The reference material listed here are books that you may or may not need to continue your studies of the Craft, but are certainly necessary for research into Craft Origins, Rituals, Sex magick, etc.   For  information on additional books concerning Witchcraft, Magick and Sacred Landscapes, go to The White Dragon. They have excellent book reviews.

• God of the Witches, by Margaret A. Murray, List: $11.95 Amazon Price: $9.56, You Save: $2.39 (20%), Oxford Univ Pr (Trade), 1992, ISBN: 0195012704
  Synopsis: This celebrated study of witchcraft in Europe traces the worship of the pre-Christian and prehistoric horned god from paleolithic times to the medieval period. Murray, the first to offer a scholarly look at the mysteries of witchcraft, shows that witchcraft as a religion is nearly as old as humankind itself. A classic work of anthropology. Illustrated. Be aware, though, that Murray's academic standards were weak, and that some of this material does not accurately reflect current archaeological and/or NeoPagan thought.
• The Grimoire of Lady Sheba, by Lady Sheba [Jessie W. Bell], (St Paul MN: Llewellyn, 1972). ISBN: 0875420761
  Synopsis: One of the earliest, widely published "books of shadows." Said to have been given to Jessie by a well known Welsh Pagan. It is influential because of its early publication date.
• Nine Level Way: the Path of Welsh Witchcraft, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760194
  Synopsis: (The Nine Level Way is the initiatory path of Welsh Witchcraft.) "This extraordinary book takes you from the everyday physical world of pain and disillusion into the hidden worlds of Magick and Psychic Powers. The Nine Level Way is a unique book which describes each step on the pathway to enlightenment, and shows you how to prepare for the journey."...Rhiannon
• The Thirteen Treasures of Welsh Witchcraft, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760208
  Synopsis: The Thirteen Treasures are the Books of Knowledge of the tradition of Y Tylwyth Teg. Each book is described in detail and examples of their teachings are explained fully. These are the mystery teachings of a bygone age; the age of Taliesin, Merlin and King Arthur.
• The Triads of Welsh Witchcraft, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760232
  Synopsis: For the first time, the magical meanings of the Mystical Triads are revealed to the general public. There are many combinations of the number three in occult knowledge. This number was sacred to the ancient Celtic Druids and was used in Magick spells and Names of Power. "Ancient knowledge is disclosed which could lead the reader to the treasures of the Welsh."...Merlin.
• Taliesen of the Radiant Brow: Secrets of Welsh Witchcraft by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760224
  Synopsis: Taliesen was one of the true heroic symbols of the ancient Druid Priesthood. Many symbols and techniques of enlightenment are hidden in his story of initiation. Tells the original story of the birth and initiation of Taliesen, with notes.



• A Witches Astrologer: The Twelve Mysteries of the Ancient Druids, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $12.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760127
  Synopsis: The Ancient Druids looked to the stars for the answers to everyday problems and to determine the times of planting and harvest. For the first time, the Celtic Calendar is used to chart the heavens. Gives the Druid meaning of the constellations and the natural signs.
• A Celtic Witches Herbal, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $10.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760135
  Synopsis: The Celtic Witches were master herbalists and here for the first time is an introductory guide to the art and science of Celtic Herbology as practiced in Wales. You will learn exactly how to use the favorite herbs of the Celts for Healing and Magick. Gives the Welsh name, common name and botanical name.
• Celtic Paganism: Man, Women & Nature, by Rhuddlwm Gawr and Merridden Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760070
  Synopsis: This is the book most Pagans have been waiting for. Here, in clear terms are the beliefs and doctrine of the Celts as it applies to everyday life. It helps fill in the gap created by the loss of old Judeo-Christian models of behavior. It helps men and women discover the nourishment of inner spiritual imagery needed to develop a complete and total personality. Explains secrets of lasting personal relationships, reveals the Celtic philosophy of marriage, dating, sexual relationships, child rearing, and much more.
• Mysteries of Celtic Witchcraft: Universal Laws and the Old Religion, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 93176016X
  Synopsis: Here are the Universal Laws as never before explained and revealed by the ancient Druid Masters. Discloses the religious and mystical meanings behind the symbols and Myths of the Celtic Witch Tradition.
• Earth Energy: Green Dragon Power of Celtic Witchcraftby Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760259
  Synopsis: What are Ley Lines? What did the Ancient Egyptians and Druids have in common? Why does the ancient magickal formulae direct you to perform a ritual at a crossroads? This book reveals the answers to these and many other questions.
