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1999 Pagan Leaders Recommended Readings
* Highly Recommended
Paganism
*Adler, Margot. Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids,
Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today. (New York, N.Y. : Penguin/Arkana, 1997.) (rev. and expanded ed.)
*Campanelli, Pauline. Ancient Ways: reclaiming pagan traditions. (St. Paul, Minn.: Llewellyn, 1991.)
* --- Pagan Rites of Passage. (St. Paul, Minn.: Llewellyn, 1998) (2nd ed.)
*Conway, D.J. Lord of Light and Shadow: The Many Faces of the God. (Llewellyn, 1997.)
*Hardman, Charlotte and Graham Harvey. Paganism Today: Wiccans, Druids, the Goddess and Ancient Earth Traditions for the Twenty-First Century. (Thorsons S, 1996.)
*Hopman, Ellen Evert and Lawrence Bond. People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out. (Inner Traditions International, 1995.)
*Lewis, James R. Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft. (State Univ. of New York Press, 1996.)
*Orion, Loretta. Never Again the Burning Times: Paganism Revived. (Waveland Press, 1995.)
*Starhawk. The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess. (HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1989.) (10th ed.)
Campanelli, Pauline. Wheel of the Year. (Llewellyn, 1989.)
Crowley, Vivianne. Phoenix from the Flame: Pagan Spirituality in the Western World. (Thorsons, 1994.)
Farrar, Stewart. The Pagan Path. (Phoenix Publishing, Inc., 1995.)
Harvey, Graham. Contemporary Paganism: Listening People, Speaking Earth. (New York University Press, 1997.)
Judith, Anodea. The Truth about Neo-Paganism. (Llewellyn, 1994.)
Kemp, Anthony. Witchcraft and Paganism Today.
Pennick, Nigel. The Pagan Book of Days (Rochester, NY: Destiny Books, 1992.)
Starhawk, with M. Macha NightMare and the Reclaiming Collective. The Pagan Book of Living and Dying. (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997)
Starhawk. The Fifth Sacred Thing. (Bantam, 1994.)
Telesco, Patricia. The Urban Pagan: Magical Living in a 9-5 World. (Llewellyn, 1993.)
Specific Traditions
*Cowan, Tom. Fire in the Head (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1993.)
*Kondratiev, Alexei. The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual. (Cork, Ireland: The Collins Press, 1998.)
*Laurie, Erynn Rowan. A Circle of Stones (Chicago: Eschaton, 1995.) Matthews, Caitlin and John. The Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom: A Celtic Shaman's Sourcebook. (Totowa NJ: Barnes & Noble, 1996.)
*Carr-Gomm, Philip and Dwina Murphy-Gibbs, eds. The Druid Renaissance. (HarperCollins, 1996.)
*Carr-Gomm, Philip. The Elements of The Druid Tradition. (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1996.)
*Green, Miranda. The World of the Druids. (New York, NY: Thames and Hudson, 1997.)
*Piggot, Stuart. The Druids. (NY: Thames and Hudson, 1995.) Ellis, Peter Berresford. The Druids. (Wm. Eerdsmans Publishing, Grand Rapids, 1994.)
Matthews, John. The Druid Sourcebook. (New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 1996.)
Nichols, Ross. The Book of Druidry History, Sites and Wisdom. (San Francisco: Aquarian Books, 1992.)
Pennick, Nigel and Nigel Jackson. The Celtic Oracle, The Ancient Art of the Druids. (London: Aquarian Press, 1991.)
Gundarsson, Kveldulf. Teutonic Religion: Folk Beliefs and Practices of the Northern Tradition. (Llewellyn, 1993.)
Gundarsson, Kveldulf. Teutonic Magic: The Magical and Spritua; Practices of the Germanic Peoples. (Llewellyn, 1990.)
Pennick, Nigel. Practical Magic in the Northern Traditions. (Thorsons, 1988.)
Thoresson, Edred. A Book of Troth. (Llewellyn, 1989.)
*Buckland, Raymond. Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft. (Llewellyn, 1986.)
* --- Scottish Witchcraft: The History and Magic of the Picts. (Llewellyn, 1991.)
*Crowley, Vivianne. Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Age. (Thorsons, 1989.)
*Farrar, Janet and Stewart Eight Sabbats for Witches.
* --- The Witches' Bible (2 volumes). (Phoenix Publishing, Inc., 1996.)
* --- The Witches' God: Masculine Principle of Divinity, (Phoenix Publishing, Inc., 1989.)
* --- The Witches' Goddess: The Feminine Principle of Divinity. (Phoenix Publishing, Inc., 1987.)
* --- The Witches' Way. (Phoenix Publishing, Inc., 1986.)
.*Grimassi, Raven. Ways of the Strega - Italian Witchcraft: Its Legends, Lore and Spells. (Llewellyn, 1995.)
