(Part 2) Best wicca books according to redditors

Suggested reading: Vivianne Crowley - Wicca: An Old Religion for the New Millenium. Jungian interpretation of Wicca.

> That is incorrect. You can get a patent for a few thousand dollars is you do your homework.

That might be true in a very literal sense (from a filing-fees perspective). In a brass-tacks/real-world sense, though, it's simply not.

> There are books

There are also books on how to use candles to cast magic spells. The existence of literature on the topic doesn't necessarily make it more realistic as an approach.

> I'm just stating what I know about it based upon discussions with patent officers many years ago.

And I'm stating what I know from working with our in-house legal counsel as well as our go-to I.P. law firm over the last 7 years of of working with them to apply for 50+ patents, of which ~20 made it to the final phase and were approved.

No lay-person is ever going to take a software patent from start to finish on their own.

I can't speak authoritatively to non-software patents, but I'd suspect that given that the USPTO has an entire page dedicated to protecting individuals from the patent-your-idea-yourself scam industry that it's not too likely in other fields either.

> What is the difference between building special purpose hardware to solve a problem versus having a general purpose computer solve the same problem?

Historically, the trade-off for hardware-solutions is that they require significant up-front cost. Establishing a real-world/physical product with novel manufacturing needs is costly. By the time a piece of hardware is ready to go to market, a lot of money has been sunk into it. There is not, as far as I know, an entire cottage-industry based around obtaining broadly worded manufacturing patents and suing companies. That's because patents in the physical space are typically far too specific to be cheated that way.

On the flip-side most software patents aren't even based on actual implementations. They're just based on the idea of a possible implementation. While the same is true of non-software patents, it's far easier to come up with "patentable" (very intentional quotes there) software ideas. I know because I used to do it as a game with coworkers.

> the whole purpose of a patent is to protect your IP

Your I.P. is protected under copyright law just like anything else. The only thing software patents do is give companies a legal tool to play the corporate game.

Seconding u/theUnmutual6's recommendations, in addition to u/BlueSmoke95's suggestion to check out Ann Moura's work. I would like to recommend Ellen Dugan's Natural Witchery and her related domestic witchery books. Ellen is a certified Master Gardener and incorporates plants into much of her work.

Some of my favorite plant books!

Plant Science:

• Plant Physiology and Development (you can get away with the previous edition of this one!)
  
  
• Botany for Gardeners
  
  
• Essential Plant Pathology (do NOT get the first edition - the second edition is superior in almost every single way)
  
  
• American Horticultural Society Plant Propagation: The Fully Illustrated Plant-by-Plant Manual of Practical Techniques
  
  
  Foraging & Field Guides:
  
  
• A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America
  
  
• Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt To Plate
  
  
• The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
  
  Herbalism:
  
  
• Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use (this is the first one I would recommend to novices)
  
  
• The Herbal Apothecary: 100 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them
  
  
• The Herbal Medicine Maker's Manual
  
  
• 300 Herbs: A Materia Medica
  
  
• Culpeper's Complete Herbal
  
  Ethnobotany:
  
  
• A Modern Herbal Vol I and Vol II (these could belong in the above section or here - I love love love these books. I think they are a must for any hedge witch or green witch!!)
  
  
• Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees
  
  
• Whispers from the Woods: The Lore & Magic of Trees
  
  
• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
  
  I also encourage y'all to look into fungi as well. I work with both plants and fungi and I think they bring a fascinating and fulfilling aspect to my work. Plus, hunting for mushrooms is super fun! I can recommend field guide books for folks who are interested, they just tend to be very region-specific so I'm not going to list all of them here.
  
  For general fungus reading I recommend the following:
  
  
• Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds
  
  
• The Fifth Kingdom
  
  
• Mycelium Running
  
  
• Radical Mycology: A Treatise on Seeing & Working with Fungi
  
  
• Mushrooms Demystified

They wrote one of the most quintessential works on Wicca in the 70s. What Witches Do and Eight Sabbats for Witches were later combined into one work called A Witches' Bible, and it remains one of the gold standard texts of modern day Wicca.

The authors are/were initiates of Alex Sanders, who was infamous in Britain in the 60s for declaring himself/being declared in the media as the King of the Witches. He made phony claims of initiation by his grandmother, but as it turns out, he was either taught, initiated, or given the BoS by a Gardnerian priestess.

Hello fellow South Texan. Witchcraft can cast a pretty wide net, so it really depends on what you're interested in. Since you're here instead of /r/Wicca, I'm going to assume you're looking more for folkish practices than religious practices, and living where you are opens you up to a wide array of influences, particularly those of the more magical aspects of Mexican Catholicism.

