Gardnerian Bibliography
Witchcraft is primarily about doing and being. Although we do not denigrate academic pursuits, we believe that endless reading to accumulate information is a distraction upon the path. For information to be transformed into wisdom it must be applied. Consequently, the seeker is better served by taking a walk into nature, experiencing the elements upon the skin, listening to the wind move through the trees, or watching the lake's surface. Meditate upon the images which arise within you when becoming one with Nature. Work with the knowledge derived from within. Test it, and allow it to temper you. The spirits of the Land can instruct you well if you but listen. Such is the work of inner cultivation. Should you have leisure to devote to reading, the following texts may be helpful……
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Blessed Be!
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*Please note: The Meaning of Witchcraft and Viridarium Umbris: The Pleasure Garden of Shadows linked below are PDFs. We do not recommend the most recent republishing of The Meaning of Witchcraft by Weiser as it includes a forward written by a non-initiate and contains a significant amount of misleading information. Viridarium Umbris: The Pleasure Garden of Shadows and Hostile Witnesses: Rescuing the History of Witchcraft from the Writing of Scholars and Churchmen are out of print and difficult to find.
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To download a PDF version of the Bibliography, click here.
Non-Fiction
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Agrippa, Henry Cornelius. Three Books of Occult Philosophy. Llewelyn Publications. Woodbury, Minn., 2006
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Ankarloo, Bengt and Henningsen, Gustav. Early Modern European Witchcraft. Oxford University Press Oxford, 2001
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Bardon, Franz. Initiation into Hermetics. Dieter Ruggeberg. Wuppertal, Germany 1981
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Bardon, Franz. The Practice of Magical Evocation. Dieter Ruggeberg. Wuppertal, Germany, 1970
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Bourne, Lois. Dancing with Witches. Robert Hale. London, 1998
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Bracelin, Jack L Gerald Gardner: Witch. The Octagon Press, London 1960
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Burkert, Walter. Ancient Mystery Cults. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Mass. 1987
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Crowther, Patricia. Witchcraft in Yorkshire. Harvest Shadows. Southbrough, Mass. 2008
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Crowther, Patricia. The Zodiac Experience. Samuel Weiser, York Beach, Maine. 1992
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Crowther, Patricia. Covensense. Robert Hale, London. 2009
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Crowther, Patricia. From Stagecraft to Witchcraft: The Early Years of a High Priestess. Capall-Bann Publishing. Chieveley, Berks, England. 2002
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Crowther, Patricia. Lid off the Cauldron. Capall-Bann Publishing, Chieveley, Berks, England. 1998
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Crowther, Patricia. High Priestess: The Life and Times of Patricia Crowther. Phoenix Publishing. Blaine, Washington. 1998
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Davies, Owen. Cunning-Folk: Popular Magic in English History. Hambledon and London, New York, 2003
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Davies, Sioned (ed). The Mabinogion. Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2007
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De Santillana G. and Von Dechend, H. Hamlet’s Mill. Gambit, Boston, 1969
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Gardner, Gerald B. Witchcraft Today. Rider & Co., London 1954
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Gardner, Gerald B. The Meaning of Witchcraft. The Aquarian Press, London, 1971
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Gardner, Gerald B. High Magic’s Aid. Samuel Weiser, New York. 1971.
