As a pagan and eclectic witch for over half a decade now, I've collected a list of resources, including books, that may be helpful to beginner pagans and witches who are starting out on their journey (though even if you're not a beginner, you may fin...
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Kemetic paganism
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Witchcraft
Books on witchcraft and magic!
A guide to protection magic!
Protection & Reversal Magick by Jason Miller
An informative book on working with spirits.
Consorting with Spirits by Jason Miller
If you're interested in honing your psychic abilities, this book is for you.
Psychic Witch by Mat Auryn
A guide to using various plants in witchcraft (this is often referred to as green witchcraft).
The Green Witch by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
From the author of Psychic Witch, a book on magic for psychic witches!
Mastering Magick by Mat Auryn
A look at magic and witchcraft from an LGBTQ+ perspective!
Queering Your Craft: Witchcraft from the Margins by Cassandra Snow
A guide to North American folk magic and witchcraft!
New World Witchery by Cory Thomas Hutcheson
A guide to spirit conjuring, I highly recommend reading this and Consorting With Spirits before you start doing spirit work.
Spirit Conjuring for Witches by Frater Barrabbas
A guide to divination with tarot!
Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack
A very comprehensive overview of magical correspondences, useful for spellcrafting.
Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kynes
A guide to effective spellcrafting and designing spells that work.
The Elements of Spellcrafting by Jason Miller
Insights and tips to make your witchcraft and magic more powerful!
Real Sorcery by Jason Miller
Informational read on the history of neo-paganism and modern witchcraft.
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton
An overview of traditional witchcraft!
The Crooked Path: An Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft by Kelden
A guide to accomplishing big goals through magic.
Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution to Get What You Want by Deborah Castellano
Norse heathenry
Books on Norse heathenry or Asatru, a modern pagan tradition inspired by the practices of the ancient Norse people.
A beginner-friendly and inclusive guide to Norse heathenry.
The Way of Fire and Ice by Ryan Smith
An overview of modern Norse heathenry and its history.
Norse Revival by Stefanie Von Schnurbein
An overview of Scandinavian folklore!
Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic by Claude Lecouteux
An easy-to-read translation of the Poetic Edda.
The Poetic Edda translated by Jackson Crawford
A children's book, but still a very good and accurate overview of Norse mythology.
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Kemetic paganism
Books on Kemeticism, a pagan movement to revive the religious practices of ancient Egypt.
A comprehensive overview of Egyptian mythology.
Egyptian Mythology by Geraldine Pinch
An overview of ancient Egyptian deities.
Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson
Explains the basics of Egyptian religion.
Temple of the Cosmos: The Ancient Egyptian Experience of the Sacred by Jeremy Naydler
A look at daily life and culture in ancient Egypt!
Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz
An overview of religious rituals in ancient Egypt that can be used by modern practitioners.
Eternal Egypt: Ancient Rituals for the Modern World by Richard J Reidy
Hellenismos
Books on Hellenismos or Hellenic polytheism, a modern pagan reconstruction of ancient Greek religion.
A beginner-friendly guide to practicing Hellenismos!
Hellenismos: Practicing Greek Polytheism Today by Tony Mierzwicki
A comprehensive overview of ancient Greek religion.
Rethinking Greek Religion by Julia Kindt
An accessible introduction to ancient Greek mythology and religion.
Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D Mikalson, Andrej Petrovic, and Ivana Petrovic
A guide to Hellenismos aimed at beginners.
A Beginner's Guide to Hellenismos by Timothy Jay Alexander
A book on ancient Greek divination!
The Oracles of Apollo: Practical Ancient Greek Divination for Today by John Opsopaus
