Description

Origin & Traditional Use

Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham (1988) is one of the bestselling books on witchcraft ever written. It teaches the basics of Wiccan belief, ritual and magic for those practising alone.

Uses in the Work

Use it for the foundations of circle casting, the elements, tools and seasonal rites, then adapt them to the left-hand path. Its chapters on tools and the elements are a solid base for building your own altar and ritual structure, and its approach to solitary self-initiation is a model for a personal dedication rite. Keep it beside your book of shadows, and record what you test in practice alongside the author’s method.

Pairs Well With

Wiccan Altar Bell 5″; Gold Bordered Pentagram Altar Cloth; Triple Moon Candle

Lore

Scott Cunningham wrote dozens of books and did more than anyone to make Wicca a self-initiated, solitary path. Before him, most Wicca was taught only within initiatory covens. He died in 1993 at 36.

What You Receive

Wicca also includes Scott Cunningham’s own Book of Shadows and updated appendices of periodicals and occult suppliers.