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 Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:19 pm
Please DO NOT discuss books here!
Give each book it's own post.
I am hoping for this format:NAME OF BOOK
BY: NAME OF AUTHORWHAT'S ON THE BACK OR INSIDE THE BOOK JACKETYOUR PERSONAL OPINION OF THE BOOKDO YOU RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO OTHERS?REMEMBER...THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO CHAT...ONLY LIST BOOKS...IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PM ME AND I WILL GET BACK TO YOU. ALL POSTS THAT ARE NOT COMPLETED PROPERLY WILL BE DELETED...
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:23 pm
~ Books Posted With Only Title and Author ~
The 21 lessons of Merlin
By: Monroe
Celtic Magic
By: D.J. Conway
The Complete Book of Incense, Oils & Brews
By: Scott Cunningham
The Elemental Encyclopedia of 5000 spells
By: Judika Illes
Embracing the Moon
By: Yasmine Galenorn
Grimoire for the Green Witch
By: Ann Moura
Instant Magick
By: Christopher Penczak
Learning Astrology - An Astrology Book for Beginners
By: Damian Sharp
The New Encyclopedia of the Occult
BY: John Michael Greer
Solitary Witch
By: Silver RavenWolf
To Ride A Silver Broomstick
By: Silver RavenWolf
The Truth About Witchcraft Today
By: Scott Cunningham
Wicca- A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
By: Scott Cunningham
The Wicca handbook
By: Holland
The Lure and Romance of Alchemy
By: C. J. S. Thomas
If You Wanna Be a Witch
By: Edain McCoy
Where To Park Your Broomstick
by: Lauren Manoy
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:24 pm
~ Books Listed With Some Information, Although, Not In Proper Format ~
A Witch's Grimoire: Create Your Own Book of Shadows
By: Judy Ann Nock This book is the perfect guide to getting your BOS together. It even has instructions for making your own organic paper and binding your book yourself so that more pages can be added. I would definitely recommend it for someone having trouble with their own book.
Crone's Book of Charms & Spells
Crone's Book of Magical Words
By: Valerie Worth
I like these two books. They are filled with words and old charms that women used in the 1800s and such, probably farther back than that. I've used a few of them myself and I think they work out perfectly. Doesn't matter if you are a man or woman, I think, since these seem to work not only for me but for a few of my friends as well.
Green Witchcraft {Folk Magic, Fairy Lore & Herb Craft}
Green Witchcraft II {Balancing Light & Shadow}
Green Witchcraft III {The Manual}
Ann Moura
The books are all sold separately, but a person could use these books separately. I just don't recommend buying Green Witchcraft III unless you have one or both of the other two seeing as to how it's like a big book of quizzes. Having all three books as a set I think works well overall.
The books focus more on the freedom that witchcraft itself is. The entire and over-all feel is one that allows a person to be more free with what they practice, that there are no actual set boundaries in practicing witchcraft and that you could do anything as long as it was comfortable for you to do.
Magic of the Celtic Otherworld {Irish History, Lore & Rituals}
By: Steve Blamires
This book reflects on the history of the Celtic beliefs and lore, but it also teaches a person to get better in tuned to the life forces of the Green World through rituals you can do for each season and celebration, the visualizations you can do, and practical magical workings. It also helps you understand the Otherworld even better too.
A Witch's Grimoire {Of Ancient Omens, Portents, Talismans, Amulets, and Charms}
By: Gavin Frost & Yvonne Frost
The book I have is the revised and updated version. It is filled with not only signs and symbols that one can use, but it has stories from lots of different people who had problems with different charms and spells and amulets or talismans. I find it personally beneficial for reference if something doesn't go as you had planned it to begin with.
Phoenixfire Lune Soleil Also, while the book above by the Frosts may be good, I recommend against them as a matter of course - their recommendations for involving children in fertility rituals leads me to shy away from their very name.
The Sabbats
by Edain McCoy
I would recommend this book to others. Its in a simple format, with a section for each holiday and group and solitary rituals for each holiday along with recipes, folklore, and even songs for each.
Complete Guide To Wicca
DJ Conway
I have had this book for quite some time now and since I bought it I have heard some differing views on D J Conway, however...
Primarily I think this book is aimed at the new Wiccan, although I am not officially 'Wiccan' I do incorporate some parts of Wicca into my path, this book helped me to do that. if you are more advanced or indeed, more experienced this is probably not the right book for you, there are some better books out there for advancing pagans which may be better suited.
