I've been asked to write about being a solitary witch for the 'Witchcraft and Wicca' magazine which is published by Children of Artemis. Although solitaries have been around probably since the year dot, the popular view of witches is that they must somehow belong to a coven or group.

I've never felt the desire to join a group and have always been perfectly happy working on my own. After all, it doesn't half cut down on the arguments! If I want to I can spend months or even years exploring some obscure tenet of knowledge that would probably exasperate the others in a group!

Also, it must be said that there are groups and groups. There certainly isn't 'one size fits all' when it comes to covens. Some follow one tradition, some another. Some people will tell you that you get lonely as a solitary, but that's not altogether true. Being a solitary simply means that you work on the craft alone, not that you become a social pariah.

Of course the biggest problem with being a solitary is actually motivating yourself to do something. It's all too easy to let things just drift. 'I'll do it tomorrow' you tell yourself. And then you find yourself putting things off and somehow never get around to them.

But you know, this isn't so different from other aspects of our lives. We have to motivate ourselves to do all sorts of things (housework is a good example!).

What sort of things do you find it difficult to motivate yourself to do?