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A growing number of members were and often still are desperately looking for books they hear about, but cannot find. Another factor was to consider the purchasing of so many books for study purposes is their very high cost. I have therefore placed a number of hard to find classic books here for the interested practitioner of the Old Religions and Occult as a one stop, one click library. The content(s) covers Wicca, Stregheria, Tarot, Celtic tales, Occult, Ceremonial Magick, Egyptian Magick and many other subjects found in only very hard to get books. So enjoy and learn.
Aradia;
Gospel of the Witches
which is the complete book by Charles Godfrey Leland, who deeply researched and then published a
number of other works too on Italian witches and their heritage and current lineage.
In Aradia; Gospel of the Witches, (in 1899), Wiccans will recognize from
whence came many of their rituals.
Aradia;
Gospel of the Witches
Another version of the complete book by Charles Godfrey Leland,
without different chapters and different pages. All 57 A-4 pages are
placed on one page, so give it a chance to load. Once there. you will
never have to change pages and can download the book complete, with minimal
work.
Etruscan
Roman Remains in Popular Tradition
by Charles G. Leland [1893]. These books describe Stregheria, or Italian
traditional witchcraft. These are considered historical source documents of the
Wicca movement. Some contemporary scholars have questioned the authenticity of
Lelands' scholarship. Recent publications by Raven Grimassi have also added a
great deal of depth to the subject of Italian witchcraft. See www.stregheria.com
[external site] for more information.
Gypsy
Sorcery and Fortune Telling by
Charles G. Leland [1891]
The above book by Leland discusses another traditional system of magic, that of
the Rom, or Gypsies.
The
Golden Bough by Sir James Frazer
[1922]
This massive study of the mythological cycle of the Godesses' lover, the solar
God who dies and is reborn, had a huge influence on Margaret
Murray, Robert
Graves and Gerald
Gardner.
The books of Margaret Murray, which appear on the Internet for the first time here, are ground zero for the modern pagan revival. Murray was one of the first to objectively review the evidence of the 'burning times' witch trials to try to extract a kernel of truth. If you are a Wiccan or Neopagan and want to understand the intellectual background of the movement, you need to be familiar with Murray's hypothesis. It is important to review the documentary evidence (which she provides in great detail) for yourself, and draw your own conclusions.
The
Veil of Isis or Mysteries of the Druids By W. Winwood Reade [1861].
This is an on-line book about the Druids, the ancient Celtic Pagan religion,
which influenced the modern Druid movement. This book is fairly typical of the
19th Century literature about Druidry. Note that we now know that the builders
of Stonehenge preceded the historical Celts by many centuries.
The
Malleus Maleficarum
[1486], translated by Montague Summers [1928]
This is the best known witch-hunt manual, a primary source of information on
this very chilling subject. NEVER AGAIN!
The
Magus By
Francis Barrett [1801].
This is one of the rarest and most reputable treatments of ceremonial magic. It
discusses topics such as alchemy, astrology, and the Kabbalah.
The
Book of Ceremonial Magic
By Arthur Edward Waite [1913]. Also known as the Book of Black Magic. This
includes comprehensive descriptions of rituals from classic grimoires, including
extensive illustrations of magical seals. Grimoires covered include the Greater
and Lesser Keys of Solomon, the Grimorium Verum, and the Black Pullet.
The
Key of Solomon.
Although the author of this grimoire was traditionally the biblical King
Solomon, it was probably written in the 13th Century A.D. It was translated by
S. Liddell MacGregor Mathers in 1888; Mathers subsequently had a lot of
influence in the Golden Dawn movement, one of the sources of modern ritual
magic; it is said that he co-wrote its rituals with W.B. Yeats. Mathers also
translated the Kabbalah.
This text has genuine Kabbalistic influences, and its source material is much
better documented than the previous grimoire.
Texts
of Thelema by
famous occultist Aleister Crowley who founded the organization A.'. A.'. (Argentium
Astrum -- the Silver Star) as well as others by members of the OTO (Ordo Templi
Orientis -- Order of the Eastern Temple) (founded by Theodor Reuss and Karl
Kellner in 1895).
The
Complete Works of Aleister Crowley.
A wonderful chance to see all of the great works of Crowley in one file
system. Take advantage of this opportunity to be able to read all the
great magickal works that this man wrote.
Enochian Magic Archives Enochian Magic was originally developed by Dr. John Dee, (1527-1608). This is a complex system of ceremonial magic, utilizing an otherwise unknown language chanelled by Dee.
The Calls of Enoch These angelic invocations, the central text of Enochian Magic, are not to be taken lightly.
The Secret Doctrine by Helena P. Blatavsky. This is one of the central texts of Theosophy and was added here for the great interest it gives.
Pow-wows;
or Long Lost Friend by George
Hohman. [1820].
This is a grimoire in the "Pow-wow" tradition of the Pennsylvania
Dutch. In spite of the name, Pow-wow is not a Native American tradition, but a
rural European healing and hexing system which was imported into America in the
18th and 19th Century by German immigrants. After nearly dying out it has
experienced a small revival in recent years.
Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory. A classic tale and need I say more?
The High History of the Holy Graal by Anonymous, based on Chretien DeTroyes. Another classic tale that needs no further introduction.
The
Mabinogion Lady
Charlotte Guest, tr. [1849] Another classic!
The Mabinogion is a group of Welsh tales from the Red Book of Hergest, a 14th
Century manuscript maintained at Jesus College, Oxford. The Mabinogion has two
portions: the first, an arc of four stories ('Branches') of Welsh mythology,
along with some additional myths set in Arthurian times (with a Welsh
perspective).
The Celtic Twilight by W.B. Yeats. This short book of essays by Yeats is a must-read.
The
Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by
W.Y. Evans Wentz
This is a serious study of Fairy folklore and mythology, with an ethnographic
approach. This was first book by Evans Wentz, who later went on to translate
many of the books of Tibetean Buddhism.
The Welsh Fairy Book by W. Jenkyn Thomas. The title says it all.
The
I Ching, or Book of Changes, is
the most widely read of the five Chinese
Classics. The book was traditionally written by the legendary Chinese
Emperor Fu Hsi (2953-2838 B.C.). It is possible that the the I Ching originated
from a prehistoric divination technique which dates back as far as 5000 B.C.
Thus it may be the oldest text at this site. Further commentaries were added by
King Wen and the Duke of Chou in the eleventh century B.C. The book is
herein complete.
A
Pictorial Pictorial Key to the Tarot by
A.E. Waite (1910)
Rosicrucian Texts One of the first secret societies, revived in modern times.
Historic Lecture and The Chaldæan Oracles
These texts relate to the Order of the Golden Dawn, an occult secret society noted for its elaborate system of ritual magic, founded at the turn of the 20th Century
Chaos Magic Archives A collection of Internet texts relating to Chaos Magic can be found here.
Egyptian Magic E. A. Wallis Budge [1901].
The Egyptian Book of the Dead E. A. Wallis Budge, translator [1895
The Burden of Isis by James Teackle Dennis [1910]
Legends of the Egyptian Gods, E. A. Wallis Budge [1912]
Ravenbok:
The Raven Kindred Ritual Book By Lewis Stead & The Raven Kindred 3rd Edition
Copyright (c) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
by Lewis Stead. All rights reserved. Permission granted for free electronic
distribution provided of this work in (and only in) its entirety. When I
first became involved with Asatru, there was little available in the popular
press on the subject of this faith of Norse Pagans.
Confucian Analects from 500 BC. This book speaks for itself.
Mahanirvana
Tantra - Tantra
of the Great Liberation,
Translated by Arthur Avalon - (Sir John Woodroffe), the author who first wrote
about Kundalini in the West. A truly great book by a great author.
By the way, the Internet Sacred Text Archive is available on CD-ROM. For just $49.95, you get a disk packed with over 500 complete books and articles. The disk includes all of the scriptures of the major world religions, as well as other books on religion, mythology, folklore, traditional wisdom, the esoteric, and the mysterious.
Every file at this site marked with the CD-ROM icon is on the disk. It's an entire library of the most important books ever written, all on one disk. The CD-ROM lets you have this site at your fingertips, even if you aren't online. I bought it through Amazon and it was well worth the money. Click here to go to that site.
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