This book is good personally I feel for helping to write your own rituals etc.. it gives a lot of good ideas and inspiration. Not only that it also gives you the basics of spell-casting, information on your Book of Shadows, and Moon rituals as well as Sabbat rituals. The book is very well set out with a good table of contents so if you use this as a reference book as well you will find it quite easy to find what you are looking for.
This is a big book with a huge amount of information, a newbie to the craft will get a lot out of this book but, I feel for more experienced pagans it doesn't give a lot more than possibly you would know already, all round a very good book.
Pocket Spell Creator
I forget the authors name but thats just the title I remember. It really helped me but I couldn't get it so I just took some notes.
Essential Guide to Witchcraft & Wicca
by Isaac Bonewits
This gets into the history of witchcraft, both modern & ancient. Also the history of some of the terms we use. Be prepared for some etymology, history & anthropology lessons. I especially like that he explains how research has changed since the early days of Wicca.
Pagan Theology
by Michael York
This is an even more scholarly book. This goes far beyond Wicca & NeoPaganism, though they are included. It goes in depth into what is religion & what exactly makes Paganism what it is. Especially good if you want to learn more about eastern & western religions in the process.
BUCKLAND'S COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT
Raymond Buckland
I have read this book, it is very helpful. and he doesn't bash other religions, he has also wrote other books on the occult and Wicca
Witch Crafting
By Phyllis Curott
One of the BEST Wicca books I've ever read. She takes a different approach than most other authors and offers exercises for beginners and more advanced practitioners to do... this book comes highly recommended, and if I could make it mandatory, I would.
Witchcraft Today
By: Gerald Gardner
The man who founded the religion.
Eight Sabbats for Witches
By: Janet and Stewart Farrar
With help and editing from Doreen Valiente. The Farrars helped shape the Alexandrian Tradition, and Valiente helped them make certain they did not break their oaths while doing so.
Triumph of the Moon
By: Ronald Hutton
An academic, historical look into the history of the Wiccan faith.
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:30 pm
~ Properly Listed Books ~ The Enchanted Diary; A Teen's Guide to Magick and Life
By: Jamie Wood
"Discover The Magick Within"
If you're ready to begin or deepen your magick practice, take a journey to unleash your unique abilities. Through a series of journaling exercises, The Enchanted Diary will help you tap into your personal powers through exploring the elements of nature and magick. A companion to the best-selling Teen Spell Book, this interactive journal features dozens of checklists, quizzes, and exercises to guide young girls to self-acceptance and awareness of greatness within.
This spellbinding book offers plenty of space to write, doodle, prompting creative magickal discovery with tests to Find Your Element, Unearth your Clairvoyant Powers and Learn What The Tarot Says About you. Beloved Wiccan author Jamie Wood explains the basics of witchcraft and presents spells for self-esteem, courage seeking, self-pampering and more. Also included are potions to create your own Perfectly You Perfume, Faery Dust, Kissable Lips, numerous other special concoctions, a practical guide for using the tools of the trade such as stones,colors, and herbs.
Like a faery godmother, The Enchanted Diary will teach young magick seekers to develop their talents while gaining faith in themselves and inner strength.
I found this book is really good. It has wonderful spells for self-acceptance and such, the quizzes are delightful. If anyone wishes to have the "potions", spells and quizzes just PM me and I'll type em up and send em to you!! I found this book helps a lot! Its surprising actually my parents bought it for me!! But its a good read.
I definitely recommend it to others. Though it is definately based around women. It talks very much about the "Enchantress Years", that being ages 13-35. But it is a wonderful book!!Wicca A-Z
By: Gerina Dunwich
"A Must For Every Wiccan's Library."
Wicca A to Z explores the fascinating world of witchcraft, from ancient legend through present-day Wicca and contemporary Paganism. No aspect of Wicca is overlooked in this remarkably comprehensive book, which features well over 500 entries and numerous illustrations.
Here are explanations of all the different traditions, Sabbats, and rituals of the Wiccan spiritual path, as well as Wiccan jargon and folklore, amulets and talismans, herbs and gemstones. And as Wicca is essentially a Goddess-oriented religion and craft, this compendium covers the many pagan goddesses worldwide who collectively represent the power, beauty and magick of the divine feminine. Arranged alphabetically by name, each entry discusses the particular deity and describes how each had influenced contemporary Paganism.
Written by a Wicca high priestess and arranged in A-Z format, this unique encyclopedia is an excellent guide for all who are interested in Goddess worship, folklore, the New Age, the occult sciences, and the Wiccan Craft as a positive spiritual path and way of life. It will be an invaluable addition to any Wiccan Library.
It's a pretty good book for explaining meanings of things. I haven't read it all the way through, I've only made it to M. he he. but so far its pretty interesting it has TONS of things and some really interesting entries.
