The historical value of ''coven'' is great asset to our being. The word coven may not have existed before then but there were numerous occasions that such groups were formed.
Particularly what is called ''cults''.
Cults are not necessarily groups of creepy people planning to commit suicide with poisoned cool-aid.
Cults as defined are simply put, a group of people with a common goal or interest and work towards it together; usually in a disciplined fashion.
Cults have dated back to as far as the Vedic Age of over 15,000 years ago. They were commonly seen in other times periods and places such as ancient Greek Cults dedicated to gods, and modern-day cults dedicated to indignant spiritual awakening (those creepy people with cool-aid). They are of great variants and forms.
Cults are the beckoning of covens origin.
What is the difference between a cult and a coven?
Well a coven can be a cult but a cult can not be a coven.
Covens are groups of people that do not need to have a common interest per-say, but a common goal. While as a cult is a group of people with both a common goal and interest (some occasions religion as the interest).
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