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Etymology of Wicca

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3478: 1847:-based group of Pagan Witches advertised a tradition as "Wicca–Dianic and Aradian". The advert may have been linked to Charles and Mary Cardell because Mary was allegedly born in Wales and Cardellian Witchcraft had apparently venerated a goddess under the name of Diana. However, many Pagan Witchcraft groups would have adopted the deity name Diana and Aradia, these being the goddesses featured in the American folklorist 1719:(1892–1977) was the founder of a Pagan Witchcraft tradition that rivalled that of Gerald Gardner's in southern England during the 1950s. A psychologist and stage conjurer, Cardell ran a company named Dumblecott Magick Productions from his home in Charlwood, Surrey, from where he also controlled a local coven that was spied on by the press, leading to a well-publicised court case. Having been involved with 42: 1781:, evidenced by the fact that Margaret Bruce, the owner of a mail-order business selling occult titles, wrote a letter to her friend Gerald Gardner on 23 February 1960, in which she consoled him on the attacks made against him by Cardell and included a poem in which she referred to "the 'Wicca'". In Melissa Seims' opinion, this use of 1624:, in which he is quoted as saying that "it was halfway through when the word Wica was first mentioned; and I knew that that which I had thought burnt out hundreds of years ago still survived." If Gardner's account was accurate and the New Forest coven had really existed, then the fact that Gardner spelled the word as 1266:, who took it to the United States. There, practitioners of British Traditional Wicca adopted it exclusively for themselves as a means to differentiate their practices from those of other Pagan Witches. This exclusive meaning was countered by its popularisation as a generic term by prolific authors such as 1661:, stating that "It is a curious fact that when the witches became English-speaking they adopted their Saxon name 'Wica'." In his published writings, Gardner propounds the idea that his Pagan Witchcraft religion dated back at least to the Anglo-Saxon period, when Old English was the dominant language. 1638:
It is evident that Gardner used the term "Wica" with a very specific spelling to refer to the members of the Pagan Witchcraft religion (and not just his own tradition) as a group, and perhaps also individually, and believed that the word had been used by the faith's members since the Early Mediaeval
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was explicitly in reference to the Cardellian Craft, and therefore meant "that this spelling, along with 'Wiccan', was used by Cardell." However, it is also possible that Bruce was referring to "the Wicca" as "a community of Pagan Witches", in which case it would be a misspelling of Gardner's "the
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Contrary to a claim that is often used in the Pagan and occult communities today, Gerald Gardner, the founder of Gardnerian Witchcraft and the public face of the movement during the late 1950s and early 1960s, did not refer to his tradition of the Craft as "Wicca", and there is in fact no recorded
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within contemporary Paganism has been a recurring topic of discussion in the field of Pagan studies. The majority of academics and independent scholars use the first, more inclusive definition. Given its historical status and prevalent usage within Paganism, Pagan studies scholar Ethan Doyle White
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1980. The first developed in England during the 1960s. Broad and inclusive, it covers most, if not all, forms of modern Pagan Witchcraft, especially if they share sufficient theological beliefs and ritual practices to be considered denominations within a common religious movement. In contrast, the
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would not necessarily indicate that the coven members had spelled it the same way. As Shah relates, from Gardner's account, "it seems that he had heard rather than read the word in the midst of his initiatory rite" and that, "suffering from a poor grasp of spelling, punctuation, and grammar,
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What are then? They are the people who call themselves the Wica, the "wise people", who practise the age‑old rites and who have, along with much superstition and herbal knowledge, preserved an occult teaching and working processes which they themselves think to be magic or
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in North America), rather than with other variants of Pagan Witchcraft. This was encouraged by elements within the Gardnerian and Alexandrian communities who wished to emphasise what they perceived as their special position within the Pagan community. The word
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that she made words mean what wanted them to mean. She might very well have been talking about witchcraft, for today it is used to describe anything that one wishes to use it for. From the simple meaning 'the craft of the Wica', it is used in connection with
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instance of him ever using the word. Instead, he referred to his faith as "the Craft of the Wise", "witchcraft", and "the witch cult", the latter of which was likely taken from the title of Egyptologist Margaret Murray's seminal proto-Wiccan text
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Gardner claimed that he had been initiated into the New Forest coven in September 1939, and that it was they who taught him the practice of Pagan Witchcraft. No proof of their existence has ever been brought forth, and while Gardner's biographer
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made reference to "the Craft of the Wiccan", apparently referring to the entire Pagan Witchcraft community. The author's name was not printed, although it had probably been produced by one of the figures involved in editing
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that had negative connotations in the Western imagination. Doyle White argued that the practitioners' presentation of themselves as Wiccans rather than witches removed some of the social stigma that they faced.
