Beaufort House Index of English Traditional Witchcraft

WTC 100-1-0; revised 15 January 1999

This is a genealogical 'site index' of the English Craft Traditions (including Gardnerian, Alexandrian and the like) and their offshoots. Coven leaders are the intended audience for this index (and, indeed, for the entire Beaufort House site); the information here given is, nevertheless, of a non-initiatory and non-Oathed nature, as we have no ultimate control over the way in which this index is accessed (barring our judicious selection of cross-links to Traditional Wiccan rather than Pagan or 'Wicca/Pagan' websites)

Highlighted links lead to brief discussions (suitable for pre-initiate seekers) of the theology, practice and history of the various Traditions, along with contact information where such is available. Follow the links through to find additional resources. Links which are shown in [italics] lead off-site; you will have to use your browser's 'back' button to return here.

Please also read our explanatory notes, which discuss our rationale, methods and membership.

Herewith, the index itself:

• 1920s Earlier forms of Witchcraft, about which we know very little.
• 1951 Gerald Gardner's original coven. At this stage the Tradition had not yet been named.
• 1954 Gardnerian Witchcraft (in Britain) [intro]
  
• 1959 Gardnerian Witchcraft (in Canada) [intro] [contacts]
  [secrecy] [Six Roads]
  
  
• 1962? Central Valley Wicca [intro] later known as the Silver Crescent Tradition
  or the Order of the Silver Crescent, (distinct from the British group of the same name) [intro]
  • 1968? Majestic Order / Myjestic Tradition
    • 1973 Kingstone Tradition [intro] [contacts]
      • 1983 Aquarian Tabernacle Tradition
    • 1973 American Tradition
    • 1975 Assembly of Wiccan [intro] [contacts]
      • 1993 Daoine Coire Tradition [intro] [contacts]
  
  
• 1963 Gardnerian Witchcraft (in America) [intro] [contacts] [secrecy] [public relations]
  • 1969 Pagan Way Witchcraft (in Chicago) [intro] [history] [structure]
    • 1970 Dianic (MacFarland) Witchcraft
      • ca. 1971 Feminist Wicce
        • 1974 Dianic Feminist Witchcraft
        • 1976 Dianic Wicce (in Canada)
          • 1990 Blackring (Gaia)Witchraft [website]
            • 1998 Evergreen Tradition [website]
      • 1978 Hyperborean Tradition
      • 1991 American Tradition of the Goddess [website]
      • 1995? Lycian Tradition
    • 1974 Isian Tradition
      • 1974 Western Isian Tradition
    • 1987 StarKindler Tradition [intro] [contacts] [history] [readings]
  • 1996 Aglaian Tradition [contacts] [history] [website]
  
  
• 1969 American / Mohsian Tradition [intro] [contacts] [website]
  • 1985 New Albion Tradition
  
  
• 1970 Pagan Way Witchcraft (in Philadelphia)
  • 1973 Open Goddess Tradition
  • 1974 American Traditional Witchcraft
  • 1975 Blue Star Witchcraft [intro] [contacts]
    • 1979 Odyssian Tradition (Wiccan Church of Canada) [intro]
      • 1985 Pagans for Peace Tradition
      • 1996 Odyssian Reformed Tradition [website]
    • 1983 Windblown Tradition [intro] [contacts]
    • 1986 Tradition of the Rainbow Wheel [website]
  • 1985? Pagan Way Witchcraft (in California) [website]
  • 1990 Ceili Sidhe Tradition [intro]
  
  
• 1972? Seax-Wicca
  • 1974? Clan Ragan
    • 1986? Northwind Tradition [intro] [contacts][website]
      • 1985? Caledonii Tradition
      • 1990? Serpentstone Tradition [website]
        • 1991 Black Forest Tradition [website]
  
  
• 1975 Minoan Brotherhood [intro] [contacts]
• 1975? Maidenhill Tradition
• 1976? 'The Tradition' (in New England) [website]
• 1982 Minoan Sisterhood [intro] [contacts]
• 1991 Protean Tradition [intro] [contacts] [history] [non-coercion] [counselling][seasons between the sabbats][sabbats]
  • 1994? Cornfield Tradition
  • 1997 Dragon's Weave [website]
• 1991? California Gardnerian (CalGard) Witchcraft
  • 1996 Oldenwilde Traditional Witchcraft (also see Serpentstone Tradition, above) [website]