Celebrating A Craft Elder: Raymond Buckland
Updated: Apr 10, 2021
It is with great sadness that the passing of Raymond Buckland (Aug. 31, 1934 - Sept. 27, 2017) has been announced officially by his wife Tara, she announced, "Ray died of a failing heart on Wednesday evening but his death was painless. He was in the hospital awaiting a procedure that would have possibly been of help when he felt a flutter and then lost consciousness There was no pulse. Hospital staff worked for about 40 minutes to bring him back and then let him go. That was it. I am grateful for the ease of it but of course am deeply saddened by the loss."
Ray was an accomplished writer and his "Big Blue Book" was one of the very first books I bought when I was a teenager seeking the Craft. Little did I know that one day he would be part of my Craft Lineage. He wrote over 50 books on paganism and various occult subjects.
A List of books and videos Authored by Buckland include:
A Pocket Guide to the Supernatural, NY: 1969, 1975, UK: 1970, 1973
Practical Candleburning Rituals, 1970, 1976, 1982, 2004
Witchcraft Ancient and Modern House of Collectibles, NY: 1970
Witchcraft From the Inside, 1971, 1975 (new, revised, expanded) 1995
Mu Revealed (pseudonym Tony Earll), NY: 1970, 1972
Amazing Secrets of the Psychic World (with Hereward Carrington), NJ: 1975, NY: 1976
The Tree: Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft Samuel Weiser, 1974, 1978, 2005
Here Is the Occult House of Collectibles, NY: 1974
Anatomy of the Occult Weiser, ME: 1977
The Magic of Chant-O-Matics, NJ: 1978, NY: 1980
Practical Color Magick, MN: 1983 2nd edition 2002
Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, MN: 1986; 2nd Edition: 2002
Secrets of Gypsy Fortunetelling, MN: 1988
Buckland Gypsy Fortunetelling Deck, MN: 1989
Gypsy Fortunetelling Layout Sheet, MN: 1989
Secrets of Gypsy Love Magick, 1990
Secrets of Gypsy Dream Reading, 1990