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• Cunningham, Scott. Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practioner.
1997 edition. Llewellyn Publications.
Scott Cunningham is regarded as one of the best voices for Wicca even
today, several years after his death. Any book by him will be a helpful
read, but this is (so far) my favorite. Concise, clear and full of the
information beginners need to know. A beginner myself, I find this book to
be a reference I keep going back to.
Highly recommended.
• Cunningham, Scott. Living Wicca. 1997 ed. Llewellyn Publications.
Further study for solitaries. A follow up to Wicca: A Guide.
Highly recommended.
• Dunwich, Gerina. Wicca Candle Magick. 1997. Citadel Press.
A very useful book for candle rituals. This book also offers ritual that can
harm; I don't advocate negative ritual or magick at all; this is the only
part of the book I don't like. Overlooking that aspect, there is still plenty
of useful information. Remember, harm none.
Recommended.
• Hunter, Jennifer. 21st Century Wicca: A Young Witch's Guide to
Living the Magical Life. 1997. Citadel Press.
Another very good resource. Not only for basics of practice but for a fresh,
young twenty-something perspective on Wiccan life today.
Highly recommended.
• Stepanick, Kisma K. Faery Wicca: The Ancient Oral Faery
Tradition of Ireland. Book One -- Theory & Magick: A Book of
Shadows & Light. 1996. Llewellyn Publications.
So far (I haven't finished it yet) a great resource of the Irish
tradition.
Recommended.
• Stone, Merlin. When God was a Woman. 1976. Harvest/HBJ.
Can any pagan's, for that matter woman's, library be complete without
this book? The title says it all; if you have *any* interest in the history
of male-dominated religions and their repression of women, read this
book! It does not advocate anything, simply presents historical facts based
on archeological research. It may make you angry, it make you weep for
what mankind has done, but it does bring home to you how far we've come
today even as we realize what we're up against to create an equal
world.
Highly recommended.
The "To-Be-Read" list:
- Magical Gardens, by Patricia Monaghan
- Celtic Tree Mysteries: Secrets of the Ogham, by Steve Blamires
- Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, by Scott Cunningham
- Whispers of the Moon: The Life and Work of Scott Cuninngham, by David
Harrington & deTraci Regula
- The Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origins & Teachings, by Raven Grimassi
- The Mysterious, Magickal Cat, by D.J. Conway
- Everyday Magic, by Dorothy Morrison
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