WICCA: a Guide for the Solitary Practitioner - Scott Cunningham

Having only been interested in Wicca for a short time, i decided to buy some books on the topic to try and expand my understanding of it. In waterstones, the only book that really caught my attention was Scott Cunninghams 'Wicca: A guide for the solitary practitioner'. Since i live in a small town when i'm not at University, and also because i'm quite shy, i decided that practicing wicca alone was a better option for me than joining a coven. The common understanding of Wicca as evil and a bad religion was one of the things that bothered me most - i don't like to think that people see me as a bad person, and luckily Cunningham reassures his readers ...  Read the complete review

This book is a great introduction into the world of Wicca or for someone who is looking for an alternative religion. It gives clear information of the craft without being too condescending, including Sabbat and Esbat rituals, Rune Magick, chants and invocations and it even has herbal information. It’s written in a way that explains Wicca in depth and lets you draw your own conclusions about the way thousands of people in the present day deal with the day to day running of their lives, or to put it more succinctly - Witchcraft (yuk, I do dislike that word). It breaks the tradition of other ‘Wicca Way’ books, but it points out that there is no ...  Read the complete review

A perfect antidote to the Raymond Bucklands of this world, this well written, insightful book reveals one of Wicca's big secrets- there are as many forms of Wicca as there are Wiccans. You don't have to beomce a Frost Wiccan, or a Celtic Wiccan or a Alexandrian. Imagine the possibilities of becoming ALL of these. You can combine deities, practices, or better still, come up with your own. That is what Cunningham is trying to tell those who are obsessed with particular sects and expensive tools. This book has come in for a lot of criticism by followers of formal paths, and indeed it has some unusual ideas- for example, is initiation ...  Read the complete review

WICCA: a Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham was one of the first books i have ever read on the topic, it tells you about the craft , diffrent paths, definitions, tells you about the divine. Anyone intrested in learing about wicca the neo-pagan religion i strongly suggest that you read this book then read the book scott cunningham published after this book called "liveing wicca". If you ask any wiccan what the best book to read on the subject is, they are likely to tell you to read this as it goes over EVERTHING inclued the wiccan reede and magick. This books is around £10 new on amazon and £6 used inclueding P&P so i ...  Read the complete review