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Wiccan HistoryThe history of Wicca, or modern witchcraft, including controversial theories of origin, etymology, more.
The Secret History of Modern Witchcraft
Well researched essay explores the influences of Thelema, Freemasonry, and the Golden Dawn on the formation of modern Wicca. The Old Religion
"Gnosis" magazine's introduction to the Neopagan movement. Letters from Doreen Valiente to Rev. T. Allen Greenfield
A visual archive of handwritten letters from Doreen on the subject of Gardner's Book of Shadows and the involvement of Aleister Crowley. The Great Wicca Hoax
Explores truth and fiction in the claims of Wicca founder Gerald Gardner. Gerald Gardner (biography)
A brief biography of Wicca founder Gerald Gardner. A Goddess Arrives
The Novels Of Dion Fortune And The Development Of Gardnerian Witchcraft Margot Adler: A Time for Truth
On changing scholarship about Wiccan origins, the "Old religion," "burning times," etc. Falsehoods of the Burning Times
Why "what everyone knows" is wrong. Gerald Gardner Archive
An archive of historical documents relating to Wiccan hisotry. The Man, the Myth & the Magick
A four-part biography of Gerald Gardner. |
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