CHAPTER XIX

Reading Lists

Craft Reading List

Adler, Margot, Drawing Down the Moon, Beacon Press, 1979; Revised and Expanded 1989
Berger, Pamela, The Goddess Obscured, Beacon Press, 1985
Blacksun, The Elements of Beginning Ritual Construction, Circle Publications, 1983
Buckland, Raymond, Practical Candleburning Rituals, Llewellyn Publications, 1981
Buckland, Raymond, Practical Color Magic, Llewellyn Publications, 1985
Buckland, Raymond, Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, Llewellyn Publications, 1986.
Bullfinch, Thomas, Mythology
Carmichael, Alexander, Celtic Invocations
Crowley, Vivianne, Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Age, Aquarian Press, Wellingborough, U.K., 1989
Cunningham, Scott, Earth Power, Llewellyn Publications, 1984
Cunningham, Scott, Magical Herbalism, The Secret Craft of the Wise, Llewellyn Publications, 1983
Danaher, Kevin, The Year in Ireland, Leinster Leader, Ltd., 1972
Davies, Trevor, Four Centuries of Witch Beliefs, Arno Press, NY, 1980 (originally published in London, 1946, reissued 1972 by Benjamin Blom, Inc.)
Denning, Melita & Phillips, Osborne, Psychic Self-Defense & Well-Being, Llewellyn Publications, Second Edition, 1983
Donovan, Frank, Never on a Broomstick, Bell Publishing Co., NY, 1971
Farrar, Janet & Stewart, Eight Sabbats for Witches, Robert Hale, London, 1981
Farrar, Janet & Stewart, The Witches' God, Phoenix Publishing Inc., Custer, WA, 1989
Farrar, Janet & Stewart, The Witches' Goddess, Robert Hale, London, 1987
Farrar, Janet & Stewart, The Witches Way, Robert Hale, London, 1984
Farrar, Stewart, What Witches Do, Coward, McCann, & Geoghegan, Inc., N.Y., 1971
Fitch, Ed, Magical Rites From the Crystal Well, Llewellyn Publications, 1984
Fortune, Dion, Psychic Self-Defence, Samuel Weiser Inc., NY, 1930 (Thirteenth Impression 1979)
Frazier, Sir James Gordon, The Golden Bough, The Macmillan Company, 1951
Gardner, Gerald B., High Magic's Aid (fiction) Samuel Weiser, Inc. N.Y., 1975 (originally published under the name of Scire)
Gardner, Gerald B., The Meaning of Witchcraft, Magickal Childe, 1982
Gardner, Gerald B., Witchcraft Today, Magickal Childe, 1982
Godwin, Joscelyn, The Mystery Religions in the Ancient World, Harper & Row, 1981
Gooch, Stan, Guardians of the Ancient Wisdom, Wildwood House, 1979
Green, Marian, Magick For the Aquarian Age, The Aquarian Press, 1983
Guiley, Rosemary Ellen, The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft, Facts on File, New York/Oxford, 1989
Harrison, Michael, The Roots of Witchcraft, London, 1972
Hole, Christina, Witchcraft in England, Rowman and Littlefield, 1977
Holzer, Hans, The New Pagans, Doubleday & Co., N.Y., 1972
Hughes, Pennthorne, Witchcraft, Penguin Books, 1952
