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A Murder of Angels

PostPosted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:57 am


Each of the threads here, while informative and thorough as they might be, are just a small sampling of the information that exists out there. If you find a topic here that truley interests you, read a book about it. We've provided you with this booklist for that exact reason. We've also added ratings to help you make a selection.

Some of these books can be found in your library, and if not there, most bookstores will be able to order them for you at no extra cost.

Feel free to add books to the list, if you find one that you really think should be on here. Reviews are also very welcome. Having more info about a book before we buy it helps alot.

In some cases, and quite often with very old books, the entire text can be found online. Any online book will be highlighted in red to show it's available online.


I - General Information on the Occult
II - Religious Texts and Scriptures
III - Books on Religion
IV - Magic and Occultism
V - Supernatural
VI - Occult Fiction
VII - Other Books
VIII - Online Collections of Books
PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:41 pm


General Information on the Occult



The Occult - Colin Wilson
Duncan Baird Publishers/Watkins (July 28, 2006)
Available on Amazon

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:42 pm


Religious Texts and Scriptures

(Note: Book ratings have not been applied to religious manuscripts for what I hope are obvious reasons. Reviews will still be added though.)

Discordianism/Erisianism

Principia Discordia - Malaclypse the Younger
(KopyLefted material; no publisher) 1961
The holy book of the religion Discordia, written in the early 60's.
This book has been published on several occasions but is now out of print. A printed version can still be purchased here.

Online: html .pdf doc zip

Apocrypha Discordia - Rev DrJon Swabey
(KopyLefted Material; no publisher) 2001, 2nd ed. 2002
Completed 40 years after the Principia Discordia, this book is a compilation of "Erisiana" that wasn't included in the Principia, or has been written since.
Never published, but a print version can be found here.

Online: .pdf
PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:43 pm


Books on Religion


Paganism

The Witching Way of the Hollow Hill - Robin Artisson
Owlblink Bookcrafting Company (August 2005)
A complete sourcebook and grimoire covering every aspect of the inner path of Traditional Paganism and Witchcraft.
(Note: This book is currently only available through Cafepress.com: here)

The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles - Ronald Hutton
Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated (November 1, 1993)
Available on Amazon

A History of Pagan Europe - Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick
Routledge; 1 edition (March 12, 1997)
Available on Amazon

A Book of Pagan Rituals - Herman Slater
Weiser Books (June 197 cool
Available on Amazon

Wicca & Witchcraft

Drawing Down the Moon - Margot Adler
Penguin Books (Oct 2006)
Available on Amazon

The Power of the Witch - Laurie Cabot with Tom Cowan
Delta (September 1, 1990)
Available on Amazon

High Priestess - Patricia Crowther
Phoenix Publishing (WA) (December 1999)
Available on Amazon

Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Millennium - Vivianne Crowley
Element Books Ltd.; New Ed edition (September 25, 2003)
Available on Amazon

A Witches' Bible- Janet and Stewart Farrar
Phoenix Publishing (WA); New Ed edition (July 1996)
Available on Amazon

Spells and How They Work - Janet and Stewart Farrar
Robert Hale Ltd (February 13, 2001)
Available on Amazon

What Witches Do - Stewart Farrar
Phoenix Publishing (WA); Revised edition (August 1983)
Available on Amazon

The Witches God: Lord of the Dance - Janet and Stewart Farrar
Phoenix Publishing (WA) (April 1989)
Available on Amazon

The Witches Goddess - Janet and Stewart Farrar
Phoenix Publishing (WA) (August 1987)
Available on Amazon

Magical Rites from the Crystal Well - Ed Fitch
Llewellyn Publications; 1st ed edition (January 1, 1971)
Available on Amazon

The Training and Work of an Initiate - Dion Fortune
Weiser Books; Rev edition (November 2000)
Available on Amazon

Mystical Qabalah - Dion Fortune
Weiser Books (September 2000)
Available on Amazon

The Golden Bough - Sir James Frazier
Touchstone (December 1, 1995)
Available on Amazon

Witchcraft Today - Gerald Gardner
Citadel (April 1, 2004)
Available on Amazon

The Meaning of Witchcraft - Gerald Gardner
Weiser Books (March 2004)
Available on Amazon

The Triumph of the Moon - Ronald Hutton
Oxford University Press, USA; New Ed edition (March 26, 2001)
Availabe on Amazon

Wiccan Roots: Gerald Gardner...Modern Witchcraft Revival - Philip Heselton
Capall Bann Pub (November 2001)
Available on Amazon

Diary of a Witch - Sybil Leek
Signet (December 1, 1969)
Available on Amazon

The Elements of Ritual - Deborah Lipp
Llewellyn Publications (April 1, 2003)
Available on Amazon

The Witches Qabala - Ellen Cannon Reed
Weiser Books; Revised edition (September 1997)
Available on Amazon

The Heart of Wicca - Ellen Cannon Reed
Weiser Books (November 2000)
Available on Amazon

The Witches Circle - Maria Kay Simms
Llewellyn Publications; Second edition (January 1, 1996)
Available on Amazon

Natural Magic - Doreen Valiente
Robert Hale Ltd; New Ed edition (January 1999)
Available on Amazon

Witchcraft for Tomorrow - Doreen Valiente
Robert Hale Ltd; New Ed edition (October 31, 1993)
Available on Amazon

ABC of Witchcraft Past & Present - Doreen Valiente
Phoenix Publishing (WA) (July 198 cool
Available on Amazon

The Learned Arts of Witches and Wizards - Anton and Mina Adams
Raincoast Book Dist Ltd (July 2001)
Available on Amazon // (Mitsh)

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:45 pm


Magic and Occultism


General Magic

Morning of the Magicians - Louis Pauwels
Scarborough House Publishers; Reprint edition (September 1991)
Available on Amazon

The Magician's Companion - Bill Whitcomb
Llewellyn Publications; 1st ed edition (September 1, 2002)
An immense book containing hundreds of tables of correspondances and information about different magickal systems.
Available on Amazon // (Mitsh)

The Sorceror's Handbook - Peter J. Clark
Sterling (December 31, 2001)
A decent book about magic, using most of the standard, modern tools.
Available on Amazon // (Mitsh)

Postmodern Magic - Patrick Dunn
Llewellyn Publications (June 1, 2005)
A great book detailing the use of symbol-systems in postmodernist magick.
Available on Amazon // (Mitsh)

Chaos Magic

Condensed Chaos - Phil Hine
New Falcon Publications (July 1, 1995)
One of Phil Hine's books on Chaos Magick; a must-have for Chaos Magicians.
Available on Amazon // (Mitsh)

Prime Chaos - Phil Hine
New Falcon Publications; New Ed edition (May 1999)
A more in-depth follow up of Condensed Chaos, but of equal import.
Available on Amazon // (Mitsh)
PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:47 pm


Supernatural

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Occult Fiction
PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:50 pm


Other Books

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:51 pm


Online Collections of Books


Hermetics.org eBooks
A good deal of Hermetic Magic - Kabbalah, Golden Dawn, Alchemy, and similar.

Sacred Texts
An absolutely crazy wealth of material here, covering pretty much everything you could be looking for.
PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:11 pm


For online collections:
http://www.hermetics.org/ebooks.html - tons of ebooks relating to occult/witchcraft and religions.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm - tons of books (on web pages) relating to a plethora of, well, stuff (both occult and non occult)

chaoticpuppet


RavenladyJ

PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:36 am


Sacred Text is a great site!!! tons of info there
PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:08 pm


A good one for Occult Fiction would be the Celestine Prophecy.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:56 pm


A favourite book of mine is Starhawk's "Spiral Dance". It's a reclaiming, reconstructionalist Goddess centered work and I love it. I find it a great introductory text for anyone looking into a more goddess-centered Path, or is just looking at understanding Her story a bit better.
PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:05 pm


Hey Chaotic... mind if I edit your post here to make room for one more section?

((that will be after I add your links, of course. xp ))

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