I think most Wiccans today would agree that Wicca is a modern religion and not "the oldest religion in the world" as some have claimed. A lot of Wiccans today try to distance themselves from Aleister Crowley, an infamous magician, and deny the huge influence he had on our religion. To those who have studied Wicca in depth, it is obvious that Aleister Crowley's work is woven into our traditional rituals and poetry.  We can also see hints of the ancient Mysteries of Greece and Rome, the ceremonial magick of the enlightenment, the traditions of British Cunning Folk, Hermeticism, and the medieval Grimoire tradition. Professor Ronald Hutton's ground breaking title Triumph of the Moon helped unlock the closet of Wiccan history in 1999, revolutionising the way Wiccans and other neopagans saw the Modern Witchcraft Movement. The Wicca of the new milennium was a more self aware religion, sweeping the cobwebs away from old myths and fantasies to reveal an unashamed honesty. ...