@MeganB, the information you shared is so valuable to the whole coven. I thought I would bumped it to the top by responding to your questions. Although the Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Your Magickal Roots is over and the thread is locked, it’s always a bonding and educational experience learning from others about their own journeys into Wicca. Rather than repeat everything I’ve said elsewhere, here are some links if anyone is interested.
How Research Led Me To Eclectic Wicca
A Condensed Story of Praise to the Goddess
Again, even though this thread is over a year old, it’s incredibly important to all of us to understand where Wicca originated. Spells8 has wonderful resources on this but your summary was beautiful written and it deserves to be seen by all of the new members who have joined since then. Thank you for your dedication to this coven.