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Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
The late Scott Cunningham remains one of the most respected authors of books dealing with all aspects of the Wiccan religion. This book is an excellent introductory tome for all new initiates to any Wiccan tradition, or those who are simply looking for good information on the general tenets of Wicca.
Living Wicca: A Further Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
Cunningham's excellent sequel to Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner builds on the information contained in the first book, and provides a wonderful source of information on Wicca to novice, intermediate, and advanced practitioners of the new version of the "Old Religion."
Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft
Raymond Buckland is one of the premiere Wiccans of the late 20th century, who first introduced the religion to America. This book is the newest edition of one of the definitive textbooks on all aspects of Wicca, including its historical foundations and an extensive workshop highlighting its ritual structure and magickal techniques (though Buckland adheres to his own tradtion, he endeavors to make the book friendly to all Wiccan trads).
A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches' Handbook
Janet and Stewart Farrar have authored one of the most popular books on Wicca ever composed, and it's chock full of important information relating to all things Wicca, including spellwork, the Sabbats, ritual tools, various types of magick (including sex magick and banishing), and much more.
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
Scott Cuninningham's book on herbal magick is probably the best tome on the market detailing the Wiccan art of herbal magick and describing the magickal attributes of herbs, most of which you can grow in your own garden or purchase at the local supermarket.
The Complete Book of Incense, Oils & Brews
In this book, Scott Cunningham and Victoria Poyser-Lisi provide you with a comprehensive list of incenses, oils, and various soaps and other accoutrments that you can easily make yourself, along with detailed descriptions of their magickal properties. This book is one of the best sources in prose on this important aspect of magick, and it's accompanied by wonderful illustrations by Poyer-Lisi.
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic
For any Wiccan or even casual dabbler in magick who is interested in the powerful mystical properties of crystals, rocks, minerals, gems, and various metal alloys will greatly benefit from picking up this comprehensive listing and study of this topic by the late, great Scott Cunningham.
Earth, Air, Fire, and Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic
Scott Cunningham tackles the study of Folk Magick, the indepth techniques of invoking the four elements of antiquity for magickal purposes, in this very well-received book, one of many providing Scott's lasting and endearing legacy to all who follow in his footsteps as a practitioner of the Craft.
Wiccan Warrior: Walking a Spiritual Path In A Sometimes Hostile World
Practicing Wiccan, martial artist, and police officer Kerr Cuhulain provides a unique and very interesting study on the much-neglected warrior archetype in magickal practice, providing a seamless blend of Western magick with the Eastern philosophy of the Asian martial arts while competently displaying precisely how they compliment each other. Though I certainly do not agree with Cuhulain's back-patting of the rich and his inaccurate assessment of the economic reality of this world in which we live in one section of this volume, this is but a minor complaint based upon my own opinions as a political activist, and the rest of the book tackles the issue of striving to be an ethical warrior in today's world from a strictly spiritual (not combative) standpoint courtesy of an author who has put all of these disparate and seemingly incongruous aspects into harmonious practice for many years. Though I agree with a few of Cuhulain's critics that he takes a largely pacifist approach to the warrior archetype that I myself do not adhere to in strict fashion (yes, I do believe that there is a time when real physical combat is necessary, albeit never desirable), his observations on how the warrior archetype can be put into perspective as a life-affirming aspect to one's magickal and/or martial training is nevertheless invaluable for anyone who has an interest in spiritual discipline outside of the Judeo-Christian way of thinking culled from two different sides of the Pacific.
Full Contact Magick: A Book of Shadows For The Wiccan Warrior
This wonderful sequel and supplement to Kerr Cuhulain's previous volume combining Wicca's Western spiritual and magickal practices with the powerful spiritual and martial disciplines of the East belongs on the shelf of any practitioner of the magickal arts with an equal interest in Eastern philosophy. Cuhulain maintains his pacifist approach to the warrior archetype in Wiccan theology, but this time he includes his own Book of Shadows detailing how the five elements can be invoked for different effects by the warrior aspect of Wicca. Those who loved his first volume into the study of the unique and largely neglected Wiccan Warrior will not want to be without this follow-up.
