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Historical witches' coven
The Bricket Wood coven, or Hertfordshire coven is a coven of Gardnerian witches founded in the 1940s by Gerald Gardner. It is notable for being the first
Bricket_Wood_coven
Group or gathering of witches
A coven (/kʌvən/) is a group or gathering of witches. The word "coven" (from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventum
Coven
History of the neopagan religion
left, along with several other members of the Bricket Wood coven, to found their own. The Bricket Wood coven continued on with members that included Jack
History_of_Wicca
British Wiccan leader (1884–1964)
Meaning of Witchcraft (1959). Founding a Wiccan group known as the Bricket Wood coven, he introduced a string of High Priestesses into the religion, including
Gerald_Gardner
Tradition in Wiccan religion
coven, Gardner formed his own Bricket Wood coven, and in turn initiated many Witches, including a series of High Priestesses, founding further covens
Gardnerian_Wicca
English Wiccan writer (1922–1999)
founder, Gerald Gardner. Soon becoming the High Priestess of Gardner's Bricket Wood coven, she helped him to produce or adapt many important scriptural texts
Doreen_Valiente
Modern syncretic pagan religion
into a witches' coven in New Forest, Hampshire, in the late 1930s. Intent on perpetuating this craft, Gardner founded the Bricket Wood coven with his wife
Wicca
Village in Hertfordshire, England
village also began to attract Wiccans after Gerald Gardner set up the Bricket Wood coven. During the 1950s, housing estates were built for employees of aviation
Bricket_Wood
Type of book or text found in Wicca
1940s or early 1950s, and which he utilised first in his Bricket Wood coven and then in other covens which he founded in following decades. The Book of Shadows
Book_of_Shadows
Group of neopagan traditions
the Bricket Wood coven of English occultist Gerald Gardner. Gardner said he had been initiated by a group of pagan witches, the New Forest coven, who
Neopagan_witchcraft
Annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by modern and historical pagans
popularised these seasonal festival calendars in the twentieth century: the Bricket Wood coven, a Wiccan group founded by Gerald Gardner, and the Order of Bards
Wheel_of_the_Year
British Wiccan priest
member of the Gardnerian tradition having been initiated into the Bricket Wood coven in 1957. He became involved in a number of Pagan organisations, including
Frederic_Lamond_(Wiccan)
Wiccan ritual
Both receive more power. It is an uncommon ritual in a full coven, as it is used when the coven is in need of powerful spiritual intervention. Most often
Great_rite
Deity in Wicca and some forms of Neopaganism
Priestess of the Gardnerian tradition, claimed that Gerald Gardner's Bricket Wood coven referred to the god as Cernunnos, or Kernunno, which is a Latin word
Horned_God
English writer on the subject of Wicca and the occult
They moved to Timberline Drive in Brentwood. That same year they founded a coven in Bay Shore. This was the first group in the US following the Gardnerian
Raymond_Buckland
British occultist (1928–2017)
the high priestess of the Bricket Wood coven, the first Wiccan coven started by Gerald Gardner, which was based in Bricket Wood in Hertfordshire, working
Lois_Bourne
Alleged British group of witches
The New Forest coven was an alleged group of pagan witches who met around the area of the New Forest in Southern England during the early 20th century
New_Forest_coven
Religious tenet
Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 December 2006. Theitic (2001). The New England Covens of Traditionalist Witches Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. At
Rule_of_Three_(Wicca)
British Wiccan (1926–1981)
early history of Wicca and was an early member of Gerald Gardner's Bricket Wood coven. Jack Leon Bracelin was born 2 June 1926 in the Edmonton registration
Jack_L._Bracelin
Gaelic festival marking the start of winter
need-fires, but that this custom died out. Likewise, only certain kinds of wood were traditionally used, but later records show that many kinds of flammable
Samhain
Groups formed by Wiccans
Church Bricket Wood coven Children of Artemis Church and School of Wicca Circle Sanctuary Coven Celeste Covenant of the Goddess New Forest coven New Reformed
Wiccan_organisation
Tools used in the practice of magic in the religion of Wicca
flagellate members of the coven, primarily in initiation rites. Frederic Lamond said that whilst Gardner never told his Bricket Wood coven which element this
Magical_tools_in_Wicca
Holiday held close to the summer solstice
Cantrell (2001). Wiccan Beliefs & Practices: With Rituals for Solitaries & Covens. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-56718-112-8. Polon, Linda (1983)
