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4
Quoted by Seabrook, in
Witchcraft,
pp. 343â44. See also
Newsweek,
November 27, 1939, p. 32;
Life,
December 4, 1939, p. 101.
Quoted by Seabrook, in
Witchcraft,
pp. 343â44. See also
Newsweek,
November 27, 1939, p. 32;
Life,
December 4, 1939, p. 101.
5
Seabrook,
Witchcraft,
p. 342. The beginning of the creed goes as follows: “I believe in Aphrodite, the flower-faced sweetly-smelling, laughter-loving goddess of Love and Beauty; the self-existing, eternal and only Supreme Deity; creator and mother of the Cosmos; the Universal Cause; the Universal Mind; the source of all life and all positive creative forces of nature; the Fountain Head of all happiness and joy. . . .”
Seabrook,
Witchcraft,
p. 342. The beginning of the creed goes as follows: “I believe in Aphrodite, the flower-faced sweetly-smelling, laughter-loving goddess of Love and Beauty; the self-existing, eternal and only Supreme Deity; creator and mother of the Cosmos; the Universal Cause; the Universal Mind; the source of all life and all positive creative forces of nature; the Fountain Head of all happiness and joy. . . .”
6
W. Holman Keith, “Obituary for a Neo-Pagan Pioneer,”
Green Egg,
Vol. IV, No. 45 (February 3, 1972), 9. Also see Botkin's obituary in
The New York Times,
December 30, 1969, p. 33.
W. Holman Keith, “Obituary for a Neo-Pagan Pioneer,”
Green Egg,
Vol. IV, No. 45 (February 3, 1972), 9. Also see Botkin's obituary in
The New York Times,
December 30, 1969, p. 33.
7
Keith, “Obituary.”
Keith, “Obituary.”
9
Alvin Toffler uses this same idea in
Future Shock
(New York: Bantam, 1971), pp. 390â92. He suggests that the purpose of enclaves such as the Amish communities and preserved sites like Williamsburg, Virginia, is twofold: to provide a place where the rate of change is slower and “future shock” can be escaped, and to provide safety if a technological catastrophe occurs in the larger society.
Alvin Toffler uses this same idea in
Future Shock
(New York: Bantam, 1971), pp. 390â92. He suggests that the purpose of enclaves such as the Amish communities and preserved sites like Williamsburg, Virginia, is twofold: to provide a place where the rate of change is slower and “future shock” can be escaped, and to provide safety if a technological catastrophe occurs in the larger society.
11
Feraferian literature has also said that the name means “wilderness sacrament,” “wild festival,” and the union of Wilderness and Dream to yield a Life of Eternal Celebration.
Feraferia
(newspaper), Vol. 1, No. 1 (Autumn 1967), 1.
Feraferian literature has also said that the name means “wilderness sacrament,” “wild festival,” and the union of Wilderness and Dream to yield a Life of Eternal Celebration.
Feraferia
(newspaper), Vol. 1, No. 1 (Autumn 1967), 1.
12
Robert S. Ellwood, Jr.,
Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1973), pp. 196â97.
Robert S. Ellwood, Jr.,
Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1973), pp. 196â97.
14
William Morris,
News from Nowhere, or An Epoch of Rest
(New York: Monthly Review Press, 1966), first published in Great Britain in 1890; Robert Graves, see note 8; William Hudson,
A Crystal Age
(New York: Dutton, 1906).
William Morris,
News from Nowhere, or An Epoch of Rest
(New York: Monthly Review Press, 1966), first published in Great Britain in 1890; Robert Graves, see note 8; William Hudson,
A Crystal Age
(New York: Dutton, 1906).
15
Henry Bailey Stevens,
The Recovery of Culture
(New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953), p. 168. Originally published in 1949. Other quotations are on p. 86; the story of Cain and Abel is on pp. 66â67 and 176; the story of Adam and Eve on pp. 82â87.
Henry Bailey Stevens,
The Recovery of Culture
(New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953), p. 168. Originally published in 1949. Other quotations are on p. 86; the story of Cain and Abel is on pp. 66â67 and 176; the story of Adam and Eve on pp. 82â87.
16
Ibid., pp. 206â8.
Ibid., pp. 206â8.
17
Frederick C. Adams, “Hesperian Life and the Maiden Way.” This paper was originally issued in 1957 and revised in 1970. It is privately published and is available through Feraferia (see Resources). Quotations taken from pp. 1â7.
