Suggested Reading

I have had several questions over the past year on book suggestions. So I decided it would be a good idea to start a Suggested Reading List for those that are interested in learning more about some of the topics I cover but need a starting point. Though many of the links are to Barnes and Noble listings for these books, please check out ABE Books as well for wonderful prices on new and used books.


General Druidism

The Solitary Druid: Walking the path of Wisdom and Spirit
by Rev. Skip Ellison

The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth
by John Michael Greer

Bonewits's Essential Guide to Druidism
by Issac Bonewits

A Brief History of the Druids (Brief History)
by Peter Berresford Ellis


General Culture Studies

Encyclopedia Mythica (An online resource)


Hellenic Hearth Culture

The Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

by Bernard Knox (Other), Homer, Robert Fagles (Translator)

The Iliad (Fagles translation)

by Bernard Knox (Introduction), Homer, Robert Fagles (Translator)

Hymn To Demeter

by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (Translator)

Greek Religion: Archaic and Classical
by Walter Burket, John Raffan (Translator)

Gods of the Greeks
by Karl Kerenyi

The Heroes of the Greeks
by Karl Kerenyi

Athene: Virgin and Mother in Greek Religion
by Karl Kerenyi

Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter

by Karl Kerenyi, Ralph Manheim (Translator)

 The Religion of the Greeks and Romans
by Karl Kerenyi

Hermes: Guide of Souls
by Karl Kerenyi

The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries 

by R. Gordon Wasson, A Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck and Huston Smith

The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 

by Dudley Wright

The Theoi Project (An on-line resource)
by Aaron J. Atsma

Ancient Greek Divination
by Sarah Iles Johnston

Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds
by George Luck

Norse Hearth Culture

A Handbook of Norse Mythology

by Karl Mortensen

Celtic Hearth Culture

Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legends
by Marie Heaney

General Magic Studies

Beginning Practical Magic: A Guide to Spellcraft

by Ian Corrigan

Book of Nine Moons: Lessons In Celtic Sorcory

by Ian Corrigan

Draiocht : A Book of Celtic Sorcery

by Ian Corrigan

Sacred Fire, Holy Well: A Orvid's Grimoire

by Ian Corrigan

Real Energy: Systems, Spirits, and Substances to Heal, Change, and Grow

by Isaac Bonewits, Phaedra Bonewits

Real Magic: An Introductory Treatise on the Basic Principles of Yellow Magic

by Isaac Bonewits

Popular Religion in Late Saxon England: Elf Charms in Context

by Karen Louise Jolly