Nocturnal Witchcraft: Magick After Dark
One of the most adroit experts on the occult today, Konstantinos makes in in-depth study of the often unfairly maligned dark, or Crone, aspect of the Wiccan Triple Goddess, and how lunar magick that calls upon the Goddess's darker aspects can be used in a powerful yet entirely ethical and life-affirming manner. His highly readable and unique writing style has made Konstantinos a popular author among those interested in the mystic arts.
Vampires: The Occult Truth
In this important non-fictional tome, occult expert and magician Konstantinos covers the myths and legends surrounding the vampire, one of the world's most fearsome and misunderstood entities. This includes a discussion of the differences between real vampires and those we see in popular literary and cinematic fiction along with those of the various subcultures, the difference between etheric and human "psychic" vampires, how to fend off psychic attacks by various beings classified as "vampires," and much more.
Summoning Spirits: The Art of Magical Evocation
This amazing and thoroughly entertaining book by ceremonial magician and occult expert Konstantinos covers the magickal art of evocation, whereby disembodied entities known as spirits, who are centers of otherworldly consciousness and power, can be called upon to the material plane to perform various tasks by the practitioner. Though I am not a fan of evocation for purely ethical reasons, this book is an invaluable resource to all practitioners of the mystic arts, including witches, who are curious about this famous magickal practice and the many disparate types of non-human beings who inhabit the astral, mental, and spiritual planes of reality for informative purposes. Konstantinos also conducts a refreshingly open-minded analysis of the much maligned Goetic class of spiritual entities.
Modern Magick: Eleven Lessons in the High Magickal Arts
Donald Kraig is one of the foremost ceremonial magicians, i.e., practitioners of the art of High Magick in America today. This new, second edition of his extremely popular book provides a textbook study of every aspect of Western magick, all based upon the heavily influential Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn that became the basis of the entire scope of Western magickal philosophy and practice in the 20th century to the present. Kraig's work is every bit as insightful to practitioners of various Pagan magickal systems as it is to aspiring ceremonial magicians, as a Pagan's knowledge of the mystic arts would be greatly enhanced by studying ceremonial magick, from which many Wiccan rituals and tools are derived. This book, a long-time bestseller, is one of the best sources of ceremonial magick on the market. Includes excellent illustrations by Martin Cannon.
Dancing With Dragons: Invoke Their Ageless Wisdom and Power.
D.J. Conway is among the most popular Pagan scribes who is currently authoring books on magick. In this book, written eminently for the dragon-lover who is interested in the numerous types of dragon-forms that have existed throughout many different cultures since the dawn of human history, Conway explores dragon lore and mythology from across the world, refutes various misconceptions of these astral and etheric entities, and describes how to invoke their power in aiding you in your spellwork. Though there are a few minor factual errors in this tome in regards to her descriptions of Oriental dragons, the vast majority of her info in this book is first-rate, and I highly recommend this book for everyone who is intrigued by all manifestations of the dragon, and who wish to spiritually connect and work with these potentially beneficial entities.
Magickal Mystical Creatures: Invite Their Powers Into Your Life
In this much requested follow up to her mega-popular Dancing With Dragons, D. J. Conway discusses the astral reality of many of the other creatures who have been relegated to fictional mythology, and describes in detail their historical connections to various human cultures throughout history, their characteristics and general temperment, how best to invoke them, their uses in spellwork, etc. Among the many types of astral and archetypal entities described herein are gargoyles, unicorns, centaurs, winged horses, black dogs, griffins, cyclopses, and firebirds. Conspicuously absent from this volume, of course, is the amazing dragon, who is covered in their entirety in another volume by D.J. Conway, reviewed directly above, and these two books are highly complimentary to each other.
Wicca: The Complete Craft
This comprehensive volume on Wicca by D.J. Conway has often been described by many readers as one of the best books to cover all aspects of the Craft on the market today. Those who enjoy Conway's previous work and wish to study Wicca in a general, in-depth sense, would do well to purchase this volume, as would all practitoners or researchers of the Craft.
A Little Book of Candle Magic
Candle magick is among the simplest, most readily available, yet potent ways of tapping into the magickal reservoirs of the universe. In this book, D.J. Conway gives one of the best and most readable studies on the simple yet powerful art of candle magick available today.
Magick of the Gods and Goddesses:...
