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moon over stonehenge

Moon over Stonehenge
© Donna Pickrell 2004

Categories

General Druidry
Animal Lore
Celtic and Other Paths
Crystal Lore
Divination (Cards)
Environment
Ethics
Experiential/Autobiographical
Fiction
Healing
Herb Lore
History
Music
Mythology and Folklore
Poetry
Rituals/Cycle of the Year
Sacred Landscape
Science
Shamanism
Spirituality - General
Theology
Tree Lore
Witchcraft
Wyrd/Anglo-Saxon/Northern Tradition

 

All books are listed by title in alphabetical order within the appropriate section.

General Druidry

The Bardic Handbook by Kevan Manwaring
Gothic Image Publications

The Bardic Source Book by John Matthews
Cassell Illustrated

Bonewits' Essential Guide to Druidism by Isaac Bonewits
Citadel Press

The Book of Druidry by Ross Nicholls
HarperCollins

Cauldron of the Gods; A Manual of Celtic Magick by Jan Fries
Mandrake of Oxford

Llyfr o Cythrawl a Awen an e-book by Rob Chapman

The Celtic Seers' Source Book by John Matthews
Cassell Illustrated

The Celtic Spirit - Daily Meditations for the turning year by Caitlin Matthews, HarperSanFrancisco

The Druids by Ronald Hutton - Continuum Press

Druid Magic by Maya Magee Sutton and Nicholas R. Mann
Llewellyn

Druid Mysteries: Ancient Wisdom for the 21st Century by Philip Carr-Gomm
Rider

The Druid Source Book by John Matthews
Caxton Editions

Druid Renaissance - Philip Carr-Gomm (Editor)
HarperCollins

The Druid Way by Philip Carr-Gomm
Thoth Publications

Druidcraft: The Magic of Wicca and Druidry by Philip Carr-Gomm
Thorsons

Druidry by Philip Shallcrass
Piatkus Books

Druidry (Thorsons Directions) by Emma Restall Orr
HarperCollins

The Druidry Handbook- by John Michael Greer - Red Wheel

The Elements of the Druid Tradition by Philip Carr-Gomm
Element Books

In the Grove of the Druids: The Druid Teachings of Ross Nichols by Philip Carr-Gomm
Watkins Publishing Ltd

Living Druidry by Emma Restall Orr
Piatkus Books

Natural Druidry by Kristoffer Hughes - Thoth Publications

The Path Through The Forest by Julie White and Graeme K. Tallboys
Grey House in the Woods

Principles of Druidry (Thorsons Principles Series) by Emma Restall Orr
HarperCollins

The Rebirth of Druidry: Ancient Earth Wisdom for Today by Philip Carr-Gomm
Element Books

Seeking Spirit by Sandra Parsons
Capall Bann

Trees, Stones and Bones by Rob Wilson
Self-published

Trioedd Ynys Prydein - The Triads of the Island of Britain - 3rd Edition Edited by Rachel Bromwich
University of Wales Press

The Voice Within the Wind by Greywind
Grey House in the Woods

Way of the Druid by Graeme K Talboys
O Books

What do druids believe? by Philip Carr-Gomm

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Animal Lore

The Druid Animal Oracle by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm
Prentice Hall & IBD

Familiars - Animal Powers of Britain by Anna Franklin
Capall Bann

Sacred Animals by Gordon Maclellan
Capall Bann

Sacred Celtic Animals by Marion Davies
Capall Bann

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Celtic and Other Paths

Cauldron of the Gods; A Manual of Celtic Magick by Jan Fries
Mandrake of Oxford

Maiden, Mother Crone by Claire Hamilton
O Books

Reclaiming the Gods by Nicholas R. Mann
Green Magic

Singing with Blackbirds by Stuart A. Harris-Logan - Grey House in the Woods

Tales of the Celtic Bards by Claire Hamilton
O Books

Trioedd Ynys Prydein - The Triads of the Island of Britain - 3rd Edition Edited by Rachel Bromwich
University of Wales Press

When I See the Wild God by Ly de Angeles
Llewellyn

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Crystal Lore

Crystal Awareness by Catherine Bowman
Llewellyn

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Divination (Cards)

Celtic Oracle by Giordano Berti
Llewellyn Publications (Lo Scarabeo) 2006

The Da Vinci Enigma Tarot by Caitlin Matthews
Connections Publishing (UK), St Martins Press (US), 2005

The Druid Animal Oracle by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm
Prentice Hall & IBD

The Druid Craft Tarot by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm
Connections Publishing

