Is Trad Witchcraft a form of Wicca?
No. Wicca is a much newer religion formed about 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant. Wicca was based on old witchcraft only to a lesser degree. Most Wiccan beliefs, ritual, and practices were based on external sources, especially on secret societies of the Western Occult Tradition, particularly the ceremonial magick of the Order of the Golden Dawn, and a spirituality entirely different from that of our heritage. Therefore, there are many things in Wicca that do not appear in Trad Witchcraft.
