Coven Coven A coven usually refers to a group or gathering of witches. The word "coven" remained largely unused in English until 1921 when Margaret Murray promoted the idea, now discredited, that all witches across Europe met in groups of thirteen which they called "covens". In Wicca and other similar forms of modern neopagan witchcraft, such as Stregheria and Feri, a coven is a gathering or community of witches, much like a in Christian parlance. It is composed of a group of believers who gather together for ceremonies of worship such as Drawing Down the Moon, or celebrating the Sabbats. The
A Discovery of Witches studies of alchemy, magic, and the occult. "A Discovery of Witches" is the first installment in the "All Souls" trilogy, followed by "Shadow of Night" (2012) and completed with the third novel in the series, "The Book of Life" (2014). A television adaptation of the book premiered on Sky One in September 2018. Diana Bishop is a Yale history of science professor, who is conducting research at the University of Oxford. She is a witch, but has rejected this aspect of her life; she has not learned to practice witchcraft and has minimized her interaction with other witches. She discovers