Book Reviews

A Witch Alone: Thirteen Moons to Master Natural Magic

A Witch Alone

A fabulous book of instruction. Marian takes us through the thirteen moons of a year with a lesson for each moon.

Awakening Osiris

Awakening Osiris

This is a beautiful prose version of the Egyptian Book of the Dead the words of which inspire and uplift. I never fail to be astounded and moved every time I open it.

Firechild

Firechild

The book takes us from Maxine's childhood more or less up to the present time although obviously dwells upon the time when she was most famous running her coven and temple in London.

Good Omens

Good Omens

A J Crowley and Aziraphale have been on earth for millennia - well, since the beginning really.

Herb Craft

Herb Craft

Herb Craft: A Guide to the Shamanic and Ritual Use of Herbs

This is a very thorough reference book covering hundreds of herbs, plants and trees used in or important to Western magic. Appearance, cultivation, lore, correspondences and use of the herbs are all covered in the main alphabetical listing of the herbs, and there are extra sections covering dyes, festivals and much, much more.

Masks of Misrule

Masks of Misrule

A Unique and detailed study of the horned God in the Traditional Witchcraft of Britain and Europe, Concentrating upon the hunting, agricultural, arboreal and mystical facets of this most compelling and enduring of divine archetypes.

Ogham Sketchbook

Ogham Sketchbook

This is without a doubt the most beautiful book I have ever read. Karen Cater is the talented artist behind Hedingham Fair, and is a professional illustrator who has been designing pagan & folklore related greeting cards for several years.

Pagan Paths

Pagan Paths

A Guide to Wicca, Druidry, Asatru, Shamanism and Other Pagan Practices.

Popular Magic - Cunning-folk in English History

Cunning Folk

Local practitioners of magic, providing small-scale but valued services to the community.

The God Delusion

The God Delusion

Even if you consider yourself to be religious you cannot help but agree with most of what Richard Dawkins has to say. Although he has a dig at new age practices like astrology and divination his real issue is with the major religions which he feels are dangerous in their fundamentalism, in their subjugation of women, their intolerance of homosexuals/lesbians and other belief systems and their indoctrination of children.

The Pickingill Papers

The Pickingill Papers

Sex magic, ley lines, earth energy, prehistoric shamanism, the East Anglian lodges of Cunning Men & much more.

The Sea Priestess

The Sea Priestess

The mysterious Morgan Le Fay enters the life of William Maxwell...

The Stations of the Sun

The Stations of The Sun

Comprehensive and engaging, this colourful study covers the whole sweep of ritual history from the earliest written records to the present day.

The Triumph of the Moon

The Triumph of the Moon

Until recently Wiccans--the name that present day witches prefer--used to claim that their religion was a recreation, even a continuation of ancient beliefs widespread in Europe before Christianity drove them out.

The Way of Wyrd

The Way of Wyrd

Sent on a mission deep into the forests of pagan Anglo Saxon England, Wat Brand, a Christian scribe, suddenly finds his vision of the world turned upside down.

Treading the Mill

Treading the Mill

Practical CraftWorking in Modern Traditional Witchcraft

Wintersmith

Wintersmith

As they watch the dance the beat gets into Tiffany's head, heart and feet. She thinks she sees a space in the dance, her good sense deserts her and she joins in. Tiffany dances with the Wintersmith and he falls in love with her. If Tiffany can't persuade the Wintersmith that she is not the Summer Lady and that his love will result in the destruction of her World, then all that she loves will die.