Thank you for pointing out that Wicca was made up (in the 1950s, maybe) by a pervert with the attitudes of a dirty little schoolboy. It infuriates me that so many women get suckered into thinking it is some noble, empowering, ancient faith.

The passage you highlight here also really struck me because it's also true in the actual modern witchcraft community. So many put the emphasis on looking like a witch over actually being a witch, and it just echoes that gross postmodernist idea that aesthetics are ethics and thinking about doing something or looking like the kind of person who does something is enough.

I'm currently reading The Manningtree Witches and I'll bet the author's not a TRA. Idk, too much solid knowledge of women and stuff like PPD/intrusive thoughts. Bits of that book have given me chills they're so spot on. Also set in the 17th century, so not much gender woo around back then. On the other hand, I'm only halfway through and I think it's going to be one of those witchy books in which no magic is actually done, so maybe not what you're looking for!

Can I point you in the direction of Marie Jakober, explicitly feminist and criminally under-regarded writer of Even the Stones (originally published as High Kamilan) and The Black Chalice? Both have Kindle versions. The only other writer I can think of who is as explicit in her her examination of power is Octavia Butler (whose work I also recommend with the least excuse), though the two explore different aspects. Jakober is more of a romantic in her depictions of passion and sensuality--and starker in her condemnation of the forces (especially patriarchal religion) that deform them. As one of her characters says, "The body is not negotiable."

Anne Bishop writes really excellent witch fantasy. Her black jewels series is a favorite of mine.