Overall Recommended Pagan Books:
- Adler, Margot. Drawing Down the Moon.
- Coughlin, John J. Out of the Shadows.
- Crowley, Vivianne. Wicca.
- Curott, Phyllis.
Witch Crafting.
- diZerega, Gus. Pagans and Christians.
- Farrar, Janet and Stewart. A Witches' Bible
- Fisher, Amber Laine. Philosophy of Wicca.
- Gardner, Gerald B. Witchcraft Today and The Meaning of Witchcraft.
- Green, Marian. A Witch Alone and Natural Witchcraft.
- GreyCat. The Deepening of Witchcraft.
- Harrow, Judy. Devoted to You, Spiritual Mentoring, and Wicca Covens.
- Harvey, Graham. Contemporary Paganism.
- Hunter, Jennifer. 21st Century Wicca.
- Hutton, Ronald. The Triumph of the Moon.
- Lipp, Deborah. The Elements of Ritual.
- McLelland, Lilith. Out of the Shadows.
- Reed, Ellen Cannon. The Heart of Wicca.
- Starhawk. Dreaming the Dark, The Earth Path, and The Spiral Dance.
- Sylvan, Dianne. The Circle Within.
- Wood, Robin. When, Why . . . If.
I also have complied a list at Amazon.com of many of these recommended books: Recommended Books on Neo-Pagan Religious Witchcraft
Recommended Books for Beginners & Recommended Introductory Books:
- Beth, Rae. The Wiccan Path and The Wiccan Way.
- Cunningham, Scott. Wicca.
- Curott, Phyllis. Witch Crafting.
- Green, Marian. A Witch Alone and Natural Witchcraft .
- Harvey, Graham. Contemporary Paganism.
- Hunter, Jennifer. 21st Century Wicca.
- McColman, Carl. When Someone You Love is Wiccan.
- McLelland, Lilith. Out of the Shadows.
I have also written a guide at Amazon.com with recommendations for beginners: So You'd Like to Become a Sincere, Intelligent Neo-Pagan Witch
Technically Non-Pagan Books That Dez Nonetheless Recommends to Those on the Path:
- Abram, David. The Spell of the Senuous.
- Allen, James. As a Man Thinketh
- Campbell, Joseph. The Power of Myth.
- Deloria, Vine Jr. God is Red.
- Eastman, Charles (Ohiyesa). Light on the Indian World.
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Nature."
- Franck, Frederick. The Zen of Seeing.
- Gibran, Kahlil. The Prophet.
- Hirshfield, Jane. ed. Women in Praise of the Sacred.
- Hoff, Benjamin. The Tao of Pooh.
- Huxley, Aldous. The Doors of Perception.
- Koren, Leonard. Wabi-Sabi.
- Lao Tzu. Tao Te Ching.
- Lindbergh, Anne Morrow. Gift from the Sea.
- London, Peter. Drawing Closer to Nature.
- Okakura, Kakuzo. The Book of Tea.
- Narby, Jeremy. Intelligence in Nature.
- Strand, Clark. Seeds from a Birch Tree.
- Thoreau, Henry David. Walden.
- Watts, Alan W. Nature, Man and Woman.
"Pagan" Books to Avoid:
- Anything written by the Gavin and Yvonne Frost
- they advocate child rape
- Dunwich, Gerina.The Wicca Spellbook.
- hypocrisy at its worst
- Ravenwolf, Silver.Teen Witch and the Teen Witch Kit.
- for a discussion of various reasons why I do not recommend these books read Teen Wiccans or Wiccan Teens?
If you're interested in Kemeticism or simply in the study of ancient Egypt in general, I've written a guide at Amazon.com relating to those subjects as well: So You'd Like to Learn About the Language and Culture of Ancient Egypt