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Gardner knew many famous [[occultist]]s. Near the end of [[Aleister Crowley]]'s life, Gardner met with him for the first time on 1 May 1947 and visited him twice more before Crowley's death that autumn; at some point, Crowley gave Gardner an [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] (OTO) charter and the 4th OTO degree—the lowest degree authorising use of the charter. Aleister Crowley played a crucial role in inspiring Gardner to establish a new [[Paganism|pagan religion]]. | Gardner knew many famous [[occultist]]s. Near the end of [[Aleister Crowley]]'s life, Gardner met with him for the first time on 1 May 1947 and visited him twice more before Crowley's death that autumn; at some point, Crowley gave Gardner an [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] (OTO) charter and the 4th OTO degree—the lowest degree authorising use of the charter. Aleister Crowley played a crucial role in inspiring Gardner to establish a new [[Paganism|pagan religion]]. | ||
The [[witch]]es Gardner was originally introduced to were originally referred to by him as "the Wica" and he would often use the term "Witch Cult" to describe the religion. Other terms used, included "Witchcraft" or "the Old Religion." Later publications standardised the spelling to "Wicca" and it came to be used as the term for [[the Craft]], rather than its followers. "Gardnerian" was originally a pejorative term used by Gardner's contemporary Roy Bowers (also known as Robert Cochrane), a British cunning man, who nonetheless was initiated into Gardnerian Wicca a couple of years following Gardner's death. | The [[witch]]es Gardner was originally introduced to were originally referred to by him as "the Wica" and he would often use the term "Witch [[Cult]]" to describe the religion. Other terms used, included "Witchcraft" or "the Old Religion." Later publications standardised the spelling to "Wicca" and it came to be used as the term for [[the Craft]], rather than its followers. "Gardnerian" was originally a pejorative term used by Gardner's contemporary Roy Bowers (also known as Robert Cochrane), a British cunning man, who nonetheless was initiated into Gardnerian Wicca a couple of years following Gardner's death. | ||
==Wiccan rituals== | ==Wiccan rituals== | ||