Progressive Witchcraft

¹K’ung Fu master (Latinized as Confucius) born in the state of Lu in 551 BC and died in 479. Chinese philosopher & reformer; teachings known as Confucianism & compiled as "Analects".

²A more thorough explanation on this can be found in The Witches’ Craft by Raven Grimassi, page 15 (see Bibliography).

³R.E. Witt’s, Isis in the Graeco-Roman World (see Bibliography).

⁴St.Kieran’s Well, Castlekieran, Kells, Co. Meath, is a Lughnasadh site. One myth related to the site is that the evening before the annual Lughnasadh festival held there, a salmon (the symbol of the god Lugh) swims up the river along side the site.

⁵A surprisingly accurate portrayal of Caribbean Voudon ritual is shown. This is due mainly to the fact that Ian Fleming spent many years working in this area of the world for MI5. He also had strong occult connections, being a friend with occult writer Dennis Wheatley.

⁶Chapter 4, pages 52–63. (see Bibliography).

⁷This is according to Wiccan Roots by Philip Heselton (see Bibliography) a book we would highly recommend.

⁸This was his second book. A ritual book predating even this exists in the care of Doreen Valiente’s estate.

⁹Doreen Valiente is responsible for converting Chapter 1, How Diana Gave Birth to Aradia into The Charge of the Goddess, the central rite of any Wiccan ritual.

¹⁰The Carmina Gadelica is a collection of folk prayers from the Hebrides of Scotland in the late 19th century by amateur folklorist Alexander Carmichael. "Queen of the moon, Queen of the sun…" used in the consecration of the cakes at the end of ritual derives from this source.

¹¹There is little doubt that was communication between Crowley and Gardner; Gardner held the rank of Philosophus 4=7 in Crowley’s Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO). Evidence can be found in the original copies of High Magics Aid (see Bibliography).

12Confusion remains over whether they are the same figure, as Cochrane never admitted to the deception.

13This remains one of the most complete and scholarly books on the development Pagan movement in the United States to date (see Bibliography).

¹⁴Circulated copy of a letter originating from Gerald Gardner’s Castletown collection.

¹⁵This claim first appeared in June John’s King of the Witches (see Bibliography). It has since been refuted by Maxinne, Alex’s High Priestess and ex-wife.

¹⁶From an unpublished interview between Stewart Farrar and Alex Sanders in 1970, in the authors collection.

¹⁷An ex-Royal Air force officer initiated by Monique Wilson in Perth, Scotland, before moving to the United States in the mid-1960s and initiating his wife, Rosemary. He is a prominent figure in the American Wiccan movement and a renowned author.

¹⁸Personal correspondence, following a discussion between Gavin Bone and Ray Buckland at Witchfest New Orleans in 2001.

¹⁹Apostolic succession traces its lineage back to St. Paul, the first Pope, physically touched by Christ; therefore the power of Christ is passed on from one Pope to the next, and down through the hierarchy of the Church.

²⁰Starhawk was originally initiated into Victor Anderson’s Faery tradition.

²¹This book is listed as authorless. Fitch originally wanted it to be freely available to the Pagan community and without copyright.

²²The Internet was originally a network created between research Universities, defense contractors, and the Pentagon in the 1970s.