Here a general outline for a self initiation.Ĩ) Thank the Goddess and God and open the circle. Some of it i have modified for my own personal use. I have taken a lot of material and wrote it down in my book of shadows. Gonna have to weed through it and decide what works best for you. As an individual practitioner you will read up on many things. The common sense approach is to modify your rituals accordingly and if you are seriously ill enough you may have to skip out. What about illness? Should you do your rituals when you are sick? Sickness affects individuals in a variety of ways. pray to the God and Goddess for guidance when you are perplexed. Think for yourself and question everything. Books can take you pretty far as can a teacher or high priest but remember this eacch has it's limitations and both can only answer so many questions. The lone Wiccan can read books to get their information. There are 4 basic tools for the lone practitioner. Scott Cunningham give the neophyte the tools for such an endeavor. The solitary Wiccan will have to be self taught. Scott Cunningham gives the beginner a foundation with which to build there own tradition. The solitary practitioner will have to develop his or her own Wiccan tradition while sticking close to the original Wiccan foundation.

since many Wiccan and magical practitioners in fact have no access to an actual coven are reliant upon self teaching. This book continues were his book 'Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner' left off. Scott Cunningham was versed in all sorts of magic. Ask any magical person and all they have is praise for Scott Cunningham. Scott Cunningham was not only a luminary for Wicca but in my humble opinion he was a luminary for spirituality in general.

Living Wicca by Scott Cunningham