Midsummer
Medieval European betrothal practice
Wicca History of Wicca History of Wicca Etymology of Wicca Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Dettmer v. Landon Witch-cult hypothesis Notable figures Gerald
Handfasting
Magical talisman
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Pentacle
Rite-of-passage ceremony
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Initiation
Term in folklore
the broader European motif of the Wild Man (also known as wild man of the woods, or woodwose). By at least the 16th century, the term "green man" was used
Green_Man_(folklore)
Attempt to gain insight into a question or situation through magic or the supernatural
“The Poe” translated to English means “moon boards”. It consists of two wood or bamboo blocks cut into the shape of a crescent moon. The one edge is rounded
Divination
Pagan ritual
An esbat /ˈɛsbæt/ is a coven meeting or ritual at a time other than one of the festivals within Wicca and other Wiccan-influenced forms of contemporary
Esbat
Afterlife realm in various pagan religions
Wicca History of Wicca History of Wicca Etymology of Wicca Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Dettmer v. Landon Witch-cult hypothesis Notable figures Gerald
The_Summerland
Book by Starhawk
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The_Spiral_Dance
Wicca moral statement
Wicca History of Wicca History of Wicca Etymology of Wicca Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Dettmer v. Landon Witch-cult hypothesis Notable figures Gerald
Wiccan_Rede
Religious ethics
language as the byproduct of inner conflict within Gerald Gardner's original coven over the issue of press relations, to justify Gardner's own authority over
Wiccan_morality
Winter festival
private ceremonies at home, while others do so with their covens: Generally meeting in covens, which anoint their own priests and priestesses, Wiccans
Yule
English Wiccan (1887–1975)
late 1940s, Gerald Gardner founded the Bricket Wood coven, and was joined by Dafo. However, she left the coven in 1952, fearing Gardner's growing publicity
Edith_Woodford-Grimes
British Wiccan priestess
following year, she and at least one other person had been initiated and the coven was up and running. Maxine was quickly taken through the system of three
Maxine_Sanders
British writer and Wiccan priestess
Sanders coven, and would go on to become, in the words of Knowles, one of "England's most eminent and respected modern day witches." In the coven she met
Janet_Farrar
Substitution cypher popular among modern occultists
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Theban_alphabet
Rod associated with magic
light-weight rod that is held with one hand, and is traditionally made of wood, but may also be made of other materials, such as metal, bone or stone. Long
Wand
Religious movement similar to Wicca
use one.[citation needed] The 2015 film The Coven used the premise that a ring of trees in Queen's Wood was a meeting place for practitioners of Cochrane's
Cochrane's_Craft
1899 book by Charles Godfrey Leland
his close friend, fellow Florence resident and folklore collector James Wood Brown. In his book, Florence: past and present, Brown wrote that Leland had
Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches
Aradia,_or_the_Gospel_of_the_Witches
Opening phrase from a Wiccan chant
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Eko_Eko_Azarak
Wiccan ritual
central ritual in many contemporary Wiccan traditions. During the ritual, a coven's High Priestess enters a trance and requests that the Goddess or Triple
Drawing down the Moon (ritual)
Drawing_down_the_Moon_(ritual)
Tradition of Wicca founded by Alex Sanders
What Witches Do. "Stewart asked what Witches who were initiated via our Covens should be called; after much discussion, he came up with 'Alexandrian' which
Alexandrian_Wicca
LGBTQ topics and issues within modern pagan spiritual and religious movements
of homophobia by Lois Bourne, one of the High Priestesses of the Bricket Wood coven: "Gerald was homophobic. He had a deep hatred and detestation of homosexuality
Modern paganism and LGBTQ people
Modern_paganism_and_LGBTQ_people
lover and her child. This is reflected in the traditional structure of the coven, wherein "the High Priestess is the leader, with the High Priest as her
Wiccan_views_of_divinity
Personifications of winter and summer
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Holly_King_and_Oak_King
Modern nature-based spiritual movement
Bards, Ovates and Druids in 1964, and Gerald Gardner, leader of the Bricket Wood coven. The Druidic movement originated among the Romanticist ideas of the
Druidry_(modern)
