Recommended Reading
These books offer a broad perspective on Wicca including practices, values, and history of the Craft. Some of the titles are out of print. With perseverance you may find them in used book shops or from on-line used book sellers. We recommend first that you support local small business pagan bookstores and used book shops. If you can’t seem to locate them there, Amazon and larger book chains will carry most of these titles as well.
Suggested reading list for Seekers and Beginners learning about Wiccan religion and practice:
The Heart of Wicca: Wise Words from a Crone on the Path
Ellen Cannon Reed; Red Wheel/Weiser; (November 2000)
Good book about WHY Wicca.
Traditional Wicca: A Seeker's Guide
Thorn Mooney; Llewellyn Publications, (July 2018)
A good book about traditional Wicca, why it’s important for beginners, and how to find a coven.
True Magic: A beginners Guide
Amber K: Llewellyn Publications; 2nd Edition (2006)
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Suggested reading list for Dedicants studying for Wiccan initiation:
Eight Sabbats for Witches
Janet and Stewart Farrar: Phoenix Publishing, Inc. (1983)
‘Eight Sabbats for Witches’ and ‘The Witches' Way: Principles, Rituals, and Beliefs of Modern Witchcraft’ are also collected and published under one volume titled ‘A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches Handbook’.
The Witches' Way: Principles, Rituals, and Beliefs of Modern Witchcraft
Janet and Stewart Farrar: Phoenix Publishing, Inc. (1986)
‘Eight Sabbats for Witches’ and ‘The Witches' Way: Principles, Rituals, and Beliefs of Modern Witchcraft’ are also collected and published under one volume titled ‘A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches Handbook’.
The Elements of Ritual: Air, Fire, Water & Earth in the Wiccan Circle
Deborah Lipp (Llewellyn Publications, 2003)
Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Millennium
Vivian Crowley (The Aquarian Press, 1989)
The Witches' Goddess: The Feminine Principle of Divinity
Janet and Stewart Farrar (Phoenix Publishing, 1987)
The Witches' God: Lord of the Dance
Janet and Stewart Farrar (Phoenix Publishing, 1989)
Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft
by Raymond Buckland; Llewellyn Publications; (December 1986)
Suggested reading list for Initiates studying to become a 2nd Degree:
A Grimoire of Shadows: Witchcraft, Paganism, and Magic
Ed Fitch; Llewellyn Publications, (1996)
Witch Cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology
Margaret A. Murray, (Oxford University Press, 1921, Kessinger Publishing; 2003)
Witchcraft Today
Gerald Brosseau Gardner (Magical Child 1954, reprint by Citadel Trade, 2004)
Aradia: Gospel of the Witches
Charles G. Leland (Phoenix Publishing, Inc. 1893/1990)
Mastering Witchcraft
Paul Huson (Perigee, 1980)
Interesting non-Wiccan perspective on Witchcraft.
Alex Sanders Lectures
Alex Sanders (Magickal Childe, 1989)
Educational history of traditional Wicca.
The Wiccan Minister's Manual, A Guide for Priests
Kevin Gardner (AuthorHouse, 2008)
How to be a Priest/Priestess/Priestix or Sacerdos of Wicca.
The Tangled Web of Wicca: Through the Eye of a Traditional Wiccan Witch
by Rain Dove, a.k.a. Suzy Smith: AuthorHouse (2014)
Comments on the current state of Wiccan religion, and influx of ‘wanabees’ with little teaching.
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Suggested Books for Wiccan Elders studying to become High Priest(ess)(ix) or Sacerdos:
Wicca 333: Advanced Topics in Wiccan Belief
Kaatryn MacMorgan (iUniverse.com: 2003)
Wicca Covens: How to Start and Organize Your Own
Judy Harrow (Citadel Press: 1999)
Deepening Witchcraft: Advancing Skills and Knowledge
Grey Cat, (ECW Press; 2002)
The Pickingill Papers: The Origin of the Gardnerian Craft
by W. E. Liddell, (Holmes Pub Group Llc, 1994)
The Grimoire of Lady Sheba: Includes the Book of Shadows
Lady Sheba (Llewelyn, 2001)
Rites of Worship: A Neopagan Approach
Isaac Bonewits (Dubsar House Publishing; July 2003)
Other interesting books:
To Ride a Silver Broomstick: New Generation Witchcraft
Silver Ravenwolf; Llewellyn Publications; (May 1993)
Wicca for Men: A Handbook for Male Pagans
A. J. Drew; Citadel Press, Carol Publishing Group, (1998)
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
Scott Cunningham, (Llewellyn 1985)
The Qabalistic Tarot: A Textbook of Mystical Philosophy
Robert Wang (Samuel Weiser, Inc. 1983)
Phoenix from the Flame: Pagan Spirituality in the Western World
Vivian Crowley (Thorsons Pub; September 1994)
Malleus Malificarum of Kramer and Sprenger
(Dover)
Choice centered Tarot: Using the Cards to Make a Better Life
Gail Fairfield, (Red Wheel/Weiser; Revised edition February 2002)
A good guide to the tarot not focused on any particular deck.
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft
Ronald Hutton, (Oxford University Press; 2001)
The Witches, Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem
Stacy Schiff, (Back Bay Books; 2015)
Incredibly comprehensive account of the events of the Salem trials and the culture and times that gave rise to it.
Witchy novels we liked:
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire (HarperCollins; Reprint edition, 2000)
The Heart of the Fire
by Cerridwen Fallingstar, (Cauldron Publications, 1990)
Lammas Night
by Katherine Kurtz (Ballantine Books, 1988)
Way of Wyrd: Tales of an Anglo-Saxon Sorcerer
by Brian Bates, (Harper Collins, 1992)
The Witch Boy
by Molly Ostertag, (Graphix, 2017)
Graphic novel series written for a pre-teen or younger teen audience.
Music for Witches and Pagans:
Sons of Somerled
by Stephen McDonald
Let it Begin Now
by Starhawk and Reclaiming
Roll of Thunder
Spiral Rhythm