Unlike most types of witchcraft, there is very little information available on sea witchery. Here's a list of references you might find helpful in association with Bookbyte.com.

Currently in-print:

  • A Witches' Bible: by Janet and Stewart Farrar (Phoenix Publishing, 1996): Including a sea ritual based on the Fire of Azrael from The Sea Priestess. Buy The Witches' Bible.

  • Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary: by Marina Warner (Random House, 1983): Contains a section on Mary in the sea-Goddess archetype. Buy Alone of All Her Sex.

  • Earth Power: by Scott Cunningham (Llewellyn Publications, 1983): Has entire chapters on water, weather, and sea magick. Buy Earth Power.

  • Earth, Air, Fire, Water: by Scott Cunningham (Llewellyn Publications, 1991): Sequel to Earth Power, and contains entire chapters on water, weather, and sea magick. Buy Earth, Air, Fire, and Water.

  • Folklore and the Sea: by Horace Beck (Mystic Seaport Museum, 1978): Contains general sea folklore. Buy Folklore and the Sea.

  • Moon Magic: by Dion Fortune (Samuel Weiser, 1956): Sequel to The Sea Priestess. A fictional account of sea magick, including some interesting and quite workable rituals. Buy Moon Magic.

  • Water Magic: by Mary Muryn (Fireside Books, 1995): A book of recipes and meditations for the bath. Buy Water Magic.


Currently out of print:

  • Isis Magic: by M. Isidora Forrest (Llewellyn Publications, 2001): Includes many sections and meditations on Isis of the Seas, and an interesting set of water related seasonal rituals based on Egypt's flood year.

  • Lamp of the Goddess: by Rae Beth (Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1995): The author';s spiritual autobiography of her past lives as a priestess of the Sea Goddess (alternately called Mari or Meri). Includes details about different aspects of the Goddess Meri, sea spell and ritual works from the author's past lives, and a suggested sea shrine.

  • Moon Lore: by Elizabeth Pepper (The Witches' Almanac, LTD, 2002): A volume of lunar folklore.

  • Natural Magic: by John Michael Greer (Llewellyn Publications, 2000): A listing of correspondences and spell components which includes several sea-related items.

  • Natural Magic: by Doreen Valiente (Phoenix Publishing, 1978): Contains a chapter on weather magick.

  • Ocean Amulets: by Katlyn Breene (Mermade, 1988): Covers the folklore of shells.

  • The Mermaid's Daughter: by Joyce Gard (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969): A fictional account of a Cornish woman chosen as the embodiment of the Sea Goddess who strives to keep the Old Religion alive in the face of Roman rule.

  • The Scented Altar: by Katlyn Breene (Mermade, 1993): Includes several sea-themed incense recipes and sea spells.

  • The Sea Priestess: by Dion Fortune (Samuel Weiser, 1936): A fictional account of sea magick, including some interesting and quite workable rituals.

  • The Witch's Circle: by Maria Kay Simms (Llewellyn Publications, 1996): Includes a sample sea altar and some information on the Goddess Mari of the Sea.

  • Water Witches: by Tony Steele (Capall Bann Publishing, 1998): Details the traditions of the Fryske people of the Netherlands.

  • Weather Wisdom: by Albert Lee (Doubleday & Company, 1976): A compilation of lore for weather prediction.