Witches' Traditions

There are many paths that you can walk down, ultimatley most end up in the same place. But Witchcraft is about the journey more than the destination. So here I'm going to outline some of the more commonly recognised traditions.

Many people believe that Witchcraft (or Wicca if you like) began in pre-Christian times, others that the Craft that is pracitsed today has a basis in the ancient religions but only began earlier this century by Gerald Gardner. What you believe is not in question here.

Alexandrian
Gardnerian
Paganism
Shamanism
Eclectic Wicca
Left-Hand Path
Thelemic
Gnostic
Solitary
Strega
Covens
Voodoun
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Santeria

As you can see there are a wide variety of paths, and these a just a few. If you would like to look into some of these or find out about other paths you may want to go to AriadneSpider (just click on the link below), which has some great links to pages on these.