Book List

Following is a list of books I suggest for a personal pagan library. I'll include comments if there is something I want to point out about the book. The list will be organized by subject/topic/category for a little easier reference. This is not a complete list, and I'll be updating it as I think of more to add. If you have a book you'd like me to add let me know, I'll review it and add it if I like it.

Ethics

The Ethical Eclectic: A Little Handbook for Those Following the Way of Many Paths by Kaatryn MacMorgan-Douglas

Ethics and the Craft by John J. Coughlin

Herbalism

Advanced Bach Flower Therapy: A Scientific Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment by Gotz Blome, M.D (This is a book regarding flower essences more than herbalism, I just didn't want to create a category specific to essences.)

History

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

The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain by Ronald Hutton

The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton

The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth by Robert Graves

Magic

Earth Power: Techniquies of Natural Magic by Scott Cunningham

Magick In Theory and Practice by Aleister Crowley

Natural Magic by Doreen Valiente

Mythology

The Golden Ass by Apuleius

The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer

The Masks of the God Series (4 books total) by Joseph Campbell

Mythology by Edith Hamilton

Pagan Basics

An ABC of Witchcraft by Doreen Valiente

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today by Margot Adler

Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth by James Lovelock (This book is to be taken with a grain of salt. I list it hear as a book to gain perspective on some people's beliefs however this author has contradicticted himself quite a bit through other works. There is a pretty good overview in Triumph of the Moon about this theory.)

Rites of Worship: A Neopagan Approach by Isaac Bonewits (update: New title for the new edition available now is "Neopagan Rites.")

The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess by Starhawk

Witchcraft: A Concise Guide by Isaac Bonewits

Reference Books

The Book of Stones and Metals by Maya Heath

The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy by Valerie Ann Worwood

The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews by Scott Cunningham

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic by Scott Cunningham

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham

Wicca Basics

All One Wicca: A Study in the Universal Eclectic Tradition of Wicca by Kaatryn MacMorgan

Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland

Living Wicca: A Further Guide for the Solitary Practitioner

Wicca 333: Advanced Topics in Wiccan Belief by Kaatryn MacMorgan

Witchcraft for Tomorrow by Doreen Valiente

A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches' Handbook by Janet and Stewart Farrar