Ireland and the UK are rife with magical lore, so you'll often see people drawing from that. Some prefer a more medieval approach (I've got a soft spot for that), and use the diabolic imagery in a fun way. Others prefer to take in the lore of what's around them (the best approach, in my opinion; power is always greatest beneath your feet) and adapt it into their own practice.

As far as how to start, I generally recommend Huson's Mastering Witchcraft. Certainly cheesy in places, and as with most things you should take it with a grain of salt, but as far as techniques go it is a solid place to begin (assuming, again, that you aren't looking for Wicca). A good practical foundation can only help you.

After that, it's really a matter of figuring out what calls to you and following it. I disliked being here for the longest time, but as I began to follow the threads of the spirits I found more and more that what works best for me is intimately connected to the land around me. Hopefully you'll discover the same thing!

]Wicca differs from mainstream notions of religion. Traditionally, it's more of a religious order with no laity, an initiatory pagan priesthood that maintains a body of knowledge and rites that is kept intact and handed down from initiate to initiate. It also differs in that it's not an orthodoxy but an orthopraxy.

Eclectic practices influenced by Wicca tend to be orthodox ("I'm a Wiccan because I believe ___") and tend to differ from one to the other as they're most often individual practices unique to the person.

Some suggestions:

Triumph of the Moon by Ronald Hutton

Wicca: A comprehensive guide to the Old Religion in the modern world by Vivienne Crowley

Modern Wicca: A History From Gerald Gardner to the Present by Michael Howard

Witching Culture, Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America, by Sabina Magliocco

Drawing Down the Moon, by Margot Adler (the late NPR journalist)

This book is like an unofficial follow-up to Adler's DDTM:

Voices from the Pagan Census: A National Survey of Witches and Neo-Pagans in the United States, by Helen A. Berger

Books from the mid-20th century:

Witchcraft Today by Gerald Gardner

The Meaning of Witchcraft by Gerald Gardner

If you like Penczak, he has his own book on the topic: Instant Magick: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Spellcraft

I think there is some similar stuff using NLP (neurolinguistic programming) in Jason Augustus Newcomb’s The Book of Magick Power.

Not a book, exactly, and the forums are pretty much a ghost town, but Pagan Library has a lot of good articles on it.


I have referenced "The Real Witches' Kitchen" by Kate West quite a bit for "Hearth Magic" type stuff, as it's basically a cookbook with Meaning and Workings added to it. Has stuff like Herbal work, oils and lotions, candles and incenses, feasting around the Wheel of the Year, breads, soups and foods to strengthen and heal, brews and teas, and such.


I've also used "Wheel of the Year: Living the Magical Life" by Pauline Campanelli to learn about the Sabbats and the months.


Not my favorite resource, but one that does have some good information is "Witch Crafting: A Spiritual Guide to Making Magic" by Phyllis Curott, H.Ps.


I've also worked with "Elemental Witch: Fire, Air, Water, Earth; Discover Your Natural Affinity" by Tammy Sullivan. It's a pretty good book, and I'm planning on re-reading it this winter. It helped me understand my two Elements (Water from birth sign, Air from personality) much better, so I've been able to ground and charge better.


And, of course, Scott Cunningham has a good collection of reference books available. Some of them are specific reference books like his Crystals book, some of them are general reference like some of his Wicca books. Much like Silver Ravenwolf, he's a fairly prolific author with people who either love his stuff, hate his stuff, or simply regard them as references...which is where I fall. Not fond of Silver Ravenwolf, myself, though, I only have one of her books, a Halloween themed one.


My best advice would be to see if a local public library can get you copies of any books you're interested in, that way you don't spend the money on things that don't have meaning for you. If, after you've started reading the book, you feel it fits, you can always track down a copy later. That's how I did it, to be honest. Spent many an afternoon and evening in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Main branch when I was first looking. Even now, when I'm not 100% certain about the usefulness of a book, even for mundane crafts or stuff, I'll get the local branch library to pull a copy.


Hope this helps.

Merry Meet Riley. Many Wiccans are "recovering christians." It makes a lot of sense to those of us who have followed that path and made that journey. Many of us were raised in a christian family and eventually discovered that we didn't fit. The world is a lot older and deeper than Christian dogma.

I'm not really sure what you are asking for here. If you want a recommended book for someone following that path I might suggest reading Wicca: The Old Religion In the New Millennium by Vivianne Crowley. If you are looking for a web site to read, or for my personal advice I might suggest our own coven brochure page or our mythic history of the old ways page. Not every Wiccan agrees with everything we say but the site gets a lot of traffic.

