Reading List

 

NOTE: This list is by no means comprehensive, and a title's inclusion herein does not necessarily imply that I agree with everything contained therein. Some of these titles are rather dated, and some of the authors' conclusions are specious; but all of them are valuable in understanding the inception, growth, and development of traditional Wicca and witchcraft. 


The Beginnings

The Meaning of Witchcraft - Gerald B. Gardner
Witchcraft Today - Gerald B. Gardner
The God of the Witches - Margaret A. Murray
The Witch-Cult In Western Europe - Margaret A. Murray
Aradia, or The Gospel of the Witches - Charles G. Leland

The Witches Speak

The Rebirth of Witchcraft - Doreen Valiente
One Witch's World - Patricia Crowther
Conversations With A Witch - Lois Bourne
The Life and Times of a Modern Witch - Stewart Farrar
Witchcraft From The Inside - Raymond Buckland
50 Years of Wicca - Fred Lamond

History and Scholarship 

Triumph of the Moon - Ronald Hutton
Her Hidden Children - Chas Clifton
Witching Culture - Sabina Magliocco
Wiccan Roots - Philip Heselton
Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspiration - Philip Heselton

In Search of the New Forest Coven - Philip Heselton
Modern Wicca - Michael Howard
ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present - Doreen Valiente

For Seekers

Traditional Wicca: A Seeker's Guide - Thorn Mooney
Witchcraft for Tomorrow - Doreen Valiente
Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft - Raymond Buckland
Wicca: A Year and A Day - Timothy Roderick
Principles of Wicca - Vivianne Crowley
Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Millennium - Vivianne Crowley
Lid Off The Cauldron - Patricia Crowther
Pagan Ways - Gwydion O'Hara