 | HEKATE: Keys to the Crossroads - A collection of personal essays, invocations, rituals, recipes and artwork from modern Witches, Priestesses and Priests ... Goddess of Witchcraft, Magick and Sorcery.
Buy new: $22.50 / Used from: $18.38 Good reference book, though pricey for its size, about Hekate. But more pages doesn't always mean a good book, think about all those 300 page books that have large writing and blank pages at the end of chapters, maybe they are just trying to make you think you are getting more.
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 | Artemis: Virgin Goddess of the Sun & Moon--A Comprehensive Guide to the Greek Goddess of the Hunt, Her Myths, Powers & Mysteries by Sorita D'Este
Buy new: $22.50 / Used from: $18.56 Another book by the same author. My heart is more with Diana than Artemis, but since the Romans adapted her from Artemis, this book has a lot of insight and it is to the point and not dry.
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 | Graeco-Egyptian Magick by Tony Mierzwicki
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $18.65 Good system of magick here, again advanced but to the point. Great if you are into Roman, Greek or Egyptian systems or into ceremonial magick.
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 | 777 And Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley by Aleister Crowley
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $7.94 Crowley is always a good choice, but it can be too metaphoric for beginners. A good reference on herbs, tones and other items used in ritual.
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 | Worshipping Athena: Panathenaia and Parthenon (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) by Jenifer Neils
Buy new: $22.95 / Used from: $11.00 Good book on Athena, again I would use Minerva, but since they are linked, I use this as a good historical overview on the goddess.
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 | Classical Living: A Month to Month Guide to Ancient Rituals for Heart and Home by Frances Bernstein
Buy used from: $0.41 Cheap book on Roman holidays with recipes, rituals and other things, done in a more intellectual format.
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 | Greek and Roman Necromancy by Daniel Ogden
Buy new: $24.10 / Used from: $50.22 Good book on necromancy. I like this author a lot.
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 | Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Sourcebook
Buy new: $27.30 / Used from: $10.47 Ditto.
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 | Mysteries of the Dark Moon: The Healing Power of the Dark Goddess by Demetra George
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $6.49 A little less on the intellectual side, but a workbook on the dark goddesses and how women fit into that scheme. Made for women, but men could use it to.
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 | Fasti (Penguin Classics) by Ovid
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $1.07 Good for reading during ritual.
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 | The Homeric Hymns (Oxford World's Classics)
Buy new: $10.16 / Used from: $2.59 Ditto.
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 | Cato and Varro: On Agriculture (Loeb Classical Library No. 283) by Cato
Buy new: $24.00 / Used from: $13.45 Ditto.
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 | Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World: A Sourcebook
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $5.00 My angle is more women orientated since I am a woman and this angle is also harder to find, so I research it more.
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 | Women's Life in Greece and Rome: A Source Book in Translation
Buy new: $20.66 / Used from: $12.00 My ideas are to read this and then incorporate those ideas into modern ritual.
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 | Mythology by Edith Hamilton
Buy new: $11.19 / Used from: $8.00 If you worship old gods, you actually have to read their stories. This one is a good starter point, but read every book you can get your hands on, start at the library for free, then buy 2-3 of your favorites for reference.
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 | The Book of Stones: Who They Are & What They Teach by Robert Simmons
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $19.33 It has a real New Age bent, but if you get past that and have Cunningham's book of stone, then get this one because it is more modern and will tell you what to do with them. I have a lot of books on stones, but this one has clear photos of all stones and a good deal to say about them, though not pagan, more spiritual. Couple this with the other book below.
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 | Crystal Enchantments: A Complete Guide to Stones and Their Magical Properties by D. J. Conway
Buy used from: $7.98 Another add on book if you already have Cunningham's book and a few other stone books. Has stones not covered in his book and a more pagan view, as opposed to the Book of Stones book.
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 | Religions of Rome: Volume 1: A History by Mary Beard
Buy new: $31.35 / Used from: $13.88 Two book set, well worth the price.
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 | Religions of Rome: Volume 2: A Sourcebook by Mary Beard
Buy new: $28.89 / Used from: $16.00 Second book of the set.
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 | Mysteries of Demeter : Rebirth of the Pagan Way by Jennifer Reif
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $9.64 A little bit too Wiccanized for me, but nice book on Demeter and her rites.
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 | Metamorphoses (Oxford World's Classics) by Ovid
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $0.74 Another reference book for Roman pagans.
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 | Aradia: Gospel of the Witches, Expanded Edition by Charles G. Leland
Buy used from: $25.57 Nice full on edition of the Aradia. Useful.
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 | Etruscan Roman Remains by Charles Leland
Buy new: $14.43 / Used from: $6.99 My group has a Etruscan slant to it, so this is a good book in finding god's names in Etruscan.
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 | Pagan Anger Magic: Positive Transformations from Negative Energies by Tammy Sullivan
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $5.99 Good book on directing your anger via ritual. There should be more books like this on the market, using one aspect of emotion or the self and making a book singling on that, therefore being more advanced.
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 | The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Buy new: $14.78 / Used from: $5.49 Every witch into Greek and Roman paganism should have a dictionary to look up myths and gods in.
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 | Myths of Greece and Rome by Thomas Bulfinch
Buy new: $21.90 / Used from: $0.96 Good for teaching myths to students, if you have any. Illustrated throughout.
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 | Greek Religion by Walter Burkert
Buy new: $24.30 / Used from: $6.99 Good overview on the gods if you are less into spellcrafte and more into worship.
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 | The Enchanted Candle: Crafting and Casting Magickal Light: Crafting and Casting Magickal Light by Lady Rhea
Buy used from: $30.97 A nice book that goes beyond typical candle magick books.
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 | The Enchanted Formulary: Blending Magickal Oils for Love, Prosperity, and Healing by Lady Maeve Rhea
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $6.50 Good reference book, again if you have the Cunningham stuff. I became a pagan about 17 years back when Cunningham was the only thing on the market and he is held the test of time, but if you have his incense book, this can be helpful too, without much overlap.
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 | Morgan Le Fay's Book Of Spells And Wiccan Rites by Jennifer Reif
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $4.46 Cheap book of rituals, most in the Greek and Roman pantheons. Fun and insightful and she knows for instance, Hecate wears a saffron and red gown, which is more historical than the silver and black I was taught and still use, but I mean things like this that are well researched and not just pulled out of a hat.
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 | Everyday Moon Magic: Spells & Rituals for Abundant Living by Dorothy Morrison
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $5.85 Simple book, but is half of the Diana/Apollo duality with have within my coven. Good overview of moon magick, should be bought with book below.
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 | Everyday Sun Magic: Spells & Rituals for Radiant Living by Dorothy Morrison
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $0.95 Apollo side of things. Spellbooks which are about one subject matter alone. Good view of aspects of the sun, which aren't explored as much as the moon.
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 | Mastering Witchcraft by Paul Huson
Buy used from: $6.52 Fun book, a bit on the dark side, but I have used parts of it for rituals. Old School 70's stuff.
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 | The Herbal Handbook: A User's Guide to Medical Herbalism by David Hoffmann
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $6.56 Find a few books like this one if you have bought Cunningham's herbal books. Learn about the healing sides of plants, instead of just the magic and the magic from the herbs will come to you and you will have a marketable skill for mixing oils, incenses and baths in an FDA approved way.
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 | Aromatherapy A-Z: The most comprehensive guide to aromatherapy ever published by Patricia Davis
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $13.68 Nice guide to essential oils. You need non-magicak fare here, since a lot of those books can be wrong. This one has charts on oils you shouldn't use and ones that can be toxic.
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