In addition to reading things you can try to make contact with Wiccans in your local area. Our festival of Mabon is coming up in a couple of weeks and many communities have open celebrations where interested people can attend and begin learning. Finding other local Wiccans begins with a listing site called Witchvox that has local outreach listings sorted by location. Groups that list themselves on Witchvox are doing so to invite people like you, so don't hesitate to contact them and ask questions. Also Google for "Wicca, mytown" or "Pagan, mytown.). There is a site called Meetup that many groups use to schedule and publish local events for interested people.

I do wish you well. May the Lord and Lady guide your path.

Marcelo Motta - Commentary on the Book of the Law

Robert Wang - Qabalistic Tarot

Soror Nema - Maat Magick

Pascal Beverly Randolph - Seership: The Magic Mirror

Samael Aun Weor - Introduction to Gnosis

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1. The use of sorcery, fascination, or communion with spirits. E'erybody loves Vasago.
   
2. Nope. It DOES involve magic, but magick, with a k, is a term used in Thelema. You're not ready for that... also Thelema is one of those styles of magic that is tied really, really heavily into some pretty obscure philosophy and you have to be able to read Crowley's work without falling asleep. As for the occult... that's a pretty wide umbrella term. Occult itself means hidden (think occult fecal blood), so while magic itself is an occult practice, the occult is not, by definition, inherently magical.
   
3. Well... yeah. I mean, you've got ceremonial tools. A lot of these you can hide, but bowls filled with ashes and blessed daggers... man it's hard to rationalize those when you stumble across them. Luckily you can use a wooden dowel to replace an athame.
   
4. Mastering Witchcraft by Paul Huson. I always recommend this book. It's very informative, gives a shit load of additional resources, and most importantly it's not in any way about Wicca. This is firmly a book about witchcraft, spirits, and magic of all shades. Unlike a lot of books, especially those penned by and for Wiccans, this book doesn't shy away from the darker side of things. If you really want to get into witchcraft it is crucial for you to know what black magic is and why it's black. Otherwise you'll be going forward with an incomplete understanding.
   
   You can buy a lot of Paul Huson's works on amazon.
   
   I know somebody already suggested Chris Penczak, he's a pretty good resource as well. Depending on the type of craft you want to get into you can also delve, eventually, into some of Aleister Crowley's work. Really the only thing I can think to warn you away from, off the top of my head, is Silver Ravenwolf. She's ... honestly Ravenwolf is one of the single worst resources a young witch could go with. Until you know how to filter the bullshit and Ravenwolfiness (no, you'll understand what I mean by that one day) from her work she's not worth spending money on, let alone reading.

' The Essential Golden Dawn: An Introduction to High Magic'
Has the history and more. Good first starter.

https://www.amazon.ca/Essential-Golden-Dawn-Introduction-Magic/dp/0738703109/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488068060&sr=1-1&keywords=golden+dawn%2C+cicero

I just finished reading "Traditional Wicca: A Seekers Guide."

Absolutely loved this book. It is now one of the books I bring to our local PNO events.

A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches' Handbook I know it's not a pentagram on he front, but does contain a similar looking image.

Just scrolling through Amazon, I found this that may be helpful to you.

https://www.amazon.com/Wicca-gu%C3%ADa-para-pr%C3%A1ctica-individual/dp/8496111520/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Wicca+%3A+una+gu%C3%ADa+para+la+pr%C3%A1ctica+individual&qid=1574918362&s=books&sr=1-1 That link looks awful, but it is commonly recommended for English seekers. (Cunningham's Wicca for Solitary Practitioners). It is very readable, although some feel it is watered down. I like his work, personally.

The Following list is taken from the Witches & Warlocks FB page. (This is Christian Day's group)

Witches and Warlocks Recommended Reading List
This is a collection of books recommended by our admins and participants in the group. Books must be approved by the admins so if you'd like to see one added to the last, please post it in the comments at the bottom of this list and, if it's something we think is appropriate, we'll add it! We provide links to Amazon so folks can read more about the book but we encourage you to shop at your local occult shop whenever possible! :)


BEGINNER'S WITCHCRAFT BOOKS

Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft
by Raymond Buckland
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0875420508

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America
by Margot Adler
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0143038192

Grimoire of the Thorn-Blooded Witch: Mastering the Five Arts of Old World Witchery
by Raven Grimassi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578635500

The Inner Temple of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation and Psychic Development
by Christopher Penczak
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738702765

The Kybalion: The Definitive Edition
by William Walker Atkinson (Three Initiates)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1585428744

Lid Off the Cauldron: A Wicca Handbook
by Patricia Crowther
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1861630328

