The New Forest coven was a witchcraftcoven that met in England's New Forest region. It is supposedly the coven that Gerald Gardner joined before writing Witchcraft Today, his book about Wicca. It is commonly believed that Dorothy Clutterbuck was the high priestess of the coven, and initiated Gardner into witchcraft. The term witchcraft (and witch) is a controversial one with a complicated history. ... Coven or covan was originally a late medieval Scots word (c1500) meaning a gathering of any kind according to the Oxford English Dictionary. ... Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River The New Forest is an area of Hampshire in England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and old-growth forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. ... Gerald Brosseau Gardner (June 13, 1884 - February 13, 1964) was a British civil servant, amateur anthropologist, writer, and occultist who published some of the definitive texts for modern Wicca, which he was instrumental in founding. ... Witchcraft Today is a Non-fiction book written by the inventor of the Wicca religion, Gerald Gardner. ... A Neo-Pagan pentagram: a symbol used by many Wiccans. ... Dorothy Clutterbuck (January 19, 1880–January 12, 1951) , also known as Old Dorothy, was a well-to-do woman who lived near Christchurch, England, whom Gerald Gardner claimed had initiated him into witchcraft. ...
He was initiated into the NewForestcoven in England by "old Dorothy" Clutterbuck.
Unable to directly reveal much of his coven's workings, he developed a system that was a synthesis of various elements from Masonic ritual, ceremonial magick, French Mediterranean Craft and the teachings of his coven.
The existence of the earlier NewForestcoven is unproven, and may not be particularly important.
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