History: The 1980s

Time Period:  1980 - 1989

In the 1980s, the Wicca/Paganism movement in the U.S. continued to flourish, with Llewellyn titles such as Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham and Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Ray Buckland leading the way, becoming standard texts for many covens and solitaires.

Llewellyn also expanded into magazine publishing with the purchase in 1988 of FATE Magazine. First published in 1948 by the legendary Ray Palmer and Curtis B. Fuller, FATE was the world’s first magazine devoted to exploring paranormal phenomenon and is the longest running periodical of its genre.