Ritual nudity in Wicca
Witches, and as such is mainly attributed to the Gardnerian and Aradian covens. Gardner's Witchcraft Today was published in 1954. The book claimed to report
Skyclad_(Neopaganism)
Ceremonial magical tradition
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Watchtower_(magic)
American Wiccan organization
early Internet teaching coven – the Coven of the Far Flung Net (CFFN), and for its inclusive approach to solitary as well as coven based practitioners. What
Universal_Eclectic_Wicca
founder of Wicca, buys Fiveacres Country Club, and establishes the Bricket Wood coven in its grounds. This marks the beginning of "Skyclad" ritual nudity
Timeline_of_social_nudity
Germanic goddess
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Ēostre
English academic (born 1953)
Wiccan origin myth. Frederic Lamond, a member of Gerald Gardner's original coven, called it as "an authority on the history of Gardnerian Wicca". In 2000
Ronald_Hutton
Museum in Cornwall, England
Ronald Hutton deemed this to "fairly clearly" be a reference to the Bricket Wood coven which was based in Hertfordshire and run by the Wiccan Gerald Gardner
Museum of Witchcraft and Magic
Museum_of_Witchcraft_and_Magic
Neopagan female-centered goddess tradition
are often improvised to suit individual or group needs and vary from coven to coven. Some Dianic Wiccans eschew manipulative spellwork and hexing because
Dianic_Wicca
American journalist (1946–2014)
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Margot_Adler
Gaelic May Day festival
were often kindled by the most primitive of all means, of friction between wood." This is known as a need-fire, or tein' èiginn in Gaelic. It was a sacred
Beltane
Practice in folk magic or witchcraft
Wicca History of Wicca History of Wicca Etymology of Wicca Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Dettmer v. Landon Witch-cult hypothesis Notable figures Gerald
Witch's_ladder
English Wiccan fl.1960s
new religious movement of Wicca. He promoted his tradition, known as the Coven of Atho, through a correspondence course established in the early part of
Raymond_Howard_(Wiccan)
Discredited theory about witchcraft trials
would die out, and so initiated more members into it through his Bricket Wood coven. The tradition that he started became Gardnerian Wicca. The New Forest
Witch-cult_hypothesis
Formula intended to trigger a magical effect
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Incantation
Wicca is a Boston-area family of Alexandrian Wicca-covens directly downline from Coven Chthonioi. Coven Chthonioi grew out of the Alexandrian practice of
Chthonioi_Alexandrian_Wicca
Origin of the word "Wicca"
claimed to have learned the term during his initiation into the New Forest coven in 1939. By the late 1950s, Gardner's rival Charles Cardell, founder of
Etymology_of_Wicca
Type of broom
limited to straw, herbs, or twigs. Traditionally, the handle is of hazel wood and the head is of birch twigs. Modern construction uses bindings of wire
Besom
American writer
Stone Family, and received his Third Degree Initiation as a member of that coven.[citation needed] Scott Cunningham was born at the William Beaumont Hospital
Scott_Cunningham
Cross-traditional Wiccan group
affiliated covens (or congregations). It was founded in 1975 in order to increase co-operation among witches and to secure for witches and covens the legal
Covenant_of_the_Goddess
Aspect of Celtic mythology
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Celtic_Wicca
Modern pagan tradition
Martello, who encouraged Anderson to found his own coven. Circa 1960, the Andersons founded a coven, naming it Mahealani, after the Hawaiian word for the
Feri_Tradition
British Wiccan priest (1926–1988)
In 1963, he was initiated into Gardnerian Wicca before founding his own coven, through which he merged many aspects of ceremonial magic into Wicca. He
Alex_Sanders_(Wiccan)
Gaelic festival and feast day of Saint Brigid
as a "women's holiday" with specific rites only for female members of a coven. Among Dianic Wiccans, Imbolc is the traditional time for initiations. Holidays
Imbolc
Inspirational text often used in the Wiccan religion
compiled by Gerald Gardner or possibly another member of the New Forest coven. Gardner intended his version to be a theological statement justifying the
Charge_of_the_Goddess
Irish holiday and Gaelic harvest festival
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Lughnasadh
Neolithic stone complex in Oxfordshire, England
basis for the improved management of the monument." In 1959, the Bricket Wood coven of Gardnerian Wiccans met for a ritual at the King's Men, at which
Rollright_Stones
Triunity of deities in Neopaganism
