Recommended Books:
What Witches Do - Stewart Farrar
A Complete Guide: Witchcraft - Theresa Moorey
A Witch Alone: Thirteen Moons to Master Natural Magic - Marian Green
Natural Witchcraft - Marian Green
Circle of Fire: The Symbolism and Practices of Wiccan Ritual - Sorita D'Este & David Rankine
A Witches Bible - Janet & Stewart Farrar
Also available as two separate volumes titled:
Eight Sabbats for Witches - Janet & Stewart Farrar
The Witches' Way - Janet & Stewart Farrar
Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Millennium - Vivienne Crowley
Natural Magic - Doreen Valiente
ABC of Witchcraft Past & Present - Doreen Valiente
Recommended Fiction
High Magic's Aid - Gerald B. Gardner
The Sea Priestess - Dion Fortune
Moon Magic - Dion Fortune
Mists of Avalon series - Marion Zimmer-Bradley

What is Wicca? - by Vivienne and Chris Crowley
The History of Wicca: 1939 to present (PDF) - by Julia Phillips (used with permission)
Gerald Gardner: History and Articles - from The Wica website
The Old Ways in New Times - by Cian MacFhiarais
Venus Figurines in Prehistoric Europe - by Cian MacFhiarais
Summer Solstice at Avalon - by Paul Mountfort
Beth & Berkana: Birth and Birch in Celtic and Norse Traditions - by Paul Mountfort
The Goddess Arrives: The Novels of Dion Fortune and the development of Gardnerian Wicca
Simon Goodman: Magister - A memorium
Witchcraft Today - by Gerald Gardner (non fiction)
The Meaning of Witchcraft - by Gerald Gardner (second non-fictional work)
High Magic's Aid - by Gerald Gardner (a fictional work)
Gerald Gardner: Witch - Gardner biography attributed to Jack Braelin but written by Idries Shah
Witchcraft in Western Europe - by Dr. Margaret Murray
God of the Witches - by Dr. Margaret Murray
Aradia: Gospel of the Witches - by Charles Leland (1890)
The Golden Bough - by Sir James George Frazer
The Magus - Francis Barrett
Trials of the Moon: Reopening the case for Historical Witchcraft - by Ben Whitmore (we would also suggest purchasing this excellent book and supporting the author who has generously made most of it available free online.) Order it here!
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Lady of the Earth - a collection of articles & resources on many topics
A Modern Herbal - online version of the book of the same name
Culpeper's Complete Herbal - medicinal and occult properties of plants
Earth Witchery - a great resource for ideas for celebrating the Sabbats, including food, ritual crafts, correspondences etc
The Witches Sabbats - a website by Mike Nichols
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The Hermetic Library - a large collection of occult and esoteric writings, articles, and books.
Sacred Texts - an online library of books (with expired copyright) and articles on a range of spiritual topics. Sections on Neopaganism/Wicca, Occult/Esoteric, Celtic Mythology, and Astrology are particullary worth a look.
