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.