Anyone who has studied pagan and wicca traditions for any length of time will ultimately find that they don't agree with everything they are taught. One of the joys of paganism is that you don't get hurled into a dark pit for such feelings but can make something positive of the experience and form or join a new tradition.

Many people have done this in the past (clearly, otherwise we would have only one Wicca tradition and a mere smattering of pagan ones), with various levels of success. Just like starting a new business, people often find that they are in over their heads and begin to respect their old teachers in a new light!

Enter Edain McCoy, and a book that is long overdue for publication. The Witch's Coven is exactly the book you need if you are thinking about starting your own tradition, coven or circle.

Although typically new covens and circles are started by 2nd or 3rd degree priests and priestesses that hive off from a mother coven, it is often the case that many people interested in Wicca don't have a local group they can join and find their only choice is to start their own. This book can help with that, since it provides pretty much all the information you need to get started, including: