recommended reading

Compiled by Ken Windwalker and Saira © 1992,

Updated by Pooka, © 1994.

Part of the Educational Program of the Wiccan Religious Cooperative of Florida, Inc.

A common bond for most Wiccans is their great love of reading and learning. We have tried to list as many resources as possible. However, just because a book appears on our list DOES NOT mean that we agree with every statement the author makes. We recommended that all students of The Craft use their own common sense and intuition. If a statement made in a book doesn't "feel right," use what you can - don't throw the whole book and the author out with the proverbial bath-water.

If a book does not appear on this list it may because we haven't read it, didn't like it, forgot to include it, it was just released, or it may simply mean that we feel that other books deal more effectively with the subject.

** - Do Not Miss Reading This Book!
* - Highly Recommended for all students of the Craft
R - Recommended, but for more advanced students, or for those seeking information relating to a specific subject matter.

Title Author ** Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Margot Adler R Sacred Sounds: Magic & Healing Through Words & Music Ted Andrews * How to See and Read the Aura Ted Andrews R The Sacred Power in Your Name   R The Magical Name   * Gossamer Axe   R Leave of Yggdrasil Freya Aswynn R The Master Book of Herbalism Paul Beryl R The Book of Runes Ralph Blum R The Book of Runes (with Rune or Cards)   R Rune Play   ** Real Magic   * God in Every Man P.E.I. Bonewits * Goddess in Every Woman J.S. Bolen ** Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field Barbara Brennan ** The Complete Book of Witchcraft Raymond Buckland R Practical Candleburning Rituals Raymond Buckland R Practical Color Magic   ** The Tree: The Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft     The Egyptian Book of the Dead Wallis Budge   The Firebrand   * The Holy Book of Woman's Mysteries Zsuzsanna Budapest   The Grandmother of Time Zsuzsanna Budapest * Grandmother Moon Zsuzsanna Budapest * Power of the Witch Laurie Cabot * Historical Atlas of World Mythology The Masks of God series Myths to Live By The Power of Myth Joseph Campbell * Ancient Ways Pauline Campanelli ** Wheel of the Year Pauline Campanelli  R The Healing Herbs Michael Castleman * Celtic Magic D.J. Conway   Norse Magic   R Fire in the Head: Shamanism & the Celtic Spirit Tom Cowan R The Norse Myths Kevin Crossely-Holland   Wicca, The Old Religion in the New Age Vivianne Crowley   Lid of the Cauldron Patricia Crowther R Encyclopedia Of Magical Herbs Scott Cunningham * Magical Aromatherphy   * The Magic in Food   R Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic Cunningham R The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews Cunningham ** Wicca, A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner Cunningham ** The Magickal Household Cunningham   Earth Power Cunningham    Earth, Air, Fire & Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic Cunningham  ** The Truth of Witchcraft Today Cunningham  * Astral Projection Denning and Philips ** The Llewellyn Practical Guide to Creative Visualization   * The Development of Psychic Powers   ** The Llewellyn Practical Guide to Psychic Defense & Well-Being   R Time Changes in the USA Doris Chase Doane R Time Changes in the World   * Wicca Craft Gerina Dunwich R Organize Yourself Ronni Eisenberg ** The Witches Bible Compleat (Contains Eight Sabbats for Witches & The Witches Way) Janet & Stewart Farrar * The Witches God   * The Witches Goddess   R How Spells Work   * What Witches Do Stewart Farrar ** Magickal Rites From the Crystal Well   ** Rites of Odin     The Galdrabo'K (Runes) Stephen Flowers   The Sea Priestess Dion Fortune   Moon Magic   * WitchCraft Today Gerald B. Gradner ** The Meaning of WitchCraft   R Instant Handwritting Analysis Ruth Gardner R Sound Medicine Leah Garfield * Witchcraft the Sixth Sense Justine Glass * Year of Moons, Season of Trees Pattalee Glass-Koentop * The Santeria Experience M. Gonzalez-Wippler R Another Mother Tongue Judy Grahn R The White Goddess Robert Graves R Tarot Revealed Eden Gray   Mastering the Tarot   R Magical Ritual Methods William Gray * Magic for the Aquarian Age Marian Green ** A Calendar Of Festivals   ** A Witch Alone   ** Encyclopedia Of Witches and Witchcraft Rosemary E. Guiley ** The Way of the Shaman Michael Harner R The Poetic Edda Lee M. Hollander   Practical Celtic Magic Practical Greek Magic Practical Egyptian Magic Murray Hope * Practical Magic Michael Howard ** Womanspirit: A Guide to Women's Wisdom Haliie Iglehart ** Voices from the Circle P. Jones ** True Magick Amber K ** How to Organize a Coven or Magical Study Group     Crafting the Art of Magic (book 1) Aidan Kelly R Classic Tarot Spreads Konraad R Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs Kowalchik/Hylton(eds.) ** The Malleus Mallificarum Kramer & Sprenger R New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology Larousee (ref.)   ** Complete Art of Witchcraft Sybil Leek * Diary of a Witch   ** Motherwit Diane Mariechild R Charms, Spells and Formulas... Ray Malborough ** Helping Yourself with White WitchCraft   ** Helping Yourself with E.S.P.   * What Tresure Mapping Can Do For You Mary K. MacDougall * Moon Signs Personality Guide Robin MacNaughton * Witchcraft, the Old Religion Dr. Leo Martello   Good Magic Marina Medici R The Book of Goddess and Heroines Partica Monoghan ** Ariadne's Thread S. Mountainwater   The Healing Herbs of the Zodiac Ada Muir * The Witch-cult of Western Europe Margaret Murray R Jung and Tarot Saille Nichols * The Family Wicca Book Ashleen O'Gaea ** Alan Oken's Complete Astrology Alan Oken * The Hero Within Carol S. Pearson * Awakening the Heroes Within     Descent to the Goddess S. Perena R Women Who Run with the Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. ** The Book of Gnomes Poortvliet R A Garden of Pomegranates Isreal Reagardie R Tarot Spells Janina Renee R The Witches Qabala Ellen C. Reed R The Witches Tarot (&Cards)   ** Earth God Rising Alan Richardson ** West Country Wicca Rhiannon Ryall R Astrologer's Handbook Sakoian & Acker R Predictive Astrology   R Satan Wants You (No, we do not like the subject matter, but this books has some very interesting information.) Arthur Schumann R The Complete Crystal Guidebook Uma Sibey ** A Pagan Book of Rituals Herman Slater (ed.) * Crystal Power Michael G Smith ** The Spiral Dance Starhawk * Dreaming in the Dark   ** Truth or Dare   * The Women's Spirituality Book Diane Stein ** The Goddess Book of Days     Stroking the Python   ** Kwan Tin Book of Changes     Sister Moon Lodge K.K. Stepamich * Secrets of the Shamanism Jose Stevens, Ph.D. R Advanced Magical Arts R.J. Stewart R The Merlin Tarot (& cards)   ** When God was a Woman Merlin Stone R Celtic Myth and Legend Charles Squire * Unseen Influences Dick Sutphin R The Way of Herbs Michael Tierra C.A., N.D. R Planetary Herbology     How to Use Vocational Astrology for Success in the Workplace Noel Tyl (ed.) R Fuhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic Edred Thorsson R Runelore   R The Nine Doors of Midgard     A Book of Throth     At the Well of Wryd   ** Natural Magic Doreen Valiente ** An ABC of Witchcraft   ** Way of the Goddess Ly Warren-Clarke ** Positive Magic Marion Weintsein ** Earth Magic   R Jude's Herbal Home Remedies Jude C. Williams, M.H. ** In the Shadow of the Shaman Amber Wolfie   The Crones Book of Wisdom Valerie Worth   The Crones Book of Words   * Whispers From Eternity Paranahansa Yogananda R Wheels of Life Morning G. Zell ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED READING LIST Complied by the Members of the WRCF In 2003   The Druid Way Phillip Carr-Gom   A little book of Candle Magic D.J. Conway   Wiccan Warrior Kerr Cuchulain   Ladies of the Lake Caitlin & John Matthews   Green Witchcraft Green Witchcraft II Green Witchcraft III Origins of Modern Witchcraft Witchcraft An Alternative Path Ann Moura   To Ride a Silver Broomstick Silver Ravenwolf   The Book of Druidry Ross Nichols   If: An Ethics Workbook Robin Wood   Rasing Witches Ashleen O'Gaea   Druid Priestess, formerly Spirits of the Sacred Grove Emma Restall Orr   Tree Wisdom Jacquiline Memory Paterson   Fiction   * Clan of the Cave Bear (fiction) Jean Auel ** The Incarnations of Immortality Series (fiction) Piers Anthony ** Strand of Starlights (fiction) Gael Basudino ** The Mists of Avalon (fiction) Marion Zimmer Bradley * The Darkover series: The Forbidden Tower (fiction)   * The Twelve Maidens (fiction) Stewart Farrar ** Castle of Deception (fiction) Ed Fitch * The Heralds of Valdemar (fiction series) Mercedes Lackey ** Brisingamen (fiction) Diana L. Paxon ** Cat Magic (fiction) Whitley Strieber