Etymology of Wicca published in Canada. It discussed a Gardnerian-based tradition. In ensuing years, many other authors would publish books containing "Wicca" in their titles which advocated solitary practice of Pagan Witchcraft; best known were Scott Cunningham's "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" (1988) and Silver RavenWolf's "Teen Witch: Wicca for a New Generation" (1998), but other examples included Gerina Dunwich's "The Wicca Garden" (1996), D. J. Conway's "Wicca: The Complete Craft" (2001), Raymond Buckland's "Wicca for Life" (2004) and "Wicca for One" (2004), Arin Murphy-Hiscock's "Solitary Wicca for Life" (2005) and Ann-Marie Gallagher's "The Wicca Bible" (2005). It was also adopted
Wicca Wiccans do not claim to know how magic works, merely believing that it does because they have observed it to be so. Some spell it "magick", a variation coined by the influential occultist Aleister Crowley, though this spelling is more commonly associated with Crowley's religion of Thelema than with Wicca. During ritual practices, which are often staged in a sacred circle, Wiccans cast spells or "workings" intended to bring about real changes in the physical world. Common Wiccan spells include those used for healing, for protection, fertility, or to banish negative influences. Many early Wiccans, such as Alex Sanders, Sybil