Witchcraft Today

I'm not going to speak ill of Mr Gardener, I know better. At a time when coming out of the broom closet was social suicide he went and wrote the primer for paganism. I don't agree with everything he writes, but the book is one all pagans/wiccans should read, if only to be familiar with his work. I should also mention it's easy to read, and at times hard to put down.

If you want to know why you have been called a fluffy bunny, then read Gerald Gardner's books. If you want to know the differences between Wicca (what is often called today by some British Traditional Wicca) and what some are calling NeoWicca then you need to abandoned what you think you know about Wicca, and start with the person who first introduced Wicca to the world. There is a big difference between the religion of Wicca, and the New Age spirituality called Wicca today. The only way you will know is if you educate yourself.

With Hollywood and other media hype making witchcraft and the occult the cool thing, author Gerald Gardner is relatively unknown. This is THE book you should read if you want to be a practicing with, then get some spell books. This is hardcore if you take a look at the few pictures in this book there is a picture of a ritual room with a magick circle made in the fashion of the Key of Solomon. If you are interested in the history of the craft this is the first real book on witchcraft that put it into a belief system and alternative religion.

Learning Gardner's ways is one of the best ways to learn where true wicca began. The history is interesting and the ideas are wonderful to read. Eventhough, this book is out of print, its not that hard to find if you know where to go to look.