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Gerald Gardner, Wicca, and the Threefold Law: Untangling Witchcraft’s Most Misunderstood Rules
Today we’re talking about Gerald Gardner, why he’s called the father of modern Wicca, and how a prescription for nudism somehow became part of the origin story. Along the way we sort out a big misconception, why Wicca isn’t the same thing as witchcraft, and how witchcraft existed long before Wicca ever had a name.We dig into the timeline, Gardner’s rise in the 1950s after the repeal of Britain’s Witchcraft Act, his public “yep, I’m a witch” moment, and the way figures like Doreen Valiente helped shape (and challenge) what Wicca became. Then we get into the messy bits, such as questionable…
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