i know there was a lot of controversy when that aesthetically beautiful but essentially pop-culturey and trans-exclusive book “WITCH” by Lisa Lister came out. you know the one. the black matte cover, crescent moon C. throughly instagrammable, but full of hot garbage. i’m not bothering to post a photo because honestly i dont think it deserves that kind of free press.
BUT If you’re anything like me, you were innocently carousing the bookstore with no idea of what kind of mess you were in store for when you purchased it and were greatly disappointed by its pages.
For those of you with the same experience, I offer to you this alternative:
“Becoming Dangerous” is a book edited by Katie West and Jasmine Elliot of Fiction & Feeling, and offers deeply personal, empowering essays about magic and ritual by trans witches, nonbinary witches, disabled witches, and more!
I haven’t gotten through the whole thing yet, so I can’t vouch for it in its entirety, but I’ve read through the first couple essays and so far it seems like a great alternative.
It doesn’t have “how-to’s” or spells per se, but you get a deep and intimate look into other people’s personal crafts and worldviews. And there’a a lot to be learned from that honestly.
basically, i’ve found pdfs to nearly every esoteric book i’ve ever heard of, as well as many i haven’t, and it’s semi-organized now, or at least my folder of must-reads is (i don’t have the time to organize hundreds of pdfs into folders, i’m sorry).
here are some books that are definitely well known in modern witchcraft, that i’ve been able to find and acquire!
☽ The Green Witch - Arin Hiscock-Murphy ☽ Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways - Gemma Gary ☽ The Ancient Greek Magical Papyri ☽ Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews - Amy Blackthorn ☽ Psychic Witch - Mat Auryn ☽ Witchery - Julia Diaz ☽ Spell Crafts - Scott Cunningham ☽ Cunningham’s Book of Shadows - Scott Cunningham ☽ The Teen Spellbook - Jamie Wood ☽ Wiccapedia - Shawn Robbins and Leanna Greenway ☽ The Practical Witch’s Spellbook - Cerridwen Greenleaf ☽ How to Meet and Work With Spirit Guides - Ted Andrews
there are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more (hundreds, and counting) but these are some that you’ve probably heard of. plus, if you find that there isn’t a book in the library that you want, just fill out a request form and i’ll get it to you asap :)