Galdrbok : Practical Heathen Runecraft, Shamanism and Magic Nathan J Johnson and Robert J Wallis
Wykeham Press, 2005

The Grail Tarot by John Matthews - Connections

The Intuitive Tarot by Cilla Conway
Connections Publishing (UK) and St Martins Press (US)

The Llewellyn Tarot by Anna-Maria Ferguson, Llewellyn Press

The Silver Branch Cards by Nicholas R. Mann
Druidways

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Environment

Pagan Visions for a Sustainable Future - edited by Ly de Angeles, Emma Restall Orr & Thom van Dooren
Llewellyn (September 2005)

Prescence - by Peter Senge, Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski and Betty Sue Flowers
Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd (May 2005)

StarMatter - by Dr Tom Mason, Leslie Brown, Gordon Maclellan & Chris Vis
Stillwell Publications (May 2005)

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Ethics

The other side of virtue - Brendan Myers - O Books

Thoughtful Pagan Living by Liz Pilley - Lulu.com

Living with Honour by Emma Restall Orr - O Books

Experiential/Autobiographical

Becoming The Enchanter by Lyn Webster Wilde
Rider Books

Courage, Brave Amazon
One Woman's Spiritual Journey through Breast Cancer by Christine Rayner
Lucas Books

Druid Priestess by Emma Restall Orr
(previously published as 'Spirits of the Sacred Grove')
Thorsons

The Red Haired Girl from the Bog by Patricia Monaghan

New World Library

The Gospel of Falling Down by Mark Towsend O Books

Thirteen Moons by Peter Knight

The Trials of Arthur by Arthur Pendragon & Chris James Stone
HarperCollins

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Fiction

The Apple and the Thorn Walter William Melnyk and Emma Restall Orr -Thoth

The Arthur Trilogy - Kevin Crossley-Holland -Phoenix

A Wayside Tavern Norah Lofts
Hodder & Stoughton

Banner of Souls by Liz Williams
Tor Books

The Divine Comedy of the neophyte Corax and the goddess Morrigan - PLAY by Payam Nabarz- LULU

The Greening by Poppy Palin
Wild Spirit Books

Gwion Dubh: Druid Investigator by Penny Billington - OBOD

I am England Patricia Wright
Corgi

The Journey: A Novel of Pilgrimage and Spiritual Quest by Elyn Aviva
Lightning Source UK Ltd

The Lamp of The Wicked by Phil Rickman
MacMillan

Late Night Sessions by Bryn Colvin

The Long Woman by Kevan Manwaring
MacMillan

Lyonesse Trilogy Jack Vance
Gollancz and others

The Night of the Unicorn Jenny and Tony Smedley O Books

Magick in the West End by Kala Trobe
Llewellyn (November 2005)

Magus of Stonewylde by Kit Berry

Moongazy Publishing

Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter by Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield
Kepler Press

Merlin's Mound by Nigel Bryant
Mandrake of Oxford

Nine novels by Caiseal Mor

Earthlight

The Owl Woman by Elen Sentier
Rats Ink Books

People of the Black Mountains Raymond Williams
Chatto & Windus

Princess of the Forest Ellen Evert Hopman -Llewellyn

Reindeer Moon Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Fontana (UK) Pocket Books (US)

River and Sea Gordon The Toad Maclellan
Creeping Toad Productions

Shadow Lands by Elen Sentier
Rats Ink Books

Toad by Vivien Laitwood
Rats Ink Books

The Wanderers Trilogy by Caiseal Mór
Earthlight

The Watchers Trilogy by Caiseal Mór
Earthlight (UK) Pocket Books (US)

The Way of Wyrd by Brian Bates
Hay House

Wealden Hill by Graeme K Talboys
Grey House on the Woods

When We All Dream Together by Kenneth Shapley
Kenneth Shapley

Windsmith by Kevan Manwaring
Awen

The Well of Yearning Caisel Mór
Pocket Books (UK) Gardners Books (US)

The Wizard's Gift Mark Townsend O Books

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Healing

Crucible of Love by Jay Ramsay
O Books

Magick of Reiki by Christopher Penszak
Llewellyn

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Herb Lore

A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year by Ellen Evert Hopman
Inner Traditions International

The Healing Power of Celtic Plants by Angela Paine, O Books

Herb Craft by Susan Lavender and Anna Franklin, Capall Ban


The Real Witches Garden by Kate West
Element Books

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History

Britain BC: Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans by Francis Pryor, HarperCollins

Cauldron of the Gods; A Manual of Celtic Magick by Jan Fries
Mandrake of Oxford

The Druids by Peter Berresford Ellis
William B Eerdmans Pub Co

The Mysteries of Mithras by Payam Nabarz
Inner Traditions International

The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy by Ronald Hutton
Blackwells Publishers

