Resources

The following is a small sampling of books from my own library that I like to recommend to my students. This list is by no means exhaustive, nor is every book perfect. Information can go out of date (and fashion). My suggestion is to try a little of everything and see what resonates with you.

Books on the History and Folklore
of Witchcraft

Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches by Charles G. Leland

Doreen Valiente: Witch by Philip Heselton

Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler

The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft by Judika Illes

The Rebirth of Witchcraft by Doreen Valiente

The Night Battles by Carlo Ginzburg

The Triumph of the Moon by Ronald Hutton

Books About Modern Witchcraft,
Spells, Tools, and Magick

The Black Toad by Gemma Gary

Italian Folk Magic: Rue’s Kitchen Witchery by Mary-Grace Fahrun

The Element Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells by Judika Illes

Keepers of the Flame by Morganna Davies and Aradia Lynch

Natural Magic by Doreen Valiente

Sigil Witchery: A Witch’s Guide to Crafting Magick Symbols by Laura Tempest Zakroff

Under the Witching Tree by Corinne Boyer

The Witch’s Altar by Jason Mankey and Laura Tempest Zakroff

The Witches’ Almanac (a yearly publication)

The Witch’s Book of Shadows by Jason Mankey

The Witch’s Cauldron by Laura Tempest Zakroff

Witchcraft for Tomorrow by Doreen Valiente

Books on Gods and Spirits

Goddesses in World Mythology by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel

The Return of the Dead by Claude Lecouteux

The Tradition of Household Spirits by Claude Lecouteux

The Witch’s Book of Spirits by Devin Hunter

The Witches’ God by Janet Farrar and Stewart Farrar

The Witches’ Goddess by Janet Farrar and Stewart Farrar

Inspirational Reading Starters
from the Fiction Aisle

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Griffin and Sabine by Nick Bantock

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

Juniper by Monica Furlong

Moonheart by Charles de Lint

You can also visit my blog A Modern Traditional Witch at Patheos (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/tempest), which is where I post regularly. If you’re reading this far off in the future, as long as the internet is still a thing, my blog is probably available in archive format for you to read.

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