Church of All Worlds Expanded Bibliography



by Anodea Judith & Oberon Zell



It has been our intention that this bibliography be arranged

according to Rings in accordance with the RINGS Cycle. The basic

First Ring Bibliography would ground people in the roots of our

religion. The intermediate or Second Ring Bibliography would help to

develop the skills and knowledge necessary for the Church's sustained

growth, health, and stability. The advanced orThird Ring Bibliography

would allow for individual branching out into areas of special

interest and talent, encouraging clergy to develop particular

expertise. It has proven impossible to categorically separate these

books into thoseappropriate to each Ring, so they are here followed

whenever possible by the letters A, B or C, indicating texts

recommended for basic,intermediary or advanced studies. We have tried

to also list them in recommended order of reading for a course of

study in each category, and we welcome suggestions. Of course, no one

individual is expected to read all or even most of these books;

rather, we intend to offer here a selection of the best-recommended.

Choose as many as you wish for as far as you wish to go in each area.



The goal is for everyone coming into CAW to be oriented in our basic

identity and worldview. So we have attempted to include only those

books that express and teach the worldview that is our ground, at

varying levels of complexity. We have considered different learning

styles and levels of scholarly inclination in choosing our basic

texts. Therefore, we have attempted to include in each category

ficture and nonfiction books, tapes, and films that make the same

basic point. The lists that follow are an attempt at such a

bibliography, drawn from the many books submitted to us. As we intend

that this list will be continually modified and upgraded, we welcome

further annotations on these titles, as well as recommendations for

additions or replacements. (Special thanks to Wendy Hunter-Robens,

D.J. Hamouris, Anna Korn, Firebird, Sam Webster, Fathom Hummingbear,

Jon DeCles, Nancye Kirtley, James Assad, Nybor Jordan Gruber, Gall

Slocum.)



SPECIAL NOTE: Many of these books are available as recordings for the

blind. Whenever known, such will be indicated by the following codes:

Recordings for the Blind [RFB], 20 Roszel Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540;

Womyn's Braille Press [WBP], POB 8475, Minneapolis, MN 55408; Nat']

Library Service [NLS] for Blind & Physically Handicapped.



CAW Course Outline



I. THE CONTEMPORARY PAGAN MOVEMENT

	A. THE NEW PAGANISM

	B. INSPIRATIONS & VISIONS OF COMMUNITY

	C. MODERN WITCHCRAFT



II.  PAGAN HISTORY

	A. ANCIENT HISTORY/ ARCHAEOLOGY

	B. GODDESS HYSTORY

	C. MEDIEVAL WITCHCRAFT



III. MYTHTHEOILOGY

	A. GENERAL MYTHOLOGY

	B. GODDESSES

	C. THE GOD



IV. EARTH & NATURE

	A. ECOSOPHY

	B. COSMOLOGY & METAPHYSICS

	C. EMERGENT EVOLUTION



V. MIND, PSYCHE & BEHAVIOR

	A. PSYCHOLOGY & PERSONAL GROWTH

	B. SEXUALITY & RELATIONSHIPS



VI. THE EVOLUTION REVOLUTION

	A. CONSCIOUSNESS

	B. PARADIGM SHIFT

	C. PSYCHEDELIA

	D. THE FRINGES OF SCIENCE



VII. WOMEN'S & MEN'S MYSTERIES

	A. WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY & FEMINIST THEALOGY

	B. MEN'S MYSTERIES



VIII. SOCIAL CHANGE

	A. FEMINISM

	B. GREEN POLITICS & R/EVOLUTION

	C. FUTURISM

	D. COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA



IX. COMPARATIVE RELIGION & WORLD MYTHOLOGY

	A. THE CELTS

	B. BRITISH ISLES

	C. GREECE

	D. ROME

	E. EGYPT

	F. SHAMANISM

	G. NATIVE SOUTH AMERICA

	H. NATIVE NORTH AMERICA

	I. AFRO-CARRIBEAN RELIGION

	J. NORTHERN EUROPE

	K. EASTERN RELIGIONS

	L. FAERIE

	M. ALTERNATIVE RELIGIONS, CULTS & SECRFT SOCIETIES

	N. CHRISTIANITY



X. METAPHYSICAL PRACTICES

	A. BASIC MAGIC & RITUAL

	B. QABALAH & CEREMONIAL MAGICK

	C. DIVINATION

	D. ASTROLOGY



I. THE CONTEMPORARY PAGAN MOVEMENT



A. THE NEW PAGANISM

1. DRAWING DOWN THE MOON, Margot Adler, 1979; revised 1986. The most

comprehensive, essential book on the modern Neo-Pagan movement.

(A)[RFB]

2. THE TRUTH ABOUT NEO-PAFANISM. Anadea Judith. 1994. Excellent b~sic

inlroducrion.(small boaklet: Llewellyn Pubs.)(A)

3. THE SPIRAL DANCE, Starhawk. 1979. The most basic, readable, and

concise book on Neo-Pagan premises and practice. (A)[RFB]

4. PEOPLE OF THE EARTH: THE NEW PAGANS SPEAK OUT, Ellen Everet Hopman

& Lawrence Bond, 1996. Inteviews with many major Pagan leaders.(A)

5. THE PAGAN PATH, Janet & Stewart Farrar & Gavin Bone, 1995

Excellent updated overview of the worldwide Pagan movement by famous

Wiccan/CAW members. (A)

6. TRUE MAGICK, Amber K, 1990. Practical, cheap, complete, humorous.

A good companion to Spiral Dance. (A)

7. SIRENS, 1994. Beautiful movie centered on the great Australian

Neo-Pagan artist of the early 20th century, Norman Lindsey. (A)

8. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT, Rosemary Guiley, 1989.

Excellent entries on people, groups, history, of both Witchcraft and

Neo-Paganism. (ref.)

9. THE SABBATS: A NEW APPROACH TO LIVING THE OLD WAYS, Edain McCoy,

1994. Origins, modern practice, rituals (A)

10. MAGICAL RELIGION & MODERN WITCHCRAFT, James R. Lewis, ed. 1996.

Awdemic anthology of writings by various Neo-Pagan scholars and

luminaries, (B)

11. ANCIENT WAYS: RECLAIMING PAGAN TRADITIONS (1991): RITES OF

PASSAGE (1994) Pauline & Dan Campanelli. (B)

12. THE MAGICAL HOUSEHOLD, Scott Cunningham & David Harrington,

1987.(B)

13. WITCHCRAFT, THE OLD RELIGION. Leo Louis Manello, 1973. A pretty

good report on the emerging perspectives of the early Neo-Pagan

movement. (B)

14. VOICES FROM THE CIRCLE: THE HERITAGE OF WESTERN PAGANISM.

Prudence Jones & Caitlin Matthews, 1990. (B)

15. HEAVEN ON EARTH: DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA'S SPIRITVAL FRONTIER,

Michael d'Antonio. 1992. A wandering reporter chronicles the New Age

and Pagan communities in 1991, including CAW's Participation in

Redwood Summer.



B. INSPIRATIONS & VISIONS OF COMMUNITY

I. STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND, Robert A. Heinlein, 1961. (NOT the

1991 unedited release!) Germinal in the original CAW vision, this

prophetic novel still has some important ideas for new members.

(A)[NLS]

2. RETURN TO CREATION: A SURVIVAL MANUAL FOR NATIVE & NATURAL PEOPLE.

Manitonquat (Medicine Story), 1991. Wonderful telling of traditional

Native American stories, laying the foundation for a new tribalism.

(essays)(A)

3. DAS ENERGI, Paul Williams. Poetic and visionary revelation of How

It Is. (A)

4. THE FIFTH SACRED THING, Starhawk, 1993. What if witches and Pagans

became the majority and began running a major city? How might our

values and practices alter business as usual? (fiction)(A)[WBP]

5. ENGINE SUMMER, John Crowley, 1979. 1,000 years in the future a

tribal youth comes of age by trying to understand relies of the

technological past. Much food for thought re: community standards of

awareness, and very gracefully written. (fiction)(A)

6. ECOTOPIA, Ernest Callenbach, 1975. Utopian vision of a new society

created by the seccession of the Pacific Northwest from the US.

(fiction: audiotape available)(B)

7. ALWAYS COMING HOME, Ursula Le Guin, 1985. An anthropological study

of a fictional culture--one that corresponds to life as it could be

and perhaps should be. (B)

8. PILGRIMAGE: THE BOOK OF THE PEOPLE(196l) and THE PEOPLE: NO

DIFFERENT FLESH (1967), Zenna Henderson. Exiles of a beloved,

demolished homeworld are scattered across the Earth, must hide their

eldrich abilities, and find each other, generations later. (THE

PEOPLE was produced as a TV movie. with William Shatner. Also, Disney

made a movie based on these stories, called ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN)

9. WATCH THE NORTHWIND RISE, Robert Graves, 1949. A utopian fantasy

about an experimental future community modeled on ancient Crete.

