where can i get all the books and athame and stuff that i need (i want to become a wiccan)please help!!!!!!!!!

Question

i want to become a wiccan, but i dont know where i can get all the books and athame and stuff that i need. please help me, because i am a coward and don't have enough courage to go to any festival or anythig like that, so this is the only way that i can.

Answer 1

You don't really need much of anything. You only need an athame if you are going to cast magic and it sounds like you need to wait awhile before trying anything like that. There are plenty of online resources if you just want info, but eventually you will want/need to find others who believe the way you do.

Answer 2

First I have a couple of questions for you to really ponder.
1. Why do you want to practice witchcraft?
2. What lead you to this path?
3. What do you expect to gain from it?

If your answer to ANY of these questions is "power", forget it.

I don't think you are a coward, just cautious. You can get your books at Amazon.com and most tools can be found on eBay. But since I am heavily into divination I make many of my own.

READ!!! Find out which denomination you would prefer. You may find your answer in, Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft. My favorite book is still "Wicca, a Guide for the Solitary Practitoner". It is a good place to start (or affirm). And you do not have to belong to any group or go thru any official innitation.


I would not bother with any type of initiation or gathering of ritual tools until you find which path you are going to follow. Most things that some think are a necessity are not necessary in all denominations. I have much more than many, but then, I have been practicing for a very long time. My particular path essentially needs only a Staff, Dirk (athame) and a Keek-Stane (or crystal ball). Other tools can be acquired as needed.

I am Pecti-Witan (aka Hedge Witch, not Wiccan) a "solitary" practitioner of "the Old Religion", and have been for many, many years. I have no interest in being involved in a coven. Being a "Witch" is nothing like what is portrayed in movies or on Television. There is nothing flashy about it. we are fairly simple people with "abilities" that everyone has, ours are just honed and utilized. Lots of research and practice. There is a lot to learn when you are dealing with herbal, mineral and candle magick.
I read tarot cards, rune stones and utilize a number of other tools for divination but would NEVER charge anyone for anything I do! Besides, I do not do "readings" or "cast spells" for others on demand. That sounds more like a con game to me!
Now as for what I did to start, well, it seemed to come naturally to me, (my mother was a witch and my great grandmother was the daughter of a Comanche medicine man) and I believe this is not my first life (nor the last) as a witch. I have always had a deep respect for nature and have an innate ability to communicate with animals. When I was very young my parents encouraged me to learn about all religions, so I did. And I encourage you to do the same to find your true path. Books are an excellent source, providing you get the right ones, there are some I would avoid (Ravenwolf). I prefer Scott Cunningham. If you can connect with other practitioners that would also be a good way to learn. One question you must ask yourself is are you looking for the structured system of a Coven or would you prefer the life as a "Solitary"? Buckland has some very good books outlining both.
As you have probably noticed, you also have to have a thick skin, because even in this "advanced" civilization there are still those who believe we worship the devil (LMAO), and would rather turn a blind eye to the world around them. Some will even admit that they think we should be burned at the stake! Ignorance knows no bounds.
You can expect ridicule and really stupid requests to do "Magic" like they do on TV or in movies. It is not going to make you cool. Expect people to tell you that you are going to Hell. You will probably lose friends. Just being honest with you.
I hope you find the answers you were looking for.
BB
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Answer 3

If my books became famous, I don't think I'd have the time to read fanfiction. Are authors even allowed to do that? From the impressions I've gotten, it seems they're discouraged from reading other unpublished works and fanfiction, but I might be wrong. Anyway, I wouldn't care either way. I'm not a reader or a writer of fanfiction, nor am I interested in it, so I don't think that would change if my books ever became famous and were the subject of many fanfics, though I'd be somewhat flattered. **I just wanted to add that I don't look down upon fanfic writers or anything like that. But I am protective of my ideas and characters, though, and the thought of someone writing them as freely as I would makes me really uncomfortable. That would explain the "somewhat flattered" part.

Answer 4

Depends where you live. For example, in London you have Atlantis Books, Treadwells Books, Watkins Books and Mysteries. In Manchester you have New Aeon Books who have a website at www.newaeonbooks.com in Edinburgh you have Wyrd Shop and Fool. I can't think of others off the top of my head but there are loads more all over the country although some of them are pretty cheesy or fluffy but the above ones are all really good.

Answer 5

The Sorcerers Apprentice. Leeds.

Answer 6

You do not need tools to be Wiccan. That's like saying you need a hat to be a baptist.

Don't purchase ANYTHING. Go out and find out what Wiccans believe FIRST, and then think about becoming Wiccan.

Wiccans have quite enough know-nothings invading us, thank you.

Go learn enough to know you don't need STUFF, then you'll know where to get it if you want it.

Answer 7

LOL Try this Website as it'll give you all the info that you seek- or there around! - for Shops, Groups, Communities etc... in the Wiccan, Witchcraft, Pagan etc... Walk of Life!!! ^-^

http://www.witchvox.com/

Also if your in the UK check this Website out as it's pretty cool and useful! ^-^

http://www.witchcraft.org/

Good Luck lol!!!

Bright Blessings!

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Answer 8

Very easy:

For books go to amazone, for "things" google for esotheric shops, there are many of them and you can buy online.

Answer 9

www.azuregreen.com has a great storehouse of Wiccan supplies online. best prices, too!

Answer 10

Become an emu instead, you will need to take a course though.