I am frequently asked by newcomers to Paganism "what book should I read to learn about this religion?"  And they have some strange idea that reading one book will teach them everything about the Old Religion.

Or, I find they've read everything Silver Ravenwolf and/or Scott Cunningham have put out on the subject, and consider themselves experts on Goddess Religion and Paganism.  Some have gotten downright offended when I explain to them that there are many, many more books out there on the subject of Paganism, and that they should be reading much more than "Paganism According To Llewellyn Publications".  There are some very good books out there published by Penguin Arkana, Harper Collins, and others.

For those clergy students who study with Goddess Moon Circles, the curriculum includes such books as When God Was A Woman, The Spiral Dance, Drawing Down The Moon,  In Praise of the Crone, The Alphabet Versus The Goddess, Ariadne's Thread:  A Workbook of Goddess Magic, Women Who Run With The Wolves, Covencraft and many more than that.  You're not going to find Cunningham or Ravenwolf titles within our curriculum.

If you're really interested in learning about the Old Religion, the books listed above are a good start.  And I emphasize the word start.  A good student and ultimately, teacher, continues to study long after grades aren't an issue, and doesn't resent the learning and expansion of their horizons.  Our Clergy members are expected to continue their study after Ordination, and we have study groups for that purpose for our Clergy members.  Paganism is not static.  It is ever growing and expanding, and we need to be open to new ideas, thoughts, and discoveries.

Goddess Moon Circles stresses a good foundation in the history of the Old Religion, as we feel it is important to teach our roots to those who find themselves on this Path, so you'll find a lot of historically based material within our curriculum, and very little magic or spells.  Our Path is about Paganism, not witchcraft, though at this time, all our clergy and students also consider themselves to be witches.

We welcome new students, and look forward to hearing from those people who are interested in becoming clergy.  Those who take the Study Oath and are subsequently Ordained have a long road ahead of them, but within the GMC community, they find that they have a lot of support.