Huson, Paul, Mastering Witchcraft, G.P. Putnam's Sons, N.Y. 1970 (Some good stuff, TONS of WitchCrap.)
Klaits, Joseph, Servants of Satan: The Age of the Witch Hunts, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, 1985
Lady Sheba, The Witches Workbook, the Mystic Grimoire of Lady Sheba
Lady Sheba, Lady Sheba's Book of Shadows, Llewellyn Publications, 1975(?) (shorter and "safer" version of Grimoire)
Leek, Sybil, The Complete Art of Witchcraft, Signet, 1971
Leland, Charles, Aradia, the Gospel of the Witches, C.W. Daniels, London, 1974 (republished by Phoenix Publishing, Inc., 1990 - first published in 1890)
Lethbridge, T.C., Witches, The Citadel Press, 1972
MacCulloch, J.A., Religion of the Ancient Celts, Folcroft Library, 1977
MacNeill, Maire, The Festival of Lughnasa, Oxford, 1962
Mariechild, Diane, Motherwit, The Crossing Press, 1972
Mestel, Sherry, ed., Earth Rites, Vol. 1, Herbal Remedies, Earth Rites Press, Brooklyn, NY, 1978, 1980
Mestel, Sherry, ed., Earth Rites, Vol. 2, Rituals, Earth Rites Press, Brooklyn, NY, 1978, 1981
Murray, Margaret A., The Divine King In England, Faber & Faber, Ltd.
Murray, Margaret A., The God of the Witches, Oxford University Press, N.Y., 1931
Murray, Margaret A., The Witch Cult in Western Europe, Oxford University Press, London, 1921
O'Connell, Margaret, The Magic Cauldron, Witchcraft For Good and Evil, S.G. Phillips, 1975
Paulsen, Kathryn, Magick and Witchcraft, Pentacle Press, 1970 (yet another one to be VERY careful with. Good tables of correspondences, and that's about ALL)
Pepper, Elizabeth, & Wilcox, John, Witches All, 1977
Reed, Ellen Cannon, The Witches Qabala, Llewellyn Publications, 1985 (Republished by Lllewellyn in 1987 retitled The Goddess and the Tree)
Reed, Ellen Cannon, The Witches' Tarot, Llewellyn Publications, 1987
Russell, Jeffrey B., A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics, and Pagans Thames & Hudson, 1980
Sanders, Alex, The Alex Sanders Lectures, Magickal Childe, 1984
Seymour, St. John, Irish Witchcraft and Demonology, 1913
Scot, Reginald, The Discoverie of Witchcraft, Dover Publications, NY, 1972 (republication of John Rodker, U.K., 1930 edition; first published in Scotland in 1584)
Slater, Herman, ed., A Book of Pagan Rituals, Samuel Weiser Inc., 1978
Starhawk, The Spiral Dance, Harper & Row Publishers, N.Y., 1979
Starhawk, Dreaming the Dark, Beacon Press, Boston, 1982
Starhawk, Truth or Dare, Harper & Row, N.Y., 1987
Tindall, Gillian, A Handbook of Witches, Castle Books, 1965
Toulson, Shirley, The Winter Solstice, Jill Norman & Hobhouse
Valiente, Doreen, Witchcraft For Tomorrow, Phoenix Publishing Co., 1978
Weinstein, Marion, Positive Magic: Occult Self-Help, Phoenix Publishing, 1980
Weinstein, Marion, Earth Magic, 1984(?)