The Real Middle-Earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages by Brian Bates
Sidgwick & Jackson (Hardback), Pan (Paperback)

Seahenge: A Quest for Life and Death in Bronze Age Britain by Francis Pryor
HarperCollins

Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year by Ronald Hutton
Oxford University Press

Supernatural:Meeting with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind by Graham Hancock

Arrow Books

The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton
Oxford University Press

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Music

The Lay of the Last Minstrel by Rupert Ferguson
Capall Bann

Music and the Earth Spirit by Bob Dickinson
Capall Bann

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Mythology and Folklore

Classic Texts and Translations

The Isle of Many Gods by David Rankine and Sorita D'Este

P Avalonia

Legendary Poems from the Book of Taliesin by Marged Haycock (ed)

Gwasg Dinefwr

The Mabinogion translated by Lady Charlotte Guest, illustrated by Alan Lee
HarperCollins

The Mabinogion translated by Lady Charlotte Guest
Dover Publications

The Mabinogion translated by Jeffrey Gantz
Penguin Classics

The Tain translated by Thomas Kinsella
Oxford Paperbacks

Trioedd Ynys Prydein - The Triads of the Island of Britain - 3rd Edition Edited by Rachel Bromwich
University of Wales Press

Reviews and Analysis

Explore Folklore by Bob Trubshaw
Heart of Albion Press

Explore Green Men by Mercia MacDermott
Heart of Albion Press

Explore Mythology by Bob Trubshaw
Heart of Albion Press

King Arthur and the Goddess of the Land by Caitlín Matthews
Inner Traditions

A Little Book of The Green Man by Mike Harding
Aurum Press Ltd

Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britian by Caitlín Matthews
Inner Traditions

Maiden, Mother Crone by Claire Hamilton
O Books

The Mysteries of Mithras by Payam Nabarz
Inner Traditions International

Not in His image by John Lash Lamb
Chelsea Green Publishing

Reclaiming the Gods by Nicholas R. Mann
Green Magic

Tales of the Celtic Bards by Claire Hamilton
O Books

Taliesin: Shamanism and the Bardic Mysteries in Britain and Ireland by John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews
Aquarian Press

Taliesin: The Last Celtic Shaman by John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews
Inner Traditions International

Taliesin's Travels by Michael Dames
Heart of Albion Press

The White Goddess by Robert Graves
Faber and Faber

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Poetry

Green Fire by Tallyessin Silverwolf, Sulis Underground/Awen Publications

Instinct and Inspiration by Joanna van der Hoeven, PublishAmerica

One Bird Sings by Betty Vos,Uncial Press

Through the Ages by Michaela Sefler, PublishAmerica

Rituals / Cycle of the Year

Arianrhod's Dance by Julie White & Graeme H Tallboys
Grey House in the Woods

The Celtic Wheel of the Year by Tess Ward, O Books

Ceremonies of the Seasons by Jennifer Cole, Duncan Baird Publishers.

Creating Ceremony by Glennie Kindred
G.Kindred

Earth Wisdom by Glennie Kindred
Hay House

The Earths Cycle of Celebration by Glennie Kindred
G.Kindred

Goddess Alive! by Michelle Skye, Llewellyn.

Ritual: A Guide to Life, Love and Inspiration by Emma Restall Orr
HarperCollins

A Romantic Guide to Handfasting by Anna Franklin
Llewellyn

Sacred Celebrations by Glennie Kindred
Gothic Image

The Summer Solstice: Celebrating the Journey of the Sun from Mayday to Harvest by John Matthews and Caitlín Matthews
Godsfield Press

Thirteen Moons by Peter Knight

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Sacred Landscape
The Druid Way by Philip Carr-Gomm
Thoth Publications

Curse and Curses:Ritual and cult at holy wells by Janet Bord
Heart of Albion

Earth Wisdom by Glennie Kindred
Hay House

Holy Wells in Britain by Janet Bord

Isle of Avalon by Nicholas R. Mann
Green Magic

Lost Islands by Kevan Manwaring - Heart of Albion

Magic Stones by Jan Pohribny - Merrell

Menhirs, Dolmen and Circles of Stone : The folklore and magic of sacred stone by Gary R. Varner
Algora Publishing - August 2004

Sacred Land, by Clea Danaan, Llewellyn, 2007.