Mastering Witchcraft
by Paul Huson
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0595420060

Natural Magic
by Doreen Valiente
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0919345808

Natural Witchery: Intuitive, Personal & Practical Magick
by Ellen Dugan
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738709220

Old World Witchcraft: Ancient Ways for Modern Days
by Raven Grimassi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578635055

The Outer Temple of Witchcraft: Circles, Spells and Rituals
by Christopher Penczak
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738705314

Power of the Witch: The Earth, the Moon, and the Magical Path to Enlightenment
by Laurie Cabot
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385301898

Solitary Witch: The Ultimate Book of Shadows for the New Generation
by Silver RavenWolf
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738703192

Spirit of the Witch: Religion & Spirituality in Contemporary Witchcraft
by Raven Grimassi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738703389

Witch: A Magickal Journey
by Fiona Horne
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0007121326

Witchcraft for Tomorrow
by Doreen Valiente
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0709052448

Witchcraft Today
by Gerald Gardner
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0806525932
The Witches' Craft: The Roots of Witchcraft & Magical Transformation
by Raven Grimassi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/073870265X
The Witching Way of the Hollow Hill
by Robin Artisson
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982031882

WITCHCRAFT HISTORY AND RESOURCE BOOKS

Aradia or The Gospel of the Witches
by Charles Godfrey Leland
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982432356

Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints & Sages: A Guide to Asking for Protection, Wealth, Happiness, and Everything Else!
by Judika Illes
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062009575

The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca
by Rosemary Ellen Guiley
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0816071047

Etruscan Roman Remains
by Charles Godfrey Leland
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1494302519

The God of the Witches
by Margaret Murray
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195012704

The Weiser Field Guide to Witches, The: From Hexes to Hermione Granger, From Salem to the Land of Oz
by Judika Illes
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578634792

ADVANCED BOOKS ON WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

Blood Sorcery Bible Volume 1: Rituals in Necromancy
by Sorceress Cagliastro
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1935150812

The Deep Heart of Witchcraft: Expanding the Core of Magickal Practice
by David Salisbury
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1780999208

Teen Spirit Wicca
by David Salisbury
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1782790594

Enchantment: The Witch's Art of Manipulation by Gesture, Gaze and Glamour
by Peter Paddon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936922517

Initiation into Hermetics
by Franz Bardon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1885928122

Letters from the Devil's Forest: An Anthology of Writings on Traditional Witchcraft, Spiritual Ecology and Provenance Traditionalism
by Robin Artisson
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1500796360

Magical Use of Thought Forms: A Proven System of Mental & Spiritual Empowerment
by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowick and J.H. Brennan
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1567180841

Magick in Theory and Practice
by Aleister Crowley
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1500380679

The Plant Spirit Familiar
by Christopher Penczak
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982774311

Protection and Reversal Magick
by Jason Miller
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1564148793
Psychic Self-Defense
by Dion Fortune
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578635098
The Ritual Magic Workbook: A Practical Course of Self-Initiation
by Dolores Ashcroft-Norwicki
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578630452
The Roebuck in the Thicket: An Anthology of the Robert Cochrane Witchcraft Tradition
by Evan John Jones, Robert Cochrane and Michael Howard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1861631553

The Satanic Witch
by Anton Szandor LaVey
http://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Witch-Anton-Szandor-LaVey/dp/0922915849
Shadow Magick Compendium: Exploring Darker Aspects of Magickal Spirituality
by Raven Digitalis
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VS0N5K
The Tree of Enchantment: Ancient Wisdom and Magic Practices of the Faery Tradition
by Orion Foxwood
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578634075
The Underworld Initiation: A journey towards psychic transformation
by R.J. Stewart
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1892137038

HERBALISM, CANDLES, INCENSE, OILS, FORMULARIES, AND STONES

A Compendium of Herbal Magic
by Paul Beyerl
http://www.amazon.com/dp/091934545X

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
by Scott Cunningham
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0875421229

The Enchanted Candle: Crafting and Casting Magickal Light
by Lady Rhea
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0806525789

The Enchanted Formulary: Blending Magickal Oils for Love, Prosperity, and Healing
by Lady Maeve Rhea
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0806527048

Incense: Crafting and Use of Magickal Scents
by Carl F. Neal
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738703362

Magickal Formulary Spellbook Book 1
by Herman Slater
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0939708000

Magickal Formulary Spellbook: Book II
by Herman Slater
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0939708108


SPELLCASTING AND SPELLBOOKS
Crone's Book of Charms & Spells
by Valerie Worth
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1567188117

