Local groups are called Hearths, Kindreds, or Steadings. There are at least 800 satr ers in North America.
Guilds promote skills and fellowship, and little emphasis is placed on magic or meditation.
Never used to draw blood. In some covens, initiates copy the High Priestess Book of Shadows to learn the coven s traditions. Term used by Pagans to refer to the historical period of intense persecution of alleged witches in the West, generally the late 15th to 18th century. Inspired by Robert Heinlein s Stranger in a Strange Land. CAW is oriented in Gaean spirituality, which combines many Goddess traditions such as Wiccan, Native American, and Tibetan paths.