Books
can give us the basics but that is where they stop. Our spirituality
is all about personal experience. We are not the people of
the books, rather we are the people of the spiritual experiences. 
This is a suggested
reading list and is not meant to be the end all, be all list of books. There are many more
titles that could be suggested, I am just giving a starting point.
-Boudica
Handbook style of books introducing Wicca:
- Rae Beth – The
Wiccan Path: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
- Kerr Cuhulain –
Wiccan Warrior: Walking a Spiritual Path in a Sometimes Hostile World
- Scott Cunningham –
Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
- Scott Cunningham –
Living Wicca: A Further Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
- Janet Farrar and
Gavin Bone – Progressive Witchcraft: Spirituality, Mysteries & Training in
Modern Wicca
- Eileen Holland – The
Wicca Handbook
- Arin Murphy-Hiscock
– Solitary Wicca for Life
- Christopher Penczak
- Sons of the Goddess: A Young Man's
Guide to Wicca
Timothy Roderick - Wicca: A Year and a Day
General Reading on Wicca:
- Rae Beth – The
Wiccan Path: A guide for the Solitary Practitioner
- Kerr Cuhulain –
Wiccan Warrior: Walking a Spiritual Path in a Sometimes Hostile World
- Scott Cunningham
–Witchcraft Today
- Scott Cunningham –
Meaning of Witchcraft
- Gerald Gardner –
Witchcraft Today
- Gerald Gardner –
Meaning of Witchcraft
- Raven Grimassi –
Wiccan Mysteries
- Judy Harrow –
Devoted to You: Honoring Deity in Wiccan Practice
- Christopher Penczak
– Sons of the Goddess: A Young Man’s Guide to Wicca
- Ellen Cannon Reed –
Heart of Wicca: Wise Words from a Crone on the Path
- Timothy Roderick –
Wicca: A Year and a Day
- Doreen Valiente –
ABC of Witchcraft
- Doreen Valiente –
Witchcraft for Tomorrow
- Doreen Valiente –
Rebirth of Witchcraft
Handbook style books introducing WitchCraft:
- Rae Beth – Hedge
Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft
- Sally Dubats –
Natural Magick – The Essential Witch’s Grimoire
- Marian Green - Wild
Witchcraft: A Guide to Natural, Herbal and Earth Magic
- Eileen Holland –
Spells for the Solitary Witch
- Moonsilvered -
Magickal Progressions
- Arin Murphy-Hiscock
– Power Spellcraft for Life
- Nigle Pennick –
Natural Magic
- Valerie Worth –
Crones Book of Charms & Spells
- Valerie Worth -
Crones Book of Magical Words
General Reading on Witchcraft:
- Aradia - Pick any
translation
- Rae Beth – Hedge
Witch: Guide to Solitary Witchcraft
- Kerr Cuhulain –
Witch Hunts: Out of the Broom Closet
- Rosemary Ellen
Guiley - The Encyclopedia of Witches & Witchcraft
- Sybil Leek – The Art
of Witchcraft
- Dorothy Morrison –
Everyday Magic
- Dorothy Morrison –
The Craft: A Witches Book of Shadows
- Ann Moura – Green
Witchcraft
- Lora O’Brien – Irish
witchcraft from an Irish Witch
History:
- Margot Adler –
Drawing Down the Moon
- Patricia Crowthers –
High Priestess
- Ronald Hutton – The
Triumph of the Moon
- Leo L. Martello –
Witchcraft: The Old Religion
- David Rankine &
Sorita D’Este - Wicca: Magickal Beginnings
- Lady Sheba – The
Book of Shadows
- Starhawk – The
Spiral Dance
God and Goddess:
- Barbara Ardinger –
Finding New Goddesses – Reclaiming Playfullness in Our Spiritual Lives
- Joseph Campbell –
Masks of God – 4 books
- Facts on File
Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
- Dr Daithi O hOgain –
Myth, Legend & Romance: And Encyclopedia of the Irish Folk Tradition
- Ellen Cannon Reed –
Circle of Isis – Ancient Egyptian Magic for Modern Witches
- David Rankine &
Sorita D’Este – The Guises of the Morrigan
- David Rankine &
Sorita D’Este - The Isles of the Many Gods
- Kala Trobe – Invoke
the Goddess: Visualizations of Hindu, Greek and Egyptian Deities
Ritual:
- Ruth Barrett –
Women’s Rites, Women’s Mysteries – Creating Ritual in the Dianic Wiccan
Tradition
- Renee Beck &
Sydney Barbara Metrick – The Art of Ritual – Creating and Performing Ceremonies
for Growth and Change
- Campanelli -
Pagan Rites of Passage
- Ivo Dominguez Jr. –
Castings: The Creation of Sacred Space
- Robert Gass
(Author), Kathleen A. Brehony (Author) – Chanting: Discovering Spirit in Sound
- Sandra Kynes – Year
of Ritual
Rites of Passage:
- Campanelli’s – Pagan
Rites of Passage
- Raven Kaldera &
Tannin Schwartzstein – Handfasting and Wedding Ritual: Inviting Hera’s Blessing
- Starhawk, et al –
Pagan Book of Living and Dying
Wheel of the Year:
- Campanelli’s – Wheel
of the Year: Living the Magical Life
- Janet & Stewart
Farrar - Eight Sabbats for Witches
- Mike Nichols – The
Witches’ Sabbats
- Ashleen O’Gaea –
Celebrating the Seasons – Two Books
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