Crone's Book of Magical Words
by Valerie Worth
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1567188257

Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells
by Judika Illes
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061711233

Everyday Magic: Spells & Rituals for Modern Living
by Dorothy Morrison
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1567184693

Pure Magic: A Complete Course in Spellcasting
by Judika Illes
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578633915
Utterly Wicked: Curses, Hexes & Other Unsavory Notions
by Dorothy Morrison
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0979453313
The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook
by Denise Alvarado
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578635136

The Voodoo Doll Spellbook: A Compendium of Ancient and Contemporary Spells and Rituals
by Denise Alvarado
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1578635543


THE ANCESTORS AND WORKING WITH THE DEAD
The Cauldron of Memory: Retrieving Ancestral Knowledge & Wisdom
by Raven Grimassi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738715751

The Mighty Dead
by Christopher Penczak
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982774370

Speak with the Dead: Seven Methods for Spirit Communication
by Konstantinos
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738705225
The Witches' Book of the Dead
by Christian Day
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578635063
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TAROT

78 Degrees of Wisdom
by Rachel Pollack
http://www.amazon.com/dp/157863408

We teach people for a year and a day. But here https://www.amazon.com/What-Witches-Do-Stewart-Farrar/dp/0919345174/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=What+Witches+Do&qid=1572799267&sr=8-1 is a good book.

I recommend the articles at http://www.wicca-spirituality.com and the books "Positive Magic" https://www.amazon.com/Positive-Magic-Revised-Marion-Weinstein-ebook/dp/B001D20VRG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1502563728&sr=1-1&keywords=Positive+Magic "The Circle Within" https://www.amazon.com/Circle-Within-Creating-Spiritual-Tradition-ebook/dp/B00B1TCUIY/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1502563773&sr=1-2&keywords=Circle+Wicca and "Wheel of the Year" https://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Year-Living-Magical-Life-ebook/dp/B003L77BX8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1502563804&sr=1-1&keywords=Wheel+of+the+Year

How dare you! Just because our religion doesn't conform to your narrow minded views you say that our holy book doesn't exist?

http://www.amazon.com/Necronomicon-Edited-Introduced-Simon/dp/B000HJLBRK/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&qid=1325271205&sr=8-29

You can even get it on kindle!

You've probably heard of the Egyptian Book of the Dead, known to the Egyptians as the Book of Going Forth by Day, said to have been written by Thoth, God of Wisdom, "from his own fingers". This is the most important surviving text on Egyptian Magic, a complete grimoire of spells, prayers, hymns and incantations used by the ancient priesthood to connect with the Divine and prepare the soul to travel the Neterworld.

The text itself has enormous historic and spiritual value, but it doesn't exactly explain how a modern magician is supposed to use it. To provide context: try the works of Normandi Ellis, who provides an initiated translation of the text in Awakening Osiris, an explanation of the mythical and magical context of the Egyptian gods (Neteru) in Imagining the World into Existence, and the magical initiatory system of the ancients in The Union of Isis and Thoth.

Thelemic Magick has a connection to Egyptian Magic via the transmission of the Book of the Law. This is the basis for much of the the magical system developed by Aleister Crowley in the A∴A∴ and OTO. Again, this holy book of Thelema is complex and does not provide a useful guide to the beginner on the practice of Thelemic Magick. A book like Maat Magick offers a nice practical system for working with the Egyptian Neteru in the spirit of Thelema.

Get the following:
The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738743992/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_zqnWBbPQ82981

The Essential Golden Dawn: An Introduction to High Magic https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738703109/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yrnWBb98G4WRB

The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic https://www.amazon.com/dp/1567181406/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_vsnWBbPTAX7M9

Hi, me too!
I bought a few books that came recommended by a practicing friend as I wanted to look into the meditative, and self-loving practices witchcraft uses to help my own against depression and anxiety. I've always been spiritual, but skeptic (to most things, not just witchcraft), but these books truly opened my eyes to what this beautiful practice is and has endured, and I wholly intend to research more and practice.


The books that I bought were:

"Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft" By Raymond Buckland

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bucklands-Complete-Witchcraft-Llewellyns-Practical-ebook/dp/B002Z6YU6M


"The Door to Witchcraft" By Tonya A Brown

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Door-Witchcraft-History-Traditions-Modern-Day-ebook/dp/B07PKRRYVY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GK8DIQQT7LGW&keywords=the+door+to+witchcraft&qid=1570446822&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+door+to+%2Cdigital-text%2C156&sr=1-1

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The first one will definitely keep you going for a bit. There's even exam questions in it!

Hope this helps you start your journey- it certainly did mine!