Sacred Places - Europe by Brad Olsen -CCC

Sacred Wells A Study in the History, Meaning and Mythology of Holy Wells and Waters by Gary R. Varner
PublishAmerica

The Secret Knowledge of Water by Craig Childs
Back Bay Books

Spirits of the Stones: Visions of Sacred Britain Alan Richardson
Virgin Books

Wales - Jan Morris
Penguin

Water of Life, Water of Death - The Folklore and Mythology of Sacred Waters - Gary R Varner
PublishAmerica (January 2004)

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Science

Drawing Geometry by John Allen - Floris Books

Pip Pip by Jay Griffiths - Flamingo
The Science of Oneness: A Worldview of the 21st Century by Malcolm Hollick - O Books

Shamanism

The Celtic Shaman: A Practical Guide by John Matthews
Rider

Easy to Use Shamanism by Jan Morgan Wood
Vega Books

The Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom by Caitlin and John Matthews
Element Books

Explore Shamanism by Alby Stone
Heart of Albion Press

Galdrbok : Practical Heathen Runecraft, Shamanism and Magic Nathan J Johnson and Robert J Wallis
Wykeham Press, 2005

How to Dream Magically by Vivien Laitwood
Published by Rats Ink Books

Numerology - The Spiral Path by Elen Sentier
Capall Bann

The Quest for the Shaman by Miranda and Stephen Aldhouse-Green Thames and Hudson, 2006

The Path of the Shaman by Anna Franklin, Lear, 2007

Shadow Lands by Elen Sentier
Rats Ink Books

Singing the Soul Back Home by Caitlin Matthews
Connections

Spiritwalking by Poppy Palin - O Books

Taliesin: Shamanism and the Bardic Mysteries in Britain and Ireland by John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews
Aquarian Press

Taliesin: The Last Celtic Shaman by John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews
Inner Traditions International

Toad by Vivien Laitwood
Rats Ink Books

The World of the Shaman by Roger Walsh, Llewellyn Press

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Spirituality - General

Craft of the Wild Witch by Poppy Palin
Llewellyn

Crucible of Love by Jay Ramsay
O Books

Dark Nights of the Soul by Thomas Moore
Piatkus Books (UK) and Gotham Press (US)

The Fall by Steve Taylor
O Books

Gifts of the Soul by Constance Rodriguez - Llewellyn

Green Spirituality by Rosa Romani
Published by Green Magic

Let the Standing Stones Speak by Natasha Hoffman & Hamilton Hill
Published by O Books

The Mysteries of Mithras by Payam Nabarz
Inner Traditions International

Numerology - The Spiral Path by Elen Sentier
Capall Bann

The Paganism Reader Chas S. Clifton (Editor), Graham Harvey (Editor)
Routledge

Prescence
- by Peter Senge, Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski and Betty Sue Flowers
Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd (May 2005)

Savage Breast: A Man's Search for the Goddess
by Tim Ward
O Books (April 2006)

Secret Journey
Compiled and Illustrated by Susan Skinner
O Books

Soil and Soul
by Alastair McIntosh
Aurum Press

The Spell of the Sensuous
by David Abram
Vintage Books


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Theology

The Deities are Many by Jordan Paper

Tree Lore & Ogham

Ancient Trees, Living Landscapes by Richard Muir - Tempus

Earth Wisdom by Glennie Kindred
Hay House

The Enchanted Forest by Yvonne Aburrow
Capall Bann

Magical Guardians - Exploring the Spirit and Nature of Trees by Philip Heselton
Published by Capall Bann

Ogham and Coelbren - Keys to the Celtic Mysteries by Nigel Pennick
Capall Bann

Ogham - Wisdom of the Trees by Jon Dathen
Capall Bann

The Story of Yew by Guido Mina di Sospiro
Findhorn Press

Tree:Essence of Healing by Simon & Sue Lilly
Published by Capall Bann

Tree:Essence, Spirit & Teacher by Simon & Sue Lilly
Capall Bann

Tree Ogham by Glennie Kindred
Glennie Kindred

Yew: a history by Fred Hagender

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Witchcraft

The Outer Temple of Witchcraft by Christopher Penczak
Llewellyn

Pagan Resurrection by Richard Rudgley, Century

The Witches Shield By Christopher Penczak
Llewellyn

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Wyrd/Anglo-Saxon/Northern Tradition

Galdrbok : Practical Heathen Runecraft, Shamanism and Magic Nathan J Johnson and Robert J Wallis
Wykeham Press, 2005

Practical Magic in the Northern Tradition by Nigel Pennick
Thoth Publications

The Real Middle-Earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages by Brian Bates
Sidgwick & Jackson (Hardback), Pan (paperback)

The Way of Wyrd by Brian Bates
Hay House

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