NeoPagan Magic

[The Hammer]

Who are your favorite NeoPagan Magick authors and practitioners? With the wide array of books out there, which magicians do you hold dear to your practice?

 

[Ashoka]

Oh man, there are so many!

Ellen Dugan. She wrote a lot of kitchen/cottage/garden witchery books, which is right up my alley.

I also really like Raymond Buckland (although I'm not a Seax Wiccan) and Scott Cunningham (even though he tends to be a bit fluffy sometimes, his contributions to Wicca and paganism in general are HUGE.

As far as practitioners go, I just love T Thorn Coyle. I love her heart, her empathy. She's just such a kind woman.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

I remember a long time ago being inspired by Starhawk's The Spiral Dance. I also enjoyed reading Scott Cunningham and Christopher Penczak.

Personally, as of late, I have found more inspiration from other sources outside specifically NeoPaganism, like Joseph Campbell.

 

[Ashoka]

I remember a long time ago being inspired by Starhawk's The Spiral Dance. I also enjoyed reading Scott Cunningham and Christopher Penczak.

Personally, as of late, I have found more inspiration from other sources outside specifically NeoPaganism, like Joseph Campbell.

Starhawk is awesome. She's part of "Reclaiming" Witchcraft, an offshoot of the lesser-known Feri Tradition. It's really fascinating, and I'd probably join it if it wasn't so sex-saturated (I'm asexual lol).

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Starhawk is awesome. She's part of "Reclaiming" Witchcraft, an offshoot of the lesser-known Feri Tradition. It's really fascinating, and I'd probably join it if it wasn't so sex-saturated (I'm asexual lol).

I read her when I was a sex-fueled college kid, so no problems there with me!

I remember liking her more transcendental take on modern Paganism. Like, reading Buckland, Cunninham, and those folks was great and I enjoy them, but they leave a lot of the deep philosophy for the practitioner to discover.

 

[Hildeburh]

Being an Anglo-Saxon pagan I prefer historical sources for magic, charms and language, such as:

Anglo-Saxon Charms
The Exeter book
Lacnunga
Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
Bede

I don't like Neo-pagan authors, or have yet to find one that doesn't conflate either modern neo-paganism or Norse sources with Anglo-Saxon history/myth/magic.

Bill Griffith: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic is also a classic. Not a pagan author but an excellent summary of historical sources.

 

[Sand Dancer]

I need to read some Starhawk again. It's been a while and I have been through many religions since then.

 

[☆Dreamwind☆]

I remember a long time ago being inspired by Starhawk's The Spiral Dance. I also enjoyed reading Scott Cunningham and Christopher Penczak.

Personally, as of late, I have found more inspiration from other sources outside specifically NeoPaganism, like Joseph Campbell.

I like Penczak too.

 

[Tamino]

Dr Angela Puca - I recommended her YouTube channel elsewhere, she's super cool. She writes scientific texts, however.

For my personal practice... Robert Ritner, of course: "The mechanics of ancient Egyptian magical Practice "