Based in Philadelphia, PA, this tradition also has groups in France, Belgium,
Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Originally a secretive tradition, it was decided in spring 2003 that the Nehallenic Tradition would "go public" to add benefit both the tradition and the Wiccan religion.

The Nehallenic Tradition of Wicca is not at all ancient, but it does draw on
old sources and folklore. In the 1970's, a group of people in Philadelphia,
PA of Breton, continental Celtic, Dutch, German, and Norse descent came
together to compare their traditions. The result was the discovery that they
all had a great deal in common philosophically. They also all shared a
common goddess of seafarers and journeys, Nehallenia.

In 1985, a priestess named Raven Standingstone formally established the Nehallenic Tradition. Aldsvider Loar Nevez became the first Nehallenic "lodge" or coven, and it is
the center of this tradition which weaves these cultures together. On the
Fall Equinox of 2003, the lodge was reincorporated as the Temple of the
Ways.

The Nehallenic tradition uses the standard degree system. Training is taken seriously, and generally speaking, the training for someone looking to walk the Nehallenic path is lengthy. A Seeker first makes contact with the Nehallenic group and begins a
general exploration of the Wiccan faith. When a Seeker decides to make a
comittment, they join the group through a ceremony which makes them an
official Dedicant. Dedicants are free to attend all group functions and
participate in all group rituals as part of an ongoing education. A
Dedicant must spend the traditional year and a day in study with a coven
before being initiated into the First Degree. It is another year and a day
to attain the Second Degree, and again to reach the Third Degree. Members
who enter the Third Degree (the tradition's clergy) can choose to become a working priest/ess for the coven or to become an Elder and help those rising through the degree system.