What would YOUR Wiccan Holy Book be?

[papermoonriver]

For those of you who don't know me, I don't identify as a Wiccan or even purely as a pagan.  But I DO bring many pagan aspects to my spirituality.  I plan to major in comparative religion when I finish massage therapy school in a coupla months, and have a real heart for understanding and honoring all faiths.  It's just how I roll.

So on my mantle I

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[alu_chan]

A book of great importance to me personally would be the Egyptian Book of the Dead. But that's because I follow that pantheon, and besides the coffin and pyramid texts, that's all I really can tangibly own of the writings of Egypt. It's where all the stories and gods are described, so they're important to me. As far as something like the bible, I don't really have one. I read a lot of pagan books, and some I may like more than others, but on the whole, I'm very much still working on my book of shadows.

I hope that was the answer you were looking for. haha. I'm not too sure.

[nightshade_oak]

If you're looking for "holy text" rather than explanatory books like Gardner's, you're not really going to find anything of use, as Wicca is an experiential religion. You learn it, and of the gods, through experiencing the rituals rather through reading the myths or being taught it verbally.

There are the texts that helped inspire Gardner... "The White Goddess", "Aradia, Gospel of the Witches" and "The Golden Bough" and so on which are available on sites like Sacred Texts. I think these are probably as close as you're going to get to a "sacred text" related to Wicca.

If all else fails there's the Legend of the Descent of the Goddess, one of my personal favourite myths. It's not very long but it's particularly lovely and the only myth associated specifically with Wicca.

That's Wicca. Now me personally, I read the Eddas, the Elder ones particularly.

[alu_chan]

Was this a reply to my comment? Or to the OP? Me personally, I'm not really actively seeking out any kind of "Holy Text". I'm just reading what I get my hands on and learning. The texts I've listed are important to me, just like I would assume stories about Greek deities would be important to someone who follows that pantheon (though I don't know, maybe not).

But sacred texts is a really great site. I'm so glad I heard about it. It's such a valuable resource.

[nightshade_oak]

Yeah, it was a reply to the OP ;) Sorry. Clicking the "reply" at the bottom is a habit I've picked up from forums.

[papermoonriver]

The experiential side is exactly what I love. :) And uber thanks for those references, they're all fantastic and will give me some great reading material as well as mantle decor. I look forward to checking them out.

[papermoonriver]

Ooh, actually, I need the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Thanks!