Available as of October 2003, this tome from D.J. Conway discusses the lore and legendry of the many god and goddess-forms who have interacted with numerous human cultures throughout the history of humankind, and discusses how to call upon and connect with various of these deities for spellwork and spiritual growth.
Norse Magic (World Magic Series)
This highly affordable and unfairly maligned book by D.J. Conway has acquired its bad rap on account of Conway meshing aspects of Northern magick and traditional culture with that of Wicca, the latter of which is not related to the true Norse religion in any way, and has now been reconstructed for modern times by the various Asatru kindreds. As I am a practitioner of Norse Wicca myself, and spend much time working with the Norse deities and the runes, I found this book highly enjoyable and informative, despite the fact that many individuals of genuine Norse religion were offended by Conway's work here, as well as the religion of Norse Wicca itself, due to the genuine Asatruars' largely unfair arguments that this Wiccan tradition purports to be an authentic reproduction of the old Norse religion (it isn't). Nevertheless, this merging of Wiccan ritual and tradition with Norse deities and lore works quite well for those Wiccans who feel a close spiritual and aesthetic connection to the Norse deities, and a great and sincere love for Norse culture. I thus highly recommend this book to all practitioners of Wicca with this aforementioned love for the Norse deities and Norse tradition, while asking everyone (both Wiccan and Asatruar alike) to keep in mind that Norse Wicca does not and should not purport to be the genuine modern recreation of the old Northern religion that Asatru is.
Northern Mysteries & Magick
The Danish born Freya Aswynn is one of the foremost authorities on Norse magick and Runelore in the world today, and she is highly respected by genuine members of the authentic Norse religion of today, Asatru, particularly its female practitioners. This book is an indepth study on every area of Northern magick, including the deities and an intensive study of runic magick and mysteries, with a high degree of emphasis on the largely neglected feminine aspects of the Norse religion and the goddesses, much of whose lore was lost when Christian scribes interpreted the Norse religion with a highly patriarchal slant when they re-recorded the ancient tales following the final destruction of the original Northern heathen cultures by the Crusades. This new edition of a wonderfully informative volume on all things to do with Norse Magick includes a CD of Aswynn's various ritual chants to the deities in her native language.
A Witch's Guide to Faery Folk
Edain McCoy is a well-respected Wiccan author with a highly reader-friendly style of prose. This tome covers the many disparate denizens of the fairie realm in lavish detail, including how to see them and invoke their aid in spellwork, all something of great interest to any practitioner of the mystic arts. I do agree with one of the Amazon reviewers that McCoy is a bit "fluffy" in her descriptions of the Wee Folk, and I would exercise a good degree of caution in having anything but the most fleeting of contact with them (such as leaving them an offering of cookies or milk following spellwork to insure good relations, but that's it). However, those who would indeed like to get to know the Little People up close and personal and work with them, or those who would simply like to learn as much about their habits and true nature as possible, this book is a must have. The dictionary of 230 categories of fays in the back of the book is worth the price alone (even though McCoy includes a few types of beings on the list that probably belong elsewhere, such as giants, ogres, and even the golem, though it's quite interesting that she didn't neglect to include Santa Claus himself, including her detailing of his true aspect as the devalued god-form known as the Holly King).
Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries
This extraordinary book by W.Y. Evans-Wentz, the great author who would eventually go on to translate The Tibetan Book of the Dead, is the most elucidative and comprehensive work of scholarly research on the fairie folk in the Celtic lands since Reverand Kirk penned The Secret Commonwealth. Though written and published very early in the 20th century, it remains every bit as readable, informative, and important as it was when it first appeared. Evans-Wentz provides years of laborious academic research into mythology, religion, and folklore along with strict scientific methodology (including extensive interviews) into attempting to unlock the secrets of the luminous, etheric nature of the many bizarre beings who make up the realms of Faerie, as he attempts to close in on the true nature of these elusive and evanescant beings, which includes a herculean attempt to distinguish fantasy from reality in regards to the often confusing accounts of faerie encounters. Evans-Wentz's open-minded, objective, and wholly rationalistic approach to the possible reality of fays has rarely been attempted since, and has never been exceeded. This is a must have for anyone interested in the many intricacies of faerie lore along with their true nature.
