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[otaku_hobbit27]

Hello, I'm new to this community and as well(somewhat)new to Paganism...I'm trying to stay as far away from "fluffiness" as I can..I'm doing research and stuff but what I'm worried about is if I might be leaning the wrong things(the worrying actually came from an earlier post about 'bad books' that i read)..so since you guys actually seem to know

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[moonhawk]

interested in any particular type of paganism?

here are my recommendations...

websites:
http://www.witchvox.com
http://wicca.timerift.net (great wiccan info, like whywiccansuck...except without the attitude)

books:

triumph of the moon by ronald hutton
drawind down the moon by margot alder
the way of wyrd by brian bates
cunning folk by owen davies
true magick by amber k.
the spiral dance by starhawk
wicca: a guide for the solitary practitioner by scott cunningham (fluffy to some, but a good wicca 101 book, especially compaired to some others...)

to avoid:
- anyone who claims their way is the "true" or "only" way of being witch/pagan etc.
- Silver Raven Wolf: why, why, and whyAlso, i wouldn't worry about fluffy vs. non-fluffy too much, especially if you are doing your own research. All authors should be taken with a grain of salt, and you can learn from even the fluffiest of authors if you can pick the chaff from the

[otaku_hobbit27]

oh..oops,i forgot to put what type...well I guess I'm mostely going twords Green Witchcraft, but I'm open to other things too.

and thanks to your recomandations :)

[tigresslilly]

As a small add on I generally go by several different points when looking at books or websites for validity

[caliban1227]

I'm going to add a book to Moonhawk's list. "When, Why, If..." by Robin Woods. It is a book of ethics for pagan practices. I feel a grounding in ethics when you are starting out to avoid the common pitfalls.

[volva]

For mythologies, fairy tales & folklore, sacred arts & sacred traditions, the absolutely very best place to go is Kathleen Jenks' MythingLinks.

[leeneh]

If you're curious about Scott Cunningham, his The Standing Stones Book of Shadows is to be found as a part of the Internet Book of Shadows. It's as good an introduction to religiously bent, modern ritual witchcraft and neo-pagan ways of life as any.

Then there's Paul Huson's Mastering Witchcraft (pdf), which is a very charming and somewhat controversial, but no-nonsense course in witchcraft from the early 70's. Some people find this book ethically offending, though, so be warned.

Another no-nonsense introductory course in witchcraft based on ritual magic is the more recent Witchcraft From the Ground Up. This site happens to be down often, so try look it up on the Wayback Machine.

The following sites describe various pagan traditions that have little or nothing to do with neo-paganism, and even less with western ritual/ceremonial magic, modern witchcraft/wicca:
Britain: Traditional Paganism by Kerberus
Scandinavia: Den Nordiska Seden by Keeron Ögren (if you happen to read Swedish)
Mongolia and Buryat: A Course in Mongolian

[luna_0bscura]

I'm currently working my way through Rituals of the Dark Moon by Gail Wood. It's so far been an excellent journey of self discovery (currently up to the Leo Dark Moon, exploring risk). Highly recommended!