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Summary: Could of been better
Review: I found this book to be lacking some information, but it had some good parts. The Book of Shadows at the end of the book was a good idea, because it helps beginners start their own Book of Shadows.
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Summary: A very good beginner guide to Wicca
Review: This is one of best beginner books on wicca that been printed and it's a easy book for students to have basics on wicca
good luck on the path!!!Blessed Be;
moonbrooke
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Summary: A Must-Read For Anyone Pondering the Path...
Review: This is a very basic introduction to Wicca, emphasis on Basic. However, it is extremely comprehensive, although it doesn't really focus on any history, it does have sections on all the esbats, and examples of sabbat ceremonies. Cunningham is a must-have in any wicca library, if you choose to continue on the Path you could do worse than buy "Living Wicca", the continuation of this book, and his encyclopedias of herbs and wicca in the kitchen, respectively.
Cunningham knows his stuff.
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Summary: Thumbs way way down
Review: This book is very popular, but in the wider scheme of things it is one of the worst preparations for real Witchcraft ever in my opinion, and the serious student will quickly outgrow or have to later unlearn much that they learn from this book. When I first began investigating modern paganism 6 years ago, albeit with a magical background of 17 yrs running at the time, I read this book just because so many people seemed to like it and I found it next to useless and insultingly puritanical. There is a lot of moralizing and throwaway absolutist opinionizing on many pages of this book, such as statements to the tune of "a real Witch never casts spells that harm". Statements like this completely ignore the history and reality of witchcraft as the practical knowledge for survival that our European and other ancestors possessed and passed to us in the present. The witch who cannot harm cannot heal, they are two sides of one coin. Cunningham also displays tremendous ignorance on many important subjects such as the importance of honoring personal ancestral spirits and the nature of Eastern philosophical concepts like karma, which means "action" in Sanskrit. I would pass this one over and go for something with more substance and intelligence like Starhawk's "The Spiral Dance" or books by Doreen Valiente, The Farrars, Vivianne Crowley and Phyllis Curott, among others. For how to work magic that will get results, I highly recommend Liber Null and Psychonaut, and Liber Kaos by Peter Carroll for basic principles that can apply in many situations. As for ethics and morality, the age old Golden Rule should be sufficient: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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Summary: Excellent Reading
Review: No book shelf should be without this book and its follow up.. It is just so helpful and full of things you should know..
I recommend
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Summary: A must have for the inquiring pagan mind
Review: If I could only suggest one book to someone interested in Wiccan religion, this would be it.
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Summary: A simple easy to under stand intorduction to a life path.
Review: This was one of the first books on paganism I read. My friends and I sat and read parts to each other. I wasn't until I read this piece on my own that I knew my calling was away from the bible schools of my early childhood. I felt a calling to an earth based and self loving religion. This opened that door. I would recomend this to any one who feels out of place, this may help you find your way. With the rule of life stated simply (and ye harm none do what ye will) I set for in my journey of self discovery.
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Summary: A must for every beginning witch!
Review: This is a must read for anyone who is new to the craft.
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Summary: A Very Easy, and Informative Book
Review: Scott Cunningham has definately created a gem with this book. He has written it so that anyone can understand it. I believe that the book is mainly for the beginner to Advanced Beginner, but I think that Advanced practitioners of the craft will find this book quite useful. There is a complete Book of Shadows, as well as an Herbal Grimoire, and Crystal Magic. This book discusses the fundamentals of Wicca, as well as the history and ethics of the craft. This book is a must have for all serious Wiccan practitioners, as well as anyone who is just interested in the Craft, and wants to learn more. Cunninghams sequal to this book "Living Wicca" is also a great read, it is more in depth than this one.
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Summary: The Absolute Single Must-Have Wicca Book
Review: I'm not exaggerating on the title. Ask anyone. Go to dozens of chat rooms. "If I was to buy one wicca book in my whooole life, what should it be?" Bet you ten bucks, most people say this, or "Something by Scott Cunningham." Back when I had my [money] and was ready to go get my first wicca book, I asked absolutely everybody, and this is waht I bought (making sure it was by Scott Cunningham, the one guy everyone can agree on).
Why is it so wonderful? Well, it was a wonderful introduction to wicca. Personally, I love the way Cunningham formats spells. Eeasy, simple. You will never see "$1000 crystal vase", "$50 candle holder", "pure sapphire crystal ball that has been in a river for three full moons" on the list of materials, for one. The verses didn't make me feel stupid (a lot of the 'so mote it be' kind of stuff did, back then, I'm sorry) and you never find yourself reciting words from ancient tomes nobody knows what means anymore. Plus, he's a great author. Cunningham doesn't beleive his way is the only way, the right way, the virtuous way - and that's what I started Wicca to get away from! This book is MAGICKAL. I promise you'll love it.
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