*Jones, Even and Doreen Valiente. Witchcraft: A Tradition Renewed. (Phoenix Publishing, Inc., 1990.)
*Silver RavenWolf. To Ride a Silver Broomstick (Llewellyn, 1993.) A beginners guide.
*Stepanich, K. Faery Wicca Book One. (St. Paul, Minn.: Llewellyn, 1994.)
* --- Faery Wicca Book Two. (St. Paul, Minn.: Llewellyn, 1995.)
*Valiente, Doreen. An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present. (NY: St. Martin's Press.)
Herbs, Crafts, and Healing
*Evert-Hopman, Ellen. The Druid's Herbal for the Secret Earth Year. (Inner Traditions International, Limited, 1994.)
*Werner, David. Where There is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook. ( Hesperian Foundation, 1992.)
*Weed, Susan S. Healing Wise. (Ash Tree Publishing, 1989.)
*Morrison, Dorothy. Magical Needlework: 35 Original Projects and Patterns. (Llewellyn, 1998.)
Brennan, Barbara Ann. Hands of Light. (Bantam, 1988.)
Griffin, Judy Ph.D. Mother Nature's Herbal. (Llewellyn, 1997.)
Hoffmann, David. New Holistic Herbal. (Element Books, 1991.)
Myss, Caroline, Dr. Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing. (Random House Value Publishing, 1997.)
Physician's Desk Reference for Herbal Medicines (Medical Economics Company, 1998.)
Telesco, Patrica. A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook. (Llewellyn, 1994.)
History
*Coghlan, Ronan; Ida Grehan and P.W. Joyce. The Book of Irish Names: First, Family and Place Names. (Borgo Press, 1990.)
*Brennan, Martin. A Guide to Megalithic Ireland. (Aquarian Press, San Francisco, 1994.)
*Carmichael, Alexander. Carmina Gadelica, Hymns and Incantations Collected in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in the Last Century. (Floris Books, Edinburgh, 1992.)
*Chadwick, Nora. The Celts. (NY: Penguin, 1991.)
*Cunliffe, Barry W. The Celtic World. (NY: St. Martin's Press, 1993.)
*Hutton, Ronald. The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles. (Cambridge: Blackwell, 1995.)
*Ross, Anne and Don Robins. The Life and Death of a Druid Prince. (NY: Touchstone, 1991.)
* --- Pagan Celtic Britain. (Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited, 1996.)
*Stone, Merlin. When God was a Women. (Harcourt Brace and Company, 1978.)
Gender Based Spirituality
*Christ, Carol P. and Judith Plaskow Womanspirit Rising: A Feminist Reader in Religion (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1979.)
*Condren, Mary. Serpent and the Goddess. (HarperCollins, 1989.)
*Daly, Mary. Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism. (Beacon Press, 1990.)
*Mariechild, Diane. Mother Wit: A Feminist Guide to Psychic Development (Trumansburg, New York: The Crossing Press, 1981.)
*Teish, Luisah. Jambalaya. The Natural Women's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Ritual. (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1985.)
*Walker, Barbara G. The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects. (HarperSanFrancisco, 1988.)
Absher, Tom. Men and the Goddess: Feminine Archetypes in the Western Literature. (Inner Traditions, International, Limited, 1990.)
Bly, Robert. Iron John. (Vintage Books) (Also available as audio and video.)
Budapest, Zsuzsanna E. The Grandmother of Time: A Woman's Book of Celebrations, Spells, and Sacred Objects for Every Month of the Year . (Harper & Row, 1979.)
Conner, Randy P. Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Lore. (Cassell Academics, 1998.)
Fitch, Eric L. In Search of Herne the Hunter. (Capall Bann Publishing, 1994.)
Richardson, Alan. Earth God Rising: The Return of the Male Mysteries. (Llewellyn, 1990.)
Stewart, R.J. Celebrating the Male Mysteries. (Avon, Eng.: Arcania, 1991.)
Mythology and Folklore
*Cross, Tom P. and Clark Harris Slover. Ancient Irish Tales. (Totowa NJ: Barnes & Noble, 1996.)
*Campbell, Joseph. Myths to Live By. (Viking Penguin, 1993.)
* --- Mythologies of the Primitive Hunters and Gatherers. (HarperCollins, 1988.)
* --- The Hero With a Thousand Faces. (Princeton Univ. Press, 1973 3rd ed.)
*Dames, Michael, Mythic Ireland. (NY: Thames & Hudson, 1996.)
*Davidson, H. R. Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian & Celtic Religions. (Syracuse Univ. Press, 1988.)
*Ellis, Peter Berresford. Dictionary of Irish Mythology. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991.)
* --- Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994.)
*Evans-Wentz, W. Y. The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries. (NY: Citadel Press, 1990.)