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Tools Reading List

Buckland, Raymond, The Complete Book of Witchcraft Llewellyn Publications, 1986
Farrar, Stewart & Janet, What Witches Do, Coward, McCann, Geoghegan, Inc. 1971
Huson, Paul, Mastering Witchcraft, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1970

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List of Pamphlets on Paganism

Buckland, Raymond, "What Is Witchcraft?"
Church of All Worlds, "An Old Religion for a New Age", "Why We Need A New Religion", "Neo-Paganism and the Church of All Worlds"
Fox, Selena, "I Am A Pagan"
Georgian Church, "The Truth About Witchcraft"
Hicks, Brad, "A Little Less Misunderstanding for Non Pagans"
Kelly, Tony, "Pagan Musings"
Llewellyn Publication Staff, "The Truth About Witchcraft", 1987
Luinrandir Herneson, "The Goddess Loves You"
Pagan Spirit Alliance, "Pledge to Pagan Spirituality"
Spiral Path, "Some Questions and Answers About the Old Religion"

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Crystal & Stone Books

Baer, Randall & Vicki, Windows of Light
Bonewitz, R.A., Cosmic Crystals
Fernie, William T., The Occult and Curative Powers of Precious Stones
Peterson, Serenity, Crystal Visioning, A Crystal Workbook
Smith, Michael G., Crystal Power
Wyrsch, Rudi, The Lazy Way to Crystal Understanding,
Crystal Network Foundation, Venice Beach, CA, 1987

