SRS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: New Forest Coven, Doreen Valiente, Aleister Crowley

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1110
• Professor: Shelley Rabinovitch

Document Summary

July 23 - alternative magical religions i: modern witchcraft: alexandrian tradition. Alexandrian wiccan tradition: very formal & indebted to western ceremonial magic; similar to. Deals with division f the year between holly king & oak king & serve ritual dramas that deal wi/ theme of dying/resurrected god. Alexandrian wiccan style tends to be eclectic; ritual nudity optional similar to gardnerian wicca. Alexandrian focus strongly upon training & place more emphasis on ceremonial magic practices like. Typical alexandrian coven has hierarchiacal structure with high priestess & high priest; Alexandrian tradition is the creation of alex sanders: arnold charles: Active & visible member of toronto neo-paga(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)it(cid:455) & (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396) of wi(cid:272)(cid:272)a(cid:374) chu(cid:396)(cid:272)h of ca(cid:374)ada"s born in washington; board of directors (founding member of both wicca communities & temple of the. Elder faiths) & editor of pagan newsletter rags to witches. Discharge from army study craft 1st as solitary more formally initiations in several traditions.