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Reading lists
Introductory books — General
Margot Adler —
Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America
(The classic)
Ellen Evert Hopman —
Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans, and Witches Today
Carl McColman —
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism
(Don't be insulted by the title! A very light-hearted author)
Introductory books — Wicca
Phyllis Curott —
Witch Crafting: A Spiritual Guide to Making Magic
Scott Cunningham —
Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
("How to" for solitary practitioners of Wicca)
Jennifer Hunter —
21st Century Wicca: A Young Witch's Guide to Living the Magical Life
Vivianne Crowley —
Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Millennium
Starhawk —
The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess
Judy Harrow —
Devoted to You: Honoring Deity in Wiccan Practice
Kaatryn MacMorgan —
All One Wicca: A Study in the Universal Eclectic Tradition of Wicca
(A study of a specific, eclectic tradition of Wicca; still a good intro)
Introductory books — Druidism
Isaac Bonewits —
Bonewits's Essential Guide to Druidism
Introductory books — Shinto
Sokyo Ono —
Shinto: The Kami Way
(This was written in the 1960s, well before Shinto spread outside Japan)
Ann Llewellyn Evans —
Shinto Norito: A Book of Prayers
(Modern; a "how to" for solitary practitioners of Shinto, written by a Canadian preistess)
For friends & family
Carl McColman —
When Someone You Love Is Wiccan: A Guide to Witchcraft and Paganism for Concerned Friends, Nervous Parents, and Curious Co-Workers
(For cowan (non-pagan) friends & family; some have complained of oversimplification or overly simplistic writing - read beforehand)
Further study — General
Isaac Bonewits —
Real Magic: An Introductory Treatise on the Basic Principles of Yellow Magic
David Fontana —
The Meditator's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Eastern and Western Meditation Techniques
Thich Naht Hanh —
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Thich Naht Hanh —
The Miracle of Mindfulness
Brian Copenhaver —
Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation, with Notes and Introduction
Further study — Wicca
Starhawk —
Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex, and Politics
(Putting the Wiccan faith in context with society and political activism - an eye opener)
Ed Fitch —
The Rites of Odin
(Norse Wicca)
Ronald Hutton —
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft
Grey Cat —
Deepening Witchcraft: Advancing Skills and Knowledge
Janet and Stewart Farrar —
The Witches' Goddess: The Feminine Principle of Divinity
Janet and Stewart Farrar —
The Witches' God: Lord of the Dance
Janet and Stewart Farrar —
A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches Handbook
Phyllis Curott —
Book of Shadows: A Modern Woman's Journey into the Wisdom of Witchcraft and the Magic of the Goddess
Ellen Cannon Reed —
The Goddess and the Tree
Gerald Gardner —
The Meaning of Witchcraft
Fiction
Robin McKinley —
Deerskin
Starhawk —
The 5th Sacred Thing
Mercedes Lackey —
ALL WORKS
Robert Graves —
ALL MYTH WORKS
Tom Robbins —
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Robert A. Heinlein —
Stranger in a Strange Land
Neil Gaiman —
ALL WORKS
Charles De Lint —
ALL WORKS
Poetry
Yeats
Shelly
Whitman
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