(fiction)(B)

10. ISLAND, Aldous Huxley, 1962. This antithesis to Brave New World

is a Pagan paradise with which we can strongly identify. [NLS]

11. WOMAN ON THE EDGE OF TIME, Marge Piercy, 1976. Mind-link to a

future utopian community in the year 2137. (fiction)(B)

12. THE THREE SIRENS, Irving Wallace, 1963. Sacred sexuality in a

utopian island paradise. (fiction)(8)

13. GODBODY, Theodore Sturgeon, 1986. A messianic love story.

(fiction)(C)

14. THE KIN OF ATA ARE WAITING FOR YOU, Dorothy Bryant, 1971. A very

infuential story of a society where The Dreaming is the prime

reality. (fiction)(C)

15. WALDEN TWO, B.F. Skinner, 1948. Fictionalized blueprint for a

utopian community that formed the basis of the very successful Twin

Oaks community. (fiction)(C)



C. MODERN WITCHCRAFT

1. TO RIDE A SILVER BROOMSTICK, Silver RavenWolf, 1993. A great

primer for the solitary Witch, written by a CAW member. (A)

2. THE WICCAN PATH: A GUIDE FOR THE SOLITARY PRACTITIONER, Rae Beth

1990. Lessons in letter form from a Hedge Witch to her apprentices.

Excellent! (A)

3. WICCA: A GUIDE FOR THE SOLITARY PRACTITIONER. Scott Cunningham,

1988. A good introductory guide. (A)

4. WICCACRAFT FOR FAMILIES, Margie McArthur, 1994. Witchcraft for

parents and children. (practice)(A)

5. THE FAMILY WICCA BOOK, Ashleen O'Gaea, 1992. Witchcraft for

parents and children. (practice)(A)

6. WEST COUNTRY WICCA: A JOURNAL OF THE OLD RELIGION, Rhiannon Ryall,

1990. Memories of Craft life in Devonshire/Somerset in the 1940s

among country folks who practiced the Old Religion. (A)

7. BUCKLAND'S COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT, Raymond Buckland, 1986.

8. THE REBIRTH OF WITCHCRAFT, Doreen Valiente, 1989. Valuable history

of 20th century revival of Witchcraft from Gardner in the '30s,

through popularization in the '60s, to feminist Craft. (B)

9. WITCHES U.S.A., Susan Roberts, 1971. Early American Witchcraft in

the late 1960s, and some of the key personalities involved. (B)

10. 50 YEARS IN THE FERI TRADITION, Cora Anderson, 1994. Victor

Anderson and the tradition in which Starhawk, Gwydion, Alison Harlow,

Valerie Voigt, Francesca Dubie & other Craft luminaries were trained.

11. AN A-B-C OF WITCHCRAFT, Doreen Valiente, 1973: 1986. It's all

here! (ref.)(B)

12. WITCHCRAFT: A TRADITION RENEWED, Doreen Valiente & Evan Jones,

1990. A significant book on primal Witchcraft in the Robert Cochrane

tradition. (B)

13. POWER OF THE WITCH, Laurie Cabot with Tom Cowan, 1990. History

and practice of Witchcraft by the most famous Witch of Salem, Mass.

(non-fiction)(B)

14. A WITCHES BIBLE COMPLEAT, Janet & Stewart Farrar 1984. First

published as EIGHT SABBATS FOR WITCHES (1981) and THE WITCHES' WAY

(1981). The Fanars joined CAW in 1995. (B)

15. WITCHCRAFT TODAY, Gerald Gardner, 1954: 1982. The book that

introduced the modem Witchcraft revival.(C)

16. WICCA, THE OLD RELIGION IN THE NEW AGE, Vivianne Crowley, 1989.

What do witches do? Gives good grounding in classical Wicca.

(non-fiction)(B)

17. WITCHCRAFT, THE SIXTH SENSE, Justine Glass, 1965. (B)

18. CRAFTING THE ART OF MAGICK, Aidan Kelly, 1991. A scholarly but

controversial investigation into the origins of Gardnerian

Witchcraft. (C)



II. PAGAN HISTORY



A. ANCIENT HISTORY/ARCHAEOLOGY

1. THE CHALICE AND THE BLADE, Riane Eisler, 1987. How patriarchy took

over through the acceleration of militarism. True female/male

partnership as the direction for the future. (A)[RFB]

2. A CHRONICLE OF THE LAST PAGANS, Pierre Chuvin, 1990. A history of

the triumph of Xianity in the Roman Empire as told from the

perspective of the Pagans of the time. (A)

3. GILGAMESH THE KING, Robert Silverburg. A novelization of the Epic

of Gilgomesh, the most ancient epic tale from Sumeria, the first

civilization. (fiction)(A)

4. THE DANCER FROM ATLANTIS, Poul Anderson, 1972. A time-travel story

set in ancient Crete, just before the eruption of Thera.

(science-fiction)(A)

5. THE CREATION OF PATRIARCHY, Gerda Lerner, 1986. A brilliant

analysis of the earliest law codes that legislated the new

patriarchy. (non-fiction)(B)

6. AMERICA B.C., Barry Fell, 1976. An examination of the evidence for

contacts and settlements of ancient Euro-Mediterranean civilizations

in the Americas. (non-fiction)(B)

7. FUNERAL GAMES, Mary Renault, 1981. Brilliant novel of the death

and succession of Alexander the Great. (fiction)(B)

8. THE MAZE MAKER, Michael Ayrton, 1969. Story of Daedalus, builder

of the Minoan Labyrinth and first man to fly. (fiction)

9. THE DISCOVERY OF KING ARTHUR, Geoffrey Ashe, 1985. The true

history of Arthur, derived from recently discovered contemporary

records. Good! (non-fiction)(B)

10. THE ROOTS OF CIVILIZATION, Alexander Marshack, 1972. The

cognitive beginnings of our first art, symbol and notation.

11. THE SECRET OF CRETE, Hans Wunderlich, 1983. Brilliant analysis of

the "Minoan" civilization, refuting many of the popular notions

regarding the "palace" of Knossos.

12. THE MYSTERY OF THE ORACLES, Philipp Vandenburg, 1979: 1982.

World-famous archaeologists reveal the best-kept secrets of

antiquity. (non-frction)(C)



B. GODDESS HYSTORY

1. WHEN GOD WAS A WOMAN. Merlin Stone, 1976. Stone's story points us

to a time when all worshipped the Goddess, reminding us that

patriarchal religion is not natural or inevitable.

(non-fiction)(A)[RFB]

2. THE MISTS OF AVALON, Marion Zimmer Bradley, 1983. How did the old

religion lose its power? The Arthurian legend, excitingly told from

the point of view of a priestess of the Goddess, gives us a picture

of how it might have happened in Britain. (fiction)(A)[WBP]

3. WHENCE THE GODDESSES: A SOURCEBOOK, Miriam Robbins Dexter, 1990.

(B)

4. THE ONCE AND FUTURE GODDESS, Elinor Gadon, 1989. Art historian and

scholar Gadon uses well researched art history, archeological

speculations, and current artistic trends to reconstruct

goddess-based culture and world view in past, present, and future.

Readable. (art/religions history)(B)

5. GODDESSES AND GODS OF OLD EUROPE (1982), THE LANGUAGE OF THE

GODDESS (1990), THE CIVILIZATION OF THE GODDESS (1991), Marija

Gimbutas. Bold and imaginative scholarly reconstruction of earliest

religious symbols. (C)

6. THE GODDESS OBSCURED, Pamela Berger, 1985. Transformation of the

Grain Protectress from Goddess to saint. (non-fiction)(C)



C. MEDIEVAL WITCHCRAFT

1. WITCHES, Erica Jong, 1981. Coffee-table book, very good overall

presentation, beautifully illustrated. (non-fiction)(A)

2. SORCERESS. Beautiful French film of an historical encounter

between a village Witch and an Inquisitor. (video from Mystic Fire,

POB 1092, Cooper Stn., New York, NY 10276. 800-292-9001)(A)

3. THE HEART OF THE FIRE, Cerridwen Fallingstar, 1990. Powerful story

of a coven during the Burning Times, told by a practiced, skilled

Witch, with lots of examples of how it's done. (fiction)(A)

4. ANCHORESS, Judith Stanley-Smith & Christine Watkins, writers;

Chris Newby, dir. 1993. A Pagan lens on the 14th century, seen

through the eyes of the 14-yr-old daughter of the village Wise Woman.

