Focus on: Beginner Books

You gotta start somewhere!  Whether you are Wicca-curious, intrigued by the magic of crystals, or don't even know where you want to start, we have a book for that.

Encyclopedia of Crystals, Herbs, and New Age Elements  This is the book about everything in the store.  Seriously.  It has one page of info on each of dozens of topics, including herbs, stones, healing modalities, divination methods, and so much more.  It's the perfect place to start if you don't really know where to start.

The Truth about Witchcraft  This is the book you give to Gramma or anyone else who is afraid of the idea of witches, witchcraft, or the Wiccan religion.  Written by a practicing Wiccan, it demystifies the tradition as it is practiced in the modern, everyday world.

Naturally Psychic  Written by a Colorado author and lifelong student of all matters psychic, this breaks down the different types of practices, including past life exploration, talking with animals, clairvoyance, and psychic protection and ethics.  A great place to start your psychic development journey.

Way of the Shaman  Harner travelled all over the world and studied with, to borrow a term from linguistics, native speakers of ancestral shamanic traditions.  Respected by academia and the persons with whom he studied, Harner provides a complete, comprehensive course on shamanic journeying for the beginning practitioner.

Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need  When I started work here, I asked our staff expert on the subject which astrology book was best, and this is what he recommended.  It teaches you to create and read a chart and understand what you have created.  

Rider Waite Tarot Deck and Learning the Tarot  This deck is the one most instructors recommend you start on, as it has the most universal symbol set and will be most intuitive for anyone who grew up in the Western world in the 20th and 21st centuries.  I like this book to accompany it as it starts with basics presented in a clear manner, and moves into more advanced topics as the student does, too.  A great pair for anyone wanting to learn to read the tarot.

These books and the deck will give you or those for whom you are searching for gifts a great place to start with any of these topics.  We have so many more courses of study, everything from Angels to Zen.  And we have gift certificates!

Also check out the many articles on our website.  They, as well, cover a vast assortment of magical topics.