General Paganism and Wicca: Janet and Stewart Farrar: *The Witches' Bible : The Complete... (formerly published as The Witch's Bible Compleat)--An Alexandrian take on ritual and Wicca. This book contains lots of things which are very similar to Blue Star, mostly due to our Alexandrian history. *The Witches' Goddess: The Feminine... *The Witches' God: Lord of the Dance--These books are an invaluable resource for information on the various gods and goddesses of the world's mythologies.
Gerald Gardner: *The Meaning of Witchcraft *Witchcraft Today--These two books are very important in terms of their historical significance. If it weren't for Uncle Gerry, we wouldn't be here today.
Starhawk: *The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the...--Very useful for learning basic energy work, especially in groups.
Margot Adler: *Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids,...--A who's who of modern paganism. Gives a good foundation for understanding some of the various traditions and their movers and shakers.
Dion Fortune: *Sea Priestess--A novel, but very interesting from the perspective of being Wiccan. *Mystical Qabalah--An excellent source of info on the use of the qaballah in spellcasting. PSYCHIC SELF-DEFENSE Sane Occultism Moon Magick Goat-Foot God
Doreen Valiente: *Natural Magic --This book gives a background in spellcasting which is very compatible with Blue Star training. Witchcraft for Tomorrow (Illustrated) Where Witchcraft Lives An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present
Patricia Crowther: *Lid Off the Cauldron: A Wicca Handbook --A good basic book on Wicca. The Witches Speak The Secrets of Ancient Witchcraft
Jean Shinoda Bolen: *Goddesses in Everywoman: A New... *Gods in Everyman: A New Psychology of... --These two books are invaluable tools to help you with the journalling assignments of the same name.
Scott Cunningham: Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary... Living Wicca: A Further Guide for the... The Truth About Witchcraft
Janice Broch and Veronica MacLer: *Seasonal Dance: How to Celebrate the...--An excellent resource for planning sabbats.
Leonard W. Levy: The Establishment Clause: Religion and...
Marcia Starck and Gynne Stern: *The Dark Goddess: Dancing With the Shadow--Specifically addresses crone and death goddesses, helping to make them more understandable and worshippable. The Dark God
Malidoma Some: Ritual: Power, Healing, and Community
Greg Johanson and Ron Kurtz: *Grace Unfolding: Psychotherapy in the... --An excellent work on counselling from a Taoist point of view, but easily adaptable to neopaganism.
Christina Baldwin: Life's Companion: Journal Writing As a...
Rhiannon Ryall: *West Country Wicca: A Journal of the Old... --A very similar trad to our own in many ways. *Celtic Lore and Druid Ritual--Also an excellent resource for Celtic trad info.
Kenny Klein: *The Flowering Rod: Men, Sex and...--Written by one of the elders of this trad, this book is full of info on men's spirituality and it's place in Wicca.
Tzipora Klein: *Celebrating Life: Rites of Passage for... --Written by another elder, this book is focused on rites of passage and much of the info is very derivative of our own tradition.
Marion Weinstein: Earth Magic: A Dianic Book of Shadows
R.J. Stewart: *The Underworld Initiation: A Journey... --A must for anyone considering initiation.
Silver Ravenwolf: To Ride a Silver Broomstick: New...
Sybil Leek: *Complete Art of Witchcraft--Some of our liturgy is derived from this author's work.
Herman Slater: *A Book of Pagan Rituals --New York Pagan Way material that was taught up until very recently.
Bruno Bettelheim: The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and...
Paul Beyerl: A Wiccan Bardo, Revisited: initiation...
Ivo Dominguez: *Castings: The Creation Of Sacred Space--Lots of magical theory and especially great info on the elements.
Judy Harrow: Wicca Covens: How to Start and Organize...