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Books on Ley Lines and Megalithic Sites

Bord, Janet & Colin, Earth Rites
Bord, Janet & Colin, Mysterious Britain
Bord, Janet & Colin, Sacred Waters
Bord, Janet & Colin, The Secret Country
Brandon, Jim, The Rebirth of Pan
Cooke, Grace & Ivan, The Light in Britain
Fidler, J. Havelock, Earth Energy (revision of earlier book titled Ley Lines), Aquarian Press, Wellingborough, UK, 1988
Hawkins, Gerald, Stonehenge Decoded
Mitchell, John, Natural Likeness
Mitchell, John, A New view Over Atlantis
O'Brien, Christian, The Megalithic Odyssey
Watkins, Alfred, The Ley Hunter's Manual: A Guide to Early Tracks, Turnstone Press, Wellingborough, UK, 1983 (first published 1927)

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Additional Useful Books

Andrews, Lynn V., Medicine Woman
Angus, S., The Mystery Religions
Ashe, Geoffrey, The Ancient Wisdom
Biffle, Christopher, The Castle of the Pearl
Bond, Frederick Bligh, The Gate of Remembrance
Briggs, Katherine, Nine Lives;Mythology of the Cat
Budge, Sir E.A. Wallis, Egyptian Magic
Cosman, Madeleine Pelner, Medieval Holidays and Festivals
Fanthorpe, Patricia & Lionel, The Holy Grail Revealed
Highfield, A.C., The Symbolic Weapons of Ritual Magic
Mooney, James, Myths of the Cherokee and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees
Rose, Jeanne, Herbs & Things

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Celtic Studies Reading List

A.E. (George Russell) The Candle of Vision
Anwyl, Edward, Celtic Religion in Prechristian Times
Artos, Allen, Arthur, The King of Light
Barber, Chris, Mysterious Wales
Bonwick, James, Irish Druids and Old Irish Religion
Bord, Janet & Colin, Earth Rites
Bord, Janet & Colin, Mysterious Britain
Bord, Janet & Colin, Sacred Waters
Bord, Janet & Colin, The Secret Country
Briggs, Katherine, Abbey Lubbers, Banshees, & Boggarts
Caldecott, Moyra, Guardians of the Tall Stones
Campbell, J.F. & George Henderson, The Celtic Dragon Myth
Carmichael, Alexander, Celtic Invocations
Castleden, Rodney, The Wilmington Giant
Chadwick, Nora, The Celts
Chant, Joy, The High Kings
Coghlan, Ronan, Dictionary of Irish Myth and Legend
Cohane, John Phillip, The Key
Cooke, Grace & Ivan, The Light In Britain
Curtain, Jeremiah, Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland
Dames, Michael, The Avebury Cycle
Danaher, Kevin, The Year In Ireland
Davidson, Thomas, Rowan Tree and Red Thread
Davies, Edward, The Mythology and Rites of the British Druids
Delaney, Frank, Celtic Tales
Duggan, Colm, Treasures of Irish Folklore
Dyer, James, The Penguin Guide To Prehistoric England & Wales
Evans-Wentz, W.Y., The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries
Fitzpatrick, Jim, The Book of Conquests
Fitzpatrick, Jim, The Silver Arm
Ferm, Vergilius, Ancient Religions
Flower, Robin, The Irish Tradition
French, J.M.F., Prehistoric Faith and Worship
Froud, Brian and Alan Lee, Faeries
Gregory, Lady Augusta, Gods and Fighting Men of the Celts
Gregory, Lady Augusta, Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland
Herm, Gerhard, The Celts Higgins, Godfrey, Celtic Druids
Jackson, Kennerh Hurlstone, A Celtic Miscellany
Jacobs, Joseph, Celtic Fairy Tales
Jones, Gwyn & Thomas, The Mabinogion
Kneightly, Thomas, The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves, and Other Little People
Knight, Gareth, The Secret Tradition in Arthurian Legend
Logan, Patrick, The Old Gods
Mitchell, John, The New View Over Atlantis
MacAlister, R.A.S., Tara: A Pagan Sanctuary of Ancient Ireland
MacCana, Proinsias, Celtic Mythology
MacCulloch, John Arnott, The Mythology of all Races in Thirteen Volumes: Celtic, Volume III
MacCulloch, John Arnott, Religion of the Ancient Celts
MacNeill, Maire, The Festival of Lughnasa
Markale, Jean, Women of the Celts
Marsh, Henry, Dark Age Britain
Powell, T.G.E., The Celts
Rees, Alwen & Brinley, Celtic Heritage
Rhys, John, Celtic Folklore, Welsh & Manx, Vol.I
Richardson, Alan, Gate of Moon
Ross, Anne, Pagan Celtic Britain
Rutherford, Ward, The Druids, Magicians of the West
Seymour, St. John, Irish Witchcraft & Demonology
Sharkey, John, Celtic Mysteries
Sjoestedt, Marie-Louise, Gods and Heroes of the Celts
Spence, Lewis, British Fairy Origins
Spence, Lewis, The Magic Arts in Celtic Britain
Spence, Lewis, The Minor Traditions of British Mythology
Squire, Charles, Celtic Myth & Legend, Poetry & Romance
Toulson, Shirley, The Winter Solstice
Watkins, Alfred, The Ley Hunter's Manual
White, Carolyn, A History of Irish Fairies
Wilde, Lady, Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, & Superstitions of Ireland With Sketches of the Irish Past
Wood-Martin, W.G., Traces of the Elder Faiths of Ireland, Vols. 1&2
Yeats, W.B. & Lady Gregory, Irish Myth ,Legend,& Folklore
Young, Ella, The Wondersmith and His Son

