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byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Captain
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 Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:13 pm
 This will be two compiled lists, one for occult authors of informational books and one for works of fiction.
If you have a suggestion, just post who they are and a link to site if they have one and a few of the books they've written.
I'll add your suggestion to the list when I get the chance.
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:15 pm
  NON-FICTION/INFORMATIONAL
*Note, this is not a selective list of authors. Meaning I didn't pick through who was the best or who was accurate. It's up to you to research an author and to form your own opinion. This list is just here to put the information in front of you, not pick through it for you.list by last name
A:
Airey, Raje
(Natural Magic)
Altman, Jack
(1001 Dreams)
Andrews, Ted
(Animal Speak)
Aswynn, Freya
(Northern Mysteries & Magick)
B:
Ball, Pamela
(10,000 Dreams Interpreted)
Buckland, Raymond
(Wicca For One;Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft; The Book of Spirit Communications)
C:
Cheung, Theresa
(The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World; The Element Encyclopedia of 20,000 Dreams)
Coleman, J A
(The Dictionary of Mythology)
Corbett, Tom
(The Dreamers Dictionary)
RIP Cunningham, Scott
(Wicca; Living Wicca; Earth, Air, Fire & Water)
D:
Day, Brian
(The Modern Pagan)
Digitalis, Raven
(Goth Craft)
E:
Elffers, Joost
(The Secret Language of Birthdays)
Endredy, James
(Ecoshamanism)
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Goldschneider, Gary
(The Secret Language of Birthdays)
Greer, John Michael
(The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Hidden Histories)
H:
Hall, Judy
(The Crystal Bible 1&2)
Hall, Manly P
(The Secret Teachings of All Ages)
Hardie, Titania
(Titania's Star Tarot)
Higginbotham, River & Joyce
(Pagan Spirituality; Paganism: A Guide to Earth-Centered Religions)
Holland, Eileen
(The Wicca Handbook)
Horne, Fiona
(Witchin')
I:
Illes, Judika
(Encyclopedia of Spirits; The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells; The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft)
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K:
Krasskova, Galina
(Exploring the Northern Tradition)
Konstantinos
(Nocturnal Witchcraft; Gothic Grimoire)
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M:
Matthews, John & Caitlin
(The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures)
McCoy, Edain
(Celtic Myth & Magick)
^to be approached with extreme caution^
Moura, Ann
(Witchcraft: An Alternative Path)
N:
Nozedar, Adele
(The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols)
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P:
Paxson, Diana L
(Taking Up The Runes; Essential Asatru)
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R:
Ravenwolf, Silver
(To Light a Sacred Candle)
Richardson, Alan
(The Magician's Tables, A Complete Book Of Correspondances)
Robinson, Stearn
(The Dreams Dictionary)
Rosésan, Lexa
(The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients)
S:
Sabin, Thea
(Wicca for Beginners)
Soraya
(Book of Spells)
Starhawk
(The Spiral Dance)
T:
Tresidder, Jack
(1001 Symbols)
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W:
Webb, Hillary S
(Exploring Shamanism)
West, Kate
(The Real Witches Handbook; The Real Witches Kitchen; The Real Witches Garden)
Wood, Jamie
(The Teen Spell Book)
Worth, Valerie
(The Crone's Book of Magical Words; The Crone's Book of Charms & Spells)
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byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Captain
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:42 am
You have McCoy listed by her first name wink You want good authors, or all authors? Because I have some with "WARNING! WARNING! Avoid at ALL COSTS!" as well as good ones wink Okay! Good authors.... Buckland, Raymond: "Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft" (Aka "Uncle Bucky's Big Blue Book") and "Wicca for One" Sabin, Thea: "Wicca For Beginners" Paxson, Diana S: "Taking Up the Runes", "Essential Asatru" Krasskova, Galina: "Exploring the Northern Tradition" Webb, Hillary S.: "Exploring Shamanism" Higginbotham, River and Joyce: "Paganism: a Guide to Earth-Centred Religions" There are more, but I can't remember them right now. So I'll add more later. And just a head's up: McCoy knows s**t about the Celts. In fact she's been accused of racism, cultural misappropriation and religious bigotry. So read her, but do so with a grain of salt, at least when it comes to her books on Celtic stuff. ALWAYS, concerning stuff like this, go on Amazon.com and read the negative reviews. The scholars will have had a flick through and if you're getting reviews saying "cultural rape" or "offensive" or "I ritually destroyed this book", you know it's not above board as far as the information goes. I always do this with books on Paganism, as so many of them are filled with lies, bad research, or false information. You can disagree with bad reviews, sure, but they do give you a heads-up as to what the book is like. When it comes to cultural stuff like this, it's important to get good information.
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:47 pm
oh so Extravagant... Whoops, thanks for catching that.
Thanks for the suggestions.
And yes I do want ALL authors.
I'm going to add a warning about looking into authors and not mindlessly following their word, but I'm not being select with who I add to the list.
I think it's important to read the good and the bad
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:54 pm
I have some books but are in Spanich... they are really good... I dont know if you wanna put on the list only English books... question
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:06 pm
oh so Extravagant... Erm, I could add a small list of books in spanish at the bottom of the list
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:50 am
I'm not going to add them then... there are some authors so hideously bad I wouldn't want to encourage looking into them even a little bit wink Unless you add something saying "This is how not to do it" xd Conway and Blum jump to mind.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:55 am
oh so Extravagant... No offense, but did you ever perhaps think that just because you don't like the way they do things, doesn't make them explicitly "wrong"?
I'm not trying to be mean but you're being awful negative about almost everything.
I want this cult to promote learning and understanding and openness to everything and everyone. Everyone does thins differently.
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:48 am
a good actually informative, though a little mis leading series of books called the sweep series by cate tiernan are an interesting read.
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:57 pm
oh so Extravagant... I've heard of the series but I've never actually read it. I'll have to look it up
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:40 pm
I'd like to recommend "The Secret Teachings of All Ages" by Manly P. Hall. It's a survey of major esoteric philosophy/religion and I found it quite helpful as a starting point when I first became interested in studying diverse forms of spirituality and magic. If I can think of anything else, I'll post.
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:57 pm
I'd suggest The Modern Pagan by Brian Day
I don't know if he's another author with a big warning sign over them, but I would say that reading that book has helped me understand local Pagans better.
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:09 pm
σн §σ €xтяαvαgαηт... Thanks guys~
The list has been updated
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:48 pm
Sanguina Cruenta I'm not going to add them then... there are some authors so hideously bad I wouldn't want to encourage looking into them even a little bit wink Unless you add something saying "This is how not to do it" xd Conway and Blum jump to mind.
Silver Ravenwolf jumps to mind to. I've heard so many practicing wiccans bash her, and by the title of some of her books it even makes me wary as to if she's only in it for the money and not to truly spread the word about the religion.
 Donate 5k? Thanks! heart
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