I'm just starting out so I need some help.
2007-03-08 11:35:24 · 9 answers · asked by Shy poet 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I read Solitary witch by silver ravenwolf, it gives plenty of info and really helps.
2007-03-08 11:38:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wicca: A Guide to the Solitary Practitioner Scott Cunningham
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft - Ronald Hutton
Witchcraft Today - Gerald B. Gardner.
Witchdom of the True - Edred Thorsson
Wicca: the Old Religion in the New Milennium - Vivianne Crowley
Advanced Wiccan Spirituality - Kevin Saunders
The Elements of Ritual: Air, Fire, Water & Earth in the Wiccan Circle - Deborah Lipp
Witch Crafting: A Spiritual Guide to Making Magic - by Phyllis W. Curott
Positive Magic - Marion Weinstein
The Circle Within: Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Tradition - Dianne Sylvan
Book of Shadows - Phyllis Curott
The Second Circle - Venecia Rauls
The Heart of Wicca: Wise Words from a Crone on the Path - Ellen Cannon Reed
Evolutionary Witchcraft - T. Thorn Coyle
The Wiccan Path: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner - Rae Beth
21st Century Wicca - Jennifer Hunter
Witchcraft: A Concise Guide - Isaac Bonewits
Way of Four - Deborah Lipp
2007-03-11 11:30:15 · answer #2 · answered by AmyB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an ex-Wiccan. These are some really good books on the subject:
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.)
Goddess Unmasked: The Rise of Neopagan Feminist Spirituality by Philip G. Davis
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
Principles of Belief, The Council of American Witches (1974)
"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. "
2007-03-12 18:27:01 · answer #3 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Wicca Handbook
by Eileen Holland
2007-03-08 19:37:20 · answer #4 · answered by lady luck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're interested specifically in Wicca, I'd recommend the following to get you started:
"Wicca for the Solitary Practioner" by Scott Cunningham
"The Power of the Witch" by Laurie Cabot
"The Craft: A Witch's Book of Shadows" by Dorothy Morrison
If you're interested specifically in witchcraft, I highly recommend: "Witchcraft: Theory and Practice" by Ly de Angeles
I also highly recommend you steer clear of ANYTHING by Silver Ravenwolf. She's a charlatan whose purpose is to do nothing but make money (imo).
2007-03-08 19:41:20 · answer #5 · answered by Kallan 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" by Scott Cunningham is usually the first book I recommend for people who want to investigate Wicca.
I highly recommend "The Triumph of the Moon" by Ronald Hutton as an excellent non-Wiccan perspective on the history of modern Pagan witchcraft.
I also have an ebook called "A Practical Guide to Witchcraft and Magic Spells" by Cassandra Eason which is quite a handy text for beginners, if you can find it.
I advise you to stay away from anything by Silver Ravenwolf, for reasons outlined in the following essay:
http://wicca.timerift.net/ravenwolf.shtml
The http://wicca.timerift.net site also has a book review section that you might find helpful.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to email me.
2007-03-08 19:37:54 · answer #6 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I first start out with bucklands witchcraft book,, then moved to Scott Cunningham's "Wicca A guide for the solitary practitioner"... and then Cunninghams "Living Wicca A further guide for the solitary practitioner".. and then Silver RavebWolf "to Ride a Silver Broomstick"
2007-03-08 19:56:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alot of good information in The Wicca Bible by Ann-Marie Gallagher
2007-03-09 01:55:05 · answer #8 · answered by stephanie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any major bookstore will likely have severa "Wicca 101" books.
my favorite is "The Spiral Dance" by Starhawk.
2007-03-08 19:38:42 · answer #9 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