. We conceive of the Creative Power in the Universe as manifesting through polarity--as masculine and feminine--and that this same creative power lives in all people, and functions through the interaction of the masculine and feminine. We value neither above the other, knowing each to be supportive of the other. We value sexuality as pleasure, as the symbol and embodiment of Life, and as one of the sources of energies used in magickal practice and religious worship.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7amcuqnoz...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edltlev1t...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f76p-xcsb...

5. We recognize both outer worlds and inner, or psychological worlds--sometimes known as the Spiritual World, the Collective Unconscious, the Inner Planes, etc.--and we see in the interaction of these two dimensions the basis for paranormal phenomena and magickal exercises. We neglect neither dimension for the other, seeing both as necessary for our fulfillment.
(Our innerverse is ours to control and as part of that, we can contrl the outerverse)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pqrkigrb...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzxdya-qo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guvf1guac...

6. We do not recognize and authoritarian hierarchy, but do honor those who teach, respect those who share their greater knowledge and wisdom, and acknowledge those who have courageously given of themselves in leadership.
(We have high priests and priestesses, but we don't let them interpret what we believe. We make up our own minds and lead our own rituals.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sln_q73up...

7. We see religion, magick, and wisdom-in-living as being united in the way one views the world and lives within it--a world view and philosophy of life, which we identify as Witchcraft or the Wiccan Way.
(Magick is everywhere and everyone does it. It shapes the way we look at the world.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwossk97y...

8. Calling oneself “Witch” does not make a Witch--but neither does heredity itself, or the collecting of titles, degrees, and initiations. A Witch seeks to control the forces within him/herself that make life possible in order to live wisely and well, without harm to others, and in harmony with Nature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zgbrutbo...

9. We acknowledge that it in the affirmation and fulfillment of life, in a continuation of evolution and development of consciousness, that gives meaning to the Universe we know, and to our personal role within it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udy5upzmp...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axykowjsk...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l-hodcsl...

10. Our only animosity toward Christianity, or toward any other religion or philosophy-of-life, is to the extent its institutions have claimed to be “the one true right and only way” and have sought to deny freedom to others and to suppress other ways of religious practices and belief.
(We believe that all people come to their own religious path. To interfere and try to actively convert someone away is a deception of the soul.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qylfbcj3e...

11. As American Witches, we are not threatened by debates on the history of the Craft, the origins of various terms, the legitimacy of various aspects of different traditions. We are concerned with our present, and our future.
(Some people claim that Wicca is a very new religion, others say it is pre-Christian. This does not concern us as we see our beliefs as personal and not political.)

12. We do not accept the concept of “absolute evil,” nor do we worship any entity known as “Satan” or “the Devil” as defined by Christian Tradition. We do not seek power through the suffering of others, nor do we accept the concept that personal benefits can only be derived by denial to another.
(The Devil or Satan is purely a Christian and Muslim concept. Wiccans don't see our Gods as having a Good and Bad persona. They are Nature and nature is both)

13. We work within Nature for that which is contributory to our health and well-being.
(Wiccans have a strong desire to be environmentally conscious)