Etymology of Wicca published; the earliest was Paul Huson's "Mastering Witchcraft" (1970), which made no reference to "Wicca". This was followed by Raymond Buckland's "The Tree: The Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft", in which he propagated his newly developed tradition of Seax-Wica; utilising "Wica" as the name of the tradition, he also referenced "the Wicca" as the name of the religion as a whole. Contrastingly, during the 1970s the term "Wicca" was rejected by feminist Pagan Witchcraft groups in the United States, in particular the Dianic tradition; the term does not appear in the early works of Zsuzsanna Budapest and Starhawk, although the
Wicca may be performed during this period, some time before the initiation proper, allowing the person to attend certain rituals on a probationary basis. Some solitary Wiccans also choose to study for a year and a day before their self-dedication to the religion. A large number of Wiccans do not exclusively follow any single tradition or even are initiated. These "eclectic Wiccans" each create their own syncretic spiritual paths by adopting and reinventing the beliefs and rituals of a variety of religious traditions connected to Wicca and broader Paganism. While the origins of modern Wiccan practice lie in covenantal activity of