Gardnerian Wicca
Proper noun
Meaning
Gardnerian Wicca
A branch of Wicca which emphasises Gerald Gardner's teachings, the Book of Shadows and initiation.
Examples
Gardnerian Wicca and other forms of British Traditional Wicca operate as an initiatory mystery cult ; membership is gained only through initiation by a Wiccan High Priestess or High Priest.
In all cases, Gardnerian Wicca absolutely forbids any member to share the name, personal information, fact of membership, and so on without advanced individual consent of that member for that specific instance of sharing.
ISBN 1-872189-52-0 LGBT issues in Gardnerian practice Anti-homosexuality Gardnerian Wicca and other more traditional groups form their covens from male-female pairs.
The Brotherhood and Sisterhood are oath-bound, initiatory mystery religions which use a ritual framework descended from Gardnerian Wicca.
This was the first of a number of disputes between individuals and groups, Hutton, Triumph of the Moon but the increased publicity only seems to have allowed Gardnerian Wicca to grow much more rapidly.
Wiccans often refer to being in or out of the "broom closet", to make the exactness of the parallel clear.) In Gardnerian Wicca, there are three grades of initiation.