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was employed in an increasingly eclectic manner by authors like RavenWolf, who considered it to be a synonym for witchcraft. In turn it began to be adopted on a wider scale, being popularised in India by
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in either sense that it is used today. He referred to the religion as the "cult of witchcraft" or "the witch-cult", the latter likely being a term borrowed from Margaret Murray, who wrote a book entitled
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as well as Pagan Witchcraft, Cardell initially befriended Gardner, but in 1958 they had an argument, and in 1964 Cardell tried to discredit him by publishing much of the then-secret Gardnerian
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movement over the Wiccan mainstream with its "iconographical emphasis on white light", instead embracing the traditional European view that associated witchcraft with darkness. Historian
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second developed in the United States during the late 1970s. It refers specifically to the Gardnerian tradition of Witchcraft and those descended from it with little variation, namely
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appears to have developed within the Pagan Witchcraft community during the early 1960s, as increasing numbers of Pagan Witches learned of the Old English term
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something caused by the fact that he was self-educated and possibly also influenced by dyslexia", he would have therefore spelled the word phonetically as
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which they used hit me like a thunderbolt, and I knew where I was, and that the Old Religion still existed." This account was repeated in his biography,
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in reference to Pagan Witchcraft would have brought benefits to its practitioners, who were widely maligned and faced persecution for their practice of
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failed to make their usage clear. To deal with this problem in future, Doyle White urged scholars to specify which definition they used in their work.
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thought it the logical and easier choice for academia, although there is still some disagreement and confusion among researchers as to what defines
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Reacting against the increasingly inclusive use of the term were Pagan Witches who instead characterised their practices as forms of
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to get in contact with him. This advert shows that Cardell was responsible for the propagation and possibly invention of the term
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to refer not just to members of his own tradition, but to all followers of the Pagan Witchcraft religion, placing an advert in
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magazine, the journal of the College of Psychic Science, entitled "The Craft of the Wiccens" in 1958. The advert asked fellow
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in September 1939, stating that "I realised I had stumbled on something interesting; but I was half-initiated before the word
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Here, the Pagan Witchcraft religion refers to those traditions which share similar theological beliefs, commemorate seasonal
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From 1970 onward, increasing numbers of books teaching readers how to become Pagan Witches were published; the earliest was
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in his writings, but this did not refer to the religion itself, instead referring to the religion's practitioners
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exhibited an us-and-them mentality against Gardnerianism and allied traditions, for whom they reserved the term
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soon became an accepted term among the early Gardnerians, as Gardner's followers and initiates became known.
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In contrast with this plural use of the word, in a 1954 article written by Arnold Field, a reporter for the
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Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspiration: An Investigation Into the Sources of Gardnerian Witchcraft
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have argued that it was a fabrication of Gardner's to cover up the fact that he founded Pagan Witchcraft
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Doyle White, Ethan (2010). "The Meaning of "Wicca": A Study in Etymology, History and Pagan Politics".
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and practice magical rituals; this definition was utilised by Pagan Studies scholar Ethan Doyle White.
