The About Pagan/Wiccan Book Reviews

Empowering Your Life With Wicca by Sirona Knight explains in detail how to make the most out of the things that draw so many people to Wicca in the first place. She explains in detailed steps how to take charge of your life and take control while making each day sacred. Well worth reading, and the hands-on activities can be used in all aspects of life.

Pagans in today's society face all kinds of issues, but for Pagans who serve in the military, there are an even more unique set of circumstances. Read our review of Stefani Barner's book, "Faith and Magick in the Armed Forces: A Handbook for Pagans in the Miitary."

For years, people in the Pagan community have often bemoaned the fact that there are very few books available as instructional tools for young children within Wiccan and Pagan families. At long last, author Raine Hill has created something that serves that very purpose, and she does it with style, fun, and a sense of magic that will appeal to kids of any age. Growing Up Pagan, A Workbook for Wiccan Families fills a need that has been increased as more Pagans grow up and have children of their own.

Author Deanna Anderson presents an overview of kitchen witchcraft, an old tradition becoming popular once more. Read a review of her book, "Magick for the Kitchen Witch," from New Gaia Publishing.

If you've ever thought about creating prayer beads to work with your deities, this book covers all the bases. Easy-to-follow instructions make it usable for beginning beaders, and there's a wide variety of designs, from a Wiccan goddess rosary to Druid prayer beads. Greer, a Pagan scholar, took the time to work with a beading pro, Clare Vaughn, so this book manages to combine the best aspects of both experts.

The Practical Pagan is a book that I wish had been available twenty years ago, when I was full of enthusiasm but short on common sense. Full of useful tips on how to function as a productive human being while embracing your new-found spirituality, this book is written in a friendly, conversational tone. By the time you're done reading, you'll feel like you just had a chat over coffee with a wise, sensible friend.

Clea Danaan manages to show how a garden can be so much more than a patch of dirt with some plants in it. In fact, she shows how the soil itself can become an instrument of change -- not only in your own life, but on a global level. A worthy read indeed, for anyone who has ever wanted to plunge their fingers into moist earth and reconnect with the land. Simple organic techniques can help feed your spirit, sprout environmental change, and create political awareness all at the same time.

The late Scott Cunningham is probably second only to Ray Buckland when it comes to the volume of information he has published on Wicca and witchcraft. As a college student in San Diego Scott developed an interest in herbs, and his first book, Magickal Herbalism, was published by Llewellyn in 1982. It has since become known as one of the definitive works on the use of herbal correspondences in magick and witchcraft. Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner came out six years later. At the time, it was met with some grumblings from Wiccans who practiced only under the initiatory coven system.