Frederick C. Adams, “Hesperian Life and the Maiden Way.” This paper was originally issued in 1957 and revised in 1970. It is privately published and is available through Feraferia (see Resources). Quotations taken from pp. 1â7.
18
On jargon, see, for example,
Earth Religion News,
Vol. 3, issues 1, 2, 3 combined, 186: “The Individual Personal: Psycho-Analytic encounter; the individuation process and all inner fantasy production,” etc.
On jargon, see, for example,
Earth Religion News,
Vol. 3, issues 1, 2, 3 combined, 186: “The Individual Personal: Psycho-Analytic encounter; the individuation process and all inner fantasy production,” etc.
19
Frederick Adams, “Feraferia for Beginners,”
Earth Religion News,
Vol. 1, No. 5 (August Eve 1974), 51.
Frederick Adams, “Feraferia for Beginners,”
Earth Religion News,
Vol. 1, No. 5 (August Eve 1974), 51.
20
Frederick Adams, “The Korê,” privately published by Feraferia in 1969. Also appears in Robert Ellwood, “Notes on a Neopagan Religious Group,” in
History of Religions,
Vol. XI, No. 1 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, August 1971), 134.
Frederick Adams, “The Korê,” privately published by Feraferia in 1969. Also appears in Robert Ellwood, “Notes on a Neopagan Religious Group,” in
History of Religions,
Vol. XI, No. 1 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, August 1971), 134.
21
Adams, “Hersperian Life,” pp. 11, 13â16.
Adams, “Hersperian Life,” pp. 11, 13â16.
22
Frederick Adams, poem published in
The Pagan,
No. 1 (November 1, 1970), 7.
The Pagan
had two issues and was published out of St. Louis, Missouri. Adams's poem originally appeared in a privately published article of Feraferia: “Topocosmic Mandala of the Sacred Land Sky Love Year” (1969).
Frederick Adams, poem published in
The Pagan,
No. 1 (November 1, 1970), 7.
The Pagan
had two issues and was published out of St. Louis, Missouri. Adams's poem originally appeared in a privately published article of Feraferia: “Topocosmic Mandala of the Sacred Land Sky Love Year” (1969).
25
Frederick Adams, “The Henge: Land Sky Love Temple,”
Earth Religion News,
Vol. 3, Issues 1, 2, 3, combined (1976), 182.
Frederick Adams, “The Henge: Land Sky Love Temple,”
Earth Religion News,
Vol. 3, Issues 1, 2, 3, combined (1976), 182.
26
Adams, “Feraferia for Beginners,” p. 51.
Adams, “Feraferia for Beginners,” p. 51.
27
Ellwood, “Notes on a Neopagan Religious Group in America,” 137.
Ellwood, “Notes on a Neopagan Religious Group in America,” 137.
31
Ibid., p. 2.
Ibid., p. 2.
32
For another description of this myth, see Robert Graves,
The Greek Myths
(Baltimore: Penguin, 1955), I, p. 27.
For another description of this myth, see Robert Graves,
The Greek Myths
(Baltimore: Penguin, 1955), I, p. 27.
33
The stories of Jim Kemble, Don Harrison, and Harold Moss appeared in the Church of the Eternal Source's members' newsletter, No. 2 (September 5, 1973), 7â12. CES address: P.O. Box 7091, Burbank, CA.
The stories of Jim Kemble, Don Harrison, and Harold Moss appeared in the Church of the Eternal Source's members' newsletter, No. 2 (September 5, 1973), 7â12. CES address: P.O. Box 7091, Burbank, CA.
34
Harold Moss, taped letter, spring 1977.
Harold Moss, taped letter, spring 1977.
36
Introductory leaflet from the Church of the Eternal Source.
Introductory leaflet from the Church of the Eternal Source.
37
Letter from Harold Moss to Reverend Gordon Melton, September 18, 1972.
Letter from Harold Moss to Reverend Gordon Melton, September 18, 1972.
38
“Our Modern Practice of the Ancient Egyptian Religion,” a CES pamphlet published in 1974, p. 4.
“Our Modern Practice of the Ancient Egyptian Religion,” a CES pamphlet published in 1974, p. 4.
39
Harold Moss, taped letter, spring 1977.
Harold Moss, taped letter, spring 1977.
40
“Modern Practice of Ancient Egyptian Religion,” p. 3.
“Modern Practice of Ancient Egyptian Religion,” p. 3.
