Rayne
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Since a lot of people ask about books and such, I figured it might be a good idea to start a bookshelf thread. List the Wicca-related books you have on your bookshelf, along with a short summary of what it's useful for. I'll go first.
Wicca for One: The Path of Solitary Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland -
This is my favorite book on Wicca, and it and his Complete Book of Witchcraft are the books I learned out of. I use the rituals describe in this book with little modification, because the rituals in this book are almost exactly what I would write myself! He explains the typical Wiccan belief system very well, and explains everything in a quite newbie friendly way. It has very little in the way of History, however. I would recommend this book to any beginner who wants to be a Solitary Witch.
Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland -
This book is also known as Big Blue by some, and it's been a highly prized book by covens and solitaries alike since it was written in the 70's. Most of what's in the book is valid, and it explains almost everything, but a lot of it is quite brief and not a very deep explanation. The History detailed in this book is heavily outdated, and explains the whole "Wicca predates Christianity" stuff that has been proved invalid now-a-days. Still a great book if you look passed that. I would recommend this book to anybody who isn't a beginner, but would like to have good reference material.
Wicca & Witchcraft for Dummies -
This book seems to have valid information, and seems to be quite a good book. I've not read all the way through it, so I can't promise anything. The first hundred pages or so explain what it means to be a Wiccan, and the common belief system. Covers spellcasting, rituals, morals, virtually everything needed for a beginner. I'm not going to recommend this book to anyone until I read through it all the way.
Practical Magic For Beginners by Brandy Williams -
Another book I haven't read yet, but it looks to be a very good book. This book is focused on working Magic, and not Wicca as a whole. Just by skimming through this book, I think I would recommend it to someone who was looking for more information on working Magick, whether Wiccan or not.
The Only Wiccan Spell Book You'll Ever Need by Marian Singer & Trish MacGregor -
Another book I've only skimmed through so far. This book looks like another good resource for learning to work Magick. It has very little information about Wicca itself, but it does have a brief introduction to Wicca, and what's written there seems valid. I think I would recommend this as another book that might be useful to someone who wants to learn more about working Magick, but not to someone who wants to learn about Wicca itself.
A few more books I need to hunt up to remember. Once I find them, I'll edit and list them here.
Blessed be.
Wicca for One: The Path of Solitary Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland -
This is my favorite book on Wicca, and it and his Complete Book of Witchcraft are the books I learned out of. I use the rituals describe in this book with little modification, because the rituals in this book are almost exactly what I would write myself! He explains the typical Wiccan belief system very well, and explains everything in a quite newbie friendly way. It has very little in the way of History, however. I would recommend this book to any beginner who wants to be a Solitary Witch.
Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland -
This book is also known as Big Blue by some, and it's been a highly prized book by covens and solitaries alike since it was written in the 70's. Most of what's in the book is valid, and it explains almost everything, but a lot of it is quite brief and not a very deep explanation. The History detailed in this book is heavily outdated, and explains the whole "Wicca predates Christianity" stuff that has been proved invalid now-a-days. Still a great book if you look passed that. I would recommend this book to anybody who isn't a beginner, but would like to have good reference material.
Wicca & Witchcraft for Dummies -
This book seems to have valid information, and seems to be quite a good book. I've not read all the way through it, so I can't promise anything. The first hundred pages or so explain what it means to be a Wiccan, and the common belief system. Covers spellcasting, rituals, morals, virtually everything needed for a beginner. I'm not going to recommend this book to anyone until I read through it all the way.
Practical Magic For Beginners by Brandy Williams -
Another book I haven't read yet, but it looks to be a very good book. This book is focused on working Magic, and not Wicca as a whole. Just by skimming through this book, I think I would recommend it to someone who was looking for more information on working Magick, whether Wiccan or not.
The Only Wiccan Spell Book You'll Ever Need by Marian Singer & Trish MacGregor -
Another book I've only skimmed through so far. This book looks like another good resource for learning to work Magick. It has very little information about Wicca itself, but it does have a brief introduction to Wicca, and what's written there seems valid. I think I would recommend this as another book that might be useful to someone who wants to learn more about working Magick, but not to someone who wants to learn about Wicca itself.
A few more books I need to hunt up to remember. Once I find them, I'll edit and list them here.
Blessed be.
