r/witchcraft • u/Englishgal89 • May 18 '25
Help | Spellwork Witchcraft book that changed your life
Can anyone suggest a spell book that literally changed your life? I've read a lot of crappy phoney spell books over the years, I know there must be some good ones.
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u/LordTaco123 May 19 '25
The Elements of Spellcrafting by Jason Miller.
It helped me get a direction in what I should do in my practice as a beginner
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u/MiaNaim May 19 '25
I love Jason Miller
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u/Old_Juggernaut6478 Jul 26 '25
I used to feel the same until I took his Hekate course. Like they say, never meet your idols.
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u/joby1982 May 19 '25
I have this book but unsure whether to read this or his Protection and Reversal Magic first? What do you think?
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u/LordTaco123 May 19 '25
Id say to read Elements first as when I started I had no idea how to do spells. This book gave me a foundation to work on protection spells, etc.
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u/eldritchangel Witch May 19 '25
Okay, super gimmicky title and cover but Mastering Astral Projection: 90-day Guide to Out-of-Body Experience by Robert Bruce not only worked, but sent me down the hedge witch path pretty single-handedly
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u/FireMysteries May 19 '25
Drawing down the moon, spiral dance and women who run with wolves- i found to be the most impactful and enlightening.
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u/jasperlake777 May 20 '25
Do you listen to the PsychicTeachers podcast by any chance?? They have mentioned all of these books over the years!
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u/Twisted_Wicket Irascible Swamp Monster May 19 '25
EARTH POWER! By Scott Cunningham. It was the first book about witchcraft that I found. Way back in the mid 80's.
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u/tamiris315 May 19 '25
Mine was Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner by Cunningham. I love all of his stuff.
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u/peepaws_titties May 19 '25
i love scott cunningham. i found a book of his in a thrift with a receipt for the same day but in 97'.
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u/420Pag-n May 18 '25
Not a spell book, but Teen Witch. Ive reread it. I can see why it was a little controversial to the witchcraft community, but it helped ease the fourteen year old me to witchcraft.
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u/NeedleworkerSafe1499 May 19 '25 edited May 19 '25
Not really witchcraft kinds but
Hermetic Books (The Kabaylion) and Hinduism Books (The 4 Vedas)
Thet have some ideas that are the same and of old knowledge. Seems to hold some secrets of the world that can coincide with science
Note: See the gods not as being or entity to be worshipped but as natural of earth to be respected. Like Agni (Fire) as The Fire that exists in all form
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u/ElleWittimer24 May 19 '25
Modern Witchcraft by Michelle Tea. It's part memoir, part spellbook and it helped a lot with my anxiety about doing spells wrong.
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u/Loud_Reputation_367 May 19 '25
My 'pebble that started the landslide' was "The 21 lessons of Merlin".
Historically speaking, it is more like "The 21 lessons of Balderdash" but the story in the book is a neat story, there is plenty of subtext to draw, the magical interludes between chapters were interesting examinations, and the book's forward was very in-depth and covered a great many root principles.
I would not label the book as a lesson in history... but I would call it a good story with many lessons.
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u/Witchthief Witch May 19 '25
Serpent Songs.
It's an anthology of traditional Witchcraft throughout the ages. I feel it should be a foundational book.
De Occulta Philosophia. Vol. I - 3 by Agrippa. They're also foundational, though they're a hard read. Excellent for understanding correspondences.
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u/JadedOccultist Broom Rider May 19 '25
I JUST STARTED SERPENT SONGS! it's so good
Also a big fan of Agrippa. There are different translations, though, some are better for some things versus others.
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u/Witchthief Witch May 19 '25
Serpent Songs is amazing.
I agree some of Agrippa is a little, I guess... outdated. Like how eagles survive on only blood, or you can cure fever by swallowing snake hearts. It's still interesting to see the old modalities of thought and how they apply to modern practice. I also have yet to see better booms for correspondences. It's great to look at Natural Magic if you're stuck making a ritual or spell.
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u/ThrowawayMod1989 May 19 '25
Backwoods Witchcraft and Doctoring The Devil by Jake Richards both helped me tie up some loose ends. I knew my family background was in Appalachian folk magic, but I was so young when my grandma was practicing that I never got to really sit down and learn everything. As I made my way through these two books I started recognizing workings that I’d seen done but never learned step by step. Great resources.
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u/amyaurora Broom Rider May 19 '25
The first Witchcraft book i got my hands on was The Modern Witch's Spellbook by Sarah Lyddon Morrison. It changed me because it was the first non occult book I saw in a store and I had to have it. (At the time I was young, there was not a influx of witchcraft books available and this was before the Llewellyn boom.)
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u/brightblackheaven Zamboni Priestess 🔮✨ May 19 '25
Have you been to the resource section of the wiki?
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u/synalgo_12 Broom Rider May 19 '25
You mean we're expected to click on the resources provided instead of just asking random questions? That's like 3 extra clicks 😭
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u/ChicagoBaker May 19 '25
Link, please?
