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. ... 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. ...