Wiccan

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Wiccan has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Sword and Scale (Dec 2025). Religion/belief system central to Eric's identity; used in the episode to explain rituals (blood oath) that formed part of motive/background.

Wicca is a modern pagan, syncretic, Earth-focused type of religion. Considered a new religious movement by scholars of religion, the path evolved from Western esotericism, developed in England during the first half of the 20th century, and was introduced to the public in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant. Wicca draws upon ancient pagan and 20th-century hermetic motifs for theological and ritual purposes. Doreen Valiente joined Gardner in the 1950s, further building Wicca's