There are some very solid reasons to practice ritual nude- Intimacy, being close to the elements, shedding of material concerns, heightened sexual energy (fertility is a pretty prominent theme in magick).
But, there’s also the fact that Gardner and a few others were horny old goats who wanted to oogle and fondle young women. Mind you, I’m all for oogling and fondling, I just don’t believe it needs a pretense.
