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Denominations and Sects (note that many Wiccans commonly-prefer the word "Tradition" over "Denomination" or "Sect," and so we also make an effort to adhere to this convention throughout this web page) provide a convenient means of dividing religions into their respective and/or competing variants, and are often inspired by inter-cultural and inter-traditional variations.  Sometimes these variations arise naturally (such as from a social-psychological standpoint) due to geographical isolation, but can also be the result of disagreements and fueds between religious leaders who could not unite on any number of points, along with a variety of other historic and/or opinion-oriented possibilities.

Included hereunder is an alphabetical listing of known traditions (numbered dynamically, and since this numbering can change as new variants are added it's best to reference a tradition by its name), with some specific key highlights and informational links (if known) which are primarily intended to be helpful to researchers.

While the more well-known traditions of Wicca are included hereunder, it's possible that there remain traditions that are undiscovered or yet-to-be-invented by future Wiccans with new ideas that challenge old-fashioned practices.

1. Alexandrian Wicca †
2. Algard Wicca †
3. Aquarian Tabernacle Church †
4. Blue Star Wicca †
5. British Traditional Wicca †
6. Celtic Wicca †
7. Central Valley Wicca †
8. Chthonioi Alexandrian Wicca †
9. Covenant of the Goddess †
10. Dianic Wicca †
11. Faery Wicca †
12. Gardnerian Wicca †
13. Georgian Wicca †
14. Inclusive Wicca Tradition †
15. New Reformed Orthodox Order of the Golden Dawn †
16. Odyssean Wicca †
17. Panthean temple †
18. Pete Davis †
19. The Rowan Tree Church †
20. Seax-Wica †
21. Universal Eclectic Wicca †

Footnotes:

† Wikipedia Category: Wiccan Traditions (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wiccan_traditions)