• Sex Magick: Red Dragon Power of Welsh Witchcraft, by Rhuddlwm Gawr and Merridden Gawr, List: $16.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760119
  Synopsis: How are the ancient teachings of Hindu Tantra and the Red Dragon of the Celts related? What is Sex Magick? What is the Sacred Marriage? What is the Great Rite? How do you raise magickal energy during the sex act? These and other fascinating questions are answered in this book.
• Nature Magick: Celtic Witchcraft & Psychic Healing, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0317609062
  Synopsis: If you have ever wanted to learn the ancient secrets of Natural Magick, here is your chance. Reveals the techniques and methods of using Natural Magick to psychically heal the Mind, Body and Spirit. Discloses the Chants, Spells, Songs and Rituals of magickal healing.
• Celtic Rites & Rituals: Witches, Druids & Seasonal Festivals, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760054
  Synopsis: This book is beautiful, entertaining and filled with rites, rituals and describes the seasonal festivals of the ancient druids as well as those of Celtic Witchcraft. Calling down the Moon; Handfasting; Sabbat Rituals; And much More! It is meaningful to Pagans of all traditions.
• Dream Magick: Programming Your Dreams with Welsh Witchcraft, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760089
  Synopsis: Unlock your secret Dream Power! Let your mind unleash the most powerful force on earth! Use ancient techniques of Celtic Visualization to Program your Dreams! Change your life now with special techniques developed by ancient Celtic Witches.
• Initiation into Celtic Witchcraft: the Welsh Tradition, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760100
  Synopsis: Millions of people worldwide have searched for a spiritual tradition in line with their beliefs. This is the answer to that quest! It delves into the Western Celtic Tradition, showing it's relevance to the modern crisis in religion, science and nature. It fills a need and promises to be a unique resource.
• The Power of Celtic Witchcraft: Psychic Development & the Old Religion, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $12.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760178
  Synopsis: This book actually gives you the tools and techniques for developing your psychic powers. It features detailed breathing exercises, visualizations, and rituals. With these you can learn to uncover the secret thoughts of others, ensure health and well being, draw prosperity to you, and more!
• Meditation of the Celtic Druids..Welsh Witchcraft, by Rhuddlwm Gawr and Merridden Gawr, List: $12.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760186
  Synopsis: Meditation is one of the most powerful techniques available to improve your health and well-being on the spiritual, emotional and physical levels. But what really is meditation? What steps are necessary to establish meditation? How does meditation differ from other techniques, such as imagery, fantasy, or hypnosis? How do you prepare your body for meditation? What are the benefits and effects of meditation on your mind and body? These are the questions that this important book will answer through revealing the ancient meditation techniques of the Celts.



• The Cauldron: Mythology of Welsh Witchcraft, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $15.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760186
  Synopsis: This fascinating book is a sourcebook of rare and valuable legends and myths of the Welsh Tradition of Witchcraft. Examines in great detail, the most important tales of the Celts and reveals the secret knowledge hidden within them. This is both highly informative and thought provoking in its revelations, and traces the myths from their origins in Atlantis to the Celtic Civilizations of Wales and Ireland.
• Welsh Witchcraft, Dowsing and Ley Lines, by Rhuddlwm Gawr, List: $14.95, New Leaf Distributors, Atlanta, GA, ISBN: 0931760240
  Synopsis: Have you ever wondered how certain people seem to have a knack for locating water? How some people seem to always be able to find lost objects? How some people seem to be able to know things about you that only you know? This book will reveal the world of dowsing and divining. A very interesting and engrossing book guaranteed to generate new vistas of knowledge for you.
• The Art of Sexual Ecstasy: the Path of Sacred Sexuality for Western Lovers by Margo Anand, New York, Putnam, c1989, a Jeremy P. Tarcher/Perigee Book, cover price: $18.95.
• Masturbation, Tantra and Self Love, by Margo Woods San Diego, Omphaloskepsis Press, a division of Mho and Mho Works, c1981, additional copies may be ordered from the publisher: Mho and Mho Works, Box 33135, San Diego, Calif. 92103, price: $7.50 plus $0.50 postage and handling.
  Excellent book on beginning Tantra.
• Aradia: Gospel of the Witches, by Charles G. Leland (Republished 1990 by Phoenix of Custer WA). ISBN: 0919345107.
