Paganistan: Notes from the Secret Commonwealth
In Which One Midwest Man-in-Black Confers, Converses & Otherwise Hob-Nobs with his Fellow Hob-Men (& -Women) Concerning the Sundry Ways of the Famed but Ill-Starred Tribe of Witches.
Survival Secrets of the Long-Lived Covens
Statistically, the average coven has a lifespan of three years.
But let us not make the mistake of taking this as normative.
In fact, the history of the modern Craft is studded with examples of long-lived covens. In a year and a half, the group that I'm part of Our daughter/sister coven is still going strong after almost 35 years. Gardner's original Bricket Wood coven has been up and running for some 60-plus years now. Across the wide and many-colored world of modern Witchdom, there must be hundreds—if not thousands—of similar examples.
Long-lived covens may be a minority in the Craft, but they are neither outliers nor anomalies. They are, rather, the heart of who we are and what we do.
Each of these covens is a success story: a success story in which we all share. Each one is a triumph for us all.
If we are wise, we will not waste time and energy in envy.
If we are wise, we will understand that a three-year lifespan is a statistic, not a definition.
If we are wise, we will praise these successful groups, and ask ourselves: how did they manage to do it?
And then we'll go and do the same.
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