*Frazer, James. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. (Oxford Univ. Press, Inc., 1994.)
*Graves, Robert. The White Goddess (Amended and Enlarged Edition.) (Peter Smith, 1983.)
*Littleton, C. Scott. The New Comparative Mythology. (Third Edition) (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982.)
*Markale, Jean. Women of the Celts. (Inner Traditions International, Limited, 1986.)
*McNeill, F. Marian. The Silver Bough. (Cannonhgate, Edinburgh, 1989.)
*Nagy, Joseph Falaky. The Wisdom of the Outlaw. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985.)
*O'Hogain, Daithi. Myth, Legend, and Romance: An Encyclopaedia of Irish Folk Tradition. (NY: Prentice Hall, 1991.)
*Rees, Alwyn and Brinley. Celtic Heritage (NY: Thames & Hudson, 1994.)
* Walker, Barbara. The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets. (Book Sales, Inc., 1996.)
Abrahams, Roger D. African Folktales: Traditional Stories of the Black World. (Pantheon Books, 1983.)
Booss, Claire. Scandinavian Folk & Fairy Tales: Norwegian/Swedish/Danish/Finnish/Icelandic. (Gramercy Books, 1984.)
Daggett, R. M. The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People. by His Hawaiian Majesty King David Kalakaua. (Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1985.)
McAlpine, Helen and William. Japanese Tales and Legends. (Oxford Univ. Press, 1989.)
McLean, Richard. Zen Fables for Today: Stories Inspired by the Zen Masters. (Avon Books, 1998.)
Monroe, Jean Guard and Ray A. Williamson.They Dance in the Sky: Native American Star Myths. (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987.)
Turner, Frederick W. III. The Portable Native American Reader. (Penguin Books, 1977.)
Wagner, W. Romances and Epics of the Northern Ancestors: Norse, Celtic and Teuton. (Gordon Press Publishers, 1997.)
Magic and Ritual
* Glass-Koentop, Pattalee. Year of Moons, Season of Trees: Mysteries & Rites of Celtic Tree Magic. (Llewellyn, 1991.)
*Bonewits, P. E. I. Real Magic. (Berkeley, Calif., Creative Arts Book Company, 1979.)
*Cunningham, Scott. Earth, Air, Fire and Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic. (Llewellyn, 1991.)
* --- Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic. (Llewellyn, 1983.)
*Judith, Anodea. Wheels of Life: A User's Guide to the Chakra System. (Llewellyn, 1987.)
*Weinstein, Marion. Positive Magic: Occult Self-Help. (Custer, Wash.: Phoenix Publishing.)
*Wolfe, Amber. Elemental Power: Celtic Faerie Craft & Druidic Magic. (Llewellyn, 1996.)
Ethnic Based Spirituality
Deloria, Vine. God is Red. (Buccaneer Books, Inc., 1993.)
Sokyo, Ono. Shinto: The Kami Way. (Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1994.)
Fatunmbi, Fa'lokun. Iwa-Pele: Ifa Quest the Search for the Source of Santeria and Lucumi. (Original Publications, 1991.)
Gleason, Judith. Oya: In Praise of an African Goddess. (Harper San Francisco, 1992.)
Mander, Jerry. In the Absence of the Sacred. (Smith Peter, 1998.)
Neihardt, John G. Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holly Man of the Oglala Sioux. (Univ. of Nebraska, 1989.)
Powers, William K. Oglala Religion. (Univ. of Nebraska, 1977.)
Radin, Paul. The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians. (Princeton Univ. Press)
Divination and Astrology
*Thorsson, Edred. Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic. (Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1992.)
Carr-Gomm, Philip and Stephanie. The Druid Animal Oracle: Working with the Sacred Animals of the Druid Tradition. (Simon and Shuster, 1995.)
Graves, Tom. The Diviner's Handbook: A Guide to the Timeless Art of Dowsing. (Inner Traditions International, 1990.)
Murray, Liz and Colin. The Celtic Tree Oracle, A System of Divination. (St. Martin's Press, 1992.)
O'Boyle Sean. Ogham The Poet's Secret. (Gilbert Dalton, Dublin, 1980.)
Parker, Julia and Derek. Parkers' Astrology: The Essential Guide to Using Astrology in Your Daily Life. (Dorling Kindersley, 1991.)
Pennick, Nigel. Magical Alphabets. (Samuel Weiser Inc., 1992.)
Resources
*Circle Guide to Pagan Groups - The guide includes names, addresses, and descriptions of a variety of resources, including groups, periodicals, networks, stores, festivals, centers, websites, and more. Circle Guide c/o Circle Publications PO Box 219 Mt. Horeb, WI 53572
Shallcrass, Philip. A Druid Directory - A Guide To Modern Druidry and Druid Orders (POB 29, St. Leonard's On Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7YP Published at intervals and frequently updated.)
