I felt drawn to Scott Cunningham as he has lots of books and is also a male witch and seemed to have a practical voice I relate to. This book is a lot more practical and useful than Bucklands, I was too new to know better when I reviewed that one. It gave me some better insight into ritual. It has easy and understandable recipes for incense, unlike the very complicated incense book I never finished reading. It's a very good reference to have on hand.

A gentle and generous teacher.

Another decent starting text to learn about Wicca and build foundational knowledge. This book actually has a mini Book of Shadows within for those who aren't sure how to begin practicing magic. Scott Cunningham does a great job of informing the reader that they should feel free to alter the rituals/incantations as needed to better suit their own practice. All around a great beginning text!

I'll honestly say I only made it halfway through the book before I got too irritated and had to put it down. I had intended to learn about Wicca, but instead I feel like the author just made up what he thought was a combination of archaeological and anthropological generalizations, wrapped them up in a combination of pagan traditions, and put a bow on it he called Wicca. Yeah, good try, Mr. Cunningham. I'm not convinced this is a thing. I'm not even convinced this is what other Wiccans believe. It was really hard to tell, because this was such a subjective writing style.

Very informative and accessible.

Not keen on following any magic guidance from someone who steals from closed practices and tries to pass them off as his own

A classic for a reason