A Bibliography and Bookstore

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Basic Bibliography

Adler, Margot. Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers and other Pagans in America Today. Penguin USA, Revised and expanded 1997. A well-known journalistÕs study of the modern Pagan movement. Already out of date on some topics, but still an essential classic.
Amber K. Covencraft: Witchcraft for Three or More. Llewellyn, 1998. Invaluable reference for anyone interested in starting or running a magical group. Covers mundane subjects, such as applying for tax-exempt status, and magical ones, like initiation requirements and rituals, in equal detail--a rarity.
Amber K. True Magick. Llewellyn, 1991. Introduction to the basics of magick, written in a readable, clear style. Excellent choice as a first book, or as an overview for non-Wiccan relatives or friends.
Anderson, Cora. Fifty Years in the Feri Tradition. A personal memoir and introduction to the Feri Tradition. To order send $10 check or money order to Cora Anderson, 1529 153rd Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94578.
Anderson, Victor. Thorns of the Blood Rose. The devotional poetry of the founder and grand master of the Feri Tradition. To order send $10 check or money order to Victor Anderson, 1529 153rd Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94578.
Ardinger, Barbara. A Woman's Book of Rituals and Celebrations. New World Library, l995. Basic eclectic rituals.
Buckland, Raymond. Witchcraft from the Inside. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1971.
Budapest, Z. The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries. Los Angeles: Susan B. Anthony Coven #1, 1989 (new edition; contains both original volumes). Classic of Dianic Craft.
Campanelli, Pauline. The Wheel of the Year: Living the Magical Life. Llewellyn, 1989. Seasonal activities and recipes. We can't all live in the country, but we can dream about it.
Circle. Circle Guide to Pagan Groups. Mt. Horeb: Circle Publications, 1994
Circle. Circle Network News. Mt. Horeb: Circle Publications, 1978-present
Clifton, Chas. S., editor. Witchcraft Today. Llewellyn.
Volume 1: The Modern Craft Movement, 1992.
Volume 2: Modern Rites of Passage, 1993.
Volume 3: Witchcraft and Shamanism, 1994.
Good essays on topical issues in modern neo-Paganism.
Cunningham, Scott. Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. Llewellyn, 1990. A BOS and guide for the solitary beginner. General eclectic Craft principles and ethics.
Crowley, Vivianne. Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Age. ThorsonÕs, revised edition 1996. An excellent introduction (from the perspective of a Witch who is also a Jungian therapist) to British Traditional Craft.
Curott, Phyllis. Book of Shadows : A Modern Woman's Journey into the Wisdom of Witchcraft and the Magic of the Goddess. Broadway Books, l998. Insightful and helpful beginnerÕs book.
DeGrandis, Francesca. Be a Goddess!. Harper San Francisco, l998. Practical do-it-yourself mysticism.
di Prima, Diane. Loba. Penguin Poets, 1998. Di Prima is an occultist and leading light of San Francisco poetry since the 1950Õs.
Farrar, Janet & Stewart.
Eight Sabbats for Witches and Rites for Birth, Marriage and Death. Bookpeople, 1988.
The Witches' Way; Principles, Rituals and Beliefs of Modern Witchcraft. Bookpeople, 1984.
Materials from the authors' Alexandrian Tradition. These two titles have been published by Magickal Childe, and later by Phoenix Publications, as one paperback volume titled A Witches' Bible Compleat. All of these various editions are considered by Janet Farrar to be authorized and authoritative.
Farrar, Janet & Stewart.
The Witches' Goddess: the Feminine Principle of Divinity. Phoenix Publishing, l987.
The Witches' God: Lord of the Dance. Phoenix Publishing, l989.
Basic mythological background for Wiccans.
Farrar, Stewart. What Witches Do; the Modern Coven Revealed. NY: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1971
Gardner, Gerald. Witchcraft Today. UK: Ryder & Company, 1954
Gardner, Gerald. The Meaning of Witchcraft. London: The Aquarian Press, 1971 [1959]
Green, Marian.
The Elements of Natural Magic. Element Books, 1997.
A Witch Alone: 13 Moons to Master Natural Magick. ThorsonÕs, 1991.
Green provides an outstanding introduction to natural magic and solitary work.
Guiley, Rosemary. The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft. Facts on File, l990. Contains unique information not available elsewhere.
Harrow, Judy. Wicca Covens: How to Start and Organize Your Own. Citadel Press, l999. Group dynamics, adult education techniques and related issues, for coven leaders and people planning on becoming coven leaders.
Leland, Charles. Aradia: Gospel of the Witches. Phoenix Publishing, l989. A classic collection of witch lore collected in Italy over a century ago. The first edition was published in the 1890Õs.
Lethbridge, T.E. Witches. Seacaucus, NY: Citadel Press, 1962
Orion, Loretta. Never Again the Burning Times. Waveland, l995. A study of modern Pagan belief systems, often used in anthropology or sociology classes.
Pepper, Elizabeth and John Wilcock, editors. The Witches' Almanac. A yearly compendium of lore, legend, and practical information. Address inquiries to The WitchesÕ Almanac, P.O. Box 348, Cambridge, MA 02238.
Simms, Maria Kay. The WitchesÕ Circle. LLewellyn, 1996. Speaks of the authorÕs personal journey to find Wicca. Details how she began her own circle, which revolves around astrology. Original rituals and instructions on making robes and masks.
Starhawk. The Spiral Dance: a Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess. Harper, 1989. This classic of feminist spirituality has been a bestseller among Witches for more than twenty years.
Starhawk, Anne Hill, Diane Baker. Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions. Bantam Doubleday, l998. A comprehensive parenting guide for people of all faiths and beliefs, based on the Goddess tradition's appreciation of the Earth (the Goddess) and the view that life is a never-ending cycle of birth and death.
Starhawk, M. Macha Nightmare and the Reclaiming Collective. The Pagan Book of Living and Dying. Harper, San Francisco, l997. Practical rituals with prayers, chants, blessings, meditations, essays, and insightful personal stories to offer a new understanding of death and a powerful new approach to the various stages of dying and grieving.
Valiente, Doreen.
Natural Magic. Phoenix Publishing, 1985.
An ABC of Witchcraft Past & Present. Bookpeople, 1988.
Both are excellent introductions, composed of short interesting essays on a wide variety of witchy topics.
Valiente, Doreen. Witchcraft for Tomorrow. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1978
Valiente, Doreen. Rebirth of Witchcraft. London: Hale, 1989
Weinstein, Marion. Positive Magic: Occult Self-Help. Earth Magic Productions, 1994. Widely respected feminist Craft manual. Excellent on magical ethics.

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