Bookshelf recommendations!

[nacho_cheese]

A recent post about atheist/agnostic witchcraft brought up an interesting point: There aren't that many books out there that cover this specific area! I'd love to add a section for atheist, agnostic, and non-theist witchcraft to our community bookshelf, but I need books to put under that topic. If you know of any, please head over to our bookshelf

Comments

[mageoflamancha]

Real Magic- Issac Bonewits,
jumps to mind as a book that deals with energy- offers a thought form approach to the Gods- but doesn't stress that you do or don't need to buy into Gods in any form or manner to use magic.

Have to go through the shelves for Teen/kids books- but the pagan kid's coloring book - Amber K
is a favorite stand-by shower gift.

[nacho_cheese]

Thank you! I've added both. Amber K's book under the most obvious title, lol, and Real Magic under Intermediate, as it seems to be about magical theory that sometimes centers around a higher power. I haven't read it, though, and am basing this off Amazon's review, so if it belongs under the atheist/agnostic section, just let me know.

Thanks again! :)

[mageoflamancha]

I'd need to read it more carefully and with a different set of eyes before feeling "safe" to make claims for its atheist/agnostic "chops". From what I recall, gods were treated more as a means to build up power rather than independent beings- but I don't recall if that was more in the nature of a rebuttal or the main thrust of the chapter.

The general tone of the book is more of a "science we don't understand fully" rather than a believe this for it to work mindset however.
Really have to raid the shelves....and a possible snow day tomorrow too....;)

[nacho_cheese]

I'd really appreciate if you could do that. It seems that your analysis on how gods are "used" or described in the book is accurate, but since the atheist/agnostic thing is so specialized, I want to be sure that it truly fits. :) Let me know what you think after a re-read!

Oh, and I'm a FL girl who moved to MD a bit over a month ago. I was so excited to see snow for the first time, but now I'm all, "WTF SNOW GO AWAY." LOL

[mageoflamancha]

totally off topic- but I heartily agree re snow
I'm a New Englander born and raised- but by this time of the season, snow isn't a pretty sight- even with a snow day being offered- its many hours of shoveling and being wet...
gads don't I just sound grumpy....

To get back on topic- I'll add the book to my reading stack and get back to you ASAP.

Thanks (as always) for keeping the bookshelf up to date and the massive work you do with links et al.

[nacho_cheese]

Haha, exactly. I was so thrilled about it until I had to shovel the five foot mound of snow that had accumulated behind my car. Then I was pissed. LOL

And no worries about sounding grumpy. I just want to be warm! XD

Thanks! I'd really appreciate that. :) And absolutely! I loved working on this project, and always want to hear more input. Thank you for checking it out and finding it useful!

Re Real Magic

[mageoflamancha]

Having gone through it again... I'd put a footnote in the agnostic listing that it is of "special note." Much of the text is dedicated to "de-bunking," explaining, or covering with 'tude religions of one sort or another. While he covers magic without insisting on buying into a "God-form based model" I think it could easily come across as protesting too much.
However, most of down and dirty working elements are based on a working model of testable results and trial and error methods.

This is not "just the facts ma'am" kind of book- though for the time it came much closer than anything else in print.