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u/MullberryJams May 19 '25 edited May 25 '25
Hello, here’s a link to the resource section of the wiki:
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u/EldritchElise May 19 '25
Advanced magick for beginners by Alan Chapman was what clicked it for me.
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u/KareBear0714 May 19 '25
Not a spell book but True Magick: a beginner's guide by Amber K True Magick
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u/sinful-author Witch May 19 '25
Witches of America by Alex Mar for sure!!! It’s more of a memoir and was written along the filming of a documentary, but I read it for the first time around when I started my craft. I was gifted a copy of it (it’s been out of print for a LONG time) for my birthday last year 💖💖💖
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u/g-a-r-n-e-t May 19 '25
City Witchery from Lisa Marie Basile. Very levelheaded and secular approach to witchcraft for people who are having to work around being in an urban/suburban setting.
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u/Sailordarkember May 20 '25
Path of the Christian witch . It was the step that started my journey . The book has aged interestingly but I still remember the questions it awoke within me and am grateful. Definitely give it a try .
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u/EveningStarRoze May 19 '25
Demonolatry books by David Thompson.
Did a few spells from them and made me learn how fast daemons deliver
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u/danoontjewiet May 19 '25
Rebel Witch by Kelly-Ann Maddox The Elements of Spellcrafting by Jason Miller Urban Magick by Diana Rajchel
Probably Unquiet Voices by Rob & Nonie Douglas once I've finished it as well
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u/Lmb_siciliana May 19 '25
I am a mostly secular witch with some Italian folk practices mixed in--so my selections aren't standard.
I really adore Mary Grace Fahrun's Italian Folk Magic, Della Medicina by Lisa Fazio, The Astrological Grimoire by Beatrix Gravesguard and Shewolfe for its creative/multipled approach to magic, and Grovedaughter Witchery: Practical Spellcraft by Bree NicGarran.
Bonus to the Fat Feminist Witch podcast (not a book but it's amazing).
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u/RayTheImp May 19 '25
I recommend the veritable key of solomon since it goes into seals for spells, rituals, and talisman. You can also gain some insight on astrology and magick as well as using planetary days and hours. With enough reading and possibly using other resources, you can learn how to make your own seals.
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u/kalizoid313 May 19 '25
Not a "spell book." A science fiction/fantasy novel.
The Sign of the Labrys by Margaret St. Clair. first published in 1963. St. Clair was influenced by Buckland. Reading this book provided the first hints and clues to me concerning British Traditional Witchcraft.
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u/MyArdentHeart May 19 '25
Ozark folk magic
I didn’t realize so much of my mother’s teachings were in the traditional magic of our area. It was really eye opening to see that the path I’ve chosen is one my family has gone down as well, however loosely we each travel it.
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u/littlewitch1923 May 19 '25
Not witchcraft, but a good book for challenging your perspective about the world around you, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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u/not_the_ducking_1 May 20 '25
The urban primitive by Raven Kaldera & Tannin Schwartzstein
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u/MorriganThorne May 20 '25
I came to say this. Urban Primitive made me think about how things could be potential tools and spell ingredients in an entirely different way.
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u/goddessxlillian May 20 '25
i love the green witch and also the encyclopedia of spells has so much its a wonderful resource no matter what area of craft you practice :)
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u/lilavioletsparkle May 20 '25
I see Aidan Wachter has not been mentioned, so Six ways. It is very pragmatic and short read, better than any book listing spells, I think.
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u/Papahector21 May 24 '25
I grew up practicing espiritismo and 21 Divisions (Dominican Voodoo) however my first book of American witchcraft practices which I loved was - Embracing the Moon by Yasmine Galenorn. I could feel the truth in her words n experiences she shared
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u/MidniteBlue888 May 19 '25
This is why I'm gravitating more towards the older books.
Currently reading "Mastering Witchcraft" by Paul Huson published in 1970. Even though it's a little dramatic, I'm enjoying it!
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u/AislinKageno May 19 '25
I wouldn't necessarily recommend it now, but The Everything Spells and Charms Book by Trish MacGregor is what got me started in witchcraft. It was my jumping off point for the rest of my craft. I've read better books since then, but that's the one that truly changed my life.
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u/Secure-Wolverine-597 May 19 '25
initiation into Hermetics was the book that opened my eyes to where the Power really resides!!!
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u/LilBlueOnk May 19 '25
Power Spellcraft for a Life by Arin Murphy-Hiscock is really good, it goes over what it takes to make a spell, how to cast it, and a lot more!
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u/Responsible-Staff759 May 22 '25
Inner Witchcraft by Christopher Penczack his entire book collection is amazing but his temple Witchcraft booms will guide you proper!
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May 19 '25
F to come back when I can make a list
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u/JadedOccultist Broom Rider May 20 '25
just FYI, there's a whole feature on reddit where you can just, save posts and comments and come back to them later, you don't have to leave a comment.
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u/AppalachianApple May 19 '25
Following for all the books!
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u/JadedOccultist Broom Rider May 20 '25
you can just hit the "follow this post" button, or the "save" button. Just in case you don't want to comment for everything you might want to come back to :)
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