Doreen Valiente
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GeneralCHARGE OF THE GODDESS

Listen to the words of the Great Mother; She who of old was also called among men Artemis, Astarte, Athene, Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Dana, Arianrhad, Isis, and Brid, and by many other names.

"Whenever ye have need of any thing, once in the month, and better it be when the moon is full, then shall ye assemble in some secret place and adore the Spirit of me, who am Queen of all witches. There shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, yet have not won it’s deepest secrets; to these will I teach things that are yet unknown. And ye shall be free from slavery; and as a sign that he be really free, ye shall be naked in your rites; and ye shall dance, sing, feast, make music and love, all in my praise. For mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, and mine also is joy on earth; for my law is love unto all beings.

"Keep pure your highest idea; strive ever towards it; let naught stop you or turn you aside. For mine is the secret door which opens upon the land of youth and mine is the cup of wine of life, and the Cauldron of Cerridwen, which is the Holy Grail of immortality. I am the gracious Goddess, who gives the gift of joy unto the heart of man.Upon earth, I give the knowledge of the spirit eternal; and beyond death, I give peace, and freedom, and reunion with those who have gone before. Nor do I demand sacrifice; for behold, I am the Mother of all living, and my love is poured out upon the earth."

Doreen Valiente

From The Witches Way by Janet and Stewart Farrer

Books* Where Witchcraft Lives, 1962

* An ABC of Witchcraft, 1973

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* Natural Magic, 1975 (Natürliche Magie, 2004)

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* Witchcraft for Tomorrow, 1978

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* The Rebirth of Witchcraft, 1989

* Charge of the Goddess: The Mother of Modern Witchcraft, 2000

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Status:Married
Hometown:Mitcham
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Religion:Wiccan
Zodiac Sign:Capricorn
Occupation:occultist, writer



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"The initiates of the ancient pagan Mysteries were taught to say 'I am the child of earth and Starry Heaven and there is no part of me that is not of the Gods".

Doreen Edith Dominy Vlachopoulos Valiente (b. 4 January, 1922 in Mitcham, South London, England - d. 1 September, 1999 in Brighton, England) was a member of an early Wicca coven, led by Gerald Gardner. Born Doreen Dominy, the daughter of Christian parents, the young Doreen was convinced from an early age that she possessed the power to use magic. Valiente was the name of Doreen's second husband, whom she married in 1944.

Shortly after Gardner made public his claims to have been initiated into a surviving witch cult, he was joined by Valiente in 1952, who collaborated with him in the creation of rituals. Valiente became Gardner's High Priestess in 1953 and wrote a number of poems for the use of Wiccans, including a rewritten version of Charge of the Goddess and also helped formulate the Wiccan Rede (Guiley p348). However Gardner's increasing desire for publicity caused conflict with Valiente. When she attempted to control him he suddenly produced the Wiccan Laws in 1957 which she could not accept, breaking from Gardner to create her own coven and eventually joining Robert Cochrane's coven after Gardner's death (Valiente 1989).

In the '70s she published a series of books and gradually became one of the most well respected and influential leaders of Wicca meriting an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography. She was active in her promotion of modern witchcraft and neo-paganism, being particularly keen to emphasise that the movement was not related to Satanism, but did not seek publicity for its own sake. She was a notable figure in supporting the development of the Pagan Federation. Faced with challenges from sceptics Valiente attempted, with some success, to provide evidence for Gardner's claims concerning his initiation, notably by identifying Dorothy Clutterbuck in 1980, the old witch who was supposed to have performed Gardner's initiation, in an essay published in Eight Sabbats for Witches by Janet and Stewart Farrar.

Dr Leo Ruickbie examines her life and contribution to Wicca in his Witchcraft Out of the Shadows. According to Dr Ruickbie, Valiente was the 'Mother of Modern Witchcraft', playing a crucial role in re-writing much of Gardner's original ritual material, an assessment supported by Ronald Hutton.

source: Wikipedia

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Doreen Valiente (* 4. Januar 1922 in Mitcham, South London, England; † 1. September 1999 in Brighton, England) war eine englische Okkultistin und Autorin. Sie arbeitete für einige Zeit eng mit Gerald Brousseau Gardner zusammen. Neben Gardner galt sie als eine derjenigen Persönlichkeiten, die wesentlich an der Entwicklung der Wicca-Hexenreligion durch das Verfassen von Ritualen und Texten mitgewirkt haben.

Doreen Valiente wurde als Christin erzogen und besuchte eine Klosterschule. Mit 15 Jahren verließ sie die Klosterschule und weigerte sich, diese jemals wieder zu besuchen. Sie arbeitete später als Sekretärin und beschäftigte sich mit Büchern über Magie und Hexentum von Aleister Crowley, Margaret Murray (Ägyptologin und Völkerkundlerin) und Charles Leland (Volkskundler).

Kurze Zeit nach der Aufhebung des Hexereigesetzes 1952 (England) erfuhr sie durch einen Artikel von Cecile Williamson, dass es noch einen funktionierenden Coven gab, den New Forest Coven. Cecile Williamson, die im Museum für Hexerei auf der Isle of Man arbeitete, bekam daraufhin einen Brief von Valiente und leitete den Brief weiter an Gerald Gardner. Kurz danach lernte sie Gardner kennen. Im Jahr 1953 wurde sie dann in den Coven von Gardner initiiert. Kurze Zeit danach war sie seine Hohepriesterin des New Forest Coven.