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and independent researcher Steve Wilson have defended his account, other Pagan Studies scholars like
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became increasingly associated purely with Gardnerianism and Alexandrianism (together known as
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as its basis, although the two are fundamentally two distinct words with differing meanings,
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in their titles which advocated solitary practice of Pagan Witchcraft; best known were
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This was part of a phenomenon that took place during the 1970s and 1980s, as the term
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Hanna, Jon (2010). "Chapter Four: Training, Standards and the Anti-fluffy Backlash".
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was rejected by feminist Pagan Witchcraft groups in the United States, in particular
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The Roebuck in the Thicket: An Anthology of the Robert Cochrane Witchcraft Tradition
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Jones, Evan John; Cochrane, Robert (2001). "Chapter One". In Howard, Michael (ed.).
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as the name of the religion as a whole. Contrastingly, during the 1970s the term
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in reference to the entire Pagan Witchcraft religion. One of Sanders' initiates,
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What Thou Wilt: Traditional and Innovative Trends in Post-Gardnerian Witchcraft
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The Shamanic Witch: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Earth and Other Realms
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Witchfather: A Life of Gerald Gardner. Volume 2: From Witch Cult to Wicca
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as the basis for the name of their burgeoning faith because theirs was a
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Crafting the Art of Magic, Book I: A History of Witchcraft, 1939–1964
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Witchfather: A Life of Gerald Gardner. Volume 1: Into the Witch Cult
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In ensuing years, many other authors would publish books containing
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Extraordinary Groups: An Examination of Unconventional Lifestyles
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covens founded in the 1980s who began to describe themselves as
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Wiccan Roots: Gerald Gardner and the Modern Witchcraft Revival
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Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America
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The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft
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Doyle White suggests that the early Wiccans adopted the term
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The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies
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The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies
