Doreen Valliente

An influential English Wiccan, this author was instrumental in shaping early traditions and liturgy, later bringing Neopaganism to wider public attention. Her writings, often exploring themes of witchcraft and its history, are marked by deep insight and a personal approach to belief. Through her books, she championed concepts like self-initiation, and her legacy is widely revered within the Wiccan and Neopagan communities, earning her the title "mother of modern Witchcraft."