Scott Cunningham's Wicca Guide for the Solitary Practitioner

Agnieszka Front: I am a newby and I highly recommend this book. It’s a great intro!

United States on Dec 19, 2023

Mz Koeller: I was so happy to get this book and was not disappointed. He is a great author. I would definitely recommend.

United States on Dec 03, 2023

R. Colosi: When you're stumbling around trying to learn on your own, this book cuts through all nonsense gently leads through what's important to know and what's important to have

I'm so glad I found it

United States on Dec 02, 2023

a really good game: When I opened the Amazon package I could smell sage straight away I don’t know if that a coincidence or what straight feel hooked to the book

United Kingdom on Oct 28, 2023

Grace T: A great book for beginners and to keep in rotation for reference! I bought this book years ago but lent it out and decided to get another copy to replace it, it really is the perfect source of info for anyone new to practice and offers great reference and ideas for starting out, written in an informative but casual way it takes the imitation out of first discovering Wicca! Lots of great info and tips that are good to bookmark and keep on hand and lends great starting points to incorporate into your own book for shadows or mirror book. I would recommend this to anyone interested in or already a part of Wiccan practice

Canada on Mar 06, 2021

Asuka: Wie viele andere würde auch ich dieses Buch jedem empfehlen, der in das Thema Wicca und Witchcraft einsteigen möchte. Am meisten möchte ich Cunninghams Schreibstil loben, er ist so angenehm zu lesen, dass es sich eher wie ein Dialog mit einem Freund anfühlt. Er hält die Themen leicht und verständlich, geht aber trotzdem in die Tiefe, wo es notwendig ist. Cunningham schreibt sehr neutral und bodenständig, hier und da mit einer persönlichen Note, aber niemals mit erhobenem Zeigefinger oder mit viel "über-esoterischen Tam-Tam".
Auch wenn das Buch schon etwas älter ist, ist es gut gealtert. Es enthält kein veralteten Werte oder Ansichten, bei denen man sich heutzutage die Haare raufen würde.
Ich finde das Buch ist sowohl etwas für Leute die sich für Wicca oder auch nur für Witchcraft/Paganism interessieren; man kann mit diesem Buch einfach nichts falsch machen.

Germany on Jun 19, 2020

Alejandra: Es un gran libro para aquellos que iniciamos la práctica, creo que definitivamente comprare la colección completa de los libros de Cunningham.

Mexico on Mar 09, 2020

Pedro Oliveira: Esse livro é ESSENCIAL para qualquer estudante ou praticante de wicca e/ou bruxaria. Cunningham consegue expor e ensinar os principais pontos da religião, desconstruindo a imagem hollywoodiana que o público possui das bruxas. Os textos são de fácil entendimento - para quem sabe inglês, claro - e as imagens também ajudam muito na absorção de informações.

Brazil on Sep 12, 2018

S. Cranow: Scott Cunningham one of the foremost experts on Wicca has written a book geared towards the beginner and solitary practitioner of Wicca. Not every practitioner of Wicca will join a coven. Another piece of good news is that Mr. Cunningham has injected a spirit of individuality and freedom into the craft that does not bind one strictly to on way as the only way.

The book covers alot of ground. It covers Runes, rituals, Sabbat and different meditations. It is a good companion for Silver Ravenwolf's "Teen Wicca" What I liked about the book is that it gave you the freedom to make your own way into Wicca. Included in the book is an herbal grimoire, knowledge of Runes and what they mean, all of which In plan on photocopying before I return it to the library. I have included some notes I have taken on the book below. Excellent book.

Wicca was formerly closed off to society at large. Now a days things are beginning to change. Anyone who can read has access to the knowledge of Wicca. The religion of Wicca is based on SHaminism which is one of the oldest religion around. Shamnism came before societies were formed. Shamanism enabled people to access altered states of...

United States on Nov 18, 2011

Lee: In "Wicca, A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner," author Scott Cunningham has delivered an in-depth study of the practices of Wicca, as well as comprehensively discussing the philosophies of this nature-based religion. His first section, entitled "Theory," looks at the central deities, ritual tools, and other fundamentals of practice, while also providing a deep look into the religion for those who may not have prior experience with its viewpoints. He explains in detail the sabbats (solar rituals), esbats (full moon celebrations), the basics of magic, and examines closely the spiral of rebirth, showing us how Wicca sees death as the door to new beginnings, as is seen with the passing of the seasons.

Central to the endless "turning of the wheel" (passing of the seasons), Mr. Cunningham explores the myth of the god and goddess, which celebrates love and honors the female perpetuation of mankind, and the endless cycle of death and rebirth in nature: the god is born of the goddess at Yule (winter solstice), gains strength (lengthening of the days), reaches his zenith (summer solstice), and dies (shortening of the days), to once again be born of the goddess next Yule. This...

United States on Aug 16, 2010