What are your favorite or most useful books on witchcraft, occultism, or spirituality in general? Poetry and myth count, too.

  • distractedcactus@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    On witchcraft I recommend:

    • Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler
    • Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland
    • Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practicioner by Scott Cunningham

    I read these years ago, though I enjoyed the first two more than the third.

    Some other books of a spiritual nature that I have re-read (which I suppose is the best recommendation of any book) are Siddhartha by Herman Hesse and The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton.

    For myth I have to recommmend The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers. I feel it’s kind of essential reading to more deeply understand why specific types of stories (spiritual or otherwise) resonate with people. Also, there is a lecture series available for free on Youtube if you prefer to watch or listen, or can’t find a copy of the book.