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I've been working my way through Learning the Tarot by Joan Bunning. It's sort of a work book that gives you various exercises to do to help you learn how to read. I'm still not an expert, and I haven't completely finished my way through it, but I think the format is great!

Some might consider these to be Wicca 101 books, but I think they are a step above. They offer some great ideas for meditation and other things to integrate Paganism into your life.
The Circle Within by Dianne Sylvan
An Enchanted Life: An Adept's Guid to Masterful Magick by Patricia Telesco
A Witch Alone: 13 Moons to Master Natural Magic by Marian Green

For crystals, I like The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall. I have found this book to be lacking if you want to ID a stone, but it has some good info. if you already know what it is.

Since I started this thread, I should at least put some of my favorites in here.In no particular order:

Green Magic-the sacred connection to nature by Ann Moura
The Sacred Round- A witch's guide to magical practice
Wicca in the Kitchen by Scott Cunningham
Wicca-A guide for the solitary practitioner
Bud, Blossom, & Leaf-The magical herb gardener's handbook
Magical Herbalism-Scott Cunningham
Casting the Circle-A women's book of ritual by Diane Stein
Garden Witchery-Magic from the ground up by Ellen Dugan

Can you see a theme here? I really relate to the herbal/green side of the craft. I have more but these are the ones with bent spines and lovingly curved covers from me dragging them all over the place.

Amelia

Ooh, I will have to check out some of those books. I have nine-and-a-half green fingers, and I'm having a ball with my first real vege garden. I feel so connected through this natural process, I can't believe I resisted it for so long.

(Though, people are probably sick of hearing me talk about my damn garden!)

mmm not to go off topic but what is a Green Witch and a Kitchen Witch?


I have seen the books but I am still reading books like What is Wicca? and Christianity's myths of wicca....

the Christianity views and Myths of Wicca what some what a interesting book to open your eye as to how Wiccan and Pagans View Christianity! I found the most hurtful parts of the book was spot on about christianity as a whole!!! the prothisthism (ok cant spell and spell check is no help!! but the forcing your view down others throats!!!) was the most given reason why they dont like christianity!!! and there was nothing directly against Jesus, the bible, or God. Just the churches being money hungry and Christians being closed minded!

I did find it interesting that there was alot of bible verus and storys and people used in some example spells and rituals!

The whole theme that I remember was that it talked about what Wicca was not more then what it was!!! witch was disapointing!!

It has been a while sence I read it but I think the auther was something Campbell?

Off topic?!! Here?? Gasp!

LOL

Green witch and Kitchen witch are just terms meaning a connection to plants/herbs and foods. When you read my articles(you ARE reading them, right?) they explain different ways to work your spells, magic,rituals call it what you will. I started with the moon phases and this week is days and so forth and so on...you can use herbs and foods too-not that you would try to pinpoint and cross reference everything. You would go bonkers I believe BUT there are certain things that call to you-for me its herbs/plants, and focus on those things.

Just showing more depth for Wicca in general. I find so much either drivel or really in depth things that if someone was looking for *learning* sake, they would either scoff or be overwhelmed.

I write articles like I teach my children, one small step at a time.

Rambling on and on today,
Amelia

LOL thats what i need something step by step just like a child!!!
I find myself being attrached to herbs and flowers here lately. I think because my mother in law gave me some seeds to grow!! lol anyways as a massage therapist everyone ask me about herbs and what is good for what and so forth and I have very little knowlege in that area so...time to learn!!!

I also like the idea that herbs are conseterd majackal or spiritual i should say! so what can I say? Wicca and Pagans tend to blend all of this together in a neat little package!!! lol

I ramble on and on too so feel free to ramble back anytime!!!
and I am reading the artical!! and I love them!!!

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda
Our Name Is Melancholy by Leilah Wendell
Anything by the Dalai Lama
The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis

I recently finished Phyllis Currott's Witch Crafting and thought it was wonderful. She has a great writing style, and the book was very informative. A good 101 book, but good for more advanced people too...

Hi, all.
I enjoyed Melanie Rawn's book "Dragon Prince"; it's magic but not explicitly Wiccan. There's always Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Avalon" series, of course, if you like Roman/Celtic historical Paganism, and I still read Dion Fortune's books - "Moon Magic" is good, if slightly dated now, and so is " the Winged Bull" : she certainly knows her stuff. Stewart Farrar wrote a great one -set in about the late 1800s caled "The Serpent of Lilith".

As for non-fiction, I like Vivianne Crowley's "Principles of Paganism", which is a great intro. & suitable as a read for non-Pagan friends or relatives. Starhawk's "Spiral dance" remains a classic, especially in its updated 20th aniversary form, while last Yule my Mum bought me "Family Wcca" by Ashleen O'Gaea. This is a super book for those of us with children, although some of it is less relevant to English Pagans like me as it talks about mostthings from an American perspective. Remember, our laws are different, so there isn't always a direct parallel.

Sorry for the ramble - I'm a teacher Saggitarius with Leo as my rising sign! Talk about expansive!
Blessings,
Arianne.

Hi, Merry meet. I personally like Christopher Penzak's Inner Temple series, as well as the cd companions. I also like anything by Silver Ravenwolf and also D.J. Conways Wicca, the Complete Craft As for fiction, truthfully all tha I've found is fantasy, excepst for Silver ravenwolfs teen series. Someone should write some more fiction that involves Wicca. I know that I would buy it Blessed Be