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Gardner, Gerald B. A Goddess Arrives. I.H.O. Books, Thame, England. 2000
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Graves, Robert. The White Goddess. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, 1966
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Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Viking Publishing. 2018
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Grieve, M. A Modern Herbal. Barnes & Noble Books.New York, 1996
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Gray, William G. Magical Ritual Methods. Helios Books. Cheltenham, Glos.,England 1969
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Gray, William G. Inner Traditions of Magic. The Aquarian Press, London. 1970
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Gray, William G. Evoking the Primal Goddess. Llewellyn Publications. St. Paul, Minn. 1989
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Gray, William G. An Outlook on our Inner Western Way. Samuel Weiser. New York, 1980
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Gray, William G. By Standing Stone and Elder Tree. Llewellyn Publications. St. Paul, Minn. 1990
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Gray, William G. Western Inner Workings. Samuel Weiser. York Beach, Maine 1983
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Heselton, Philip. Wiccan Roots: Gerald Gardner and the Modern Witchcraft Revival. Capal-Bann. Chievely, Berks, England. 2000
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Heselton, Philip. Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspiration. Capal-Bann. Chievely, Berks, England. 2003
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Kingsley, Peter. Ancient Philosophy, Mystery and Magic. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1995
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Kingsley, Peter. In the Dark Places of Wisdom. The Golden Sufi Center. Inverness, Calif., 1999
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Kingsley, Peter. Reality. The Golden Sufi Center. Inverness, Calif., 2003
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Lecouteux, Claude. Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies. Inner Traditions. Rochester, VT 2003
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Leland, Charles G. Aradia, Gospel of the Witches. Phoenix Publishing, Blaine, Washington. 1998
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Leland, Charles G. Etruscan Magic and Occult Remedies. University Books. New Hyde Park, New York. 1963
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Lethbridge, T. C. Witches. Citadel. New York, 1968
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Luck, Georg. Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, 1985
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Matthews, Caitlin. Arthur and the Sovereignty of Britain. Arkana. London, 1989
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Matthews, Caitlin. Mabon and the Mysteries of Britain. Arkana. London, 1987
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Matthews, John. Taliesin: Shamanism and the Bardic Mysteries in Britain and Ireland. The Aquarian Press. London, 1991
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McNeill, F. Marion. The Silver Bough: A Calendar of Scottish National Festivals. Vols. I-III. Stuart Titles Ltd. Glasglow, Scotland, 1990
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Meyer, Marvin (ed). The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook. Harper & Row. San Francisco, 1987
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Muller-Ebling, Claudia, Ratsch, Christian, and Storl, Wolf. Witchcraft Medicine. Inner Traditions. Rochester, VT 1998
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Murray, Margaret. The God of the Witches. Faber and Faber. London, 1952
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Murray, Margaret. The Witch Cult in Western Europe. Barnes and Noble Books. New York, 1996
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Pocs, Eva. Between the Living and the Dead. CEU Press. Budapest, 1999
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Petterson, David. Hostile Witnesses: Rescuing the History of Witchcraft From the Writings of Scholars and Churchmen. P.O. Box 62266, St. Louis Park, Minn. 55426
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Schulke, Daniel A. Viridarium Umbris: The Pleasure Garden of Shadows. Xoanon. 2005
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Steinbrecher, E. The Inner Guide Meditation. Samuel Weiser. York Beach, Maine 1988
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Stewart, R.J. The Underworld Initiation. The Aquarian Press. Wellingbrough, Northhamptonshire, England. 1985
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Stewart, R.J. The Prophetic Vision of Merlin. Arkana. London, 1986
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Stewart, R. J. The Mystic Life of Merlin. Arkana. London, 1986
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Stewart, R. J. Earth Light. Element Books. Rockport, Mass. 1992
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Stewart, R. J. Power Within the Land. Element Books. Rockport, Mass. 1992
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Stewart, R. J. The Living World of Faery. Mercury Publishing. Lake Toxaway, NC 1995
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Stewart, R. J. The Well of Light. Muse Press. Lake Toxaway, NC 2004
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Stewart, R. J. The Way of Merlin. The Aquarian Press. London, 1991
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Stratton-Kent, J. Geosophia: The Argo of Magic. Vols. I & II Scarlet Imprint. England. 2010
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Valiente, Doreen. An ABC of Witchcraft Past & Present. St. Martin’s Press, New York 1973
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Valiente, Doreen. Witchcraft for Tomorrow. St. Martin’s Press, New York. 1978
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Valiente, Doreen. Natural Magic. Phoenix Publishing, Custer, Washington. 1985
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Weston, Jessie. From Ritual to Romance. Doubleday & Co. Garden City, New York. 1957
Fiction
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Witches Were for Hanging - Patricia Crowther
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Secrets of Dr. Traverner - Dion Fortune
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The Sea Priestess - Dion Fortune
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Moon Magic - Dion Fortune
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The Demon Lover - Dion Fortune
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The Winged Bull - Dion Fortune
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The Goat Foot God - Dion Fortune
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Song of Rhiannon - Evangeline Walton
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Children of Llyr - Evangeline Walton
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Prince of Annwn - Evangeline Walton
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Island of the Mighty - Evangeline Walton