Llewellyn's Magical Almanac - Annual publication that includes essays, many written by published and well known Pagans, about different issues and practices in Paganism as well as astrological and astronomical charts. (Llewellyn.)
Woods, Robin. When, Why, If. (Livingtree Books, 1997.)
Families and Young Pagans
Pagan Homeschool Reading List http://members.aol.com/harmnone/page2/index.htm Recommended books and videos categorized by age.
*Caplan, Mariana. When Sons and Daughters Choose Alternative Lifestyles: A Guidebook to Help Families Heal the Pain of Speration and Resolve the Misunderstanding Brought on by Differences in Religious or Personal Choices (Hohm Press, 1996)
*McArthur, Margie. WiccaCraft for Families (Phoenix Publishing, 1994)
*O'Gaea, Ashleen. The Family Wicca Book: The Craft for Parents and Children (Llewellyn, 1994)
*Starhawk; Diane Baker and Anne Hill. Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions (Bantam) Songs, stories, crafts, and essays on how to raise children within Pagan traditions.
McLelland, Lilith. Spellcraft: A Primer for the Young Magician (Eshaton Productions, 1997) For Young Pagans. Covers all the major issues from ethics to techniques, in a clear friendly tone.
Serith, Ceisiwr. The Pagan Family (Llewellyn, 1994)
Fiction
*Bradley, Marion Zimmer. The Mists of Avalon. (Ballantine Books, 1987.)
*DeLint, Charles. Greenmantle. (Saint Martin's Press, 1998.)
*Heinlein, Robert. Job: A Comedy of Justice. (Ballantine Books, 1985.)
* --- Stranger in a Strange Land. (Ace Books, 1987.)
*Huff, Tanya. Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light. (D A W Books, Inc., 1989.)
*Lackey, Mercedes. Children of the Night: A Diana Tregarde Investigation. (Tor Books, 1992.)
* Walton, Evangeline. (series) Prince of Annwn: The First Branch of the
Mabinogion, The Children of Lylr: The Second Branch of the Mabinogion, The Song of Rhiannon: The Third Branch of the Mabinogion, Island of the Mighty: The Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion. (Macmillan Publishing Company.)
*Zelazny, Roger. (series) Nine Princes of Amber, The Guns of Avalon, Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon, The Courts of Chaos, Trumps of Doom, Blood of Amber, Sign of Chaos, Knight of Shadows, Prince of Chaos. (Avon.)
Videos
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth (PBS)
Joseph Campbell: Mythos I and II (PBS)
The Burning Times; Goddess Remembered; Full Circle. - Trio of videos aired on PBS. Documents the Witchcraft movement from ancient times to modern day. Depicts actual rituals with influencial Pagan women such as Starhawk.
The Celts - BBC docu-drama. Gorgeous rich depictions of ancient Celtic life.
Book of Shadows - a short dance film by Janis Mattox "an archetypal encounter with the Goddess--maiden, mother, crone, virgin and seductress, nurturer and destroyer. An uprecendented sound and lighting design propels the human form into the landscape of dream and myth where music and image mate in an erotic ritual of mystery and metamorphsis." Facets Multimedia, Inc. 1517 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614, 1-800-331-6197
Periodicals
*Green Egg - PO Box 488 Laytonville, CA 95454 e-mail: Gemagazine@aol.com Web: www.caw.org/green-egg
*PanGaia: Living the Pagan Life -- Excellent general pagan magazine with a strong cross-cultural content. e-mail: info@pangaia.com
*SageWoman -- Largest circulation Neo-Pagan magazine in the world. PO Box 641 Point Arena, CA 95468-0641
*The Beltane Papers - journal of woman-craft, seasonal witchery PO Box 29694 Bellingham, WA 98228-1694
*Water - the newsletter of the Pagan Educational Network, Inc. The Pagan Educational Network is an American non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about Paganism and building community. Pagan Educational Network PO Box 1364 Bloomington, IN 47402-1364 e-mail: pen@bloomington.in.us Web: www.bloomington.in.us/~pen
An Tribhis Mhor: A Quarterly Journal of Celtic Spirituality. 1412 SW 102nd St. #139 Seattle, WA 98146-3770 e-mail: atm.editor@imbas.org Web: http//www.imbas.org
Circle Network News -- excellent non-sectarian title for folks new to the pagan movement. PO Box 219 Mt. Horeb, WI. 53572
Enchante: The Journal for the Urbane Pagan - Literary magazine for Witches, Pagans and anyone interested in Earth-based spiritualities. P.O. Box 735 New York, NY 10014-0702 e-mail: enchante@herodotus.com Web: http://www.herodotus.com/home.htm
PagaNet News - PO Box 6105 A Virginia Beach, VA 23466
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