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
Central Valley Wicca offshoot or even a precursor of Gardnerian Wicca, while others suggest that the CVW share a common ancestor with what later became Gardnerian Wicca. According to their original custom, an initiate of Central Valley Wicca was not told who their initiator's initiator was; therefore, the identity of the person who first brought Wicca to the Central Valley remains a mystery. What is known is that she had ties to England and had most likely lived there; she was either British or had close connection to a British subject prior to settling in California. At that time, individual names for "traditions"