The Oxford Companion
to the Year - An exploration of calendar customs and time reckoning
By: Bonnie Blackburn
& Leofrance Holford-Strevens
ISBN: 0-19-24231-3
A extensive reference on the history of
the calendar and the past religious holidays from a political and historical
perspective. It has listings on agricultural based holidays as well
as astrological ones.
Anyway - The Paradoxical
Commandments, Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World
By: Kent M Keith
ISBN: 0-399-14945-7
An modern look at ethics through the poem
"Anyway". I remember this poem as a handwritten poster on my kindergarten
class wall. It's influence has been felt through out my life. Please check
out his website: The Paradoxical
Commandments
A Witch Alone - Thirteen
moons to master natural magic
By: Marian Green
ISBN: 0-00-713323-5
Divided into thirteen chapters and written
for a solitary student, this workbook provides a solid base for learning
witchcraft. It offers many reading suggestions and practical exercises
to done following a lunar year.
The Heart of Wicca - Wise
Words from a Crone on the Path
By: Ellen
Cannon Reed
ISBN: 1-57863-174-2
A beautifully written rant on what Wicca
is, was, and has become. This book is one signpost that shows how much
more Wicca really is, as a mystery religion.
Sacred Trees - Spirituality,
Wisdom & Well-Being
By:
Nathaniel Altman
ISBN: 0-8069-7809-0
A well researched view of the role trees
have played in the history of mankind. It includes lore and tidbits of
associated practices revolving around trees from around the world.
I put this in my must have category for tree magic.
