Gardner claimed to have learned the beliefs and practices that would later become known as Gardnerian Wicca from the New Forest coven, who allegedly initiated him into their ranks in 1939. For this reason, Gardnerian Wicca is usually considered to be the earliest created tradition of Wicca, from which most subsequent Wiccan traditions are derived.
Gardner claimed to have learned the beliefs and practices that would later become known as Gardnerian Wicca from the New Forest coven who allegedly initiated him into their ranks in 1939 For this reason Gardnerian Wicca is usually considered to be the earliest created tradition of Wicca from which most subsequent Wiccan traditions are derived