Traditional Witchcraft (58 books)

Fiction and non-fiction books of relevance to practitioners of pre-modern traditional witchcraft. Themes include but are not limited to spirit pacting, dark fairy lore, soul flight, sabbatic rites, bioregional animism, wortcunning, and the like. Please refrain from adding texts that relate primarily to neo-paganism, New Age spirituality, Ceremonial Magic, or Wicca, as those are already well represented in other Goodreads Lists.

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1	Wise Child (Doran, #1) by Monica Furlong 4.22 avg rating — 10,063 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Circe by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,352,553 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Crooked Path: An Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft by Kelden 4.10 avg rating — 1,268 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Witch at the Forest's Edge: Thirteen Keys to Modern Traditional Witchcraft by Christine Grace 4.02 avg rating — 254 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A Broom at Midnight: 13 Gates of Witchcraft by Spirit Flight by Roger J. Horne 4.34 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Cunning-Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft and Magic by Emma Wilby 4.41 avg rating — 283 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Weaving Fate: Hypersigils, Changing the Past, & Telling True Lies by Aidan Wachter 4.49 avg rating — 271 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Folk Witchcraft: A Guide to Lore, Land, & the Familiar Spirit for the Solitary Practitioner by Roger J. Horne 4.22 avg rating — 557 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Visions of Isobel Gowdie: Magic, Witchcraft and Dark Shamanism in Seventeenth-Century Scotland by Emma Wilby 4.48 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Folkloric American Witchcraft and the Multicultural Experience: A Crucible at the Crossroads by Via Hedera 4.15 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages by Claude Lecouteux 3.96 avg rating — 265 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Azoetia: A grimoire of the sabbatic craft by Andrew D. Chumbley 4.30 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Silent as the Trees: Devonshire Witchcraft, Folklore & Magic by Gemma Gary 4.48 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2) by Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 112,390 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Mastering Witchcraft. A Practical Guide for Witches, Warlocks, and Covens by Paul Huson 3.97 avg rating — 592 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Aradia or The Gospel of the Witches by Charles Godfrey Leland 3.71 avg rating — 1,866 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) by Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 234,879 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Six Ways: Approaches & Entries for Practical Magic by Aidan Wachter 4.57 avg rating — 583 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Black Toad: West Country Witchcraft and Magic by Gemma Gary 4.28 avg rating — 297 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways by Gemma Gary 4.40 avg rating — 352 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Black Toad by Gemma Gary 4.28 avg rating — 297 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 991,491 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Devil's Dozen Thirteen Craft Rites of The Old One by Gemma Gary 4.41 avg rating — 256 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Walking the Tides: Seasonal Magical Rhythms and Lore by Nigel G. Pearson 4.45 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Masks of Misrule: The Horned God & His Cult in Europe by Nigel Jackson 4.30 avg rating — 91 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Sounds of Infinity by Lee Morgan (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Call of the Horned Piper by Nigel Jackson 4.22 avg rating — 183 ratings score: 163, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Besom, Stang & Sword: A Guide to Traditional Witchcraft, the Six-Fold Path & the Hidden Landscape by Christopher Orapello (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 476 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	By Moonlight and Spirit Flight by Michael Howard really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Charmers' Psalter by Gemma Gary 4.28 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Liber Nox: A Traditional Witch's Gramarye by Michael Howard 3.97 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Treading the Mill: Workings in Traditional Witchcraft by Nigel G. Pearson 4.08 avg rating — 173 ratings score: 150, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	An Carow Gwyn: Sorcery and the Ancient Fayerie Faith by Robin Artisson 4.43 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Flight of the Goose: A Story of the Far North by Lesley Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Juniper (Doran, #2) by Monica Furlong 4.21 avg rating — 10,144 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.87 avg rating — 255,463 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3) by Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 89,498 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology by David Abram 4.17 avg rating — 1,729 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Stardust: Being a Romance within the Realms of Faerie by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 481,843 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Winter Rose (Winter Rose, #1) by Patricia A. McKillip 3.86 avg rating — 7,631 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Apocalyptic Witchcraft by Peter Grey 4.10 avg rating — 307 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 3,881 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas by John Matthews 4.08 avg rating — 571 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Poison Diaries by The Duchess Of Northumberland (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 215 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Runes of Elfland by Ari Berk (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 1,062 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World by David Abram 4.17 avg rating — 5,439 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge by Terence McKenna 4.12 avg rating — 12,893 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike 3.21 avg rating — 18,582 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Serpent Songs by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion by Mircea Eliade 4.12 avg rating — 9,140 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Witching Way of the Hollow Hill by Robin Artisson 4.24 avg rating — 132 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol by Jane Parker Resnick 4.35 avg rating — 7,989 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Powers Which We Do Not Know: The Gods and Spirits of the Inuit by Dan Merkur 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot 3.92 avg rating — 133 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Resurrection of the Meadow by Robin Artisson 4.40 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Way Of Wyrd: Tales Of An Anglo-Saxon Sorcerer by Brian Bates 4.03 avg rating — 1,203 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Well of Remembrance: Rediscovering the Earth Wisdom Myths of Northern Europe by Ralph Metzner 4.08 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Witchcraft and Secret Societies of Rural England: The Magic of Toadmen, Plough Witches, Mummers, and Bonesmen by Nigel Pennick 3.76 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars