Recommended Reading:

Here is a list of Books and Authors you may want to check out.

NOTE: I haven't read all of these, many of them have been recommended by other witches I know! I have certainly not read every book on this list or even something by every author.

 I'm working to make this as comprehensive of a list as possible. This list will be growing and I'll eventually add some commentary and links.

Please let me know if you love particular books on the list or have books / authors to recommend that aren't here yet. Let me know why.

If you've read something on this list you didn't like, let me know also and why.

I'd especially like to be made aware of authors that may be problematic or unfriendly to the LGBTQ practitioner or witches / pagans of color, or seem biased towards or against any group.

​I'm going to go alphabetical by author's FIRST name since that seems to be a trend.

A DOZEN AUTHORS WHO WILL ALWAYS BE ON MY BOOKSHELF!

• Diana Paxson
• Doreen Valiente
• Jason Mankey
• Judy Hall
• Laura Tempest Zakroff
• Margot  Adler
• Mary K. Greer
• Michelle Tea
• Rachel Pollack
• Raymond Buckland
• Scott Cunningham
• Starhawk

AUTHORS AND BOOKS THAT YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL OR INTERESTING

KEY:

• B=GOOD FOR BEGINNERS (BUT NOT NECESSARILY JUST FOR BEGINNERS)
• D= DIVINATION
• FAE=FAERY MAGICK
• GW = GREEN WITCH
• H=HEATHENRY
• R= ROOTWORK & HOODOO
• Q=LGBTQ+
• TH- THELEMA
• W=WICCA

A VARIETY OF TOPICS:
WITCHCRAFT, WICCA, HOODOO, THELEMA, HEATHENRY,
MODERN WITCHCRAFT, SPELLS, RITUALS,
​VARIOUS SPIRITUAL PATHS & PRACTICES

Arin Murphy-Hiscock (B, GW, W)

• Out of the Broom Closet: 50 True Stories of Witches Who Found and Embraced the Craft
• The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More
• The Witch's Book of Self-Care: Magical Ways to Pamper,  Soothe, and Care for Your Body and Spirit
• The House Witch: Your Complete Guide To Creating A Magical Space, With Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home
• Protection Spells: Clear Negative Energy,  Banish Unhealthy Influences and Embrace Your Power
• The Way of the Hedge Witch, Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home
• Power Spellcraft for Life: The Art of Crafting and Casting for Positive Change
• Solitary Wicca for Life: A Complete Guide To Mastering the Craft On Your Own

Cyndi Brannen:

• Keeping Her Keys: An Introduction to Hekate's Modern Witchcraft

David Salisbury: (W)

• A Mystic Guide to Cleansing and Clearing
• The Deep Heart of witchcraft
• Teen Spirit Wicca
• Witchcraft Activism: A Toolkit for Magical Resistance

David Shoemaker: (TH)

• Living Thelema

Devin Hunter: (Q)

• The Witch's Book of Power
• The Witch's Book of Spirits
• The Witch's Book of Mysteries

Diana L. Paxson: (D,H)

• Taking Up the Runes
• Odin: Ecstasy, Runes and Norse Magic
• The Way of The Oracle

Doreen Valiente:(W)

• The Rebirth of Witchcraft
• Witchcraft for Tomorrow
• Natural Magic
• The Charge of the Goddess
• An ABC of Witchcraft,  Past and Present
• Where Witchcraft Lives

Dorothy Morrison: (B)

• The Craft, A Witch's Book of Shadows
• The Craft Companion: A Witch's Journal
• Everyday Magic
• Moon Magic
• Everyday Sun Magic

Erica Feldman:

• Haus Magic: Transform Your Home With Witchcraft

Gerald Gardner: (W)

• Witchcraft Today
• The Gardnerian Book of Shadows
• The Meaning of Witchcraft

Jason Mankey: (B, W)

• The Witch's Athame: The Craft, Lore & Magick of Ritual Blades
• The Witch's Book of Shadows: The Craft, Lore & Magick of tree Witch's Grimoire
• The Witch's Altar (With Laura Tempest Zakroff) The Craft, Lore & Magick of Sacred Space
• Transformative Witchcraft: The Greater Mysteries
• Witch's Wheel of the Year

Jason Miller:
The Elements of Spellcrafting
Protection And Reversal Magick: A Witch's Defense Manual
The Sorcerer's Secrets
Financial Sorcery
Sex, Sorcery and Spirit  (male oriented sex magick)

Judika Illes:
Encyclopedia of Witchcraft
The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft
Encyclopedia of a 5000 Spells
The Element Encyclopedia of 1000 Spells
Encyclopedia of Spirits
The Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints and Sages
The Big Book of Practical Spells
The Weiser Field Guide to Witches
The Weiser Book of Occult Detectives
The Weiser Book of The Fantastic and Forgotten

Juliet Diaz:(R)
Witchery: Embrace The Witch Within

Kate West:(B)
The Real Witches' Book of Spells and Rituals
The Real Witches' Kitchen
The Real Witches' Garden
The Real Witches' Craft
The Real Witches' Handbook

Kristin Madden and 14 more:
Exploring the Pagan Path: Wisdom from the Elders

Laura Tempest Zakroff: (B,W)
Weave The Liminal: Living Modern Witchcraft
The Witch's Altar (With Jason Mankey) The Craft, Lore & Magick of Sacred Space
The Witch's Cauldron: The Craft, Lore & Magick of Ritual Vessels
Sigil Witchery: A Witch's Guide To Crafting Magick Symbols

Margot Adler
Drawing Down the Moon

Mat Auryn: (D, Q)
Psychic Witch (available for pre-order)

