The Complete A to Zed for the Entire Magical World

There's an irksome stigma attached to witchcraft. When you go to buy a book about it inevitably someone is going to raise an eyebrow, look at you funny or move away from you. After studying earth science, wicca, divination, scrying and runes I can say that none of these have ties to the dark side, reading about them won't condemn your soul to hell and Satan won't appear at the foot of your bed asking you if you'd like to join him in reaping souls. When it comes to something like 'magic' a little bit of knowledge is worse than none at all. I'm not talking about spells going awry or turning your friend into a frog instead of a prince, no, I am talking about the people who sit around read books, wear black and think that it's cool to use it for shock value. These are the proverbial bad apples that ruin it for everyone else. They walk around shrouded in black clothes, crystals and amulets on full display and take pride in striking fear into people. This is not witchcraft, this is someone that has absolutely no concept of what the word means let alone what it represents. Books like this aren't exactly what I would recommend to someone who has never had any previous exposure to the subject but if your done a little reading here and there, this might be able to give you some necessary information to give you a better understanding of the subject.

The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft