Tannin's Reading List:

Arnold, Charles. 1997. Ritual Body Art: Drawing the Spirit. Custer: Phoenix Publishing Co
(This is a great book on using non-permanent body art for serious ritual.)

Beyerl, Paul. 1984. The Master Book of Herbalism. Custer: Phoenix Publishing Co.
(Supplement to herb and charms chapter)

Bonewits, Isaac. 1993. Real Magic. York Beach: Samuel Weiser.
(An entertaining perspective on modern magick, Paganism and the Kitchen Sink.)

Cunningham, Scott. 1995. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic. St Paul: Llewellyn Publications.
(This is a easy to follow guide to all sorts of crystals and minerals.)

Cunningham, Scott. 1985. Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. St Paul: Llewellyn Publications
(Supplement to herb and charms chapter)

Ferrar, Janet and Stewart. 1990. How Spells Work. Blane: Pheonix Publishing Inc.
(All you wanted to know about casting spells but were afraid to ask.)

Ferrar, Janet and Stewart. 1991. The Witches’ God: The Masculine Principle of Divinity. Custer: Phoenix Publishing Co.
(A quick and dirty guide to male world deities. It has a great bibliography)

Ferrar, Janet and Stewart. 1989. The Witches' Goddess: The Feminine Principle of Divinity. Custer: Phoenix Publishing Co.
(A quick and dirty guide to female world deities. It has a great bibliography)

Fortune, Dion. 2001. Psychic Self-Defense. Boston: Red Wheel.
(The mother of all psychic defense books.)

Gonzalez-Wippler , Migene. 1994. Santeria: The Religion, Faith, Rites, Magic . St Paul: Llewellyn Publications .
(This is a simple primer on Santeria.)

Kowalchik, Claire and William H. Hylton. 1987. Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs. Emmaus: Rodale Press.
(This is a non-magickal guide to herbs. It is very accurate, and talks about the dangers as well as benefits of working with the plants therein.)

Morgan, Keith 1992. Crystal Magick. London: Pentacle Enterprises
(This is a good book that goes into selecting stones and working with them.)

Rushkoff, Douglas. 1995. Cyberia:Life in the Trenches of Cyberspace. New York: Harper Collins.
(Not an easy read, but very spiritual and poetic. Written by someone who understands both computer technology and shamanism.)

Teish , Luisah. 1994 Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage. San Francisco: Harper.
(This is a good beginner’s guide to Voodoo.)

Telesco, Patricia and Sirona Knight. 2001. The Wiccan Web. St Paul: Llewellyn Publications

Wilson. Robert Anton. 1986. Prometheus Rising. Tempe: New Falcon Publications.
(This book is about the essence of magick without any cosmic clutter. Geek out with Bob Wilson if you have the time- he’s the cat’s pajamas.)