Description: Functioning healthy covens don't spring into being overnight--they take lots of thought, detailed planning--and help from the Goddess. The Real Witches' Coven offers practical, down-to-earth advice for any witch considering starting or joining a coven. Though written primarily for High Priestesses forming new covens or ones "hiving off" from a Mother Coven, any witch interested in how good, lasting covens are formed will find solid, step-by-step guidance in The Real Witches' Coven.
Kate West, one of Britain's most well known High Priestesses, spells out the considerations and details you need to form a good coven. Without limiting the freedom of witches and covens to practice the Craft uniquely, West uses her immense experience--and her wonderful sense of humor--to spell out the process of beginning a coven.
From finding appropriate candidates to deciding whether covenors should dress "skyclad" or wear robes for rituals, from the role of the High Priestess to ensuring the coven is well funded; and from the importance of maintaining the secrecy of the coven to how to plan rituals, The Real Witches' Coven will save you time--and grief--and get your coven off on the right foot.
Chapters include:
- Starting a Coven
- Rules and Discipline
- Rites of Entry and Initiation
- Esbats and Working Rituals
- Sabbat Celebrations
- Developing the Coven
West ends the book with a chapter called The Good Covenor, written for witches seeking to join a coven.

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