(video from Upstate Films, POB 324, Rhinebeck, NY 12572))

5. ARAD1A, OR THE GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES, Charles G. Lcland, 1889.

Essential scriptural material of 19th century Tuscany Witches, or

Strega. (scripture)(A)

6. STRANDS OF STARLIGHT (1989), MAZE OF MOONLIGHT, (1993), SHROUD OF

SHADOW (1993), STRANDS OF SUNLIGHT (1994), Gael Baudino. Beautiful

series of novels dealing with Witchcraft, Elves and the Inquisition,

and linking the Middle Ages to our own times. (fantasy)(A)

7. COWS, PIGS, WARS & WITCHES: THE RIDDLE OF CULTURE. Anthony Harris,

1989. A brilliant and insightful analysis of Medieval history and

what shaped it. (B)

8. WITCHCRAFT & THE GAY COUNTERCULTURE, Arthur Evans, 1978. A radical

view of Western Civilization and some of the people if has tried to

destroy. (B)

9. THE BURNING TIMES, dir. by DonnaRead, 1990. Outstanding

documentary on European Witch-hunts from feminist, Goddess-centered

point of view, with commentary by Margot Adler, Starhawk, Matthew

Fox. (video from Nat'l. Film Board of Canada, Box 61W, D-10,

Montreal, QE, Can. H3C 3H5, S30)(A)

10. WITCHES: INVESTIGATING AN ANC1ENT RELIGION, T.C. Lethbridge,

1962. Classic study of Etruscan Pagan survivals.

11. WITCHCRAFT IN THE MIDDLE AGES, Jeffrey Burton Russell, 1972.

Comprehensive history of European Witchcraft from the 5th to 15th

century, and its social and religious implications. (non-fiction)(C)

12. THE WITCHCULT IN WESTERN EUROPE, Margaret Murray, 192L. The book

that inspired Gerald Gardner. (C)[RFB]

SATANISM & WITCHCRAFT: A STUDY IN MEDIEVAL SUPERSTITION, Jules

Michelet, 1992. (C)



III. MYTHTHEOILOGY



A. GENERAL MYTHOLOGY

1. THE GODS ABIDE, Thomas Burnett Swann. 1976. Swann's final novel,

telling of the retreat of the Pagan gods and all their retinue. A

beautiful and moving story. (fiction)(A)

2. NEW LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MYTHOLOGY, Felix Guirand, ed. 1959;

1986. Classical, reliable reference text of myths from A-Z. (ref.)(A)

3. MYTHS & LEGENDS OF ALL NATIONS, Herbert Spencer Robinson & Knox

Wilson, 1950; 1961. Synopses of the essential stories from virtually

every culture on Earth. (A)

4. MYTHOLOGY, Edith Hamilton, 1942. The classic. (ref.)(A)

5. A COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARY OF THE GODS, Anne S. Baumbgartner,

1984. A virtual biographical dictionary of every god or goddess known

from every culture. (ref.) (A)

6. MYTHS TO LIVE BY, Joseph Campbell. Readable theory of mythology.

What are myths? What do they contribute to our lives? (B)[NLS]

7. HISTORICAL ATLAS OF WORLD MYTHOLOGY, Joseph Campbell, 1988.

Multivolume magnum opus. Giant books, profusely illustrated. Each

book in this series is a complete work. (ret)(B)

8. THE POWER OF MYTH, Joseph Campbell, 1988. Conversations with Bill

Moyers, transcribed from the six-hr. PBS TV series. (interview

available on video from PBS)(B)

9. THE MASKS OF GOD: TRANSFORMATIONS OF MYTH THROUGH TIME, Joseph

Campbell.  Excellent way to get a grounding in myth and archetype. (4

volumes non-fiction)(B)

10. DICTIONARY OF PAGAN RELIGIONS, Harry Wedek & Wade Baskin, 1971.

ReaIly more of an extensive glossary of terms, deilies, practices and

religions. (ref.)(B)

11. A HISTORY OF RELIGOUS IDEAS, Mircea Eliade, 1977. (3 volumes

non-fiction)

12. MYTH OF THE ETERNAL RETURN, Mircea Eliade. Research and theory on

death and rebirth mythology by one of the world's greatest scholars

of myth and ritual. (C)

13. ESSAYS ON A SCIENCE OF MYTHOLOGY. Karl Karenyi & Carl Jung.

Jungisn theory of mythology. (scholarship)(C)



B. GODDESSES

1. ANCIENT MIRRORS OF WOMANHOOD, Merlin Stone, 1979 (2 volumes). A

fine selection of important Goddess legends, artfully presented.

(mylhology)(A)[WBP]

2. THE WITCHES' GODDESS: THE FEMININE PRINCIPLE OF DIVINITY, Janet &

Stewart Farrar, 1987. Overview of Goddess from ancient Near East,

Western Europe, Celtic and Meditetrranean, with rituals to invoke

each one, and a list of Goddesses of the world. By CAW members.

(non-fiction)(A)

3. INANNA, QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, Diane Wolkstein, Joseph Noel

Kramer, 1983. Mytho-poetic, readable reconsuuction of most ancient

Sumerian scriptures of the Goddess that still speak to us today.

Beautiful poetry, good scholarship. (A)

4. THE HEART OF THE GODDESS, Hallie Eaglehearf. 1990. Brief,

well-told myths of the Goddess in all her aspects from around the

world. Profusely-illustrated coffee table book. (mythology)(A)

5. THE BOOK OF GODDESSES AND HEROINES, Patricia Monaghan, 1981;

revised 1997. You can find any goddess from any pantheon here.

fref.)(B)

6. GODDESS: MOTHER OF LIVING NATURE, Adele Getty, 1990. Profusely

illusuated coffee-table book of Goddess imagery. (B)

7. THE BOOK OF LILITH, Linda Koluvch, 1987). History of the Dark

Goddess as She relates to women and the anima. (B)

8. GRACE AND MERCY IN HER WILD HAIR, Rampradad Sen, 1982. 18th

century Bengali poet addressing Mother Goddess as Shakti and

Kali.(scriplure)(A)

9. THE MYTH OF THE GODDESS, Jules Cashford & Anne Baring, 1991.

(mythology)

10. THE GREAT MOTHER, Erich Neumann, 1963. Voluminous investigation

of the archetype, with substantial photo section. (C)

11. MYSTERIES OF THE DARK MOON, Demetra George, l992.

12. THE GODDESS WITHIN, Jennifer & Roger Wooleer, 1971.

13. LADY of THE BEASTS. Buffle Johnson, 1981. Ancient images of the

Goddess and Her sacred animals. (non-fiction)(C)

14. THE WHITE GODDESS, Robert Graves, 1948: revised 1966. Enormous

work exploring the depth and scope of True Poetry as Muse-inspired,

underpinning Druidic teachings and the Celtic Tree Calendar. (C)

15. THE EYE GODDESS, O.G.S. Crawford, 1991. Tracing the spread of an

ancient Goddess cult through its iconography. (C)

16. THE HEBREW GODDESS, Raphael Patai, 1990. Essential work on Middle

Eastern Goddesses: Ashera, Shekhinah, etc. (B)

17. PELE, GODDESS OF HAWAII'S VOLCANOES, Herb Kawainui Kane, 1987.

Beautifully-illustrated myths of the Volcano Goddess.(A)

18. IN ALL HER NAMES: EXPLORATIONS OF THE FEMININE IN DIVINITY,

Joseph campbell & Charles Muds, eds. 1991. Brilliant essays on the

Goddess by Joseph Campbell, Charles Muses, Marija Gimbutas & Riane

Eisler. (essays)(B)

19. THE CRONE. Barbara Walker



C. THE GOD

1. THE GREEN MAN: ARCHETYPE OF OUR ONENESS WITH THE EARTH, William

Anderson, photos by Clive Hicks, 1990. Very complete examination of

the archetype. (A)

2. THE WITCHES' GOD, Janet & Stewart Farrar, 1989. Companion to The

Wirches' Goddess, with invocations and list. CAW (A)

3. EARTH GOD RISING, Alan Richardson, 1990. (non-ficion)(B)

4. GODS IN EVERY MAN, lean Shinoda-Bolen. The Greek Gods as

archetypes for personal transformation. (non-fiction)(B)

5. THE GOD OF THE WITCHES, Margaret Murray, 1933. (B)[RFB]

6. THE GOLDEN BOUGH, James Frazier. 1890; 1981. Classic compendium of

worldwide customs regarding the cycle of the sacrificed Year-King.

