Recommended
Books and Links

Recommended Books and Links

Our Recommended Books and Links section is a collection of resources chosen to support learning, exploration, and personal spiritual growth. Here you may find books, articles, websites, organizations, and other materials related to Paganism, earth-centered spirituality, and the many paths represented within the broader CUUPS community. These resources are offered as helpful starting points for further exploration and do not necessarily represent the views of every member, CUUPS as a whole, or our host congregation. We encourage everyone to approach each resource with curiosity, discernment, and respect for the diversity of beliefs and traditions within our community. 

Recommended Links and Books:

• CUUPS Organization

• UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association)

• "Voices of Unitarian Universalist Pagans and Earth-Centered Spirituality" by Jerrie Hildebrand & Shirley Ranck 

• "Cakes For The Queen of Heaven" by Shirley Ann Ranck - also available as a full Religious Education (RE) course

• "Rise Up and Call Her Name" RE course

• "The Path of Paganism" by John Beckett 

• "African Traditional Religions in Contemporary Society" by Jacob K. Olupona  

• "The Spiral Dance" by Starhawk 

• "Spirits of the Sacred Grove: The World of a Druid Priestess" by Emma Restall Orr 

• "Crow Dog: Four Generations of Sioux Medicine Men" by Leonard Crow Dog & Richard Erdoes  

• "Paganism: An Introduction to Earth-Centered Religions" by Joyce and River Higginbotham 

• "Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions" by Starhawk, Anne Hill, and Diane Baker 

• "Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood" by Merlin Stone

• "Riding Windhorses: A Journey into the Heart of Mongolian Shamanism" by Sarangerel 

• "Aradia: Gospel of the Witches" by Charles Leland, Mario Pazzaglini, ed. 

• "The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power" by Barbara Walker 

• "The Witches' God: Lord of the Dance" by Janet & Stewart Farrar  

• "Way of the Orisa: Empowering Your Life Through the Ancient African Religion of Ifa" by Philip John Neimark  

• "The Chalice and The Blade" by Riane Eisler

• "When God was a Woman" by Merlin Stone

• "Tara: The Liberating Power of the Female Buddha" by Dr. Rachael Wooten 

• "Northern Mysteries & Magick: Runes, Gods, and Feminine Powers" by Freya Aswyn  

• "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" by Scott Cunningham 

• "The Pagan Book of Living and Dying: Practical Rituals, Prayers, Blessings, and Meditations on Crossing Over " by Starhawk,
  M. Macha Nightmare, & the Reclaiming Collective 

• "God is Red: A Native View of Religion" by Vine Deloria, Jr. 

• "Book of Shadows: A Modern Woman's Journey into the Wisdom of Witchcraft and the Magic of the Goddess" by Phyllis Curott 

• "Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today" by Margot Adler 

• "Principles of Paganism" by Vivian Crowley  

• "The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe 6500-3500 B.C." by Gimbutas, Marija