What is "covens"

Usage examples of "covens".

We know of eight covens that have been hit in the last few days from Boston to New York to Virginia and as far south as Florida.

Phoebe looked around to see if anyone had noticed, but the other covens were too busy with their own spells.

None of the covens were looking at anyone beyond their own tables, and the air was so thick with paranoia Phoebe could practically taste it.

The covens had been gathering there for a mixture of protection and support, not wanting to be left alone in their tents.

They both were clearly resolved to see this Gathering of the Covens thing through.

A few of the covens that had fled earlier in the week had returned, and everyone had dressed up for the occasion.

Many of the covens that had pulled out of this area of the camp hadn’t come back for the festival.

The secret family covens would pass the traditions down through the matriarchal line, usually by word of mouth.

This traditional method of Wicca is quite formal, with covens using ritual tools and learned invocations emphasising the Goddess and her representative, the High Priestess, as their head.

Some covens are affiliated formally or informally to specific traditions, but they increasingly unite for organisational as well as legal and political strength, particularly in Australia and parts of the USA.

On-line covens are also springing up and they are an excellent way for solitary practitioners to gain support and information.

Reliable, bona fide covens will offer the same safeguards as any ordinary coven (see page 306), but of course the normal restraints you should show on contacting any Internet site will apply.

Further different levels of knowledge and responsibility may also be involved, for example elevation to a second or third degree, so that eventually initiates can begin their own covens if they wish.

Some of the most spiritual covens are those that do not have anyone in the role of High Priestess or Priest, but instead take it in turns to organise the meetings and rituals and take responsibility for any events.

Some covens emphasise set ritual and ceremony and a learning path that can take years rather than months, along which you progress in an orderly fashion, gradually building up a great store of wisdom and experience and allowing your psychic powers to unfold slowly - is that what you want?