(ref.)(C)[NLS]



IV. EARTH & NATURE



A. ECOSOPHY

1.  VOICE OF THE PLANET, Michael Tobias, 1990. Gaia speaks through a

computer at a Tibetan monastery to enlighten an ecologist to Her

fate, and his mission. (fiction; also a TBS miniseries, starring

William Shatner)(A)

2. LIVES OF A CELL, Lewis Thomas, 1974. Brilliant essays on the

nature of Life. (A)

3. LIFETIDE, Lyall Walson, 1979. The awareness that "we are all one"

examined from a biological and evolutionary perspective. (A)

4. EARTH WISDOM, Delores La Chappelle, 1978. (A) EARTH PRAYERS,

Roberts & Amidon, eds. 1991. A selection of bitc-simd meditations on

Nature, from poets and scriptures of many cultures. (scripture)(A)

5. RUMORS OF SPRING, Richard Grant, 1987. What would happen if a

forest could really adapt to the conditions of our poisoned planet?

Richard is a CAW member. (fiction)(A)

7. THE WORD FOR WORLD IS FOREST, Ursula LeGuin, 1972. The recurring

story of clashing cultures, technocratic invaders vs. dream-powered

natives. (fiction)(A)

8. GAIA: AN ATLAS OF PLANET MANAGEMENT, Norman Myers, ed. 1984. The

definitive guide to a planet in critical transition. Profusely

illustrated, with over 100 contributors. Extraordinary.

(non-fiction)(B)

9. SACRED LAND, SACRED SEX, RAPTURE OF THE DEEP, Dolores La

Chappelle, 1988. A brilliant, multi-disciplinary examination of how

ritual works. Demands deep concentration, and well worth it! (B)

10. DEEP ECOLOGY, Bill Devall and George Sessions, 1985. (B)

11. GAIA: THE GROWTH OF AN IDEA. Lawrence Joseph, 1990. (B)

12. GAIA: A NEW LOOK AT LIFE ON EARTH (1979), THE AGES OF GAIA

(1988), HEALING GAIA (1991), James Lovelock. Implications of Gaia

Thesis. (B)

13. THINKING LIKE A MOUNTAIN: TOWARDS A COUNCIL OF ALL BEINGS, John

Seed, Joanna Macy, Pat Fleming. Arne Naess, 1988. (cssays)(A)

14. THE DREAM OF THE EARTH, Thomas Berry, 1988. (B)

15. THE RECOVERY OF CULTURE, Henry Bailey Stevens, 1963. Classic. (B)



B. COSMOLOGY & METAPHYSICS

1. COSMOS, Carl Sagen, 1980. (non-fiction book & TV series)(A)

2. THE UNIVERSE IS A GREEN DRAGON, Brian Swimme & Thomas Berry, 1984.

(A)

3. THE UNIVERSE STORY, Brian Swimme & Thomas Berry, 1992.

4. THE COSMIC DOCTRINE, Dion Fortune

5. THE SELF-ORGANIZING UNIVERSE, Erich Jantsch, 1980.

(non-fiction)(C)

6. ANGELS FEAR, Gregory Bateson.

7. SHIKASTA, Doris Lessing. (fiction)

8. A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, Stephen Hawking, 1988. (non-fiction)(A)

9. THE TAO OF PHYS1CS, Fritjof Capra. 1975. (non-fiction)[NLS, RFB]



C. EMERGENT EVOLUTION

1. STAR MAKER, Olaf Stapleton. 1937; 1972. One of the most

far-reaching SF books ever written. An evolutionary projection from

humanity to Gaia to the galaxy and beyond! (A)

2. MICROCOSMOS, Lynn Margulis & Dorian Sagan. 1986. (A)

3. THE DESCENT OF WOMAN, Elaine Morgen. 1972. Presents the radical

thesis that human evolution included a significant phase as an

aquatic ape. (non-fiction)(A)

4. SO HUMAN AN ANIMAL, René Dubos, 1968. 1969 Pulitzer Prize winneron

our emergence and nature. (essays)(A)

5. CHILDHOOD'S END, Arthur C. Clarke. The classic science fiction

novel of a future leap in consciousness evolution. (A)

6. EVER SINCE DARWIN, Stephen Jay Gould. (essays)(B)

7. MORE THAN HUMAN, Theodore Sturgeon. A vision of the possible

future evolution of group consciousness. (fiction)(B)

8. ODD JOHN, Olaf Stapleton. 1935? A classic science fiction novel of

Homo Novus. (B)

9. NOT MAN APART. Robinson Jeffers, 1969.(essays)(B)



V. MIND, PSYCHE & BEHAVIOR



A. PSYCHOLOGY & PERSONAL GROWTH

1. WHEELS OF LIFE: A USER'S GUIDE TO THE CHAKRA SYSTEM, Anodea

Judith, 1987: and THE SEVENFOLD JOURNEY, Selene Vega & Anodea Judith,

1993. A carefully wrought and readable synthesis of the ancient

chakra system and modem psychology in two books by CAW High Priestess

that provide keys to our own selves and lives. (A)

2. WHY I AM NOT A CHRISTIAN, Benrand Russell, 1957. (essays)(A)

3. THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE, Stephen Covey, 1989.

Powerful lessons in personal change. (A)

3. MEETING THE SHADOW, Zweig & Abrams, eds. 1991. Anthology of ideas

on dealing with the dark side; 65 essays, including Jung, Bly,

Bradshaw, Deena Metzger. (B)

4. TOWARD A PSYCHOLOGY OF BEING, Abraham Maslow. 1962. Grandaddy of

Transpersonal Psychology gives us the basics of a psychology of

self-actualization. (C)

5. WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR, Dan Millman

6. HEALING THE SHAME THAT BINDS YOU, John Bradshaw, 1988.

7. THE COURAGE TO HEAL. Ellen Bass & Laura Davis

8. THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED, Scott Peck, 1978.

9. CARE OF THE SOUL, Thomas Moore. 1992.



B. SEXUALTY & RELATIONSHIPS

1. LOVE WITHOUT LIMITS, Debora Annapol, ed. 1992. First book

specifically exploring the option of polyamory. (essays)(A)

2. THE GATE TO WOMEN'S COUNTRY, Sheri S. Tepper, 1988. A powerful

novel, set 300 years in the future. where human civilization into two

separate societies, with walled cities of women and peaceful men: and

armed garrisons of warrion. (fiction)(A)

3. THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, Ursula LcGuin, 1969. What does society

look like when there are no men or women, just people who are

sometimes sexual? (fiction)(A)

4. COURTSHIP RITE, Donald Kingsbury, 1982. Brilliant novel of group

marriage and religion in a SF cannibal society. (fiction)(A)

5. THE REBELLION OF YALE MARRAT, Robert Rimmer, 1964. A

non-science-fiction analog of Heinlein's SISL, including a new

Goddess religion. (fiction)(B)

6. SACRED PLEASURE, Rhiane Eisler, 1995. A sequel to The Chalice &

the Blade, addressing all aspects of sexuality and pleasure through

the ages, including suppression. (B)

7. MARRIAGE AND MORALS, Bertrand Russell, 1929. Amazing insights!

(essays)(B)

8. LOVING MORE: THE POLYFIDELITY PRIMER, Ryam Nearing, Excellent on

structuring multiple relationships. (LM, POB 4358, Boulder, CO 80306.

$12)(B)

9. SEXUAL SECRETS, Nik Douglas and Penny Slinger, 1979. (B)

10. INTIMATE PARTNERS: PATTERNS 1N LOVE & MARRIAGE. Maggie Scarf,

1987.



VI. THE EVOLUTION REVOLUTION



A. CONSCIOUSNESS

1. THE ORIGIN OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BICAMERAL

MIND, Julian Jaynes, 1977. Very important theory of consciousness as

a function of hemispheric laterality, with the "gods" inhabiting the

right hemispheres of humanity. (nonfiction)(A)

2. STEPS TOWARD AN ECOLOGY OF MIND, Gregoly Bateson. Uses

bio-systems, cybemetic theory, and Socratic "metalogues" to introduce

us to a new way of thinking in systems. (non-fiction)(C)

3. WAKING UP: OVERCOMING THE OBSTACLES TO HUMAN POTENTIAL, Charles

Tart, 1988. (non-fiction)(B)

4. THE CENTER OF THE CYCLONE, John C. Lilly, 1972. An autobiography

of inner space. (non-fiction)(B)

5. WORLD AS LOVER, WORLD AS SELF. Joanna Macy

6. MAPS OF THE MIND, C. Hampden-Tumer

7. THE TANGLED WING: BIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE HUMAN SPIRIT,

Melvin Konner. If we continue to ignore our animal nature and

heritage, we will never move forward into a world of peace and

justice. Konner shows with impeccable scholarship just how

consciousness is shaped by biology. (socio-biology)(C)

8. THE COSMIC TRIGGER and PROME THEUS RISING. Roben Anton Wilson (C)

9. WHO HEARS YOUR THOUGHTS? with Ondrea & Stephen Levine.

Consciousness teachers talk about self, the mind, death, and the

journey through life. (New Dimensions audiotape interview #1657)



B. PARADIGM SHIFT

1. THE GLOBAL BRAIN AWAKES, Peter Russell, 1982; 1995. A vision of

the immanent emergence of collective planetary consciousness. (also

available as a video for $32 from Global Brain Inc, 555 Bryant SI.

