coven

Thirteen practicing together

A coven is a group of witches who meet and practice together, traditionally numbering thirteen.

The word carries associations with secrecy and ritual: The coven gathered at midnight.

More loosely, coven describes any tight-knit group with shared interests or purpose, often with a hint of conspiracy or exclusivity: her coven of advisors.

witchcraft

witch

Practitioner of dark arts

spellcaster · necromancer · conjurer · familiar · broomstick · cauldron · potion · grimoire · hex · curse

ritual

circle

Curved closed shape

  • altarSacred ritual table
  • chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
  • wandThin ceremonial stick

pentagram · incantation · spellcasting · summoning · evocation · ceremony · rite · invocation · candle · offering

gathering

circle

Curved closed shape

congregation · sisterhood · brotherhood · group · membership · initiation · high priestess · elder · neophyte · solitary

occult

magick

Occult arts, archaic spelling

paganism · hermeticism · esoteric · arcane · occultism · shamanism · clairvoyance · astral · tarot · scrying

sisterhood

empowerment

Gaining authority or confidence

divine feminine · nurturing · wisdom · healing · intuition · moon · bonding · support · kinship · women

secrecy

clandestine

Concealed from authorities

witch trials · underground · secret · forbidden · taboo · heresy · inquisition · disguise · protection · oath

Categories
Opposites
group vs. individual

covenhedge witch

Solitary nature-based practitioner

solo practitioner · loner · individualist · hermit · lone wolf

occult vs. orthodox

covencongregation

Assembled group of worshippers

church · parish · flock · monastery · convent

organized group vs. isolation

covensolitude

State of being alone

isolation · seclusion · disbandment · scattering

Phrases
Family

covenant, covenants, covens, covenanted, covenanting

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