Michael Howard: (W)
Modern Wicca

Raymond Buckland: (D,W)
Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft
Wicca for One: The Path of Solitary Witchcraft
Practical Candleburning Rituals
Advanced a candle Magic
Signs, Symbols and Omens
Witchcraft From The Inside: Origins of the Fastest Growing Religious Movement in America
Buckland's Book of Spirit Communications
The Spirit Book: The Encyclopedia of Clairvoyance,  Channeling, and Spirit Communication
Solitary Seance: How You Can Talk With Spirits On Your Own
The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts
Buckland's Book of Gypsy Magic
Buckland's Book of Saxon Witchcraft

Ronald Hutton:
The Triumph of the Moon
The Witch: A History of Fear, From Ancient Times to the Present
The Stations of the Sun

Scott Cunningham: (B,W)
Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner
Living Wicca: A Further Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
Magical Herbalism
The Complete Book of Incense Oils and Brews
Crystal, Gem,  and Metal Magic
Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic
Earth, Air, Fire and Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic
The Magical Household
Cunningham's Book of Shadows
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen
Cunningham's Magical Sampler: Collected Writings and Spells from the Renowned Wiccan Author
Divination for Beginners
Dreaming the Divine, Techniques for Sacred Sleep
Spell Crafts: Creating Magical Objects

Starhawk:
The Spiral Dance
The Earth Path
Dreaming the Dark
The Pagan Path of Living and Dying

Storm Faerywolf: (FAE, Q)
Faery Witchcraft
Betwixt & Between
The Stars Within the Earth

T. Thorn Coyle:
Evolutionary Witchcraft
Sigil Magic For Writers, Artists, and Other Creatives
The Pagan Book of Living and Dying
Crafting a Daily Practice
Kissing the Limitless
Make Magic of Your Life

Tonya A. Brown: (B)
The Door To Witchcraft: A New Witch's Guide to History,  Traditions and Modern Day Spells

Trevor Greenfield:
Witchcraft Today: 60 Years On
Paganism 101
What Is Modern Witchcraft

LGBTQ+ / QUEER ORIENTED PAGANISM & WITCHCRAFT

Christopher Penczak: (B, Q)
The Witch's Coin: Prosperity and Honey Magick
Gay Witchcraft
Sons of the Goddess
The Witch's Heart
City Magick
The Mighty Dead
The Plant Spirit Familiar
The Three Rays of Witchcraft
Living Temple Witchcraft Volumes I & II
Foundations of the Temple
The Gates of Witchcraft
Buddha, Christ, Merlin: Three Wise Men for Our Age

Cutlines Press: (Q)
Arcane Perfection: An anthology by Queer, Trans and Intersex Witches

Jo Greene:(Q)
Queer Paganism

ASTROLOGY

Yasmin Boland:(B,D)
Astrology Made Easy
The Mercury Retrograde Book
Moonology
Cosmic Love
Astrology: A Guide to Understanding Your Birth Chart

CRYSTALS AND STONES

Adam Barralet:
Crystal Connections

Judy Hall: (D)
The Crystal Bible: Volumes 1, 2, and 3)
The Encyclopedia of Crystals
Crystals Made Easy
Crystal Prescriptions: Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
The Ultimate Guide to Crystal Grids
Astrology Bible
Judy Hall's Crystal Zodiac
Astro-Characters for Writers
The Magical Sexual Practices of Ancient Egypt
Judy Hall's Book of Psychic Development
The Art of Psychic Protection
Crystals for Psychic Protection
Psychic Self Protection: Using Crystals to Change Your Life
The Crystal Seer
Crystal Mindfulness
The Little Book of Crystals
Earth Blessings
101 Power Crystals
21 Days to Begin Working with Crystals
Crystals: How to Use Crystals and Their Energy to Enhance Your Life
Judy Hall's Crystal Companion
Crystal Skulls
The Book of Why: Understanding Your Soul's Journey

HERBALISM:

Maia Toll:
The Illustrated Herbiary: Guidance and Rituals from 36 Bewitching Botanicals

TAROT

Bakara Wintner: (B,D)
WTF is Tarot? And How Do I Do It?

Heather Graham and 27 more
Never Fear The Tarot: Do You Really Want To Know? (stories about tarot)

Mary K. Greer: (B,D)
21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card
Tarot For Yourself
Understanding the Tarot Court
The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals
Who Are You In the Tarot
Women of the Golden Dawn

Melissa Cynova:(B,D)
Kitchen Table Tarot
Tarot Elements

Michelle Tea:(B,D)
Modern Tarot

Rachel Pollack:(B,D)
78 Degrees of Wisdom
The New Tarot Handbook
Tarot Wisdom
The Kabbalah Tree: A Journey of Balance and Growth
The Haindl Tarot: The Major Arcana

REFERENCE, BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY,
​METAPHYSICS, FEMINIST, AND TOPICAL:

Antero Alli:
Angel Tech: A Modern Shaman's Guide To Reality
The Eight Circuit Brain: Navigational Strategies for the Energetic Body

Ceisiwr Serith:
A Book of Pagan Prayer
A Pagan Ritual Prayer Book
Deep Ancestors: Practicing the Religion of the Proto-Indo-Europeans

Dana Eilers:
The Practical Pagan
Pagans and the Law - Understand Your Rights

Danielle Dulsky:
The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed Woman
Woman Most Wild
*NOTE Have heard some criticism that these books feel very white centric.
​
Dean I. Radin:
Real Magic
Supernormal
Entangled Minds

Gary Lachman:
Dark Star Rising: Magic and Power in the Age of Trump
The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus
Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man In the World

Michael M. Hughes:
Magic for the Resistance

Philip Heselton:
Doreen Valiente Witch