#210, Pale Alto, CA 94301. 1-800-U-GO-GLOBAL)(A)

2. THE HUNDREDTH MONKEY, Ken Keyes.

3. THE TIME FALLING BODIES TAKE TO LIGHT, William Irwin Thompson,

1981. Mythology, sexuality and the origins of culture at the

threshhold of our future evolution. Superb! (non-fiction)(A)

4. THE TURNING POINT, Fritjof Capra, 1982. Evidence leading to the

immanent emergence of a new phase in the evolution of human

consciousness. (non-ftction)(A)[NLS, RFB]

5. A NEW SCIENCE OF LIFE: THE HYPOTHESIS OF FORMATIVE CAUSATION,

Rupert Sheldrake, 1982. Ingenious explanation of the transference of

behavior across large distances, suggesting that biological systems

an regulated by invisible organizing blueprints: "morphogenic

fields." (B)

6. PARADIGMS IN PROGRESS, Hazel Henderson, 199l.(non-fiction)

7. LIFTING THE VEIL: THE FEMININE FACE OF SCIENCE, Linda Shepherd,

1993.

8. GLOBAL MIND CHANGE, with Juanita Brown, Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, &

Willis Harman. Three leading Thinkers discuss the emergence of a new

world view based on intcrconnectedness. (New Dimensions audiotape

interview #2314)

9. CHAOS: MAKING A NEW SCIENCE, James Gleick, 1987. Homeostasis vs.

paradigm shifts in Nature, or how Eris went to M.I.T.

(non-fiction)(B)

10. THE AQUARIAN CONSPIRACY, Marilyn Ferguson, 1980. Many of the

trends pointing to a new age and a paradigm shift are outlined in

this optimistic and visionary classic Unfortunately, Ferguson

entirely omits the Neo-Pagan movement. (C)

11. THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS, Thomas Kuhn, 1962; 1970.

The original and definitive work on scientific paradigms and paradigm

shifts. (C)



C. PSYCHEDELIA

1. THE ARCHAIC REVIVAL, 1991, and FOOD OF THE GODS, 1993, Terence

McKenna. The evolution of human consciousness catalyzed by magic

mushrooms: also addresses UFOs, the rebirth of the Goddess, and the

"end of history." (ARCHAIC REVIVAL is available as audiotape and

video)(A)

2. HALLUCINOGENS & SHAMANISM, Michael J. Harner, 1973. (B)

3. CEREMONIAL CHEMISTRY, Thomas Szaz, 1975. A significant overview of

the long history of the war against psychouopic plants and those who

use them. (non-fiction)(B)

4. MARIIUANA: THE FORBIDDEN MEDICINE, Lesrer Grinspoon, 1993.

5. PLANTS OF THE GODS, Richard Schultes & Albert Hofmann

6. THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION; HEAVEN & HELL, Aldous Huxley, 1954. (C)

7. PSYCHEDELICS ENCYCLOPEDIA. Peter Stafford. (ref.)(C)

8. THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE, Tim Leary, Ralph Metzner, Richard

Alpert, 1964. A manual based on the Tibeton Book of the Dead. Metzner

is a member of CAW. (C)



D. THE FRINGES OF SCIENCE

1. THE EDGES OF SCIENCE. Richard Morris, 1990. Crossing the boundary

from physics to metaphysics. An excellent introduction to the

borderline territory. (non-fiction)(A)

2. PASSPORT TO MAGONIA.Jacques Vallée, 1969; 1993. A comparison of

the UFO phenomena with historical reports and legends of encounlers

with Fäerie. Most provocafive!(A)

3. STALKING THE WILD PENDULUM. Itzak Bentov, 1977. A creative and

holistic view of human consciousness and the universe. Fun!

4. THE CRACK IN THE COSMIC EGG, Joseph Chilton Pearce. (non-fiction)

5. THE WORLD'S MOST INCREDIBLE STORIES, Adam Sisman, ed. 1992.

Mindboggling news reports selected from 20 years of the Fortean

Times. Will definitely give you something to think about! Over 200

photos and drawings. (news clips)(A)

6. NO WAY: THE NATURE OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, Philip Davis & David Park,

ed. 1987. Essays on the "impossible" by 20 writers. (B)

7. INCREDIBLE  COINCIDENCE,  Alan Vaughn, 1979. The first malor

collection of synchronicity case histories. (B)

8. FORBIDDEN SCIENCE, Jacques Vallte, 1992. Personal journal of the

1960s by the world's foremost researcher of the UFO phenomenon.

(journal)(B)

9. BOOK OF THE DAMED (1919) and LO! (1931), Charles Fort. Reports of

the Weird.



VII. WOMEN'S & MEN'S MYSTERIES



A. WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY & FEMINIST THEALOGY

1. MOTHER WOVE THE MORNING, Carol Lynn Pearson, 1992. An incredible

one-woman stage performance of 16 women throughout history, searching

for The Mother. (video & book available: 1384 Comwall Ct., Walnut

Creek, CA 94596)(A)

2. SHAKTI WOMAN, Vicki Noble, 1991.  A woman finds her own deepest

power in her personal spiritual journey. Very moving and readable.

(non-fiction)(A)

3. THE LAUGHTER OF APHRODITE, Carol Christ, 1987. A Harvard Divinity

scholar finds the Goddess, and shares her journey with us. Rich mix

of personal process, digested scholarship and research. (essays)(A)

4. SHE CHANGES: A GODDESS MYTH FOR MODERN WOMEN, Teresa Mark, 1993.

(A)

5. GODDESSES IN EVERY WOMAN, Jean Shinoda-Bolen, 1984.

(non-fiction)(A)

6. THE GREAT COSMIC MOTHER: REDISCOVERING THE RELIGION OF THE EARTH.

Monica Sjöö & Barbara Mor, 1987; 1992. (new edition has color

plafes)[WBP]

7. THE SPIRAL PATH: EXPLORATIONS IN WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY, Theresa

King, ed. 1992. Essays by 22 contemporary spiritual leachers on every

aspect of their lives. (B)

8. THE POLITICS OF WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY, Charlene Spretnak, 1982.

Just what it sounds like! Coherent, powerful arguments for a feminist

spiritual ground for healing our world. Readable and basic. (B)[WBP]

9. DESCENT TO THE GODDESS, Sylvia Perera, 1981. Relationship to the

Goddess/feminist spirituality takes us on a journey down into our

depths. Perera describes and illuminates this journey and its

meaning.

10. BEYOND GOD THE FATHER, Mary Daly, 1985. [WBP]

11. TO KNOW, Jade. A survey of the history of ideas of the Women's

Spirituality and Pagan movements. (non-fiction)

12. WOMEN'S MYSTERIES, ANCIENT & MODERN, M. Esther Harding, 1971. (B)

13. MOTHERWIT, Diane Mariechild, 1981; 1988. Important handbook of

feminist spirilud practice, "co-creating our own reality."

14. WOMANSPIRIT, Hallie Inglehart, 1981.

15. THE WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY BOOK, Diane Stein, 1986. Summarizes

historical shift from matriarchy to patriarchy and growth of women's

spirituality in '70s and '80s, then instructs in practices. Useful.

(A)



B. MEN'S MYSTERIES

1. BLINDFOLD ON A TIGHTROPE: MEN'S MYTHS & MEN'S MYSTERIES, Ramfis

Firethom, 1993. Written by a CAW member; $12 from Solar Crown Pubs.

(non-fiction)(A)

2. THE FLOWERING ROD: MEN, SEX & SPIRITUALITY, Kenny Klein, 1991.

Written by a CAW member and a founder of Blue Star Witchcraft

tradition. (non-fiction)(A)

3. CELEBRATING THE MALE MYSTERLES, R.J. Stewart, 1991. (non-fiction)

4. THE HORNED GOD: FEMINISM & MEN AS WOUNDING AND HEALING. John

Rowan, 1987. Where do men fit into feminist spirituality?

Psychologist Rowan gives us a powerful answer, affirming both male

and female power in his redefinition of masculinity. (non-fiction)(B)

5. KING, WARRIOR, MAGICIAN. LOVER, Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette,

1990. Rediscovering the archetypes of the mature masculine identify.

(non-fiction)(B)

6. FlRE IN THE BELLY, Sam Keene, 1993

7. IRON JOHN, Robert Bly. Trying to understand the masculine psyche

through the Grimm Brothers fairy tales. (non-fiction)(B)

8. THE LAST OF THE WINE, Mary Renault.

9. HERO OF A THOUSAND FACES, Joseph Campbell, 1956. Classic.

(non-fiction)(C)



VIII. SOCIAL CHANGE



A. FEMINISM

1. BACKLASH: THE UNDECLARED WAR AGAINST AMERICAN WOMEN, Susan Paludi,

1991. Important analysis of the antiwomen forces and their programs.

(A)[WBP]

2. THE HEROINE'S JOURNEY, Maureen Murdock, 1990. Life journey of

Everywoman towards a sense of self in connection with the Goddess. A

healing book (non-fiction)(A)

3. WOMEN'S REALITY. Ann Wilson Schaef. Schaef shows us how the

"normalcy" we take for granted is a system that subjegates and

exploits, by virtue of its every assumption of thought and habit.