  Synopsis: First published in 1890, this book is a classic, and the first printed version of the Charge of the Goddess. Italian sorcery! It's one of my favorites. A manuscript purported to have been given to American folklorist Charles Leland by a witch named Madellena in her own handwriting. Contains many elements which were later adapted into Gerald Gardner's book of shadows, including the nucleus for Valiente's "Charge of the Goddess." Places Goddess as primary deity and popular with many Dianics.
• The Witch-cult in Western Europe, by Margaret a. Murray, 1921. Currently out of Print.
  Synopsis: In this popular work Egyptologist Margaret Murray examines the European witch hunts as social history, conjecturing on the existence of a pre-Christian, pan-European witch-cult. Crucial to Gardner, this work popularized the idea of Sabbats and Esbats.
• The God of the Witches, by Margaret a. Murray, 1931 (Now Published by Oxford University Press, London). ISBN: 0019501270
• A Razor for a Goat: A Discussion of Certain Problems in the History of Witchcraft and Diabolism, by Elliot Rose, University of Toronto Press, 1962. Paperback; ISBN: 0802067689.
• The Way of the Shaman: a Guide to Power and Healing, by Michael Harner, (New York: Harper and Row 1980). ISBN: 0553259822
  Synopsis: Another "New Age" title, offering instructions for a basic neo-Shamanism based on anthropological fieldwork.
• Paganism Today, by Graham Harvey and Charlotte Hardman (Eds), (London: Harper Collins, 1996); ISBN: 0722532334
  Synopsis: A collection of accessible academic essays emerging from the scholarly September 1994 "Paganism in Contemporary Britain" conference at University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Includes sections on the history of Paganism, its contemporary traditions and practice.
• Call of the Horned Piper, by Nigel Aldcroft Jackson and Published by Capall Bann, Publishing of Freshfields, Chieveley, Berks, RG16 8TF England
  Synopsis: Excellent book on the Old Craft.
• Celtic Sacred Landscapes, by Nigel Pennick (Thames & Hudson) ISBN: 0500016666
  Synopsis:Excellent  book on sacred sites and energy lines "although some would argue the point".  Particularly relevent for the Welsh Tradition.
• Practical Magic in the Northern Tradition, by Nigel Pennick (Thorsons); ISBN: 0850307570
  Synopsis:  Excellent source of information concerning Earth Mysteries and the Northern Tradition.
• The Folklore of Plants, by T F Thistelton-Dyer; facsimile reprint by Llanerch Publishers, Felinfach, Lampeter, Dyfed, SA48 8PJ 328pp.
  Synopsis: A reprint of an out-of-print work on plants in folklore.  It has been brought to our attention by Rowan of the White Dragon  that this work can only be obtained by ordering directly from the publisher.

• His Story - Masculinity in the Post-patriarchal Period by Nicholas R Mann, published by Llewellyn 295pp. ISBN: 1567184588
  Synopsis: This book is from an essentially male point of view, and is recommended highly.
• In Search of the Indo-Europeans, by J P Mallory (Thames and Hudson) ISBN: 0500276161
  Synopsis: An excellent source of Indo-European history.
• The Holy Wells of Wales, by Francis Jones and published by the University of Wales Press, 6 Gwennyth Street, Cardiff, CF2 4YD; ISBN: 0708811458
  Synopsis This book  lists every known holy well in Wales and explores the ancient Well cult from the Middles Ages onwards..
• The Pagan Path, By Janet and Stewart Farrar and Gavin Bone, published by Phoenix (USA) and distributed by Hale. 250pp., ISBN: 0919345409
  Synopsis: The Farrars have produced an excellent book on Paganism which is not just geared toward Wicca.
• The Sacred Grove - Mysteries of the Forest, By Yvonne Arburrow, published by Capall Bann, 226pp.
  Synopsis: This book explores the forest as a place of transformation, both  in myth and folklore
• Staying Healthy with the Seasons Oilstone M. Haas, M.D., ISBN: 0890873062
  SynopsisOne of those books that students tend not to read, then come back five years later enthusiastically telling me I should read it! Using traditional Chinese philosopher, this book shows how to bring one's mundane daily activities into harmony with each season. Without any overt pagan sensibility, the book is about living the essence of the pagan year wheel. I prefer this to the pagan books that focus only on the Sabbats.
• The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, by Sogyal Rinpoche; ISBN: 0062508342
  Synopsis: This book challenges the western approach to death and dying which has been one of neglect: ignore death, ignore the dying. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying brings comfort and spiritual vigor to the dying and their bereaved. An awesome book spiritually.