Circles of Power: Ritual Magic in the Western Tradition
Ceremonial magician John Michael Greer, teacher of the magickal system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, whose teachings have become the foundation of all modern Western magickal practice and philosophy, is one of the best contemporary authors on the subject of Western High Magick, and this book is a wonderfully detailed but highly reader-friendly introduction to the complex rituals of Western ceremonial magick that Pagans would also find extremely interesting to own. His writing style is a favorite of mine, and his works come highly recommended by me.
Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings
This incredibly entertaining and important book by ceremonial mage John Michael Greer is one of the definitive studies of entities sometimes encountered by human beings and often studied by students of magick and Fortean phenomena from the perspective of Western magickal thought, and is written for those who have the interest of investigating alleged monster sightings in addition to those people, magickally inclined or not, who are simply extremely interested in learning the nature of, and special defenses against, the numerous beings of the etheric, astral, and mental realms who periodically interact with the human race. His chapters include seperate descriptions and histories, both in fact and in folklore, of vampires, ghosts, werewolves (and other shape-shifters, such as werebears and the selkies), creatures of faerie (including the often hypothesized connection between fays and the 20th century UFO phenomenon of "alien" abductions and visitations), dragons (including the Loch Ness Monster and Nessie's many bretheren across the world), spirits, angels, and demons, all the while following the goal of untangling the nature of the actual entities and their traditional lore from that of the inaccurate notions of these beings prevelant within literature, film, and other aspects of popular culture. Though I agree with a few of the reviewers who posted on Amazon.com that Mr. Greer was slighly harsh on the mostly harmless vampire subculture, and I do not agree with his assessments that beings such as unicorns and griffins are entirely "fictional," but rather archetypal beings of the astral and perhaps mental levels of existence (see D.J. Conway's Magickal Mystical Creatures, also on this list), the myriad amount of information contained in this book is extremely on target and well informed. Just as important in this book is Greer's extremely astute critique of the rationalist, scientific orthodoxy that treats science as if it was an idealistic world view rather than a form of objective methodology, and this is exceedingly important reading not only for those who study magick and the paranormal (both simply forms of science not yet accounted for by the mainstream, whose ignorant material view of the universe insists that they look the other way for the nonce), but also for those with a heavy degree of interest in the social sciences. This is one of the most highly recommended books on this list.
Fairies: Real Encounters With Little People
This amazing book by veteran Fortean researcher Janet Bord chronicles numerous reputed encounters with the faerie folk, many of them taken from the 20th century, some quite recently, and attempting to close in on the nature and possible reality of these beings and the otherworldly realms in which they dwell. Bord also goes into detail regarding these ancient beings' alleged habits and realm of existance, including their possibly not coincidental resemblance to the UFO occupants who purport to be extraterrestial starfarers, but who may actually have an origin far closer to the Earth, and Mrs. Bord deals with many allegedly alien encounters in addition to the equally alleged folkloric connection between the faerie folk and the ghosts of the human dead. This small but extremely well-researched and well-written book is highly important to anyone, magickally inclined or not, who wishes to learn as much as possible about fays, this time from the perspective of a researcher of Fortean phenomena rather than a practitioner of the magickal arts (both perspectives appear to be surprisingly complimentary, despite the different jargon utilized by each group).
The Fairy Faith
This documentary film in DVD format by filmmaker John Walker is a whimsical but compelling and sometimes chilling attempt to research faerie belief across the British Isles and Cape Breton, interviewing many people who have experienced encounters with the Wee Folk, often less than pleasant. This is one of the few really good films produced to seriously study the beings of faerie, and it was found highly enjoyable by most of its viewers. This is an extremely important DVD for anyone who would like to explore the nature of faerie by way of documentary film, rather than prose literature.
Faeries: Companion to Art of Brian Froud
This intriguing CD is a pastiche of various artists from disparate musical styles, including techno, trance, New Age, and movie soundtracks, who orchestrate their clamor to the visual renditions of popular fay artist Brian Froud. This music would be greatly enjoyable to many who appreciate moody music that invokes mental and emotional imagery of the People of Faerie, and can also be played while conducting spellwork designed to connect with the Wee Folk.
Faery Child
The beautiful music of Dreamside is highly evocative of the faerie folk and their effect upon human consciousness and emotions. This CD is perfect for the connoisseur of New Age music, but also for those who are looking for good background music to play prior to conducting spellwork so as to establish the proper mood.