(non-fiction)

3. MASCULINE AND FEMININE, Gareth S. Hill. (non-fiction)

4. WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES, Clarissa P. Estes (A)[WBP]

5. THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR, Alice Walker, 1989. Walker asks "How

can women affirm life in the face of abuse and injustice?" then goes

on to tell us. Feminist process pantheism in story form, ffiction)(B)

6. AMAZON, A NOVEL, Barbara G. Walker, 1992. Novel of an ancient

Amazon warrior who appears in our modem world. (A)



B. GREEN POLITICS & R/EVOLUTION

1. EARTH IN THE BALANCE: ECOLOGY & THE HUMAN SPIRIT, Al Gore, 1992. A

rationale and blueprint for saving the planet, by the Vice President

of the US! And there is even mention of The Goddess! (B)

2. DREAMING THE DARK: MAGIC, SEX AND POLITICS, Starhawk, 1982. Good

ideas about female/male relations, power, sex, spirituality, and of

course, the Goddess and the God. (non-fiction)[WBP, RFB]

3. BIOSPHERE POLITICS. Jeremey Rifkin.

4. TRUTH OR DARE. Starhawk, 1987. Major theoretical and practical

text on power in society and personal relationships, and how we can

build a new paradigm. [WBP, RFB]

5. SPIRITUAL DIMENSION OF GREEN POLITICS, Charlene Spretnak, Fritjof

Capra, 1985-6. Shows Green politics to be compatible with ancienl

Goddess religion yet adaptable to needs of modem society.

(non-fiction)

6. THE POLITICS OF THE SOLAR AGE, Hazel Henderson.

7. DESPAIR AND PERSONAL POWER IN THE NUCLEAR AGE, Joanna Macy, 1983.

A powerful influence on feminist political activism, particularly

peace and anti-nuclear.

8. SAVING THE EARTH: A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO ENVIRON-MENTAL ACTION, Will

Steger & Jon Bowermaster

9. ANTAGONISTS IN THE CHURCH; HOW TO IDENTIFY AND DEAL WITH

DESTRUCTIVE CONFLICT, Kenneth C. Haugk, 1988. An essential book for

Pagans as well as Christians! (A)

10. RULES FOR RADICALS, Saul Alinslry. Simply the best political

organizing book ever written. (non-fiction)



C. FUTURISM

1. THE POSSIBLE HUMAN, Jean Houston, 1982. Based on extensive

consciousness research, Houston gives us a look at what we our

potential. might be, if we truly realized. Includes some practices

for self-realization.

2. THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS, Robert Heinlein, 1966. A Lunar

colony society based on rational anarchy and group marriage declares

its independence from Earth. (A)

3. THE BRIDGE BETWEEN MATTER & SPIRTUAL IS MATTER BECOMING SPIRIT,

Paulo Soleri, 1973. An empassioned plea for a new religion of the

Earth, by the architect of Arcosanti. (essays)(B)

4. LET ME EXPLAIN (1970) and BUILDING THE EARTH, Pierre Teilhard de

Chardin. The best general explanations of Chardin's vision of future

evolution to the Omega Point of planetary awakening. (non-fiction)(B)

5. THE PHENOMENON OF MAN, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, 1965. One of

the most significant and influential books of all Lime, embracing the

entirety of evolution from Alpha to Omega. (non-nction)(C)

6. NEW AGE & ARMAGEDDON: THE GODDESS OR THE GURUS?. Monica Sjöö.

1992. A feminist Pagan critique of the New Age, and a vision for the

future. (B)

7. THE FINAL EMPIRE: THE COLLAPSE OF CIVILIZATION & THE SEED OF THE

FUTURE, William H. Kötke, 1993. 10,000 years of civilization

brilliantly analyzed, with a prescription for planetary salvation.

(B)

8. POLITICS OF THE SOLAR AGE, Hazel Henderson.



D. COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA

1. FOUR ARGUMENTS FOR THE ABOLITION OF TELEVISION, Gerry Mander

2. GUTENBERG GALAXY & THE MEDIUM IS THE MASSAGE, Marshall McCluhan.

3. THE MANUFACTURE OF CONSENT, Noam Chomsky



IX COMPARATIVE RELIGION 8 WORLD MYTHOLOGY



A. THE CELTS

1. CELTIC GODS, CELTIC GODDESSES, R.J. Stewart, 1990.

Bcautifully-illustratcd legends and lore of Celtic mythology. (A)

2. THE HORSE GODDESS, Morgan Llewellyn. Historical novel of Epona,

and the coming of horses to the Celts from the Scylhians.

3. CELTIC MYTH & LEGEND, Charles Squire, 1975. The most comprehensive

compilation of Celtic legends and poetry ever written. It's all here.

(mythology)(B)

4. CELTIC MYTHOLOGY, Proinsias MacCana, 1970. Paul Hamlyn series. (B)

5. THE CELTS, Gerard Herm, 1975. Germany's #1 best-seller, translated

into English.

6. THE CELTIC WORLD, Barry Cunliffe, 1979. (non-fiction)(C)

7. THE DRUIDS: A STUDY IN KELTIC PREHISTORY, T.D. Kendriclr, 1966.

(C)

8. THE LIFE & DEATH OF A DRUID PRINCE, Ann Ross & Don Robins, 1989.

The story of Lindow Man, found in an English pear bag in 1984, and

the implications of the find.

9. CELTS & GALLO-ROMANS, J. Hatt.

10. MYTHS & SYMBOLS IN PAGAN EUROPE, H.R. Ellis Davidson, 1988. Early

Scandinavian and Celtic religions. (C)

11. EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE PAGAN CELTS, Anne Ross

12. CELTIC MYSTERIES. John Sharkey



B. BRITISH ISLES

1. THE ARTHURIAN LEGENDS, Richard Barber, 1979. A well-illustrated

selection of essential Anhurian literature. (A)

2. THE 21 LESSONS OF MERLYN, Douglas Monroe (fiction)(A)

3. THE CRYSTAL CAVE (1970): THE HOLLOW HILLS (1974); THE LAST

ENCHANTMENT (1979): THE WICKED DAY (1983), Mary Stewart. Terrific

novelization of the whole Arthurian mythos, seen through the eyes of

Merlin. (fiction)(A)

4. THE MABINOGION: PRINCE OF ANNWN (1974); CHILDREN OF LLYR (1971);

SONG OF RHIANNON (1972); ISLAND OF THE MIGHTY (1936; 1964),

Evangeline Walten, 1971-74. The Welsh national epic in novelized

form. (4 volumes mythology)(B)

5. TAIN BO CUAILGNE, T. Kinsella, trans. The irish national epic:

"Cooley's Cattle Raid."

6. IRISH FOLK CUSTOM & BELIEF, Sean O'Suillebhain

7. THE DRUIDS, Studart Piggott

8. PAGAN CELTIC BRITAIN, Anne Ross

9. THE FESTIVAL OF LUNASA, Maire MacNeill



C. GREECE

1. DIONYSOS, MYTH & CULT, Waiter Otto.

2. ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION, Burkhardt.

3. THE BULL FROM THE SEA, Mary Renault, 1962. Great telling of the

legend of Theseus and the Minotaur. (fiction)(A)

4. HERCULES, MY SHIPMATE, Robert Graves, 1966. Splendid telling of

the Argossy.

5. THE LAST VOYAGE OF ODYSSEUS, Karen Carey, 1983. What happens after

Odysseus returns home? (fiction)(A)

6. THE AMBER PRINCESS, Henry Treece, 1963. The story of the Trojan

War and its aftermath, seen through the eyes of Electra, daughter of

Agamennon. (fiction)(A)

7. ARIADNE, June Brindl. Devastatingly told story of the last

priestess of Crete. (fiction) 8. CASSANDRA, Krista Wolfe. Literary

masterpiece telling the story of the Trojan War (the last battle for

the way of the Goddess in the East), from Cassandra's viewpoint.

9. JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, Ray Harryhausen. Movie of the quest for

the Golden Fleece. (film)(A)

10. THE GREEK MYTHS. Robert Graves.

11. ELEUSIS, Karl Kerenyi. (non-fiction)

12. THEMIS, Jane E. Harrison. (non-fiction)

13. GREEK MYTHOLOGY, John Pinsent, 1969. Paul Hamlyn series. (B)



D. ROME

1. THE GODS OF THE CREEKS & ROMANS, Karl Kerenyi.

2. THE GOLDEN ASS, Lucius Apuleius (translated by Robert Graves)

(scripture)

3. RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE OF THE ROMAN PEOPLE, W.W. Fowler

4. ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, Stewart Perowne, 1969. Paul Hamlyn series.

(mythology)(B)

5. THE MYSTERIES OF MITHRAS, Franz Cumont. (non-fiction)

6. ORIENTAL RELIGIONS IN ROMAN PAGANISM, Franz Cumont.

7. ROMANS ON THE RHINE, Paul McKendrick. (non-fiction)



E. EGYPT

1. EGYPTIAN MAGIC, E.A. Wallis Budge, 1901; 1971. (non-fiction)

2. EGYPTIAN RELIGION, E.A. Wallis Budge, 1900: 1959. (non-fiction)

3. ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION, Henry Franldort. (non-fiction)

4. EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY, Veronica Ions, 1965. Paul Hamlyn series.

(mythology)(B)

5. EGYPT BEFORE THE PHARAOHS, Michaei A. Hoffman, 1979. The

prehistoric foundations of Egyptian civilization. (C)

6. THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, translated by E.A. Wallis Budge,

1895; 1967.



F. SHAMANISM

1. THE WAY OF THE SHAMAN, Michael J. Hamer, 1982. Accurate,

comprehensive, and readable book on the shamanic path. [RFB]

2. SOUL RETRIEVAL, Ingerman, 1991. An extremely approachable,

down-to-eanh description of how and why shamanic technique is useful

as therapy. (non-frction)(A)

3. WIZARD OF THE UPPER AMAZON, F. Bruce Lamb. (non-fiction)

4. FACES IN THE SMOKE, Douchan Gersi, 1991 . An eyewitness account of

Voodoo, shamanism, psychic healing and other amazing human powers

over a lifctihe of experiences among tribal peoples. (B)

5. SHAMANIC VOICES, Joan Halifax, 1979. An anthology of shamanic

narratives from around the world. (non-fiction)(B)

6. IN THE SHADOW OF THE SHAMAN, Amber Wolfe. (non-fiction)

7. SHAMANISM: ANCIENT TECHNIQUES OF ECSTASY, Mircea Eliade, 1974. (C)

8. HUNA: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE, Enid Hoffman. (non-fiction)

9. SIBERIAN MYTHOLOGY, Unno Holmberg (mythology)



G. NATIVE SOUTH AMERICA

I. THE EMERALD FOREST & MEDICINE MAN. Movies about the world of the

Amazon. (films)(A)

2. AMAZON BURNING, Petru Popescu, 1991. Based on the dairies of Loren

McIntyre, who spent 40 years exploring the Amazon basin, discovering

the source of the river in 1971. Recounts his astounding adventures

among the time-traveling, telepathic Cat People. (A)

3. RAUNI: THE FIGHT FOR THE AMAZON, Jean-Pierre Dutilleux, 1979. An

Amazon chieftan accompanies a video crew back to civilization in an

attempt to save his people and forest. (video documentary from Mystic

Fire)(B)

4. FROM THE HEART OF THE WORLD: THE ELDER BROTHERS' WARNING, Alan

Ereira, 1991. The only outside contact with the Kogi: the last

surviving pre-Columbian civilization of South America. (video

documentary from Mystic Fire)(B)

5. SOUTH AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY, Harold Osborne, 1968. Paul Hamlyn

series.

6. MEXICAN & CENTRAL AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY, Irene Nicholson, 1967. Paul

Hamlyn series. (mythology)(B)



H. NATIVE NORTH AMERICA

1. THE SACRED HOOP, Paula Gunn Alien.

2. BLACK ELK SPEAKS, John G. Neihardt.

3. LAME DEER, SEEKER OF VISIONS, Lame Deer and R. Erdoes.

4. NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHS & MYSTERIES, Vincent H. Gaddis, 1976; 1991.

5. NAVAHO RELIGION, G.A. Reichard.

6. NAVAJO WITCHCRAFT, Clyde Kluckhohn,1944; 1967.

7. TOUCH THE EARTH, T.C. McLuhan.

8. SEVEN ARROWS, Hyemehost Storm. (stories)(A)[RFB]

9. REDMAN'S RELIGION, RuthM. Underhill.

10. BOOK OF THE HOPI, Frank Waters.

11. NORTHAMERICAN INDIAN MYTHOLOGY, Cottie Burland, 1965. Paul Hamlyn

series. (mythology)(B)

12. DAUGHTERS OF THE EARTH, Carolyn Niethammer, 1977. The lives and

legends of American Indian women. (non-fiction)(C)



I. AFRO-CARRIBEAN RELIGIONS

1. STARTING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOA OF HOLY VO0-DO0, David

Cimochowski. A Voodoo primer/cookbook.

2. JAMBALAYA: THE NATURAL WOMAN'S BOOK OF PERSONAL CHARMS & PRACTICAL

RITUALS, Luisah Teisch, 1985. Neo-African religion by a Yoruba

priestess of Oshun. (practice)(A)

3. FLASH OF THE SPIRIT, Robert Farris Thompson, 1983. African &

Afro-American art & philosophy. (B)

4. AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY, Geoffrey Parrinder, 1967. Paul Hamlyn series.

(B)

5. THE SANTERIA EXPERIENCE, Maria Gomez. How to care for your South

America loas properly. (B)



J. NORTHERN EUROPE

1. THE WELL OF REMEMBRANCE, Ralph Metzner, 1995. Rediscovering the

Earth Wisdom myths of Northern Europe. Ralph is a CAW member. (A)

2. MYTH & RELIGION OF THE NORTH, Turville-Petre

3. FINNO-UGRIC MYTHOLOGY, Unno Holmerg

4. ANCIENT EUROPE, Stuart Piggot

5. THE BALTS and THE SLAVS, Marija Gimbutas

6. SEX SONGS OF THE ANCIENT LETTS, Bud Berzing, trans. 1969. 1,000

annotated short songs from the Pagan Latvians, some going back 4,000

years. Impollant historical material on some of the last Europeans to

be Christianized. (non-fiction)(B)

7. GODS & MYTHS OF NORTHERN EVROPE, H.R. Ellis Davidson

8. GODS OF THE ANCIENT NORTHMEN, G. Dumezil

9. RITES & RELIGION OF THE ANGLOSAXONS, G.R. Owen

10. ANCIENT POPULAR RELIGION OF NORWAY, Axel Olrik



K. EASTERN RELIGIONS

1. THE GODS OF INDIA, Alain Danielou. (B)

2. THE PHILOSOPHIES OF INDIA, Heinrich Zimmer. (non-fiction)

3. ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND, D.T. Suzuki. (non-fiction)

4. JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY, Juliet Piggot.

5. AN INTRODUCTION TO ORIENTAL MYTHOLOGY, Clio Whittaker. (B)

6. FOUNDATIONS OF TIBETAN MYSTICISM, Anagarika Govinda.

7. THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, translated by C. Trungpa Rinpoche

and Evans-Wentz (scripture)

8. FOLK RELIGION IN JAPAN, Ichiro Hori, 1968. (non-fiction)

9. THINKERS OF THE EAST; CARAVAN OF DREAMS; THE SUFIS, Idries Shah.

Sufism.

10. THE WAY OF ZEN, Alan Watts.

11. TAO TE CHING: A NEW ENGLISH VERSION, trans. Stephen Mitchell,

1988. Taoism is the Paganism of China. This is a definitive

translation for our time, and an excellent tool for contemplation.

(scripture)

12. CHINESE MYTHOLOGY, Anthony Christie, 1968. Paul Hamlyn series.

(B)

13. NEAR EASTERN MYTHOLOGY, John Gray, 1969. Mesopotamia, Syria,

Palestine. Paul Hamlyn series. (mythology)(B)



L. FAERIE

1. LUD-IN-THE-MIST, Hope Mirrlees, 1970. A beautifully conceived

novel of fantasy, magic and Faerie, dealing with the dichotomy of

life and the terrible error of that division.

2. LITTLE, BIG, John Crowley, 1981. A masterpiece of modem fantasy,

full of lessons (and cautions) on how to access Faerie and rearrange

the course of history with magic. (A)

3. YARROW (1986), JACK THE GIANTKILLER (1987), DRINK DOWN THE MOON

(1990), Charles de Lint. Contemporary fantasy novels of forays into

Faerie. (A)

4.THE FAIRIES IN TRADITION AND LITERATURE, K.M. Briggs, 1967; 1978.

