Sources

Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner

Citation Formats

General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/wicca-a-guide-for-the-solitary-practitioner.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/wicca-a-guide-for-the-solitary-practitioner

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-wicca-a-guide-for-the-solitary-practitio,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/wicca-a-guide-for-the-solitary-practitioner},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Scott Cunningham's book is credited within the tradition itself, and by outside historians of contemporary Paganism, as the single most consequential text in establishing solitary eclectic Wiccan practice as a distinct, self-taught path separate from the coven-based initiatory lineages Wicca began from. That documented influence on how the practice actually spread, rather than a claim about its publisher, is the real basis for its standing here. It is a practitioner's guide written from within the tradition, not independent historical scholarship on Wicca's origins, so this atlas holds it at the tier for a reputable practical reference rather than the top scholarly tier. Use it for solitary Wiccan practice as this influential guide presents it; a claim about Wicca's documented twentieth-century origins needs a dedicated historical source.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

Scott Cunningham's own 1988 practitioner text, the single most consequential book in the formation of solitary eclectic Wiccan practice; cited as the tradition's own foundational primary source for that specific practice, not as independent historical scholarship on Wicca's origins.

Notes

Published 1988. The single most consequential text in the formation of solitary eclectic practice.

Citation

Author

Scott Cunningham

Publisher

Llewellyn Publications

Publication Year

1989

URL

https://archive.org/details/wiccaguideforsol0000cunn

Source Type

primary-text

Claims Backed By This Source (122 claims)

This source backs 122 claims across the atlas. As facts: 58 well-attested. As cited relationships: 20 holds, 1 connected, 1 rejected Here, 1 held Differently. Plus 41 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Articles, 19 claims: 17 well-attested, 2 general references.
Moon Phases, 16 claims: 8 well-attested, 8 general references.
Religious Offices, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
Plants, 10 claims: 1 well-attested, 9 general references.
Rituals, 9 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 holds, 4 general references.
Doctrines, 8 claims: 3 holds, 1 rejected Here, 4 general references.
Literary Works, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Denominations, 6 claims: 2 holds, 1 connected, 1 held Differently, 2 general references.
Holidays & Festivals, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 6 claims: 4 holds, 2 general references.
Deities, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Magical Weapons, 4 claims: 2 holds, 2 general references.
Historical Figures, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Myths & Sacred Narratives, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Religions, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
Religious Symbols, 1 claims: 1 general references.