Reading and Resources

Drawing Down the Moon – Margot Adler

The essential text and classic study of Neo-Paganism

Since its original publication, Drawing Down the Moon continues to be the only detailed history of the burgeoning but still widely misunderstood Neo- Pagan subculture. Margot Adler attended ritual gatherings and interviewed a diverse, colorful gallery of people across the United States, people who find inspiration in ancient deities, nature, myth, even science fiction.

In this edition, featuring an updated resource guide of newsletters, journals, books, groups, and festivals, Margot Adler takes a fascinating and honest look at the religious experiences, beliefs, and lifestyles of modern America’s Pagan groups.

Essential Wicca – Tuitean and Daniels
 

What is Wicca? A modern version of the original pre-Christian, European religious tradition, Wicca focuses on nature and fertility, and embraces learning, equality, and community. In this comprehensive work, Paul Tuitéan and Estelle Daniels describe the traditions and practices of both the Wiccan coven and the individual practitioner, including:

Beliefs and values Wiccans hold in common, and describes festivals, gatherings, holy days, and rites of passage.

How and why to start a coven, select members, create circles, and step-by-step instructions for rituals.

An illustrated glossary of more than 200 Wiccan and metaphysical terms.

The breadth of information in ESSENTIAL WICCA makes this an ideal book for the novice; the depth of detail makes it invaluable to the seasoned practitioner.

Evolutionary Witchcraft – T. Thorn Coyle

The power of Witchcraft is the power to bend and shape, the power to affect the self and the world.

• Align your Soul.
• Dive into the Elements of Life. 
• Move and shape energy.
• Gaze into the Black and Silver mirrors.
• Harness the powers Above and Below.
• Know Yourself. 
• Know the World.
• Bend the arc of humanity toward evolution. 

Jailbreaking the Goddess – Lasara Firefox Allen
 

“Jailbreaking the Goddess is an important contribution to the writings on Goddess tradition and feminist spirituality. . . . I love her political savvy, her sensitivity around issues of diversity and cultural awareness and appropriation, and her unabashed celebration of pleasure, sensuality, and life!“―Starhawk

Jailbreaking the Goddess is a revolutionary revisioning of the feminine divine. Where the maiden, mother, crone archetypal system is tied to female biology and physical stages of life, the fivefold model liberates the female experience from the shackles of the reproductive model.

In a woman’s lifetime, she will go through several different cycles of beginnings, potential, creation, mastery, and wisdom. This fivefold model is not an adaption of the threefold. It is a new system that embraces the powerful, fluid nature of the lived experience of women today.

Join Lasara Firefox Allen as she explores the nature of the five archetypes; gives examples of what areas of life each might preside over; lists goddesses that fit within each archetype; suggests ways to begin building relationship with the different archetypes; and provides simple rituals for recognition, transition, and invocation.

The Spiral Dance – Starhawk 

 

The twentieth anniversary edition of The Spiral Dance celebrates the pivotal role the book has had in bringing Goddess worship to the religious forefront. This bestselling classic is both an unparalleled reference on the practices and philosophies of Witchcraft and a guide to the life-affirming ways in which readers can turn to the Goddess to deepen their sense of personal pride, develop their inner power, and integrate mind, body, and spirit. Starhawk’s brilliant, comprehensive overview of the growth, suppression, and modern-day re-emergence of Wicca as a Goddess-worshipping religion has left an indelible mark on the feminist spiritual consciousness.

In a new introduction, Starhawk reveals the ways in which Goddess religion and the practice of ritual have adapted and developed over the last twenty years, and she reflects on the ways in which these changes have influenced and enhanced her original ideas. In the face of an ever-changing world, this invaluable spiritual guidebook is more relevant than ever.

Wicca for Beginners – Thea Sabin

Due to the sheer number of Wicca 101 books on the market, many newcomers to the Craft find themselves piecing together their Wiccan education by reading a chapter from one book, a few pages from another. Rather than depending on snippets of wisdom to build a new faith, Wicca for Beginners provides a solid foundation to Wicca without limiting the reader to one tradition or path.

Embracing both the spiritual and the practical, Wicca for Beginners is a primer on the philosophies, culture, and beliefs behind the religion, without losing the mystery that draws many students to want to learn. Detailing practices such as grounding, raising energy, visualization, and meditation, this book offers exercises for core techniques before launching into more complicated rituals and spellwork.

Finalist for the Coalition of Visionary Resources Award for Best Wiccan/Pagan Book

“In her first book-length work, Sabin presents a first-rate, fresh, and thorough addition to the burgeoning field of earth-based spiritual practice volumes…written in a light, informative style that magically mines depth, breadth and brevity.”—Publishers Weekly


 

Wicca for Men – A. J. Drew (Citadel Press)
 

Wicca Spellcraft for Men explains the workings of Wiccan spellcraft from a male point of view with special attention to the concerns men face in their day to day life. It provides the scientific principles of spellcraft, explains the theory and practice of modern spellcraft, and includes recipes for incense, oils, and other creations.