My occult library

These days, it's not hard to find books about Wicca, Witchcraft, magic, herbs, tarot, astrology, or the occult. However, it is difficult to find good books: smart, thoughtful, useful, rich, complicated, well-written books. What follows are highly idiosyncratic lists of the good, the bad, and the ugly in my personal occult library. (As I add books to my library, I'll add them to this page. My library is woefully incomplete. Recommendations are most welcome.)

The central library:

• Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Pagans, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today Margot Adler
• Etheric Anatomy: The Three Selves and Astral Travel Victor Anderson
• Practicing the Presence of the Goddess Barbara Ardinger
  
• In the Footsteps of the Goddess Cristina Biaggi
• Goddesses in Everywoman Jean Shinoda Bolen
• Crossing to Avalon Jean Shinoda Bolen
• Close to the Bone Jean Shinoda Bolen
• Urgent Message from Mother Jean Shinoda Bolen
• Bonewits's Essential Guide to Witchcraft and Wicca Isaac Bonewits
• The Pagan Man Isaac Bonewits
  
• The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley
• Pronoia is the Antidote for Paranoia Rob Brezny
  
• The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries Zsuzsanna Budapest
• Grandmother Moon Zsuzsanna Budapest
• She Who Dreams Wanda Easter Burch
• Intuitive Astrology Elizabeth Rose Campbell
• Wiccan Beliefs and Practices Gary Cantrell
• Womanspirit Rising ed. Carol Christ & Judith Plaskow
• Weaving the Visions: New Patterns in Feminist Spirituality ed. Christ & Plaskow
• The Laughter of Aphrodite Carol Christ
• Odyssey with the Goddess: A Spiritual Quest in Crete Carol Christ
  
• The Rebirth of the Goddess Carol Christ
• She Who Changes: Re-Imagining the Divine in the World Carol Christ
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Susanna Clarke
• Witchcraft Today, Book 1 ed. Chas Clifton
• Witchcraft Today, Book 2 ed. Chas Clifton
• Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America Chas Clifton
  
• Evolutionary Witchcraft T. Thorn Coyle
• Aegypt John Crowley
• Little, Big John Crowley
• Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner Scott Cunningham
• The Truth About Witchcraft Today Scott Cunningham
• Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem, and Metal Magic Scott Cunningham
  
• The Magical Household: Spells and Rituals for the Home Scott Cunningham & David Harrington
  
• Book of Shadows Phyllis Curott
• Witchcrafting Phyllis Curott
• Love Spell Phyllis Curott
• Beyond God the Father Mary Daly
• Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism Mary Daly
• Pure Lust Mary Daly
• Wickedary Mary Daly
• Witchcraft: Theory and Practice Ly de Angeles
• Be A Goddess Francesca De Grandis
  
• The Red Tent Anita Diamant
• The Storyteller's Goddess: Tales of the Goddess and Her Wisdom from Around the World Carolyn McVickar Edwards
• The Chalice and the Blade Riane Eisler
  
• Living in the Lap of the Goddess Cynthia Eller
• Women Who Run With the Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estes
• FutureRitual Philip H. Farber
• The Solitary Wiccan's Bible Gavin & Yvonne Frost
  
• Magical Meditations: Guided Imagery for the Pagan Path Yasmine Galenorm
• The Meaning of Witchcraft Gerald Gardner
• Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting Lynn Grabhorn
• Deepening Witchcraft Grey Cat
  
• Wild Witchcraft Marian Green
• The Astrology of Fate Liz Greene
• Orders of the Great Work: Alchemy Manly P. Hall
• Paganism Today: Wiccans, Druids, the Goddess and Ancient Earth Traditions for the Twenty-First Century Graham Harvey & Charlotte Hardman
• People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out ed. Ellen Evert Hopman & Lawrence Bond
  
• The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft Ronald Hutton
• Celebrating the Great Mother Cait Johnson & Maura D. Shaw
• Wheels of Life: A User's Guide to the Chakra System Anodea Judith
  
• True Magick Amber K
• The Woman's Retreat Book Jennifer Louden
• The Comfort Queen's Guide to Life Jennifer Louden
• Bioenergetics Alexander Lowen
• Before You Cast a Spell Carl McColman
  
• The Goddess Companion Patricia Monaghan
• The Planets Within: The Astrological Psychology of Marsillio Ficino Thomas Moore
• The Family Wicca Book Ashleen O'Gaea
  
• Honoring Menstruation Lara Owen
• The Wiccan Wellness Book Laura Perry
  
• Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community Sarah M. Pike
• His Dark Materials Philip Pullman
• The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth Monica Sjoo
  
• The Politics of Women's Spirituality ed. Charlene Spretnak
• Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex, and Politics Starhawk
• The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess Starhawk
• The Earth Path Starhawk
• Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery Starhawk
• The Fifth Sacred Thing Starhawk
• The Pagan Book of Living and Dying Starhawk, M. Macha Nightmare and the Reclaiming Collective
• The Twelve Wild Swans: A Journey to the Realm of Magic, Healing, and Action Starhawk & Hilary Valentine
  
• Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions Starhawk, Diane Baker, & Anne Hill
• Ariadne's Thread Diane Stein
• Guide to Goddess Craft Diane Stein
• Mother Wit: A Guide to Healing and Psychic Development Diane Stein
• The Women's Book of Healing Diane Stein
• Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats Diane Stein
• All Women are Psychics Diane Stein
  
• The Circle Within: Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Tradition Dianne Sylvan
• Advanced Wicca Patricia Telesco
• Cakes and Ale for the Pagan Soul ed. Patricia Telesco
• The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle
• A New Earth Eckhart Tolle
• Ritual Magic Donald Tyson
  
• Inanna Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer Diane Wolkstein & Samuel Noah Kramer
• Rituals of the Dark Moon Gail Wood
  

Annuals:

• We'Moon
  
• The Witches' Almanac
• SageWoman magazine
  

My Tarot library:

• The Druid Craft Tarot Philip & Stephanie Carr-Gomm
  
• Feminist Tarot Sally Gearhart & Susan Rennie
• Tarot for Your Self Mary Greer
• Tarot Mirrors Mary Greer
• Discovering Yourself through the Tarot: A Jungian Guide to Archetypes and Personality Rose Gwain
• Motherpeace: A Way to the Goddess through Myth, Art, and Picture Vicki Noble
• The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination Robert M. Place
• Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom Rachel Pollack
  
• The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tarot Rachel Pollack
• The Secrets of the Tarot Barbara Walker

Herbals:

• Healing Wise Susun Weed
  
• Breast Cancer? Breast Health! Susun Weed
• Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way Susun Weed
• Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year Susun Weed
• Opening Our Wild Hearts to the Healing Herbs Gail Faith Edwards
• Herbal Healing for Women Rosemary Gladstar
  
• The Complete Medicinal Herbal Penelope Ody
• Growing 101 Herbs That Heal Tammi Hartung
• The Green Witch Herbal Barbara Griggs
• Bud, Blossom, & Leaf Dorothy Morrison
• Green Witchcraft: Folk Magic, Fairy Lore, & Herb Craft Ann Moura
• Holistic Women's Herbal Kitty Campion
• Wise Concoctions Bonny Trust Dahan
• Bringing a Garden to Life Carol Williams
• The Herbal Home Remedy Book Joyce Wardwell
• The Herbal Body Book Stephanie Tourles
• The Wicca Herbal: Recipes, Magick, and Abundance Jamie Wood
  

Creativity:

• Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest Christina Baldwin
• The Artist's Way Julia Cameron
  
• The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life Julia Cameron
• Writing Down the Bones Natalie Goldberg
• Wild Mind Natalie Goldberg
  
• Thunder and Lightening: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft Natalie Goldberg
• Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work bell hooks
• Bird by Bird Anne Lamott
• Trust the Process: An Artist's Guide to Letting Go Shaun McNiff
• Writing for Your Life: A Guide and Companion to the Inner Worlds Deena Metzger
• Making a Literary Life Carolyn See
• If You Want to Write Brenda Ueland

Texts from other spiritual traditions:

• The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health Linda Sparrowe & Patricia Waldman
  
• Yoga: Mind, Body, & Spirit Donna Farhi
• The Breathing Book Donna Farhi
• Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness Eric Schiffmann
• Yoga and the Quest for the True Self Stephen Cope
• Living Your Yoga Judith Lasater
• The Bhaghvad Gita tr. Eknath Easwaran
  
• Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassion Sandy Boucher
• Turning the Wheel: American Women Creating the New Buddhism Sandy Boucher
• Hidden Spring: A Buddhist Woman Confronts Cancer Sandy Boucher
  
• Sweet Zen Cheri Huber
• Buddhism After Patriarchy Rita Gross
• Soaring and Settling: Buddhist Perspectives on Contemporary Social and Religious Issues Rita Gross
• Religious Feminism and the Future of the Planet Rita Gross and Rosemary Radford Reuther
• Sexism and God-Talk Rosemary Radford Reuther
• Being Peace Thich Nhat Hanh
• Peace Is Every Step Thich Nhat Hahn
• The Places That Scare You Pema Chodron
• When Things Fall Apart Pema Chodrom
  
• A Path With Heart Jack Kornfield
  
• After the Ecstacy, the Laundry Jack Kornfield
  
• Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World Joanna Macy
• World as Lover, World as Self Joanna Macy
• The Long Quiet Highway Natalie Goldberg
• Open Mind: Women's Daily Inspiration for Becoming Mindful Diane Mariechild
  
• At the Root of This Longing: Reconciling a Spiritual Hunger and a Feminist Thirst Carol Lee Flinders
• The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine Sue Monk Kidd
• Beautiful Necessity: The Art and Meaning of Women's Altars Kay Turner
  
• The Cloister Walk Kathleen Norris
• Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith Kathleen Norris
• With Roots in Heaven Tirzah Firestone