41
Henri Frankfort,
Ancient Egyptian Religion
(New York: Columbia University Press, 1948), p. 4. The other quotation is on p. 13. A good summary of Frankfort appears in the CES pamphlet, “Modern Practice of Ancient Egyptian Religion,” p. 8.
Henri Frankfort,
Ancient Egyptian Religion
(New York: Columbia University Press, 1948), p. 4. The other quotation is on p. 13. A good summary of Frankfort appears in the CES pamphlet, “Modern Practice of Ancient Egyptian Religion,” p. 8.
42
“Modern Practice of Ancient Egyptian Religion,” pp. 2â5.
“Modern Practice of Ancient Egyptian Religion,” pp. 2â5.
43
Moss, taped letter, spring 1977.
Moss, taped letter, spring 1977.
44
The first paragraph of this quotation comes from a letter by Harold Moss published in
Green Egg,
Vol. V, No. 52 (February 1973), Forum section, 4â7. The second paragraph comes from
Khepera,
No. 1, in
Green Egg,
Vol. VI, No. 56 (August 1, 1973), 24.
The first paragraph of this quotation comes from a letter by Harold Moss published in
Green Egg,
Vol. V, No. 52 (February 1973), Forum section, 4â7. The second paragraph comes from
Khepera,
No. 1, in
Green Egg,
Vol. VI, No. 56 (August 1, 1973), 24.
45
From a pamphlet, “What Is Asatru,” published by the Asatru Free Assembly, p. 3.
From a pamphlet, “What Is Asatru,” published by the Asatru Free Assembly, p. 3.
47
The Odinist,
No. 92, p. 2. There are other more extreme Odinist Pagan groups. Here are some quotes from a publication called
Quarterstaff,
edited by a Canadian, Jack Leavy. “If we didn't have to worry about Judeo-Christianity and watch our Race being mongrelized, our Celtic culture dissipated, we would still have to contend with the Masons and those who seek One World Government”; “When North American âIndians' start making incredible land claims, demands for compensation and the right to self-governmentâincluding their own courtsâwe say, âWait just a minute!' It's not bad enough that a âJew' is credited with (re)discovering America, our People have been on this Continent for at least as long as any of the indigenous Aboriginals. And, an integral body of Celts should be able to make the same demands for recognition etc., from the U.S. and Canadian governments.” These quotes came from an analysis of
Quarterstaff
in
The Magickal Unicorn Messenger,
Vol. 5, Issue 2.
The Odinist,
No. 92, p. 2. There are other more extreme Odinist Pagan groups. Here are some quotes from a publication called
Quarterstaff,
edited by a Canadian, Jack Leavy. “If we didn't have to worry about Judeo-Christianity and watch our Race being mongrelized, our Celtic culture dissipated, we would still have to contend with the Masons and those who seek One World Government”; “When North American âIndians' start making incredible land claims, demands for compensation and the right to self-governmentâincluding their own courtsâwe say, âWait just a minute!' It's not bad enough that a âJew' is credited with (re)discovering America, our People have been on this Continent for at least as long as any of the indigenous Aboriginals. And, an integral body of Celts should be able to make the same demands for recognition etc., from the U.S. and Canadian governments.” These quotes came from an analysis of
Quarterstaff
in
The Magickal Unicorn Messenger,
Vol. 5, Issue 2.
51
Waggoner suggests that there are better categories than
folkish, tribalist,
and
universalist,
and suggests an article written by Jarnsaxa Thorskona, “Scale of Racial and Cultural Tolerances in Asatrú,” available on the Web at
http://marklander.ravenbanner.com/jarnsaxa%20scale.html
. Another interesting article on “Folkish Universalism” is by Dave Haxton:
http://www.haxton.org/weblog/Asatru/folkishUniversalism.html
.
Waggoner suggests that there are better categories than
folkish, tribalist,
and
universalist,
and suggests an article written by Jarnsaxa Thorskona, “Scale of Racial and Cultural Tolerances in Asatrú,” available on the Web at
http://marklander.ravenbanner.com/jarnsaxa%20scale.html
. Another interesting article on “Folkish Universalism” is by Dave Haxton:
http://www.haxton.org/weblog/Asatru/folkishUniversalism.html
.
52
Diana Paxson, “The Return of the Völva: Recovering the Practice of Seidh,” originally published in
Mountain Thunder,
Summer, 1993, but now available on the Web at:
www.seidh.org
, Diana Paxson's site. Also see Jenny Blain, “On the knife-edge: Seidrworking and the Anthropologist,” available on the Web at
www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/2171/seidhr_account.html
.