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Bibliography for Herbalism Research

Anderson, M. and Savary, L., Passages A Guide for Pilgrims of the Mind, Harper and Row, New York, 1973
Bethel, May, The Healing Power of Herbs, Wilshire Book Co., 1968
Beyerl, Paul, The Master Book of Herbalism, Phoenix Publishing, 1984
Boehme, Jacob, The Signature of All Things, James Clarke & Co. Ltd., Cambridge, 1969
Boorde, Andrew, Fyrst Boke Of The Introduction Of Knowledge, Reproduction of The 1542 Edition, Early English Text Society, Reprint, 1964
Brodin, Gosta, Agnus Castus - A Middle English Herbal, Reconstructed from various manuscripts, Upsalla, 1950
Buchman, Dian Dincin, Herbal Medicine, Gramercy Publishers, NY, 1980
Butler, L., & Given-Wilson, C., Medieval Monasteries Of Great Britain, Michael Joseph, London, 1983.
Caldwell, W., Organic Chemistry, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1943
Christopher, Dr. John R., School Of Natural Healing, BiWorld Publications, 1976
Clarkson, Rosetta E., The Golden Age of Herbs & Herbalists., Dover Publications Inc., New York, 1972
Cobb, B., Field guide to The Ferns, Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston, 1963
Conway, D., Magic, An Occult Primer, Bantam Books, 1973
Conway, D., The Magic Of Herbs, E.P. Dutton & Co., 1976
Crow, W., The Occult Properties of Herbs, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1969
Culling, L., The Complete Magick Curriculum of the Secret Order G:.B:.G:., Lewellyn Publications, 1971
Culling, L., A Manual of Sex Magick, Llewellyn Publications, 1971
Culpeper, Nicholas, Culpeper's Complete Herbal, W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd., London
Cunningham, Scott, Magical Herbalism, Llewellyn Publications, 1982
Cutting, W., Handbook of Pharmacology, Meredith Corp., 1972
Douglas, N. and Slinger, P., Sexual Secrets, Destiny Books, NY, 1979
Emboden, W., Narcotic Plants, The Macmillian Co., NY, 1972
Evola, J., The Metaphysics of Sex, Inner Traditions, NY, 1983
Fernald, M.L., Gray's Manual of Botany, NY
Frascone J. and Davide, M., Aphrodisiac Cook Book, Candle Productions, 1975
Fulder, S., The Tao of Medicine, Destiny Books, NY, 1982
Garland, Sarah, The Herb Garden, Penguin Books, NY, 1984
Gerard, John, The Herbal Or General History of Plants, Facsimile Edition Of 1633 Edition, Dover Publications, NY, 1975
Gottlieb, F., Sex Drugs and Aphrodisiacs, Level Press, CA, 1974
Grieve, Mrs. M.A., A Modern Herbal, Dover Publications, 1971
Hamel, Paul, Plants of The Cherokees, 1974
Hansen, H., The Witch's Garden, Unity Press, Santa Cruz, CA, 1978
Hartman, Franz, Occult Science in Medicine, Whitstable, 1975
Heffern, R., The Complete Book of Ginseng, Celestial Arts, 1976
Heinerman, John, ed., "Gotu Kola", The Herb Report, (March 1984), p.2
Heinerman, John, "An Herb for Our Time: The Scientific Rediscovery of Gotu Kola", unpublished paper, (Sept., 1984)
Heinerman, John, Natural Nutrition, (Provo Utah: Woodland Books, 1984), p.85.
Hendrickson, R., Lewd Food, Chilton Book Co., 1974
Hurley, Phillip, Herbal Alchemy, Lotus, 1977
Huson, Paul, Mastering Herbalism, Stein & Day, 1974
Huxley, Anthony, Plant and Planet, Viking Publishers, 1974
Junius, Manfred M., Practical Handbook of Plant Alchemy, Inner Traditions International Ltd., New York 1985
Leek, Sybil, Sybil Leek's Book Of Herbs, Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1973
Liebowitz, M., The Chemistry of Love, Little Brown & Co., Boston 1983
Meyer, Joseph E., The Herbalist, USA, 1918
Miller, R., The Magical and Ritual Use of Herbs, Destiny Books, 1983
Miller, R., Magical Mushroom Handbook, Homestead Press, Seattle 1977
Miller, R., The Magical and Ritual Use of Aphrodisiacs, Destiny Books, 1985
Ott, J., Hallucinogenic Plants of North America, Wingbow Press, 1976
Plowden, C.C., Manual of Plant Names, NY, 1970
Pratt, R. and Youngken, H., Pharmacognosy, J.B. Lippincott Co., London, 1951
Rao, M.V.R. Appa, et. al, "The Effect of Mandookaparni (Centella Asiatica) on the General Mental Ability (Medhya) of Mentally Retarded Children", Journal of Indian Medicine (August 25, 1973), p.9-12.
Rao, M.V.R. Appa, et.al, "The Study of Mandookaparni and Punarnava for their Pasayan effect on Normal Healthy Adults", Nagarjun, (July, 1969) p.41
Riva, A., The Modern Herbal Spellbook, International Imports, 1974
Rose, Jeanne, Jeanne Rose's Herbal, Grosset & Dunlap, 1972
Schulte, R. and Hofmann, A., The Botany and Chemistry of Hallucinogens, Charles Thomas Publishers, Springfield, IL, 1973
Sharp, J.E., The Cherokees Past and Present, Cherokee Press, 1970
Shalleck, J., Tea, The Viking Press, NY, 1971
Stark, R., The Book of Aphrodisiacs, Stein and Day, NY, 1980
Superweed, M.J., Herbal Aphrodisiacs, Stone Kingdom Syndicate, 1971
Superweed, M.J., Herbal Highs, Stone Kingdom Syndicate, 1971
Twentieth Century Alchemist, Legal Highs, Level Press, CA, 1973
Twitchell, Paul, Herbs - The Magick Healers, Illumined Way Press, 1971
Ukers, W., The Romance of Tea, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1936
Veninga, L., The Ginseng Book, Ruka Publishing, Santa Cruz, CA, 1973
Walton, A., Aphrodisiacs, Paperback Library, NY, 1958
Weil, A. and Winfred R., Chocolate to Morphine - Understanding Mind-Active Drugs, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, MA, 1983
Wren, R.C., Potter's New Cyclopedia of Medicinal Herbs and Preparations, Harper and Row, 1972

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