Beliefs and Practices

Beliefs

We believe in the Ancient Providence, which was, is, and ever shall be omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. We believe that the Ancient Providence is omnificent and is hereby omnifarious. We acknowledge that the Ancient Providence is androgynous and is understood by humanity as the Goddess and God of Witchcraft, or the Craft. We acknowledge the existence of the Lords of the Watchtowers, the Kings of the Elements, which guard and protect the Temple of the Gods, or the Circle.

We believe and adhere by the Old Laws and the teachings of Traditional British Witchcraft and the Rede, which is accepted as a moral guideline to which we should live our lives according to Tradition. We believe that the standards of conduct in Traditional British Witchcraft are based on the Old Laws and the Rede, which advises us to live our lives to the best of our ability with minimum harm to others and to ourselves. We believe and acknowledge that the Rede isn’t a law, but advise to help us to realize that as individuals we are not perfect, but as individual with a free will, we are capable of limiting our destructiveness and to live in harmony with other.

We believe and accept the authority of the High Priestess and the High Priest, which are living representations of the Goddess and God. We believe that a High Priest/High Priestess refers to a Third Degree Initiates that establishes and operates a coven according to Traditional British Witchcraft. We believe that only a Third Degree Initiate can form and operate a Coven. We believe and accept that every Coven in Traditional British Witchcraft is anonymous and should have no more than thirteen initiates. We believe and accept that a Coven is ruled by the High Priestess who is assisted by her consort, the High Priest and is supported by the advice of the Elders and the Messenger of the Gods, or the Summoner. We believe in the honorary relationship between the Parent and Daughter Covens and accept the Parent Coven as our Queen or Magus. We believe that a Coven is where an initiate learns of the Religion and Magic. We believe that initiation is a means of validity within the tradition and is not offered to everyone. We believe that every initiate of Traditional British Witchcraft is a Priest/Priestess within the tradition with a direct connection to the Gods.

Practices

We believe that working skyclad (ritual nudity) is a sign of freedom and equality. We believe and acknowledge the polarity of opposites and work in female - male couples. We believe that all rites are to take place within a properly prepared Circle. We believe that our rites bind us to the Gods and celebrate our connection to the Gods and to nature.

We believe and acknowledge three types of rites. We believe and acknowledge these rites as the Esbats, which are Lunar Rites dedicated to the Goddess, the Sabbats, which are Solar Rites dedicated to the God and the Wheel of the Year, and Rites of Transition, such as Initiation, Handfastings, and Death. We believe and acknowledge the Sabbats as:

- Imbolc
- Vernal Equinox (Spring Equinox)
- Beltane
- Midsummer (Summer Solstice)
- Lughnasadh
- Autumnal Equinox (Fall Equinox)
- Samhain
- Yule

We believe that Magic is a means to better our lives and to aid humanity. We believe that Magic should never take place on a Sabbat, for these are times of celebration. We believe that Magic is secondary to Traditional British Witchcraft, for the Craft must ever survive.