can anyone reccomend any non wiccan witchcraft or pagan books? im interested in this other view on things.
i have "the witches bible" that my hubby brought but not read it yet. anyone else read this?
books
Well, I have read a LOT of books.
But I'll focus on buddhist, christian, and general books as you don't want wiccan.
Buddhist books:
Understand the Dalai Lama by Rajiv Mehrotra
Buddhism Plain & Simple by Steve Hagen
Ajahn chah's online book
General Ethics/Morals/Universal laws:
A Higher Standard of Leadership by Keshavan Nair
Life itself
The Proverbs part of the bible is full of much wisdom
The kybalion by the three initiates
Christian:
Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox
The bible (proverbs and psalms mostly)
A course in Miracles by the foundation for inner peace
That's it for now,
Love and light
But I'll focus on buddhist, christian, and general books as you don't want wiccan.
Buddhist books:
Understand the Dalai Lama by Rajiv Mehrotra
Buddhism Plain & Simple by Steve Hagen
Ajahn chah's online book
General Ethics/Morals/Universal laws:
A Higher Standard of Leadership by Keshavan Nair
Life itself
The Proverbs part of the bible is full of much wisdom
The kybalion by the three initiates
Christian:
Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox
The bible (proverbs and psalms mostly)
A course in Miracles by the foundation for inner peace
That's it for now,
Love and light
All I know is I love you.
That's about all I can do.
That's about all I can do.
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Frater U.: D.:, High Magic
Joyce & River Higgenbotham, Pagan Spirituality: A Guide to Personal Transformation
Marian Green, A Witch Alone
Starhawk , The Spiral Dance
I've only read the bottom two, but the others were non-wiccan books recommended by this site (one I find respectable and intelligent and Non-fluffy) in their "books" section.
Joyce & River Higgenbotham, Pagan Spirituality: A Guide to Personal Transformation
Marian Green, A Witch Alone
Starhawk , The Spiral Dance
I've only read the bottom two, but the others were non-wiccan books recommended by this site (one I find respectable and intelligent and Non-fluffy) in their "books" section.
The Gods we worship write their names on our faces; be sure of that. A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character. Therefore, it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
As believers in the folk-religion we are studying, we seek after mysteries that expand the scope of our gods and our understanding of them, not reductionist theories that reduce them to manageable and socially productive "functions".
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- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What we today call Witchcraft is really just a remake of many old superstitions and magical practices. Some, probably most had some element of spirituality about them but not all.
We of the 21st century know that superstition is not valid. An example of a superstition would be a magical practice where villagers would go out and beat the earth they were going to plant their seeds in, in the coming spring time. They did this because they believed that if they didn’t the earth wouldn’t “wake up†and the seeds would never sprout. Now, we know better than that.
But, not all magic throughout history is based on superstition. Lots of it was based on learning believe it or not. I’m speaking now about the people who were sometimes called the Wise Ones. These were the people who understood the seasons, herbs, had some very (and I do mean very) basic medical knowledge, things like that. Much of the magic we are rediscovering today was known to these people.
So, what all of this is getting at is to say that if you are interested in learning about the ways of these old Wise Ones I’d suggest some good history books. You’ll learn about the way it really was instead of some individual’s interpretation of how it was.
Start with the Fox Fire books. Not the little pamphlets but the full and complete editions.
We of the 21st century know that superstition is not valid. An example of a superstition would be a magical practice where villagers would go out and beat the earth they were going to plant their seeds in, in the coming spring time. They did this because they believed that if they didn’t the earth wouldn’t “wake up†and the seeds would never sprout. Now, we know better than that.
But, not all magic throughout history is based on superstition. Lots of it was based on learning believe it or not. I’m speaking now about the people who were sometimes called the Wise Ones. These were the people who understood the seasons, herbs, had some very (and I do mean very) basic medical knowledge, things like that. Much of the magic we are rediscovering today was known to these people.
So, what all of this is getting at is to say that if you are interested in learning about the ways of these old Wise Ones I’d suggest some good history books. You’ll learn about the way it really was instead of some individual’s interpretation of how it was.
Start with the Fox Fire books. Not the little pamphlets but the full and complete editions.
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People still wake up the landvaettir after spring. It's not all superstition. 
The Gods we worship write their names on our faces; be sure of that. A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character. Therefore, it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
As believers in the folk-religion we are studying, we seek after mysteries that expand the scope of our gods and our understanding of them, not reductionist theories that reduce them to manageable and socially productive "functions".
-Our Troth
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
As believers in the folk-religion we are studying, we seek after mysteries that expand the scope of our gods and our understanding of them, not reductionist theories that reduce them to manageable and socially productive "functions".
-Our Troth