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:02 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:04 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:07 am
The Everything Paganism Book
By: Selene Silverwind
Erm... I'm actually letting a friend borrow it, so... I don't know what's on the back...... So here are some random customer reveiws...
There are lots of introductory Pagan books available and this one takes a good overview of it rather than get into the "nuts and bolts" of what Pagans "do." The author begins with a brief history of Paganism before going to discuss their belief system, various "Pagan holidays," and the tools used in celebrations.
What sets this book apart from other "beginners' books" is the author's devoting chapters to specific Pagan religions, like Asatru, Druidry, Santeria, and Shamanism (although some would argue these are not necessarily Pagan religions). I also liked that topics like Pagan Ethics, The Role Of Magic, and Explaining and Protecting Your Beliefs were also discussed.
This is a good book not only for the good amount of information it covers, but also because it provides the non Pagan with a general idea of what Paganism is in a nonjudgmental way.
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I really love this book. It explains a lot about Neo-Pagainsm, and goes into some detail about the diffrent traditions and sects. It's not a how to book, and it doesn't try to sneak spells and other things that wouldn't fit into it. It doesn't cover every little thing, but that's not possible. I really enjoyed her tone, and I gave this to my mom to read, so she could understand my religion a little better. I feel that it really helped!
(both reviews from Amazon.com)
I liked the book. Haha, that's a bit of an understatement...
But it was like... super helpful. It goes into details about tons of different subjects, like history, comparisons between paganism and other religions, covens, symbols and tools, etc... But it does that without being overwhelming to someone new to paganism/new to studying it. And it's not like "YOU HAVE TO DO IT THIS WAY OR ELSE!!!"
It's pretty cool, to say the least.
Yeah, I'd recomend it to others. Mostly to those who havn't been practicing for too long, or are having trouble explaining paganism to friends or family.
Those who are more advanced might find that it's "one of those beginer's books", because it mostly covers the basics.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:29 pm
Wicca in the Kitchen
By: Scott Cunningham
There's a reason caviar has a reputation as a love food, but a little vanilla or peppermint can work wonders too! You'll savor mushrooms like never before after experiencing their intuitive-raising effects, and a munch of celery will resonate with new meaning as it boosts your sexual desire and psychic awareness.
Virtually any item in your pantry can be used for personal transformation. From artichokes to kidney beans to grape jelly, food contains specific magical energies you can harness for positive results. This encyclopedia of food magic offers twenty-seven of Scott Cunningham's favorite recipes. Magical menus for more than ten desired foals including love, protection, health, money, and psychic awareness are provided as well.
As corny as the back of the book sounds, this book is an amazing tool for anyone interested in magic through food. I've tried most of the recipes in the book (I just haven't tried the few that require alcohol) and they all have their own magical properties to help you as well their delicious flavor. It also works as an encyclopedia by having many different kinds of fruits, vegetables, herbs (as well as many other foods you wouldn't expect... like soda and chips) and their different properties next to them... For example, cranberries have protective energies.
This book is a must for any witch that spends time in a kitchen or garden and wants to do magic in those areas. It's a simple way of incorporating ways of self-improvement or healing into your everyday life, as well as a way to help others without getting too complicated. Scott Cunningham has helped me get over many a headache and stomach flu thanks to this book.
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:46 am
A Witches Guide to the Faery Folk
Edain McCoy
Work magick with help from the little people All over the world, people have reported encounters with a race of tiny people who are neither human nor deity. This book reclaims that lost, rich heritage of working with faery folk that our Pagan ancestors took for granted.
Edain McCoy teaches how to work with faeries in a mutually beneficial way. Practice rituals and spells in which faeries can participate, and discover tips to help facilitate faery contact. These capricious creatures can help with divination, past life recall, scrying, and spiritual quests. Also included is a dictionary of more than 230 faeries that include goblins, gnomes, elementals, seasonal faeries, and angels.
This I would have to say is quite the interesting manual for anyone interested in faeries, though the real gem is the guidebook in the back to the various faery species.
If youre looking for introductory material to just begin working with Faery, look elsewhere, but if you're looking for a primer on Faery magick and a guidebook to the Otherworld and the faery realm, than this is the book for you.
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:04 am
Simple wicca
by michele morgan
it was my first wicca book and it was amazing i still use it for ritual help and holidays
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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:57 pm
dragons066 Simple wicca by michele morgan it was my first wicca book and it was amazing i still use it for ritual help and holidays Hey, I know I've been slacking and am still getting into the swing of things...do you think you could repost this book with the information the way I outlined it in the first post please? Thank you!!!
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