WICCAN RESOURCES

I'll add to this page as time goes by.  For now, I'll give you the names of some books that proven useful for me, and also a Web site or two.

Books
When Carl introduced me to Wicca, he recommended some books to me.  They helped a lot, so if you're interested in learning more about Wicca, be sure to look for them.

First, he recommended books by Silver RavenWolf:

To Ride a Silver Broomstick, which is an introduction to Wicca and which explains some of the religious and magickal aspects, including great discussions on rituals and their meanings.

To Stir a Magick Cauldron, which focuses on magick, rituals, and spell-casting.

Teen Witch, which I haven't read, but which is reported to be very useful for younger witches.  It addresses some of the concerns they might have involving their parents and their peers.

All of these are easily available.  I found my copies at Barnes and Noble.

Carl also recommended Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham.  I have found this to be a very good book, helping me develop a useful and interesting course of study.  I don't feel that now is the time for me to become part of a coven, so this has been very helpful to me.

Let me also suggest these books, which have been recommended tome by others and which are also pretty good:

The Urban Pagan by Patricia Telesco, which is helpful in setting your priorities and balancing your professional, personal, and spiritual lives.

Wiccan Magick by Raven Grimassi, which provides greater understanding of the role of rituals in the Craft.

Web Resources
There are so many Web sites dedicated to Paganism in general and Wicca in particular, it would be impossible to list them all.  For now, I will only suggest one: The Witches Voice.  This has news, information, links to thousands of personal, Pagan information, and shopping sites -- it is very, very complete and provides an excellent starting point if you are looking for more information about Wicca.  Be prepared to spend a lot of time jumping around the Web, though -- I always think I'm going to sign off, but then I see one more site that looks interesting...

If you're into Usenet newsgroups, there is one out there: alt.religion.wicca.
I'm not going to recommend it as an information source.  You can go on there and pose specific questions, but from reading it, I've found that far too many of the posts are just flame wars going back and forth.  My suggestion is, if you have a specific question, find someone whose Web site indicates they know what they're talking about, and send your question directly to them.

Shops
Check to see if there are any Pagan, Wiccan, Occult, or New Age shops near you.  The folks who work there can usually recommend good books or might know of groups in your area who welcome "newbies."


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