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This book reveals a remarkable picture of the revival of witchcraft in England during the 1930s and 40s. Through years of research, the author has ... read full description

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Jan 25, 2008
Michael rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Wiccan Roots is the first part of Philip Hestleton's two part exploration of the beginnings of Wicca. In particular he tries to find evidence of a New Forest Coven of which all of modern Gardenerian and Alexandrian Wicca is a descendant. If you are a Wiccan or like me just interested in Witchcraft this putative ancestry is a very important matter. Hestleton is both thorough and ingenious in trying to find facts which support his thesis. His account of the Rosicrucian Group to which the New Fores More...
Mar 11, 2008
Shannon rated it: 5 of 5 stars
excellent book and research about Gardner—great to glean a perspective on who Gardner was and perhaps why he did what he did—but without being slanted
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