Diana Paxson, “The Return of the Völva: Recovering the Practice of Seidh,” originally published in
Mountain Thunder,
Summer, 1993, but now available on the Web at:
www.seidh.org
, Diana Paxson's site. Also see Jenny Blain, “On the knife-edge: Seidrworking and the Anthropologist,” available on the Web at
www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/2171/seidhr_account.html
.
53
Devyn Gillette and Lewis Stead, “The Pentagram and the Hammer,” written in 1994, and available on the Web at:
www.webcom.com/~Istead/wicatru.html.1
.
Chapter 10: A RELIGION FROM THE FUTUREâTHE CHURCH OF ALL WORLDSDevyn Gillette and Lewis Stead, “The Pentagram and the Hammer,” written in 1994, and available on the Web at:
www.webcom.com/~Istead/wicatru.html.1
.
1
Mircea Eliade, “The Occult and the Modern World,” a paper delivered at the 21st Annual Freud Memorial Lecture, held in Philadelphia on May 24, 1974. Published in
Occultism, Witchcraft and Cultural Fashions
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976), p. 62.
Mircea Eliade, “The Occult and the Modern World,” a paper delivered at the 21st Annual Freud Memorial Lecture, held in Philadelphia on May 24, 1974. Published in
Occultism, Witchcraft and Cultural Fashions
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976), p. 62.
2
Hans Holzer,
The Witchcraft Report
(New York: Ace Books, 1973), p. 179. See also Holzer,
The New Pagans
(New York: Doubleday & Co., 1972), p. 120, and
The Directory of the Occult
(Chicago: Henry Regnery Co., 1974), p. 176. Many of the people quoted in this book do not consider Hans Holzer to be friendly to Neo-Paganism. Holzer might have been able to understand CAW a bit better if he had realized that almost all Neo-Pagan groups are based on the creative and artistic efforts of their members rather than on “ancient tradition.” The traditions are fragments; creativity is the glue; and CAW has been as inventive as anyone else.
Hans Holzer,
The Witchcraft Report
(New York: Ace Books, 1973), p. 179. See also Holzer,
The New Pagans
(New York: Doubleday & Co., 1972), p. 120, and
The Directory of the Occult
(Chicago: Henry Regnery Co., 1974), p. 176. Many of the people quoted in this book do not consider Hans Holzer to be friendly to Neo-Paganism. Holzer might have been able to understand CAW a bit better if he had realized that almost all Neo-Pagan groups are based on the creative and artistic efforts of their members rather than on “ancient tradition.” The traditions are fragments; creativity is the glue; and CAW has been as inventive as anyone else.
3
See Ursula K. Le Guin,
The Left Hand of Darkness
(New York: Walker and Co., 1969);
The Dispossessed
(New York: Harper & Row, 1974);
A Wizard of Earthsea
(Berkeley: Parnassus Press, 1968);
Planet of Exile
(New York: Ace Books, 1966); Joanna Russ,
The Female Man
(New York: Bantam, 1975);
We Who Are About To . . .
(New York: Dell, 1975);
The Two of Them
(New York: Berkley Publishing Corp., 1978); Vonda McIntyre,
Dreamsnake
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1978). Of Le Guin, Robert Scholes, in
Structural Fabulation
(Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1975), p. 82, writes that her perspective
See Ursula K. Le Guin,
The Left Hand of Darkness
(New York: Walker and Co., 1969);
The Dispossessed
(New York: Harper & Row, 1974);
A Wizard of Earthsea
(Berkeley: Parnassus Press, 1968);
Planet of Exile
(New York: Ace Books, 1966); Joanna Russ,
The Female Man
(New York: Bantam, 1975);
We Who Are About To . . .
(New York: Dell, 1975);
The Two of Them
(New York: Berkley Publishing Corp., 1978); Vonda McIntyre,
Dreamsnake
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1978). Of Le Guin, Robert Scholes, in
Structural Fabulation
(Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1975), p. 82, writes that her perspective
is broader than the Christian perspectiveâbecause finally it takes the world more seriously than the Judeo-Christian tradition has ever allowed it to be taken.
