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Oh- I see. So it's normal not to understand much until you are actually into a coven?
It depends on the coven- some covens train then initiate- but they do the training without revealing anything that is oathbound. Some covens initiate then train- but there's a period of time that you spend with the coven so that everyone can tell if you'll be a good fit.
See- a coven is supposed to be made up of basically a spiritual family, which isn't to say it replaces your actual family, but being able to work together to serve the gods is important.
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But- Don't some wiccans practice alone? I think I've read that once somewhere?
Once your initiated- even if you leave the coven, you'll always have been an initiate. The rites however need a coven, and you can't have fewer than 3 people for them to work.
Wiccans can belong to other religions though- so someone can be a Wiccan and perform Wiccan rituals with their coven, and outside of that they can worship other gods, spirits and stuff, but they have to keep them separate. Like if someone was Wiccan and also say- a Mambo or Houngan in Vodou, they wouldn't mix the 2 and worship the Lord and the Lady of the Isles in a Vodou rite and they wouldn't feed Ezurlie Freda and Ogún in a Wiccan ritual.
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Also- What is the oath you have to accept?
Some of the oaths vary- there's a core oath, and then there's extra oaths that can be added onto that oath if it's needed. One way to look at the oath is that in one of Doreen Valiente's books there's a picture of it as it appears in her BoS.
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