There are some who groan loudly at this type of terminology, viewing it as as degradingor simply inappropriate. It is a solitary form of the Craft and mainly magickal nature with little religion. Although of a Saxon basis, it was authored by Raymond himself without breaking his original Gardnerian oath. Raymond Buckland's contribution to the Craft is a significant one. Not only did he developed a Tradition that is more acceptable to many individuals, he has also written a large volume of text books on different magickal aspects and practices of the Craft, thereby enhancing many lives in a postive direction.
Solitaries come in various forms.
Some were at one time initiated a coven and eventually chose to extricate themselves from that environment and continue particing a particular Tradition or sect by themselves. Follows a tradition seated in Italy that began around 1353 with a woman called Aradia. From ancient the Teutons have been recognized as a group of people who speak the Germanic group of languages. Culturally, this included the English, Dutch, Iceland, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish peoples. This is also known as the Nordic Tradition.