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A site devoted to the study & practice of Esoteric Initiatory Witchcraft

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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).

This is a progressive practice which is largely based upon intuitive messages and subsequent historical research and reconstruction, blending experiential and intuitive work with due reference to historical practices.

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Modern Esoteric Initiatory Witchcraft

What is Initiatory Witchcraft?

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What Makes Initiatory Witchcraft different from Popular wicca?

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' Wiccan rites.) However Initiatory Witchcraft does often use elements of Traditional Wicca as a structure for its practice of the mysteries (either magical or theurgic).

What is the purpose of this website?

The purpose of this website is to provide source material and articles written by practitioners of Initiatory Witchcraft, whilst attempting to eliminate certain misconceptions which are generally accepted as 'fact' in Popular wicca; creating a source of information on aspects of serious Initiatory Witchcraft. There is also now a members site for those interested in discussing the esoteric and mystic elements of witchcraft above and beyond that which has in many cases formed the basis of the Wiccan framework.