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is within an advertisement published in a 1962 issue of
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Wilson, Steve (1996). "Woodcrafting the Art of Magic".
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Clifton, Chas S. (2004). "Review of Philip Heselton's
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The earliest known published reference for the word
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Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 2546: 2097:and being adopted by a French Luciferian group, 1227:, referred to the Pagan Witchcraft community as 2720:Janus-Mithras, Nuit-Hilaria & Mer-Amun 1981 1959:The Tree: The Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft 1732: 1636: 1556: 1507: 1296:There are two separate definitions of the term 3255:Janus-Mithras; Nuit-Hilaria; Mer-Amun (1981). 2959:Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspiration 2117:; the first episode of the latter was titled " 1777:It is possible Cardell had also used the term 3421: 3001:Crowther, Patricia; Crowther, Arnold (1965). 2013:. It discussed a Gardnerian-based tradition. 1806:, the etymological origin of the Modern term 1126: 8: 3055:. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. 2031:Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner 1380:Etymology of witch § Germanic etymology 1235:in 1939. By the late 1950s, Gardner's rival 2772: 2760: 2748: 2731: 2707: 2695: 2680: 2668: 2656: 2629: 2617: 2602: 2590: 2578: 2561: 2534: 2370: 2318: 2303: 2284: 2237: 3489: 3428: 3414: 3406: 3051:What Witches Do: The Modern Coven Revealed 2005:first appeared in a book title in 1981 as 1197:Although pronounced differently, the term 1133: 1119: 20: 2481: 2469: 1878:, while Welshman Gavin Frost founded the 2457: 2445: 2421: 1935:Developments in North America: 1970–1990 1921:; an emotive term often associated with 1544:, which he always spelled with only one 1213:and has yielded the modern English word 2798: 2517: 2505: 2409: 2382: 2249: 2221: 2167: 1657:'s resemblance to the Old English word 1461:, in response to the popularisation of 32: 2784: 2641: 2433: 2039:Teen Witch: Wicca for a New Generation 1885:In the 1960s, the Gardnerian initiate 1400: 2493: 2394: 2272: 1882:in the United States that same year. 1247:in reference to the religion itself. 1219:. In the early 1950s, English Wiccan 7: 4265:Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches 3390:. BenBella Books. pp. 165–166. 3179:. Milverton, Somerset: Capall Bann. 3160:. Chievely, Berkshire: Capall Bann. 2041:(1998), but other examples included 1854:Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches 1824:Witchcraft, The Sixth Sense – and Us 1329:The development and use of the term 1300:that have been used in Paganism and 955:Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches 2101:. Becoming widely known in western 1949:(1970), which made no reference to 1913:(1971). The widespread adoption of 1421:counterpart. They are ancestral to 1350:, while others such as the Britons 4349:Left-hand path and right-hand path 1388:In the Early Medieval language of 14: 3326:. Worth Publishers. p. 373. 3305:. St Paul, Minnesota: Llewellyn. 1707: 1540:(1921). Gardner did use the term 1384:Witchcraft in Anglo-Saxon England 1209:, which referred to sorcerers in 4004:Spellwork / Incantation 3476: 1538:The Witch-Cult in Western Europe 1512:The Witch-Cult in Western Europe 1346:, and religious studies scholar 1155: 338:Spellwork / Incantation 40: 4426:Witchcraft Research Association 3078:Field, Arnold (5 August 1954). 3005:. Douglas, Isle of Man: Athol. 2986:. Oxford and Lanham: AltaMira. 2349:– via The Northern Miner. 1863:Witchcraft Research Association 1604:while being initiated into the 1498: 1095:Witchcraft Research Association 614:Witchcraft Research Association 4421:Museum of Witchcraft and Magic 3833:Holly King / Oak King 3341:Seims, Melissa (August 2008). 2121:" while the tenth was titled " 2119:Something Wicca This Way Comes 2081:as the title of her series of 2065:(2004), Arin Murphy-Hiscock's 1653:, Gardner also notes the term 1317:, which are together known as 1250:The inclusive use of the term 1201:is a modern derivation of the 1070:Museum of Witchcraft and Magic 415:Holly King / Oak King 1: 2331:Spence, Lewis (3 June 1932). 2150:states that he knew of three 1679:, use the term in their book 4324:List of Wiccan organisations 2547:Crowther & Crowther 1965 1748:Do not realise this Quicca. 3522:Chthonioi Alexandrian Wicca 3369:. Weiser Books. p. 7. 2836:Online Etymology Dictionary 2811:Online Etymology Dictionary 2057:(2001), Raymond Buckland's 1736:That those who lack Magick. 582:New Reformed Orthodox Order 460:Chthonioi Alexandrian Wicca 4475: 3553:Church and School of Wicca 3474: 2928:Bracelin, Jack L. (1960). 1865:. Here, a small column on 1822:(1962) and Justine Glass' 1495:of pre-Christian Britain. 1428:. The Modern English term 1377: 1325:Usage within Pagan studies 599:SpiralScouts International 567:Church and School of Wicca 552:Aquarian Tabernacle Church 480:Church and School of Wicca 16:Origin of the word "Wicca" 4272:The Meaning of Witchcraft 3213:Heselton, Philip (2012). 3194:Heselton, Philip (2012). 3175:Heselton, Philip (2004). 3156:Heselton, Philip (2000). 3122:The Meaning of Witchcraft 2982:Clifton, Chas S. (2006). 2055:Wicca: The Complete Craft 1998:British Traditional Wicca 1812:The Meaning of Witchcraft 1744:Have no wish to take part 1740:With those who know betta 1683:(1959), writing that "he 1651:The Meaning of Witchcraft 1597:The Meaning of Witchcraft 1319:British Traditional Wicca 1192:British Traditional Wicca 962:The Meaning of Witchcraft 3871:Wiccan views of divinity 3608:Universal Eclectic Wicca 3259:. Toronto: Isis Urania. 3120:Gardner, Gerald (1959). 3103:Gardner, Gerald (1954). 3086:. London. Archived from 3047:Farrar, Stewart (1971). 2333:"Witchcraft and Sorcery" 2108:Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1861:, the newsletter of the 1746:Seems a pity the "Wicca" 729:Wiccan views of divinity 604:Universal Eclectic Wicca 530:Universal Eclectic Wicca 4354:Cunning folk in Britain 3384:Yeffeth, Glenn (2003). 3232:Hutton, Ronald (1999). 2899:Oxford University Press 2865:Oxford University Press 2067:Solitary Wicca for Life 1953:. This was followed by 1742:We who practice the Art 1738:Should start a vendetta 1644:Ethan Doyle White, 2010 1519:Ethan Doyle White, 2010 1023:Cunning folk in Britain 609:Wiccan Church of Canada 577:Covenant of the Goddess 4138:Magical tools in Wicca 3710:Ipsita Roy Chakraverti 3387:Seven Seasons of Buffy 3257:Wicca: The Ancient Way 3032:10.1558/pome.v12i2.185 2131:traditional witchcraft 2095:Ipsita Roy Chakraverti 2007:Wicca: The Ancient Way 1820:Where Witchcraft Lives 1758:Cardell used the term 1750: 1641: 1571: 1531:, never used the term 1516: 1486:new religious movement 1285:traditional witchcraft 819:Magical tools in Wicca 193:Ipsita Roy Chakraverti 4344:Witch-cult hypothesis 4300:Charge of the Goddess 4041:Solitary practitioner 3959:Drawing down the Moon 3740:Cerridwen Fallingstar 3461:Wicca and LGBT people 3301:Kelly, Aidan (1991). 