Library
Below are books I recommend for beginners. There is no particular order. These are simply the list of books I give my personal students to read, in order to get a better understanding of Witchcraft.
Curious About Wicca/Witchcraft
If you are curious about Witchcraft, but aren't sure if it's for you, this is the book for you! If you are studying Witchcraft and have concerned friends or family, this is the book for them!
The Truth About Witchcraft Today, explains in plain English, what Witches are and what we do.
This is trhe perfect gift for yourself, or those who care about you, but don't understand what you are doing.
Rating A+
Here is the book I wrote, specifically for those who are curious about Witchcraft/Wicca, but aren't sure they want to commit to A Year And A Day of study.
Traditionally, someone who wants to learn Witchcraft, first takes a Wicca 101 class of 13 weeks, which gives them all the information they will need, to make an informed choice about whether this Path is for them or not. This book is my attempt to put those lessons into book form.
Currently this is only available in Kindle. Printed book coming soon!
Rating: A+ (but I wrote it, so I'm biased)
Learn The Basics of Wicca/Witchcraft
Written by an original student of Gardner, this book, often called "Buckland's Big Blue", is one of the original sources of learning Wicca. While it describes Gardnerian Wicca specifically, it will give you all the basic information you need to perform your own rituals.
Rating: A+
This is the quintessential book that started it all. After the last of the Witchcraft Laws were finally repealed in Britain, Gerald Gardner, the father of Modern Witchcraft, wrote and published this book.
This is the book that spawned the modern age of Witchcraft and Wicca.
Rating: A+
This is less a book for beginners and more a book for depth. Absolutely worth reading, though if you're not into Anthropology, it can get a bit dry.
This is one book that will give you the history of Paganism and Pagan Spirituality. Not specifically for Witches, but I require all my Second Degree students to read it.
Rating: A+
The Solitary Practitioner's Guide is the definitive source of how to run a practice as a Solitary Witch. Since most people don't know any other Witches, certainly when they first start learning, this book is absolutely invaluable.
Hint: I will happily recommend any book by Scott Cunningham
Rating: A+
One of the most asked questions I get is, "How do I find my God?". The answer of course, is research. This book is a reference that will give you information about hundreds of Gods from around the world.
Not only is this a useful reference for figuring out who your Patron Deity may be, but also for determining which God you should call for any given ritual. After all, Invoking Hades to a Wiccaning might not be the best idea.
This is a book I can pretty well guarantee you will wear out with use.
Rating: A+
Another book I require my Second Degree students to read. Also about history, also very Anthropological.
This book explores the historical spiritual relationship between men & women, God & Goddess. Before there was a Father Church, there was a Mother Earth.
Rating: A+
This is the sequel to 'A Solitary Practitioner's Guide To Wicca'. It continues from where the first book leaves off, taking a more advanced look into Wicca, and how you can practice it by yourself.
Rating: A+
The companion to The Witches God, this book does the same for hundreds of Goddesses from around the world.
You will want to buy these two books as a pair, unless you are practicing Dianic or Panic Rites.
Rating: A+
This is the book that proved to me, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that there is something to this Witchcraft stuff.
30 years ago, while working nights, I was reading this book. I distractedly tried one of the exercises, which literally smacked me right between the eyes. From that point on, I paid more attention to what I was doing and took the exercises seriously.
Rating: A+