Solitaire, Group, Coven, Tradition?

The following are definitions that have been written and assembled in the hopes of helping to provide a better understanding of Groups, Traditions, Covens, and Solitary life. Often times these terms are overlapped and used improperly.

Solitary Life – Life as a solitary is just that. You practice your craft by yourself. You may go to gatherings or have a loose circle of magickal friends, but you do your work and your honouring of the Goddess on your own. It is possible to have gone through a Tradition or Coven life and yet decided on being a Solitaire. Many people think that solitaires are all self taught. While many of them are there are those that have been formally trained in a tradition or by a coven and yet found a life alone with the Goddess only to resonate more for them.
Groups – Groups are a group of people who meet on a semi regular basis for a general purpose. This could be to have Sabbats, or even moons, and study groups are another possibility. However, the main difference in a Group and a Coven is that in a Group there are no oaths or commitments made to the Group. You are free to come and go as you wish.
Covens – Covens are usually tight close-knit groups of people. They have come together and made commitments to each other, taken oaths, and practice together for a common reason and goal. Covens are in essence families that have been tied together through karmic connections. Not all Covens belong to a Tradition. Some are just Covens of like minded people.
Traditions – Traditions are the most formal. A Tradition is, by definition, steeped in traditions that will follow all the Covens of that Tradition. Traditions include those such as Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Dianic, and Artemisian Faerie Faith, and many others.

Solitaire, Group, Coven, Tradition?

The following are definitions that have been written and assembled in the hopes of helping to provide a better understanding of Groups, Traditions, Covens, and Solitary life. Often times these terms are overlapped and used improperly.

Traditions – Traditions are the most formal. A Tradition is, by definition, steeped in traditions that will follow all the Covens of that Tradition. Traditions include those such as Gardnerian, Alexandrian, Dianic, and Artemisian Faerie Faith, and many others.