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Books for Beginner Pagans and Witches

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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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Witchcraft

Books on witchcraft and magic!

 
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A guide to protection magic!
Protection & Reversal Magick by Jason Miller
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An informative book on working with spirits.
Consorting with Spirits by Jason Miller
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If you're interested in honing your psychic abilities, this book is for you.
Psychic Witch by Mat Auryn
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A guide to using various plants in witchcraft (this is often referred to as green witchcraft).
The Green Witch by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
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From the author of Psychic Witch, a book on magic for psychic witches!
Mastering Magick by Mat Auryn
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A look at magic and witchcraft from an LGBTQ+ perspective!
Queering Your Craft: Witchcraft from the Margins by Cassandra Snow
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A guide to North American folk magic and witchcraft!
New World Witchery by Cory Thomas Hutcheson
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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
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A guide to divination with tarot!
Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack
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A very comprehensive overview of magical correspondences, useful for spellcrafting.
Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kynes
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A guide to effective spellcrafting and designing spells that work.
The Elements of Spellcrafting by Jason Miller
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Insights and tips to make your witchcraft and magic more powerful!
Real Sorcery by Jason Miller
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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
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An overview of traditional witchcraft!
The Crooked Path: An Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft by Kelden
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A guide to accomplishing big goals through magic.
Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution to Get What You Want by Deborah Castellano
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Norse heathenry

Books on Norse heathenry or Asatru, a modern pagan tradition inspired by the practices of the ancient Norse people.

 
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A beginner-friendly and inclusive guide to Norse heathenry.
The Way of Fire and Ice by Ryan Smith
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An overview of modern Norse heathenry and its history.
Norse Revival by Stefanie Von Schnurbein
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An overview of Scandinavian folklore!
Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic by Claude Lecouteux
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An easy-to-read translation of the Poetic Edda.
The Poetic Edda translated by Jackson Crawford
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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
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Kemetic paganism

Books on Kemeticism, a pagan movement to revive the religious practices of ancient Egypt.

 
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A comprehensive overview of Egyptian mythology.
Egyptian Mythology by Geraldine Pinch
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An overview of ancient Egyptian deities.
Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson
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Explains the basics of Egyptian religion.
Temple of the Cosmos: The Ancient Egyptian Experience of the Sacred by Jeremy Naydler
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A look at daily life and culture in ancient Egypt!
Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz
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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
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Hellenismos

Books on Hellenismos or Hellenic polytheism, a modern pagan reconstruction of ancient Greek religion.

 
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A beginner-friendly guide to practicing Hellenismos!
Hellenismos: Practicing Greek Polytheism Today by Tony Mierzwicki
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A comprehensive overview of ancient Greek religion.
Rethinking Greek Religion by Julia Kindt
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An accessible introduction to ancient Greek mythology and religion.
Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D Mikalson, Andrej Petrovic, and Ivana Petrovic
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A guide to Hellenismos aimed at beginners.
A Beginner's Guide to Hellenismos by Timothy Jay Alexander
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A book on ancient Greek divination!
The Oracles of Apollo: Practical Ancient Greek Divination for Today by John Opsopaus
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