Wicca Murray's explanations into his own tradition. The witch-cult theory represented "the historical narrative around which Wicca built itself", with the early Wiccans claiming to be the survivors of this ancient pagan religion. Other influences upon early Wicca included various Western esoteric traditions and practices, among them ceremonial magic, Aleister Crowley and his religion of Thelema, Freemasonry, Spiritualism, and Theosophy. To a lesser extent, Wicca also drew upon folk magic and the practices of cunning folk. It was further influenced both by scholarly works on folkloristics, particularly James Frazer's "The Golden Bough", as well as romanticist writings like Robert Graves' "The
Magical tools in Wicca The former is based on Ceremonial magic and may be more commonly practiced in Alexandrian covens. The latter is more typical of the Hedgewitch, who would be more likely to use everyday tools and utensils, rather than fabricating specially made magical tools. Works CIted Cameron, S. (2005). Wiccanomics? Review of Social Economy,63(1), 87-100. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/29770291 Greenwood, S. (1995). 'Wake the Flame Inside Us': Magic, Healing and the Enterprise Culture in Contemporary Britain. Etnofoor, 8(1), 47-62. Retrieved from Magical tools in Wicca In the neopagan religion of Wicca, a range of magical tools are used in ritual practice. Each of