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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:10 pm
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Getting a little more advanced:
"An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present", "Witchcraft for Tomorrow", "The Rebirth of Witchcraft", "Natural Magic" by Doreen Valiente
"Wicca", "Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Age", "Principles of Wicca", "The Magickal Life" by Vivianne Crowley
"The Study of Witchcraft: A Guidebook to Advanced Wicca" by Deborah Lipp
"Ancient Ways: Reclaiming Pagan Traditions", "Rites of Passage: The Pagan Wheel of Life", "Circles, Groves & Sanctuaries: Sacred Spaces of Today's Pagans" by Dan and Pauline Campanelli
"Bonewits's Guide to Witchcraft And Wicca", "Real Magic: An Introductory Treatise on the Basic Principles of Yellow Light", "Witchcraft: A Concise Guide or Which Witch Is Which?", and really anything by Isaac Bonewitts
"The Triumph of the Moon" by Ronald Hutton (a scholar, not a pagan)
"Drawing Down the Moon" by Margot Adler
there's a lot that's been referred to me, but most of these I've read a lot of the works by the authors, and their stuff is well-researched and all. some of it's dry, some of it's really good.
Korealia ![User Image - Blocked by "Display Image" Settings. Click to show. User Image - Blocked by "Display Image" Settings. Click to show.](https://graphics.gaiaonline.com/images/s.gif) Are you tired of all the Wicca 101 books that you find on the bookshelf? This is NOT a Wicca 101 book. This book is written with a casual style that is easy to read. It is very informative and touches on a lot of subjects that those who seek the path of Wicca should know. The chapters are more like guidelines, telling you thing your probably ought to know (about history, roots, anthropology, psychology, and a myriad more) but it never occured to you to learn. Not only after every chapter does it give recommended reading (and homework), she doesn't just - throw out a list of books. Each book is explained, it's Pros and Cons, and seems more meaningful than just throwing out a book list. If you're past buying a lot of the '101' crap off of the 'new age' shelf, grab this one. It will take you further.
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:39 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:15 pm
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Violet Song jat Shariff Crew
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:23 am
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:39 am
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:25 am
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:44 pm
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Hey Cariaith!!
There are quiet a few books on the list that I am not familiar with, and in general I cannot speak to what the authors' backgrounds are (trad, neo-pagan, witch, etc...). The following are books from the list that have been recommended to Trad Seekers, so they would be the most closely related to the Trad paths.
* A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches Handbook by Janet Farrar and Stewart Farrar * Books by Gerald B. Gardner (The Meaning of Witchcraft, Witchcraft Today) * "An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present", "Witchcraft for Tomorrow", "The Rebirth of Witchcraft", "Natural Magic" by Doreen Valiente * "Wicca", "Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Age", "Principles of Wicca", "The Magickal Life" by Vivianne Crowley * "The Triumph of the Moon" by Ronald Hutton (a scholar, not a pagan) * "Drawing Down the Moon" by Margot Adler * Aradia: Gospel of the Witches by Charles G. Leland * The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer * The Witch-Cult in Western Europe by Margaret Murray * God of the Witches by Margaret Murray
As far as the rest of the books, in theory, any book that actually talks about Wicca has to be based at least somewhat on Gardner's work, since he created the religion. However there are plenty of books out there that have drifted away from Traditional Wicca, and have more or less re-created the religion into something completely different than what it was originally. Any one of them could possibly offer differing points of view. If I had a better understanding of exactly what you were looking for, I might be able to help a little better. PM me if you want to.
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:33 pm
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