Robin Artisson - Path of Initiation The Fivefold Pattern of the Witching Way
Most people have the understanding that to claim to belong to a traditional witch "group", one must go through a period of learning, join a group, be vouched for, and be initiated. This is how many modern groups do work. I think this is a very problematic formula, however, because most people fail to see beyond it. They seek out groups or join them for the sake of membership- but groups don't make witches or mystics Fate makes witches and mystics.