Pagan / Wiccan
Gardnerian Wicca (traditional initiatory)
6/40· LowConfidence: High
Original Gerald Gardner-derived initiatory Wiccan tradition (1950s). Coven-based with three-degree initiation. Mainstream low-control.
CLCI radar
Low Control / Mainstream
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control2/10
Information Control1/10
Thought Control1/10
Emotional Control2/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — original Gardnerian Wicca initiatory tradition; voluntary low-control.
Founded
1954
Members
Tens of thousands of initiates globally
Active in
Europe, USA
In context
Gardnerian Wicca is the original initiatory Wiccan tradition founded by Gerald Gardner in the early 1950s. Coven-based with traditional Book of Shadows. Mainstream voluntary tradition; the broader eclectic Wicca movement is much larger.
Timeline
- 1954Gardner publishes 'Witchcraft Today'
Sources
- Ronald Hutton, 'The Triumph of the Moon' (1999)
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