Scott Cunningham practiced magic actively for over twenty years. He was the author of more than fifty books covering both fiction and non-fiction subject matter; sixteen of his titles are published by Llewellyn Publications. Scott's books reflect a broad range of interests within the New Age sphere, where he was very highly regarded. His seminal work, Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, is one of the most successful books on Wicca ever published. He passed from this life on March 28, 1993, after a long illness.

• ContentsA Note to Traditional Wiccans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiiiPart I: Learning1. Tools of Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32. Secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133. Should I Do It While I'm Sick? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194. Magical Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235. Self-Initiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276. The Wiccan Mysteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317. Everyday Wicca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Part II: Practice8. Effective Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439. Daily Prayers and Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5110. Prayers and Rites of Thanks and Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5511. Simple Wiccan Rites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5912. Magic and the Solitary Wiccan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Part III: Your Own Tradition13. Creating a New Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7114. Deity Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7515. Tools, Altars, Dress, and Ritual Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8716. Ritual Design: Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9317. Ritual Design: Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10518. Beliefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11119. Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11520. Wiccan Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12321. The Book of Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13522. Teaching (Widening the Circle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13923. Living Wicca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Annotated Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161