Wicca IV Book List
1st Weekend October 9-11, 2009
Study Aids: Select 3 books or films from the following:
Choose 1 novel or film:
- The Heart of a Witch (a novel) by Judith Hawkes which explores the inner workings of a coven that works ungrounded and without attention to the ethics of energy.
- Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (you may select the book or the film), a story which explores hereditary witchcraft, running from your heritage, spells and by implication—ethics. A lesson in what not to do.
- The Craft (a film) which explores the outcome when you mix magic and teens, without the benefit of Web ethics and identity explorations.
Choose 1 book on sacred places or sacred geometry from among these or another similar one which you find yourself.
- Walking the Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool by Lauren Artress
- Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology by Sun Bear
- Sacred Places: How the Living Earth Seeks Our Friendship by James A. Swan
- Power Within the Land: The Roots of Celtic & Underworld Traditions Awakening the Sleepers & Regenerating the Earth by R. J. Stewart
- From Black Land to Fifth Sun: The Science of Sacred Sites by Brian Fagan
- Places of Power: Secret Energies at Ancient Sites: A Guide to Observed or Measured Phenomena by Paul Devereux
- Gods of Eden: Egypt’s Lost Legacy and the Genesis of Civilization by Andrew Collins
- From the Ashes of Angels: The Forbidden Legacy of a Fallen Race by Andrew Collins
Choose 1 book or tape on meditation or breathing from among these or another similar one which you find yourself.
- The Best Guide to Meditation (book or tape) by Victor Davich
- Discover Inner Peace: A Guide to Spiritual Well Being by Mike George
- Learn to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Self Discovery & Fulfillment by David Fontana
- How to Meditate: the Acclaimed Guide to Self-Discovery by Lawrence LeShan
- The Breath of Life: Mastering the Breathing Techniques of Pranayama & Qi Gong by George Ellis
- Breathing as a Metaphor for Living: Teachings and Exercises on Complete and Natural Breathing (a tape) by Dennis Lewis
Extra reading for the highly motivated
· Select a book on Astral Projection or research the subject from chapters you find in several different sources, or from the internet (evaluate what you read there!). My material is based on Astral Voyages: Mastering the Art of Soul Travel by Dr. Bruce Goldberg
· Read Essential Reiki by Diane Stein
· Read any of the books reprinted from Dr. Usui’s work.
2nd Weekend January 2010
Study Aids: By the 2nd weekend, select 3 books, CD’s, tapes, videos or DVD’s from the following and complete the Study Guide for each.
Choose 1 of these 5 books which connect you to the elemental energies:
- The Reluctant Shaman by Kay Cordell Whitaker
- The Secret of Shambala by James Redfield
- Spiritwalker, Medicinemaker or Visionseeker by Hank Wesselman. These three books form a trilogy of Wesselman’s experience with his descendant through shamanic journey which began spontaneously. He also has direct contact with large elemental energies.
Choose 1 of these 11 books CD’s or videos on sacred sex or find one of your own to extend your awareness of sacred sex, kundalini, and the merging of being:
Choose 1 of these books on prayer and contemplation.
- Any of these books by Neale Donald Walsch:
- Conversations with God Book 1
- Conversations with God Book 2
- Conversations with God Book 3
- Friendship with God
- Communion with God
- The New Revelations: A Conversation with God
- Meditation with Mandalas
- Earth Meditations by Jamie Sams
- 1001 Meditations
For the highly motivated:
Read a book on telepathy
3rd Weekend April 2010
Study Aids: By the 3rd weekend, select 4 books, CD’s, tapes, videos or DVD’s from the following and complete the Study Guide for each.
Choose 1 of these books, CD’s or videos on music and chanting or find one of your own to extend your awareness of sacred sounds and the merging of being.
- Chanting: Discovering Spirit in Sound (book with music CD) by Robert Gass
- The Rainbow Path (a chakra music meditation tape or CD by Kay Gardner)
Choose 1 of these books CD’s or videos on channeling or find one of your own to extend your awareness of speaking the truth of a spirit entity.
Any of these books channeled by Jane Roberts
- The Magical Approach: Seth Speaks About the Art of Creative Living
- The Seth Material
- The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events
Any of these books channeled by Pat Rodegast
- Emmanuel’s Book: A Manual for Living Comfortably in the Cosmos
- Emmanuel Book II: The Choice For Love
Choose 1 of these books or videos that tell us Myths and Sacred Stories
Mythology : Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton
Bulfinch's Mythology (Modern Library Classics) By Thomas Bulfinch This is a huge collection. Read one or two sections—your choice.
Aradia or the Gospel of the Witches -- by Charles G. Leland
Choose 1 of these Non Tarot Divination Cards and accompanying book, or a set you already own, to study and learn to use.
- Medicine Cards
- Animal Speaks
- Beasts of Avalon
- The Goddess Oracle
- Soul Cards
- Angel Cards
4th Weekend July 2010
Study Aids: By the 4th weekend, select 3 activities, books, CD’s, tapes, videos or DVD’s from the following and complete the Study Guide for each.
Select 2 titles or activities to help you explore mediumship, life after death and spirit communication.
Any book by John Edward on mediumship from the list below
Any book by James Van Praagh from the list below or related titles
- Heaven and Earth: Making the Psychic Connection (book or audio CD)
- Meditations with James Van Praagh (CD with music)
- Healing Grief: Reclaiming Life After Any Loss (book or 2 cassette tapes)
- Talking to Heaven: A Medium’s Message of Life After Death (Book or Cassette tapes
- Reaching to Heaven: A Spiritual Journey through Life and Death
- Meditation Tools (2 CD’s 2 cassette tapes and a workbook)
Watch Medium or Crossing Over on television, if available
Consult a medium at Angelheart Psychic Saturdays or any other source. Ask them specifically to speak with a friend or relative who has passed on.
Select 1 title on Dreams, Lucid dreaming. Try to avoid dream interpretation books.
Lucid Dreaming: A Concise Guide to Awakening in Your Dreams and in Your Life by Stephen LeBerge, Ph.D (book and CD)
Dream Magic: Night Spells and Rituals for Love, Prosperity and Personal Power by Sirona Knight
Tracks in the Wilderness of Dreaming: Exploring Interior Landscape through Practical Dreamwork by Robert Bosnak
The Woman’s Book of Dreams: Dreaming as a Spiritual Practice by Connie Cockerell Kaplan
Consult Jeremy Taylor’ and the Marin Institute for Projective Dream Work at http://www.jeremytaylor.com/pages/dreamwork.html
5th Weekend October 2010
Select 1 of the Wiccan Books or peruse the Websites
- Wiccan Bible by the Farrars
- Wiccan Mysteries by Raven Grimassi
- The Magic of the Goddess by Phyllis Currott
- Review the Website for Currott’s Temple of Ara, a Wiccan Congregation of Immanent Divinity at http://templeofara.org/
- Review the Website for Grimassi’s Clan Umbrea which is his group of initiates of the Arician Tradition (a system of Italian Witchcraft) http://www.stregheria.com/
Select 1 of the Books on Runes or peruse the Website
Select 1 of the titles listed in any section for the entire year of study that sounded good but you didn’t get to do before.
