Everything Under the Moon

I'm new to Wicca and very excited to get acquainted with it. Is there any books that I could read? Which are your personal favorites and why?

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Read Scott Cunningham's guide to solitary Wicca

Read Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland

then read Evolutionary Witchcraft by T. Thorn Coyle !

Wow thanks! and Vesca the html doesn't work?

Weird. Basically it's a link to the book reviews section of our forum (in the Websites, Media, and Services section).

There are many books to set you on the right path. I have begun reading everything Wiccan I can get my hands on ( including the classics ) in hopes of better knowledge and understanding. kindle is a great resource. Depending on the path you choose some books will better specify what to read next!

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Please go to the top section of the forum and introduce yourself. Thank you.

Wiccapedia is my new favorite!! I recently started it and am not done reading it because I'm trying to savior it. It is about the basics and starting out

Chalice wrote:Read Scott Cunningham's guide to solitary Wicca

Read Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland

then read Evolutionary Witchcraft by T. Thorn Coyle !

And after those read Mastering Witchcraft by Paul Huson. And Modern Wicca by Mike Howard would fill you in with a lot of facts and information that you really should know to make any knowledgeable decisions on where you want to go once you get started.

Jenny Crow wrote:

Chalice wrote:Read Scott Cunningham's guide to solitary Wicca

Read Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland

then read Evolutionary Witchcraft by T. Thorn Coyle !

And after those read Mastering Witchcraft by Paul Huson. And Modern Wicca by Mike Howard would fill you in with a lot of facts and information that you really should know to make any knowledgeable decisions on where you want to go once you get started.

I don't mention those online because I usually get ripped to shreds over it.
But yeah, What Jenny Crow said.

Chalice wrote:

Jenny Crow wrote:

Chalice wrote:Read Scott Cunningham's guide to solitary Wicca

Read Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland

then read Evolutionary Witchcraft by T. Thorn Coyle !

And after those read Mastering Witchcraft by Paul Huson. And Modern Wicca by Mike Howard would fill you in with a lot of facts and information that you really should know to make any knowledgeable decisions on where you want to go once you get started.

I don't mention those online because I usually get ripped to shreds over it.
But yeah, What Jenny Crow said.

I'm unfamiliar with those titles; why would you get "ripped to shreds" over mentioning them online?

Read Mastering Witchcraft by Paul Huson and you'll know why I get rapped on the knuckles for recommending it to newbies.

It can be mind blowing if taken seriously. It's a favourite amongst the Trad Witch crowd. Regular Wicca it aint!

Chalice wrote:Read Mastering Witchcraft by Paul Huson and you'll know why I get rapped on the knuckles for recommending it to newbies.

It can be mind blowing if taken seriously. It's a favourite amongst the Trad Witch crowd. Regular Wicca it aint!

I'm intrigued. Adding it to my ginormous "to read" list.

Chalice wrote:Read Mastering Witchcraft by Paul Huson and you'll know why I get rapped on the knuckles for recommending it to newbies.

It can be mind blowing if taken seriously. It's a favourite amongst the Trad Witch crowd. Regular Wicca it aint!

The thing is - do the new people want to know what it's really about or just to sort of dabble in things - which a lot of the new books do - they only touch the surface to present Wicca and Witchcraft as a nice, all is light, fluffy kind of new age religion.

Thea Sabin's "Wicca for Beginners" is thorough, covers more than the basics, includes a well done section on how-to develop skills. the text is 240 pages, followed by reading references and an index.