The Craft

Metaphysical and spiritual belief/practices of factual 2022 serve as the inspiration for The Craft, which is distinct from simply goddess worship in this novel series. The Craft uses detailed occult lore, tool and symbols- all part of the factual Eastern and Western occult traditions. Initiates to the Craft are either initiated by the leader of a coven of witches like the Temple of Night or as apprentices of more solitary practitioners like the Goodwives of Eastern Delamaize. Most Initiates are gifted with subtle psychic powers that expand with training, but only a handful of the gifted are ever formally initiated.

Every nation in the Unión and the Grevling Empire has its own flavor of goddess worship and ways in which the Craft is customarily practiced. Dionn doesn't meet anyone called a witch until he arrives at the Hierban National University where one of his three room mates is Estelle. He himself is never given the title of witch during the first book of the series and is completely ignorant of the Craft except for what he learns from Estelle during his two years as an aspirante with her.