Recommended Books by Path
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Wicca
- “Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner” by Scott Cunningham
- “The Spiral Dance” by Starhawk
- “Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft” by Raymond Buckland
- “Wicca for Beginners” by Thea Sabin
- “A Witch’s Bible” by Janet and Stewart Farrar
Druidry
- “The Druidry Handbook” by John Michael Greer
- “The Book of Druidry” by Ross Nichols
- “Druid Mysteries” by Philip Carr-Gomm
- “The Path of Druidry” by Penny Billington
- “Bonewits’s Essential Guide to Druidism” by Isaac Bonewits
Norse Paganism
- “Essential Asatru” by Diana Paxson
- “A Practical Heathen’s Guide to Asatru” by Patricia M. Lafayllve
- “The Poetic Edda” translated by Jackson Crawford
- “Norse Mythology” by Neil Gaiman
- “Norse Mythology” by Jackson Crawford
- “The Practical Havamal” by Matt Holloway
Hellenism (Greek Reconstruction)
- “Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship” by LABRYS
- “Greek Religion” by Walter Burkert
- “Hellenismos: Practicing Greek Polytheism Today” by Tony Mierzwicki
Kemeticism (Egyptian Reconstruction)
- “Eternal Egypt” by Richard J. Reidy
- “Ancient Egyptian Religion: An Interpretation” by Henri Frankfort
- “The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt” by Richard H. Wilkinson
- “Temple of the Cosmos” by Jeremy Naydler
Traditional Witchcraft (Non-Wiccan)
- “Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways” by Gemma Gary
- “The Black Toad” by Gemma Gary
- “The Crooked Path” by Kelden
- “The Flame in the Cauldron” by Orion Foxwood
- “The Witching Way of Hollow Hill” by Robin Artisson
Shamanic Practices
- “The Way of the Shaman” by Michael Harner
- “Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner’s Guide” by Sandra Ingerman
- “Awakening to the Spirit World” by Sandra Ingerman and Hank Wesselman
- “Singing the Soul Back Home” by Caitlín Matthews
- “The Shamanic Path to Quantum Consciousness” by Laurent Huguelit
Eclectic Paganism
- “Paganism: An Introduction to Earth-Centered Religions” by Joyce and River Higginbotham
- “The Path of Paganism” by John Beckett
- “Paganism for Beginners” by Althaea Sebastiani
- “Pagan Spirituality” by Joyce and River Higginbotham
Roman Reconstruction (Religio Romana)
- “Roman Religion” by Valerie M. Warrior
- “Religions of Rome” by Mary Beard, John North, and Simon Price
- “The Religion of Ancient Rome” by Cyril Bailey
- “Roman Gods: A Conceptual Approach” by Michael Lipka
Celtic Reconstructionism
- “The Celtic Way of Seeing” by Frank MacEowen
- “Celtic Heritage” by Alwyn and Brinley Rees
- “The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual” by Alexei Kondratiev
- “Celtic Mythology & History: Explore Timeless Tales” by History Brought Alive
Divination
- “Elder Futhark Runebook” by Matt Holloway
- “The Ultimate Guide to Tarot” by Liz Dean
- “Kitchen Table Tarot” by Melissa Cynova
- “The Book of Runes” by Ralph Blum
- “The Art of Scrying” by Jenny Tyson
- “Hellenistic Astrology” by Chris Brennan
- “Ogam: The Celtic Oracle of the Trees” by Paul Rhys Mountfort
Herbalism
- “Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs” by Scott Cunningham
- “The Green Witch’s Garden” by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
- “The Master Book of Herbalism” by Paul Beyerl
- “Sacred Plant Medicine” by Stephen Harrod Buhner