The Cauldron

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The Cauldron was a non-profit, independent, esoteric magazine featuring in-depth articles on traditional witchcraft, Wicca, ancient and modern Paganism, magic, and folklore. It was published quarterly in the UK in February, May, August, and November between 1976 and 2015.Hutton, Ronald, The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft, OUP, 2009, p.289.{{cite news|title=The Cauldron magazine 1976-2015|url=http://www.the-cauldron.org.uk/|accessdate=14 June 2020|work=The Cauldron}}

It was founded to cater for pagan witches, giving space in particular to non-Gardnerian traditions of witchcraft and so provided some balance to The Wiccan (now Pagan Dawn), the mouthpiece of the Pagan Front (later the Pagan Federation). During its lifetime The Cauldron was edited by Michael Howard who "has been active among pagans and ritual magicians since the early 1960s".Hutton, Ronald, The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft, OUP, 2009, p.371.

Contributions have included:

"The Leaves of Hekate – the Plant Lore of the Thessaly Witches" by Daniel A. Schulke,{{cite web|url=http://www.threehandspress.com/schulke.php|title=Daniel Schulke|work=Three Hands Press}} "Land Guardianship" by Sarah Lawless,{{cite web|url=http://sarahannelawless.com/2011/10/21/the-new-issue-of-the-cauldron-is-out/|title=The New Issue of "The Cauldron" is Out|work=Sarah Anne Lawless|access-date=11 December 2013|archive-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630023100/http://sarahannelawless.com/2011/10/21/the-new-issue-of-the-cauldron-is-out/|url-status=dead}} "Traditional Fairy Lore" by Ronald Hutton.