Crystal Wicca
help im studying wicca but im on my own and i live in a small town ive read scott cunninghams book .?
but i need some guidance i need to learn more about herbs and crystals and more bout the sabbats any suggestions to my troubles blessed be ??
Silver Moons is spot on with her answer 
I'd like to add to it.
The books she suggests are all written by genuine authors who work within the craft or who were there at the beginning - the founders. Now originally Wicca was coven based - to become a wiccan one needed to find and be trained by a coven and be initiated by that coven - so those books will have a slight bias to coven workings. Don't dismiss them because you're solitary tho. A bit of history on solitary wicca, Scott Cunningham was the first to coin this term and SM is right, there is very little of original Wicca in his books, it's what we would term 'outer court' stuff - very basic. A lot of it he's made up - not that there's anything wrong with that, thousands of people do just that - but for a more balanced veiw if you take the time to read the suggested books you'll be a much better informed solitary than most The teachings work just as well for solitaries.
As to your questions - firstly I'd do a little reasearch into how crystals are mined - there's a huge new age industry around 'healing crystals' and beautiful though they are the craze for the lastest double termination or 'super healer' means that the earth is being harmed significantly by doubtful mining methods - likewise the workforce who do the mining - healing crystals are often the spoil from the gem industry - and quite a lot of them are dyed or heated to create something they are not (for instance Smokey Quartz can be created from either citrine or amethyst (I forget which it is) by heating) From a religeon that claims peace and harmony with the earth it's not a good start is it? Geniune Wicca had no link to these practices since it was formed before that craze started. If you want healing stones then keep an eye out in your local area, every stone has some kind of healing use and the ones you find locally, that are given to you by the earth are much more effective than something mass mined and sold in crystal shops. Quartz can be found naturally, as can jaspers and agates - it's nice to do the research and find out what you have then find out what it's used for. Keep an eye out for a hagstone too - one of the best Traditional Witchcraft (not wicca) tools
The same thing applies to herbs - now herbalism was more part of the original Wicca in that they can be used for healing by those people trained as herbalists, invest in a good book about herbs - not a witchy one - one that will cover such things as making tinctures and ointments, and one that will give you information about the dangers of some herbs (like what not to use for a pregnant woman) which is frequently missing in the Wicca 101 books - including Scotts (ditto his incense book) next go out into Your Own garden and local area and find out what grows locally and what it is used for - use the witchy books in conjunction with the herbalist ones for a better idea. (anna franklin does an excellent wiccan herbal) learn how to harvest - and from the witch point of veiw how best to work in harmony using moon phases and land or plant spirits when harvesting, learn how to dry and store them, how to prepare them. Ointments are very simple, you heat some carrier oil, some beeswax and some of the fresh plant in an enamelled saucepan slowly over a low heat stirring continously. when it's been on the hob for about an hour or so take it off and let it cool a little - check that it will set (if not add more beeswax) then pour into a jar and seal. In our group we make ointments each year, last year was lavendar this year it was aloe vera (very good for more or less every skin complaint) it's coming up to elderberry time and You Can make a fantastic winter syrup from them that will stop most colds in their tracks . also don't pass over the weeds - nettle is one of the most wonderful healing plants in the world, even if you just start using local stuff in a salad it's a start
Basically what I'm saying is stop with the books, Get Out into nature and learn from the source meditate outside, really look at what's there - the turning seasons, note how people behave during the year. Regarding the sabbats, there are thousands of online resources but again - nothing beats hands on experience. Go out and get some corn from a farmer, grind it and attempt your own bread (mix it with bought flour if you can't get much corn) for lammas (just past but it's the season not the day - they're still harvesting round here) you can attempt a simple corn dolly from grass if you don't have corn available - there's still seeds in grass and even if you dont' eat it a seed is a seed Mabon is next, learn the meanings and then really look at how the land changes as the wheel turns. Work on your own connections to the land and to Spirit or the divine. Meditate, note down how each season makes you feel - from this you can spot anything that you need to work on. Also good information can be got from old country lore books - there's a lot hidden in those that is of valuable use to a Wiccan Genuine Wicca is a learning path, and you never stop lol. I'd also suggest getting onto an online forum so you can swap notes with other solitaries
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