| There is a misconception around who can practice | | | | everything including the shirt from your back. |
| Wicca and the concept is often confused with white | | | | The best way to join is to research and talk to other |
| Magick. To clarify this, Wicca is a way of thinking, a | | | | people who are interested in Wicca, witchcraft and all |
| belief, a recognized religion and like any other religion | | | | different types of Paganism. There is no better tool |
| anyone can practice Wicca. Wicca can be studied like | | | | for this than the internet at the moment; particularly |
| any other religion either in solitary or by joining a | | | | since it remains so very misunderstood. People are |
| coven. A coven is quite literally a gathering of | | | | often surprised by the amount of covens out there |
| witches, and much the same as popular culture has | | | | in the world. Try looking for a local one! |
| taught us but without the green faces and warts. | | | | Alternatively, some people decide to practice Wicca |
| In English Wicca culture an initiation is required when | | | | in solitary and meet with other Wiccans or covens |
| joining a coven for the first time. When joining a | | | | for rituals or festivities. Whether to go solitary or join |
| Wiccan coven it is very important to remember that, | | | | a coven is a matter of personal choice. |
| as with the Christian churches, their ideals can be | | | | Perhaps most importantly of all, when you approach |
| quite different from one coven to the next; it is also | | | | a new philosophy, mode of worship, or any new |
| best to check that the coven is not a cleverly | | | | group with different ideals, you must always maintain |
| disguised cult that demands you give them | | | | an open mind. |