2975:10.1558/pome.v6i2.267 2930:Gerald Gardner: Witch 1843:magazine; in this, a 1734:We feel it is tragick 1614:Gerald Gardner: Witch 1591:in a singular sense. 1467:witch-cult hypothesis 1432:took the Old English 990:Charge of the Goddess 594:The Rowan Tree Church 375:Solitary practitioner 293:Drawing down the Moon 223:Cerridwen Fallingstar 93:Witch-cult hypothesis 3517:Central Valley Wicca 3124:. London: Aquarian. 3090:on 29 September 2013 1979:the Dianic tradition 1946:Mastering Witchcraft 1893:; he used the terms 1753:Margaret Bruce, 1960 1529:Gardnerian tradition 1243:, and possibly used 1225:Gardnerian tradition 544:Wiccan organisations 455:Central Valley Wicca 4365:Malleus Maleficarum 4359:European witchcraft 4339:Neopagan witchcraft 3494:British Traditional 3437:Neopagan witchcraft 3363:Wood, Gail (2008). 3080:"Yes, I am a Witch" 2905:on October 20, 2013 2895:Oxford Dictionaries 2861:Oxford Dictionaries 2734:, pp. 197–198. 2698:, pp. 196–197. 2671:, pp. 195–196. 2632:, pp. 194–195. 2593:, pp. 192–193. 2338:The Weekly Scotsman 2156:Traditional Witches 2136:Traditional Witches 2071:Ann-Marie Gallagher 1616:(1960), written by 1458:The Weekly Scotsman 1342:, literary scholar 1211:Anglo-Saxon England 1064:Malleus Maleficarum 1033:European witchcraft 562:Children of Artemis 4380:Magical alphabets 4329:Bricket Wood coven 4307:Enchanted Feminism 3700:Zsuzsanna Budapest 3456:Etymology of Wicca 2775:, p. 199–202. 2099:Le Wicca Française 1983:Zsuzsanna Budapest 1708:Charles Cardell's 1620:but attributed to 1185:contemporary Pagan 1183:, the religion of 997:Enchanted Feminism 584:of the Golden Dawn 183:Zsuzsanna Budapest 76:Bricket Wood coven 71:Etymology of Wicca 4441: 4440: 4062:Wheel of the Year 3715:Patricia Crowther 3616: 3615: 3502:Alexandrian Wicca 3467:Dettmer v. Landon 3376:978-1-57863-430-9 3333:978-1-4292-3224-1 3312:978-0-87542-370-8 3266:978-1-881532-02-6 3247:978-0-19-820744-3 3224:978-1-870450-79-9 3205:978-1-870450-80-5 3186:978-1-86163-164-0 3167:978-1-86163-110-7 3148:978-1-904808-43-5 3107:. London: Rider. 3062:978-0-432-04570-1 3003:The Witches Speak 2993:978-0-7591-0202-6 1891:Alexandrian Wicca 1790:The emergence of 1681:The Witches Speak 1552:in a plural sense 1499:Gerald Gardner's 1475:Scottish Lowlands 1442:grammatical usage 1402:[ˈwittʃɑ] 1315:Algard Witchcraft 1223:, founder of the 1143: 1142: 634:Wheel of the Year 440:Alexandrian Wicca 286:Rites and rituals 198:Patricia Crowther 87:Dettmer v. Landon 4466: 4411:Witches' Sabbath 4334:New Forest coven 4293:Witchcraft Today 4279:The Spiral Dance 3826:Spirit of nature 3785:Silver RavenWolf 3730:Scott Cunningham 3720:Vivianne Crowley 3690:Raymond Buckland 3558:Cochrane's Craft 3527:Gardnerian Wicca 3490: 3480: 3451:History of Wicca 3430: 3423: 3416: 3407: 3401: 3380: 3359: 3350: 3337: 3316: 3297: 3278: 3251: 3239: 3228: 3209: 3190: 3171: 3152: 3133: 3116: 3105:Witchcraft Today 3099: 3097: 3095: 3074: 3054: 3043: 3014: 2997: 2978: 2953: 2915: 2914: 2912: 2910: 2901:. Archived from 2887: 2881: 2880: 2878: 2876: 2871:on July 18, 2013 2867:. Archived from 2853: 2847: 