(C)

5.THE WORLD GUIDE TO GNOMES, FAIRIES, ELVES AND OTHER LIITLE PEOPLE,

Thomas Keightley, 1880; 1978. (C)

6. THE UNDERWORLD INITIATION, R.J. Stewart, 1985. Celtic shamanism

and folklore are analyzed to plot a guided journey into Faeric.

(nonfiction)(B)

7. THE FAIRY-FAITH IN CELTIC COUNTRIES, W.Y. Evans-Wentz, 1911: 1966.

(C)



M. ALTERNATIVE RELIGIONS, CULTS & SECRET SOCIETIES

1. RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS IN MODERN AMERICA, Robert Ellwood,

1973. (non-fiction)(A)

2. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAN, MYTH & MAGIC, Richard Cavendish, ed, 1983. An

amazing encyclopedia covering every conceivable topic in these areas,

replete with fullcolor illustrations. (24 volumes, ret)(A)

3. GLOBAL RITUALISM: MYTH & MAGIC AROUND THE WORLD, Denny Sargent,

1994. Common themes and archetypal symbols. Denny is a CAW member.

(B)

4. THE SACRED FIRE, B.Z. Goldberg, 1932. Experience attending rites

and rituals in the ancient world. (B)

5. A HISTORY OF SECRET SOCIETIES, Arkon Daraul, 1962.

(non-fiction)(B)

6. THE WESTERN MYSTERY TRADITION, Christine Hartly, 1986. The

esoteric heritage of the West. (B)

7. THE FORGOTTEN MAGE, Dolores Ashcron-Nowicki, 1986. The 19305

lectures of Col. C.R.F. Seymour concerning the ancient Mystery

religions and their relevance to magical initiation today. (C)

8. THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES: A SOURCEBOOK, Marvin W. Meyer, ed. 1987.

Sacred texts of the Mystery religions of the ancient Mediterranean

world. (scripture)(C)

9. THE DIVINE LIBRARY, Rufus Camphausen. 1992. A comprehensive

reference guide to the world's sacred texts and spiritual literature

10. SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES, Manly Palmer Hall, 1925; 1977.

(ref)(C)

11. RADICAL SPIRITS: SPIRITUALISM & WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN 19TH CENTURY

AMERICA, Ann Braude, 1989. A thorough analysis of a hugely

significant feminist religious movement with many parallels to ours.

12. THE NEW SATANISTS, Linda Blood, 1994. A former member of the

Temple of Set reveals its inner secrets. (B)



N. CHRISTIANITY

1. THE DARK SIDE OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY, Helen Ellerbe, 1995. Documents

in detail the tragedies, sorrows and injustices inflicted upon

humanity by the Church. (A)

2. JESUS DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE, Skipp Porteous, 1991. His

personal journey from Fundamentalist preacher to Director of the

Institute for First Amendment Studies. (A)

3. EUNUCHS FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: WOMEN, SEXUALITY, AND TIIE

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Uta Ranke-Heinemann, 1988-90. Brilliant analysis of

the centuries-old oppression of women by the Catholic Church,

translated from German. (B)

4. THE BOOK YOUR CHURCH DOESNT WANT YOU TO READ, Tim C. Leedom, ed.,

1993. An anthology of freethinkers and others examining the beliefs

and history of Christianity from its Pagan origins to now. (B)

5. DECEPTIONS AND MYTHS OF THE BIBLE, Lloyd M. Graham, 1975. As it

says.

6. THE VIRGIN: MARY'S CULT AND THE RE-EMERGENCE OF THE GODDESS,

Geoffrey Ashe, 1976: 1988. Important!

7. THE CULT OF THE BLACK VIRGIN, Ian Begg, 1985. A survival of the

Great Mother.

8. HOLY BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL, Henry Lincoin, Richard Leigh, Michael

Baigent, 1982.

9. THE ESSENE GOSPEL OF PEACE, Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, edJtrans.

1971.

10. ASIMOV'S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE, Isaac Asimov, 1968-69 (2 vols.)

Superb reference source on Bible lore and history.(ref.)(A)



X. MACICK a METAPHYSICAL PRACTICES



A. BASIC MAGIC & RITUAL

1. HOME COOKING: RITES & RITUALS OF THE CHURCH OF ALL WORLDS, Oberon

Zell, ed. 1997. Vol. I contains "Magick 101" principles and elements

of the Magick Circle in a looseleaf format. (HOME, POB 1775,

Laytonville, CA 95454, $9) (A)

2. REAL MAGICK, P.E.I. Bonewits, 1971; revised 1979. Theory of magic

and ritual by one of the founders of the contemporary NeoPagan

movement. Superb! (non-fiction)(A)

3. RITUAL BODY ART: DRAWING THE SPIRIT, Charles Amold, 1997. A

grimoire extraordinaire for any magickal library! (A)

4. EARTH POWER, Scott Cunningham. (A)

5. WHEEL OF THE YEAR, Pauline & Dan Campanelli, 1989. Living the

magical life through the cycle of the seasons. (practice)(A)

6. MAGICAL RITES FROM THE CRYSTAL WELL, Ed & Janine Fitch, 1984. A

book of basic rituals for solitary Pagans. (rituals)(A)

7. THE EARTHSEA TRILOGY: A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA (1968); THE TOMBS OF

ATUAN; THE FARTHEST SHORE, Unula LeGuin. Fantasy series suitable for

children and adults, presents profound truths about the nature of

magic. (fiction)(A)

8. MASTERING WITCHCRAFT. Paul Huson, 1970. Basic how-to introduction

to practical Witchcraft and magiclt. (practice)(A)

9. CANDLELIGHT SPELLS, Gerina Dunwich, 1987. (practice)(A)

10. THE MAGICIAN'S COMPANION, Bill Whitcomb, 1993. A practical and

encyclopedic guide to magical and religious symbolism. Tables of

Correspondence. Intended as a supplement to Real Magic. (ref.)(B)

11. THE CONCISE LEXICON OF THE OCCULT & WICCA CRAFT, Gerina Dunwich,

1990; 1991. An impressive, up-to-date dictionary of common and

uncommon occult terms.

12. NATURAL MAGICK, Doreen Valiente (B)

13. TRAINING & WORK OF AN INITIATE, Dion Fortune (non-fiction)

14. MAGICAL RITUAL METHODS, William Gray (non-fidion)

15. ALL RITES REVERSED, Antero Alli

16. FIRST STEPS IN R~UAL, Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki (rituals)

17. ARIADNE: A WORKBOOK OF GODDESS MAGIC, Shekhina Mountainwater.

Basics of how women weave magic.

18. DRUMMING AT THE EDGE OF MAGIC, Mickey Hart, 1990. The drummer for

the Grateful Dead takes us on a fascinating trek seeking the elusive

roots of the drum, and finds the Goddess. (non-frction)(B)

19. THE DRUMMER'S PATH, Sule Greg Wilson. If your approach to ritual

is more rhythmic than verbal, try this very readable book on musical

invocation. Filled with personal anecdotes. (non-fiction)(B)

20. MAGICAL RITUAL METHODS, William Gray, 1971. (practice)(C)



B. QABALAH & CEREMONIAL MAGICK

1. THE WITCHES KABALLAH, Ellen Cannon Reed (A)

2. THE BLACK ARTS, Richard Cavendish, 1967 (B)

3. GARDEN OF POMEGRANITES, Israel Regardie

4. LADDER OF LIGHTS, William Gray

5. QUANTUM GODS, Jeff Love

6. SECRET LORE OF MAGIC, Irdries Shah, 1957.

7. MAGICK IN THEORY & PRACTICE, Aleister Crowley, 1929; 1976.



C. DIVINATION

1. THE ART OF DIVINATION, Scott Cunningham, 1993. A comprehensive

book with detailed instructions for practicing over 100 divinitory

techniques. (A)

2. ICHING: A NEW INTERPRETATION FOR MODERN TIMES, Sam Reiner (trans.)

1974. (or the software version, SYNCHRONICIIY, Visionary Software)(A)

3. TAROT FOR YOURSELF, Mary Greer

4. MOTHERPEACE, Vicki Noble

5. PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, Anhur Edward Waite, 1959

6. THE TAROT, Paul Foster Case, 1947.

7. AMULETS OF THE GODDESS. Nancy Blair

8. THE BOOK OF THOTH, Aleister Crowley

9. RUNES, R.I. Page



D. ASTROLOGY

1. CELESTIAL GUIDE, Jim Maynard, annual. Essential pocket

astrological calendar/advisor. Includes basic interpretive ideas

about planets, signs, moon cycles and aspects, as well as current

data on day-to-day conditions.

2. HANDBOOK FOR HUMANISTIC ASTROLOGER, Michael Meyer. Highly

recommended. (B)

3. THE ASTRDLOGER'S HANDBOOK, F. Sakoian

4. ASTROLOGY, Isabel Hickey



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