What
Earthsea
represents, through its world of islands and waterways, is the universe as a dynamic, balanced system, not subject to the capricious miracles of any deity, but only to the natural laws of its own working, which include a role for magic and powers other than human, but only as aspects of the great Balance or Equilibrium, which is the order of the cosmos. . . . Ursula Le Guin works not with a theology but with an ecology, a cosmology, a reverence for the universe as a sel-regulating structure . . . it is a deeper view, closer to the great pre-Christian mythologies of this world and also closer to what three centuries of science have been able to discover about the nature of the universe.
Earthsea
represents, through its world of islands and waterways, is the universe as a dynamic, balanced system, not subject to the capricious miracles of any deity, but only to the natural laws of its own working, which include a role for magic and powers other than human, but only as aspects of the great Balance or Equilibrium, which is the order of the cosmos. . . . Ursula Le Guin works not with a theology but with an ecology, a cosmology, a reverence for the universe as a sel-regulating structure . . . it is a deeper view, closer to the great pre-Christian mythologies of this world and also closer to what three centuries of science have been able to discover about the nature of the universe.
4
Eliade, “The Occult and the Modern World,” pp. 67â68.
Eliade, “The Occult and the Modern World,” pp. 67â68.
6
Tom Williams, “Science-Fiction/Fantasy: A Contemporary Mythology,”
Green Egg,
Vol. VIII, No. 69 (March 21, 1975), 5â6.
Tom Williams, “Science-Fiction/Fantasy: A Contemporary Mythology,”
Green Egg,
Vol. VIII, No. 69 (March 21, 1975), 5â6.
7
This statement was attributed to Hans Holzer by Carroll Runyon, Jr., head of the OTA, in a letter to Tim and Julie Zell on April 26, 1972. This letter appeared in Zell's “Open Communiqué” to all members of the Council of Themis, May 27, 1972.
This statement was attributed to Hans Holzer by Carroll Runyon, Jr., head of the OTA, in a letter to Tim and Julie Zell on April 26, 1972. This letter appeared in Zell's “Open Communiqué” to all members of the Council of Themis, May 27, 1972.
9
See ibid., pp. 32, 175; also, National Public Radio broadcast of April 18, 1976, as reported in
Akwesasne Notes
(Early Summer 1976), p. 44. Rand's attitudes toward technology and environment are also pretty clearly stated in
Atlas Shrugged
(New York: New American Library, 1959).
See ibid., pp. 32, 175; also, National Public Radio broadcast of April 18, 1976, as reported in
Akwesasne Notes
(Early Summer 1976), p. 44. Rand's attitudes toward technology and environment are also pretty clearly stated in
Atlas Shrugged
(New York: New American Library, 1959).
11
Abraham H. Maslow,
Motivation and Personality,
2nd ed. (New York: Harper & Row, 1970), pp. 149â80. Quotation appears on p. 166. It also appears as a selection in the
Atlan Logbook,
p. 64.
Abraham H. Maslow,
Motivation and Personality,
2nd ed. (New York: Harper & Row, 1970), pp. 149â80. Quotation appears on p. 166. It also appears as a selection in the
Atlan Logbook,
p. 64.
12
Christie, “Origin of Atl.”
Christie, “Origin of Atl.”
13
Ibid., pp. 23â24.
Ibid., pp. 23â24.
14
Robert A. Heinlein,
Stranger in a Strange Land
(New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1961; Avon Books, 1962).
Robert A. Heinlein,
Stranger in a Strange Land
(New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1961; Avon Books, 1962).
15
Robert S. Ellwood, Jr.,
Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1973), pp. 200â4.
Robert S. Ellwood, Jr.,
Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1973), pp. 200â4.
18
Political statements of Dagny, Prometheus, Thor, and Adonai in
Atlan Logbook,
individual statements section.
Political statements of Dagny, Prometheus, Thor, and Adonai in
Atlan Logbook,
individual statements section.
20
Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 1, 4, 7. Also, Vol. III, No. 10, 23.
Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 1, 4, 7. Also, Vol. III, No. 10, 23.
21
First statement, Tim Zell, “Ideals and Principles of Atl,”
Atlan Logbook,
p. 11; also appears in
Green Egg,
Vol. 1, No. 2 (March 1968). Second statement is CAW's statement of purpose, which appeared in every issue of the
Green Egg.
First statement, Tim Zell, “Ideals and Principles of Atl,”
Atlan Logbook,
p. 11; also appears in
Green Egg,
Vol. 1, No. 2 (March 1968). Second statement is CAW's statement of purpose, which appeared in every issue of the
Green Egg.
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