2846: 2844: 2842: 2828: 2822: 2821: 2819: 2817: 2803: 2788: 2782: 2776: 2773:Doyle White 2010 2770: 2764: 2761:Doyle White 2010 2758: 2752: 2749:Doyle White 2010 2746: 2735: 2732:Doyle White 2010 2729: 2723: 2717: 2711: 2708:Doyle White 2010 2705: 2699: 2696:Doyle White 2010 2693: 2684: 2681:Doyle White 2010 2678: 2672: 2669:Doyle White 2010 2666: 2660: 2657:Doyle White 2010 2654: 2645: 2639: 2633: 2630:Doyle White 2010 2627: 2621: 2618:Doyle White 2010 2615: 2606: 2603:Doyle White 2010 2600: 2594: 2591:Doyle White 2010 2588: 2582: 2579:Doyle White 2010 2576: 2565: 2562:Doyle White 2010 2559: 2550: 2544: 2538: 2535:Doyle White 2010 2532: 2521: 2515: 2509: 2503: 2497: 2491: 2485: 2479: 2473: 2467: 2461: 2455: 2449: 2443: 2437: 2431: 2425: 2419: 2413: 2407: 2398: 2392: 2386: 2380: 2374: 2371:Doyle White 2010 2368: 2351: 2350: 2348: 2346: 2328: 2322: 2319:Doyle White 2010 2316: 2307: 2304:Doyle White 2010 2301: 2288: 2285:Doyle White 2010 2282: 2276: 2270: 2253: 2247: 2241: 2238:Doyle White 2010 2235: 2205: 2185: 2179: 2172: 2047:The Wicca Garden 2035:Silver RavenWolf 2027:Scott Cunningham 1955:Raymond Buckland 1754: 1645: 1622:Jack L. 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Capall Bann. 3281: 3267: 3254: 3248: 3231: 3225: 3212: 3206: 3193: 3187: 3174: 3168: 3155: 3149: 3136: 3119: 3102: 3093: 3091: 3077: 3063: 3046: 3017: 3000: 2994: 2981: 2956: 2927: 2923: 2918: 2908: 2906: 2889: 2888: 2884: 2874: 2872: 2855: 2854: 2850: 2840: 2838: 2830: 2829: 2825: 2815: 2813: 2805: 2804: 2800: 2796: 2791: 2783: 2779: 2771: 2767: 2759: 2755: 2747: 2738: 2730: 2726: 2718: 2714: 2706: 2702: 2694: 2687: 2679: 2675: 2667: 2663: 2655: 2648: 2644:, pp. 4–6. 2640: 2636: 2628: 2624: 2616: 2609: 2601: 2597: 2589: 2585: 2577: 2568: 2560: 2553: 2545: 2541: 2533: 2524: 2516: 2512: 2504: 2500: 2492: 2488: 2480: 2476: 2468: 2464: 2456: 2452: 2444: 2440: 2432: 2428: 2420: 2416: 2408: 2401: 2393: 2389: 2381: 2377: 2369: 2354: 2344: 2342: 2330: 2329: 2325: 2317: 2310: 2302: 2291: 2283: 2279: 2271: 2256: 2248: 2244: 2236: 2223: 2219: 2214: 2209: 2208: 2198:Chas S. Clifton 2190:Philip Heselton 2186: 2182: 2173: 2169: 2164: 2103:popular culture 2075:The Wicca Bible 2019: 1937: 1932: 1911:What Witches Do 1880:Church of Wicca 1816:Doreen Valiente 1796: 1756: 1752: 1747: 1745: 1743: 1741: 1739: 1737: 1735: 1726:Book of Shadows 1717:Charles Cardell 1714: 1673:Arnold Crowther 1647: 1643: 1570: 1563: 1522: 1518: 1505: 1463:Margaret Murray 1397: 1386: 1376: 1364: 1344:Chas S. Clifton 1327: 1294: 1280:popular culture 1237:Charles Cardell 1158: 1154: 1139: 1110: 1109: 1043:Flying ointment 1013: 1012: 1003: 1002: 976:What Witches Do 949: 948: 939: 938: 924:Theban alphabet 854:Book of Shadows 814: 813: 804: 803: 714:Wiccan morality 709: 708: 699: 698: 629: 628: 619: 618: 589:Panthean Temple 583: 547: 546: 535: 534: 450:Blue Star Wicca 435: 434: 425: 424: 395: 394: 385: 384: 363:Rite of passage 328:Herbal medicine 288: 287: 278: 277: 258:Frederic Lamond 253:Philip Heselton 208:Robert Cochrane 188:Charles Cardell 178:Eddie Buczynski 148:Victor Anderson 118:Doreen Valiente 108: 107: 106:Notable figures 98: 97: 61: 60: 51: 46: 17: 12: 11: 5: 4472: 4470: 4462: 4461: 4456: 4446: 4445: 4439: 4438: 4436: 4435: 4428: 4423: 4418: 4413: 4408: 4403: 4398: 4397: 4396: 4391: 4386: 4378: 4373: 4368: 4361: 4356: 4351: 4346: 4341: 4336: 4331: 4326: 4320: 4318: 4314: 4313: 4311: 4310: 4303: 