Has any one read or came across any good books on the subject of Wicca?

Question

I read Scott Cunningham. He was my first teacher. I also read Uncle buckman.

Thank Herodotus but I donot think Wicca is werid but that is a very interesting website.

Thanks Linda I have read to ride a sliver broomstick. I really enjoyed it very much.

Thanks Yoda green's hope-I have read the bible from cover to cover.

Thanks Tigger, Have you read all those books? or just list them from that website?

Answer 1

If you are looking for nonfiction works, several authors I would recommend for a wide spectrum of reading, in no particular order, are:Scott Cunningham, D. J. Conway, Patricia Telesco, Margot Adler, Silver Ravenwolf, Raymond Buckland, Ted Andrews, Migene Gonzalez-Wippler, and Sandra Kynes.
Fiction-wise, there is plenty of Wicca and Pagan-themed reading. My fav Wicca-theme writer is Isobel Bird. I think she did a fabulous job educating and entertaining with her series "Circle of Three". Cate Tiernan has two great Wicca-themes series, "Sweeps" and her more recent "Balefire "series about twin sisters who are also New Orleans' Witches.You might also like Celia Rees's "Witch Child" and "Sorceress" about a child who flees European persecution of her for being a witch only to find the same problem existing in the country she flees to, America. Rosemary Edghill wrote a fantastic mystery Wiccan trilogy "The Bast Novels": "Speak Daggers to Her", "Book of Moons", and "The Bowl of Night". All three can be found in one book, "Bell, Book, and Murder". M. R. Sellars also has written some good adult Wicca-themed mysteries. He has a series going with a St. Louis Wiccan named Rowan Gant as the main character. And Silver Ravenwolf also has written some pretty good adult mystery fiction: "Murder at Witches' Bluff" and "Beneath a Mountain Moon", and her Witches Chillers young adult series is ok: #1 "Witches Night Out", #2 "Witches Night of Fear", and #3 "Witches' Key to Terror"."The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare, "Gallows Hill" by Lois Duncan, and "Beyond the Burning Times" by Kathryn Lasky are three great books of fiction based on the witch trials. All three authors have also written other great works. Hope you find something you like here.

Answer 2

Yes! Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham is an excellent book! Everything is clearly explained. Great book for a beginner, or anyone interested in learning about Wicca.

Answer 3

I like The Triumph Of The Moon for it's historical info but it's a little dry and scholarly. Buckland's is a good resource for beginners but should by no means by the only resource. Spiral Dance is a great book, Drawing Down the Moon is great and The Witches Bible is great. To Ride A Silver Broomstick is another good one for beginners but again, you'll need to read several other books as well.

Answer 4

Merry Meet!
Scott Cunningham....(1) A guide for the solitary practioner
(2) Living Wicca
(3) Cunninghams Encyclopedia of
Magickal Herbs
Raymond Buckland....Bucklands complete book of Witchcraft
Gerald gardner is very interesting for the early impressions!
His original work was published in 1954 after the witchcraft laws were repealed in England It was re released in 1991
The Wiccan Bible
The Wiccan Handbook
Witch...A Magickal Journey...A hip guide to modern witchcraft By Fiona Horne
Alistaire Crowley.......Magick in theory and practice
Anthony Kemp.......Witchcraft and Paganisim Today

The few above without authors i have leant to friends and cannot recall who wrote them!

Also check out the magazines! Here in Australia we have one called spellcraft!
Enjoy!
Ariel
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Blessed Be!

Answer 5

A lot of that would depend upon what tradition you wanted to follow I suppose. Personally I am a big fan of Scott Cunningham as his books are more generic and not any one tradition. Richard Webster is also very good for the magickal aspect.

Blessed Be )O(

Answer 6

Whatever you do, do NOT buy any Silver RavenWolf books. Go with Raymond Buckland, Gavin Bone, Janet Farrar, Starhawk and Scott Cunningham.

Answer 7

Starhawk- The Spiral Dance.

Answer 8

I like Scott Cunningham's stuff.

Answer 9

I have found the Wiccan Handbook (yes that's what it is called) at Barnes and Nobles it has all the basics for starting out in the Wiccan religion.

Answer 10

Fantastic book review site:

http://www.ecauldron.com/bookstorepagan.php

I don't buy a new Pagan book without consulting it!