Witchy Words: Three Wicca Book Reviews

Practical Candleburning Rituals, by Raymond BucklandFormat: Paperback (ISBN: 0875420486)Date Published: 06/01/1974 (published by Llewellyn Pubns)186 pages

Having been the leading bible on candle magic since 1970, Ray Buckland's Practical Candleburning Rituals is a classic. Encompassing both Christian and Old Religion spells; there are sections on low magic and the dark voodoo magick.Tables in it include: Astral colors, symbolism of colors, and days of the week. This is particularly handy to have all together so that when you are preparing a ritual you don't have to get going back to different texts for correct information.Buckland has written over twenty five books and was technical advisor to many films and videos. Not one to dabble lightly in the occult, he is a forerunner to be trusted, and this book is definitely one (if not the) best.

Pros:tables, charts, graphs, rituals

Cons:basic knowledge only

Origins of Modern Witchcraft: The Evolution of a World ReligionFormat: Paperback (ISBN: 1567186483)Date Published: 10/01/2000 (published by Llewellyn Pubns)282 pages, IllustratedCo-Author: Ann Moura

Ever wonder where the Wicca religion came from? Where the roots of the old religion came from? And where the pagan path is based?

Ann Moura in Origins of Modern Witchcraft, published at $14.95 from the leader in Pagan literature (LLewellan New World) sheds new if not controversial light in the Old Ways. Did you know that the earliest known human civilizations came not from Egypt but from an area of the Indus Valley known as the Sind? or that deep in the heart of the Indian subcontinent was the beginning of the Old Religion? You would if you had read Origins.

The history of Paganism has been hushed, it has been quelled, and it has been shunned in Western civilizations. In today's predominantly Christian society most Pagans and Pagan history buffs have no sense where they belong in history.