4296: 4289: 4282: 4275: 4268: 4260: 4258: 4254: 4253: 4251: 4250: 4248:Witch's ladder 4245: 4240: 4235: 4230: 4225: 4220: 4215: 4210: 4205: 4200: 4195: 4193:Chalice/Goblet 4190: 4185: 4180: 4175: 4170: 4165: 4160: 4155: 4150: 4145: 4140: 4134: 4132: 4128: 4127: 4125: 4124: 4119: 4114: 4109: 4104: 4099: 4094: 4089: 4084: 4079: 4074: 4069: 4064: 4058: 4056: 4052: 4051: 4049: 4048: 4043: 4038: 4035:Eko Eko Azarak 4031: 4026: 4021: 4016: 4011: 4006: 4001: 3996: 3991: 3986: 3981: 3976: 3971: 3966: 3961: 3955: 3953: 3947: 3946: 3944: 3943: 3938: 3933: 3928: 3923: 3918: 3913: 3908: 3906:The Summerland 3903: 3898: 3893: 3888: 3883: 3878: 3873: 3868: 3863: 3858: 3852: 3850: 3844: 3843: 3841: 3840: 3838:Mother goddess 3835: 3830: 3829: 3828: 3818: 3813: 3811:Triple Goddess 3807: 3805: 3801: 3800: 3798: 3797: 3792: 3787: 3782: 3777: 3772: 3767: 3762: 3757: 3755:Raven Grimassi 3752: 3750:Stewart Farrar 3747: 3742: 3737: 3735:Phyllis Curott 3732: 3727: 3722: 3717: 3712: 3707: 3702: 3697: 3692: 3687: 3682: 3677: 3672: 3667: 3662: 3657: 3652: 3647: 3645:Maxine Sanders 3642: 3637: 3632: 3630:Gerald Gardner 3626: 3624: 3618: 3617: 3614: 3613: 3611: 3610: 3605: 3600: 3595: 3590: 3588:Odyssean Wicca 3585: 3583:Georgian Wicca 3580: 3575: 3570: 3565: 3560: 3555: 3550: 3545: 3543:1734 Tradition 3539: 3537: 3533: 3532: 3530: 3529: 3524: 3519: 3514: 3509: 3504: 3498: 3496: 3487: 3483: 3482: 3475: 3473: 3471: 3470: 3463: 3458: 3453: 3447: 3445: 3441: 3440: 3435: 3433: 3432: 3425: 3418: 3410: 3403: 3402: 3396: 3381: 3375: 3360: 3351: 3338: 3332: 3317: 3311: 3298: 3292: 3279: 3265: 3252: 3246: 3229: 3223: 3210: 3204: 3191: 3185: 3172: 3166: 3153: 3147: 3134: 3117: 3100: 3084:Daily Dispatch 3075: 3061: 3044: 3026:(2): 185–207. 3015: 2998: 2992: 2979: 2969:(2): 261–267. 2954: 2924: 2922: 2919: 2917: 2916: 2882: 2848: 2823: 2797: 2795: 2792: 2790: 2789: 2787:, p. 385. 2777: 2765: 2763:, p. 199. 2753: 2751:, p. 198. 2736: 2724: 2712: 2710:, p. 197. 2700: 2685: 2683:, p. 196. 2673: 2661: 2659:, p. 195. 2646: 2634: 2622: 2620:, p. 193. 2607: 2605:, p. 192. 2595: 2583: 2581:, p. 191. 2566: 2564:, p. 190. 2551: 2539: 2537:, p. 189. 2522: 2510: 2498: 2486: 2482:Heselton 2012b 2474: 2470:Heselton 2012a 2462: 2450: 2438: 2426: 2424:, p. 151. 2414: 2399: 2387: 2385:, p. 102. 2375: 2373:, p. 188. 2352: 2323: 2321:, p. 187. 2308: 2306:, p. 205. 2289: 2277: 2254: 2242: 2240:, p. 203. 2220: 2218: 2215: 2213: 2210: 2207: 2206: 2194:Aidan A. Kelly 2180: 2166: 2165: 2163: 2160: 2158:in the 1990s. 2059:Wicca for Life 2043:Gerina Dunwich 2018: 2015: 1936: 1933: 1931: 1930:Popularisation 1928: 1903:Stewart Farrar 1849:Charles Leland 1795: 1788: 1731: 1713: 1706: 1635: 1576:Daily Dispatch 1561: 1525:Gerald Gardner 1506: 1504: 1497: 1423:Modern English 1407:masculine noun 1375: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1348:Aidan A. 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Index

a series
Wicca
Pentagram_(endless_knot)
Pentacle
History of Wicca
Etymology of Wicca
Bricket Wood coven
New Forest coven
Dettmer v. Landon
Witch-cult hypothesis
Gerald Gardner
Doreen Valiente
Alex Sanders
Maxine Sanders
Sybil Leek
Dafo
Margot Adler
Victor Anderson
Artemis
Gavin Bone
Lois Bourne
Jack Bracelin
Raymond Buckland
Eddie Buczynski
Zsuzsanna Budapest
Charles Cardell
Ipsita Roy Chakraverti
Patricia Crowther
Vivianne Crowley
Robert Cochrane

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