Books by Sorita d’Este
This page lists some of the books and projects Sorita has contributed to over the years.
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Books authored by Sorita d’Este
Artemis: Virgin Goddess of the Sun & Moon. Avalonia, 2005. Later revised and expanded as Artemis: Virgin Goddess of the Hunt & Moon.
Towards the Wiccan Circle: A Practical Introduction to the Principles of Wicca. Avalonia. Developed from the Avalonia home-study course; later editions and ebook versions have appeared.
Circle for Hekate, Volume I: History and Mythology. Avalonia, 2017. Also available in French.
With David Rankine
Avalonia’s Book of Chakras. Avalonia, 2005.
Wicca: Magickal Beginnings. First published 2002; subsequent editions 2005 and 2008. Also available in Brazilian Portuguese and French.
Circle of Fire. Avalonia, 2005; revised edition 2008. Also available in French.
The Guises of the Morrigan. Avalonia, 2005; revised edition 2017.
Practical Planetary Magick. Avalonia, 2007.
The Isles of the Many Gods. Avalonia, 2007.
Practical Elemental Magick. Avalonia, 2008.
Hekate: Liminal Rites. Avalonia, 2009. Also available in French.
Practical Qabalah Magick. Avalonia, 2009.
Visions of the Cailleach. Avalonia, 2009.
The Cosmic Shekinah. Avalonia, 2011.
Anthologies edited or co-edited
Hekate: Keys to the Crossroads. Editor. Avalonia, 2006.
Horns of Power: Manifestations of the Horned God. Editor. Avalonia, 2008.
Priestesses, Pythonesses & Sibyls. Editor. Avalonia, 2008.
Both Sides of Heaven. Editor. Avalonia, 2009.
Hekate: Her Sacred Fires. Editor and contributor. Avalonia, 2010.
The Faerie Queens. Co-edited with David Rankine. Avalonia, 2010.
Contributions to anthologies, journals and books
“Alchemy, Innocence and Transformation: The Horn of the Unicorn”, in SilkMilk, edited by Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule, 2010.
“Hekate: Bright Goddess of the Mysteries”, in Silver Wheel, edited by Anna Franklin, 2009.
“Jesus”, interview contribution in Jesus Through Pagan Eyes, edited by Mark Townsend, Llewellyn, 2010.
“The Horn of the Unicorn”, in Silver Wheel, edited by Anna Franklin, 2010.
“To Dare: The Element of Water”, in Silver Wheel, edited by Anna Franklin, 2011.
“When Woman Was the Altar: Tea, Sex & Religion”, in Occult Traditions, 2010.
“When Woman Was the Altar: The Wiccan Great Rite”, in The Gnostic 5: A Journal of Gnosticism, 2012.
Foreword, to Levi Rowland, The Art Cosmic: The Magic of Traditional Astrology, 2021.
“Many-Named and Faced Goddess: An Introduction to Hekate and Household Devotion”, in The Many Gods Anthologies, Volume I: Hekate, edited by Vikki Bramshaw, Avalonia, 2024.
“The Ephesian Letters”, in The Many Gods Anthologies, Volume I: Hekate, edited by Vikki Bramshaw, Avalonia, 2024.
Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac
“Eostre and the Ancient New Year”, 2005.
“Spring in Ancient Rome”, 2005.
“Festival of August in Ancient Greece”, 2006.
“Welsh Beltane Customs”, 2006.
“Cord and Knot Magic”, 2007.
“Creating Magical Sigils”, 2007.
“Air”, 2008.
“Fire”, 2008.
“Water”, 2008.
“Earth”, 2008.
“Artemis: Goddess of Childbirth”, 2009.
Llewellyn’s Herbal Almanac
“Birch: Tree of Beginnings”, 2006.
“The Nine Herb Charm from the Ninth-Century Lacnunga”, 2006.
“Folklore and Magic of Kitchen Spices”, 2007.
“Sweet Nectar of the Gods: Honey”, 2007.
“The Herbs of the Mabinogion”, 2008.
Enhancing Your Mind, Body & Spirit
De Agostini, 2001–2006. Sorita contributed approximately 200 articles to this popular part-work, distributed through newsagents, supermarkets and subscriptions. Her work included a course in palmistry and articles on aromatherapy, herbalism, healing traditions, Witchcraft, Wicca and Goddess traditions. The series was subsequently reprinted and reissued in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries.
Other periodical, community and online writing
Sorita has contributed numerous articles to Pagan and esoteric community publications, including Pagan Dawn, Witchcraft & Wicca, Wiccan Rede, specialist magazines, community journals and online blogs. A complete itemised list is not presently available.
Translations and revised editions
French editions of Circle for Hekate, Hekate: Liminal Rites, Circle of Fire and Wicca: Magickal Beginnings.
A Brazilian Portuguese edition of Wicca: Magickal Beginnings.
Other revised, ebook and audio editions issued by Avalonia and associated publishers.