Pratchett's Discworld series provides another parodic take on the concept, with covens of witches generally made up of "The Maiden, the Mother, and the...Other
Triple_Goddess_(Neopaganism)
American witchcraft organization
Wicca may have been responsible for the formation of as many as one hundred covens. The School's curriculum includes classes on a variety of subjects associated
Church_and_School_of_Wicca
Tradition of the neopagan religion of Wicca
structures, and power struggles. The tradition allows both solitary and coven practice, promotes self-dedication and self-initiation, and features democratic
Seax-Wica
English Wiccan (1931–1966)
Valiente, who had formerly been a High Priestess of the Gardnerian Bricket Wood coven, through mutual friends which he had met at a gathering at Glastonbury
Robert_Cochrane_(witch)
Goddess representing motherhood or fertility
Wicca History of Wicca History of Wicca Etymology of Wicca Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Dettmer v. Landon Witch-cult hypothesis Notable figures Gerald
Mother_goddess
Book by Gerald Gardner
writing, Gardner had been initiated into the religion, and had formed his own coven, he did not state this in the book. Instead he "posed as a disinterested
Witchcraft_Today
English Wiccan
charms. Cardell was initially friendly with Gerald Gardner and his Bricket Wood coven. Cardell fell out with Gardner in 1958, citing Gardner's excessive
Charles_Cardell
Type of ritual knife in Wicca
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Boline
Protective device in ritual magic
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Magic_circle
American writer (1951–2019)
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Raven_Grimassi
Topics referred to by the same term
Frederic Lamond (Wiccan) (1931–2020), Wiccan writer and member of the Bricket Wood coven This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same
Frederic_Lamond
Wiccan tradition developed in the 1970s
1970s based loosely on the Gardnerian and Alexandrian traditions. The "Coven of the Blue Star" and the traditions was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Blue_Star_Wicca
British occultist and Wiccan (1927–2025)
needed] Patricia and her then-husband, Arnold Crowther, founded the Sheffield Coven in 1961, of which they were High Priestess and High Priest.[citation needed]
Patricia_Crowther_(Wiccan)
British screenwriter and film director (1909–1999)
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
Cecil_Williamson
1986 United States court case
Wicca History of Wicca History of Wicca Etymology of Wicca Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Dettmer v. Landon Witch-cult hypothesis Notable figures Gerald
Dettmer_v._Landon
American high priestess, writer (born 1933)
The Boston Globe". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. "Enchanted". Coven Celeste. Retrieved 2020-01-28. "Laurie Cabot". IMDb. "Godsmack: Voodoo"
Laurie_Cabot
Ceremonial blade, generally with a black handle
been initiated into a surviving tradition of witchcraft, the New Forest Coven. The athame was their most important ritual tool, with many uses, but was
Athame
British astrologer
J. Gordon Melton and Issota Poggi, Leek's claims to have been part of a coven dating to the Middle Ages are "to say the least unsupported." Leek learnt
Sybil_Leek
English writer and Wiccan priestess
the London coven of Alex Sanders (founder of the Alexandrian tradition of Wicca) at the age of eighteen, but later joined a Gardnerian coven in the famous
Vivianne_Crowley
Form of traditional witchcraft
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
1734_Tradition
Element of Wiccan ritual
This is the form of the blessing used by most Gardnerian and Alexandrian covens. Farrar, Janet; Farrar, Stewart (1984). A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches'
Fivefold_kiss
New Zealand artist (1917–1979)
of Kings Cross" in some of the tabloids, and from where she led her own coven of witches. Her paintings, which have been compared to those of British
Rosaleen_Norton
Modern paganism within America
with "tens of thousands" of members active in between 1,000 and 5,000 covens. Conservative estimates in 1993 arrived at about 50,000 Wiccans in the US
Modern paganism in the United States
Modern_paganism_in_the_United_States
American feminist and writer (born 1951)
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Starhawk
Enchanted Feminism Related List of Wiccan organisations Bricket Wood coven New Forest coven Neopagan witchcraft Witch-cult hypothesis Left-hand path
The_Cauldron
Fairies
names may be carefully guarded and used only with members of one's own coven. Some Wiccans will use two different Craft names, one with the general public
Craft_name
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