Modern Esoteric Initiatory Witchcraft

Modern Initiatory Witchcraft finds its influences in British Traditional Wicca, Esoteric Magical Traditions, and the earlier historical Pagan beliefs and practices of such cultures as Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece and Europe (whose practices form the basis of many magical techniques and pagan rites today). Initiatory Witchcraft is largely based upon intuitive messages and subsequent historical research and reconstruction, blending experiential and intuitive work with due reference to historical practices.

Like Traditional Alexandian or Gardnerian Wicca, Initiatory Witchcraft is very different from 'pop' wicca. Traditional Wicca and Initiatory Witchcraft are bonefide mystery traditions which are based upon certain themes, magic and mysteries of ancient pagan mystery cults. Within Initiatory Witchcraft, most of these themes are normally received intuitively and then reconstructed with serious historical research into that particular mystery tradition or practice. (Traditional Wicca can sometimes differ slightly in that much of the material used is based upon the prior work of Gardner or Sanders, and usually stays within the parameters of a traditional book of shadows.) However Initiatory Witchcraft does often use elements of Traditional Wicca as a structure for its practice of the mysteries (either magical or theurgic).