Im Jahr 1957 kam es zum Bruch zwischen Gardner und ihr. Sie befürchtete, dass Gardner durch die vermehrte Öffentlichkeitsarbeit den Coven gefährdete. Sie verließ mit einigen Mitgliedern den New Forest Coven und gründete mit Ned Grove einen neuen Coven. Valiente wurde dann in den Clan of Tubal-Cain eingeführt, der von Robert Cochrane geleitet wurde. Cochrane, der als Erbhexe gilt, hatte die 1743-Tradition gegründet. Doch sie verließ den Coven, als sie bemerkte, dass Cochrane sich mehr für Hexensalben interessierte und geringschätzig über gardnerianische Hexen sprach.

Als ihr Mann im Jahr 1972 starb, widmete sich Valiente verstärkt dem Schreiben, ebenso dem Hexentum, weil ein Mitglied des britischen Parlaments versucht hatte, ein erneutes Gesetz gegen Hexerei durchzusetzen, welches eine moderne Hexenverfolgung auslösen konnte. 1980 machte Valiente sich auf die Suche nach Dorothy "Old Dorothy" Clutterbuck, derjenigen Hohepriesterin, die angeblich Gardner initiiert hatte, um zu beweisen, dass diese umstrittene Frau überhaupt existiert. Eine Studie von Ronald Huton ergab aber, dass Gardner diesen Namen benutzte, um die wahre Hohepriesterin zu decken. Im Jahr 1999 starb Doreen Valiente an verschiedenen Krankheiten, darunter Krebs, im Alter von 77 Jahren.

Doreen Valiente gilt bis heute für viele als die Mutter des modernen Heidentums. Sie schrieb viele der heute noch gebräuchlichen Wicca-Rituale. Sie war darin so talentiert, dass Gardner öfters zu ihr kam und von ihr verlangte, noch am gleichen Tag ein Ritual für ein bestimmtes Thema auszuarbeiten.

Valiente entdeckte auch von Aleister Crowley übernommene Passagen in Gardners Buch der Schatten. Gardner erklärte, dass die ihm übermittelten Überlieferungen nur bruchstückhaft gewesen seien und er diese Lücken versucht hätte, auszufüllen; aber wenn sie meinte, sie könnte es besser, dann sollte sie es tun. Valiente nahm ihn beim Wort und änderte viele von Crowleys Passagen und fügte einige von Charles Godfrey Leland stammende Passagen hinzu. Das letztendlich fertiggestellte Buch der Schatten wurde dann die Basis für das Gardnerianische Wicca.

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MoonDancer

 MoonDancer



Dec 22 2009 5:45 AM

Hello friends and family,

Here comes the sun,

Da, nuh, nuh, na ....

And I say..

it's alright...

da, nuh, nuh, na,

nuh, nuh, na,

nuh, nuh, na,

nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh, na :)







I just wanted to reach out and say hello to you all at the turn of the season.

The winter solstice is the time of the year when the darkest period of the year is ending and the beginning

of a new year is, well, beginning.

The death and rebirth of the sun (dramatic, eh?).

It is definitely a time for celebration: the darkness is almost over and we can enjoy the hope that comes

with knowing that the

days are going to get longer and that the life cycle of the plants and animals will start all over again. It is a

huge and miraculous gift that is completely unknowable

in it's function yet has a predictability that is very reassuring to me.

I can see why the celebration at this time of year includes giving gifts,

paralleling the gift of rebirth that we are all given at this time of year.


I feel so blessed by these gifts: the sunrise and sunset, the topsoil that gives me food, the weather cycle that

gives me fresh water, the treasury of gems

and minerals in all of their beautiful colors that is in our earth, the variety of millions

of different life forms that seem to live together in perpetual harmony


the birth of a new season, the vastness of space

and the energy that holds it all together in it's spiral swirl, and the feeling of love which is just astounding

to me
I feel like a goddess when I think of the miraculous abundance that surrounds me daily.

Accept these gifts, not from me, but from the endless giver of gifts whoever that

may be to you and have a wonderful new year.
'

Lady Sybil Leek, HPs

Lady Sybil Leek, HPs



Dec 22 2009 1:20 AM

Happy Yule!
Lady Sybil Leek, HPs

Lady Sybil Leek, HPs



Dec 21 2009 10:59 PM

Happy solstice to the Mother of Wicce!
Ophee

Ophelia Worland



Dec 21 2009 7:25 PM

May this Solstice and turning of the wheel bring you love, peace, and good fortune in the coming year.

Let us welcome the returning of the sun with Hope and Joy. May you never thirst!

Have a Blessed Yule!
☆ * Ļίbitίиα *☆

Berna Vladisi



Dec 21 2009 6:49 PM

Blessed Yule!
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Dec 21 2009 3:11 PM

From the darkness of Winter
Shall come a Light
And that Light shall restore
All that lain dormant
Since the kiss of Autumn
And so ye shall Rejoice
In the return of the sun
And the return of Life.

Blessed Yule
Gypsy Fire Wolf

Gypsy Fire Wolf



Dec 21 2009 1:15 PM

Blessed Yule!!!
Laven's Lair

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Dec 21 2009 9:37 AM

Thanks for the add.
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Dec 21 2009 7:22 AM

Blessed Yule
The Circle of Saguenay

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Dec 21 2009 5:36 AM

Dear Doreen,

Best wishes and brightest blessings
For the New solar year
On the start of the countdown
To the beginning of the New Aeon
From both the Goddess and God
To you and your kins.

Merry Solstice,
And may the Earth be reborn
Bringing the sway of the Great Goddess
Into a True Millenium!

On behalf of Saguenay Wicca
Both its Goddess and God Hierophants,
Bethany and Merlin,
Its staff, members, and friends.

Gaya Neus
Director & Founder
Saguenay Wicca Circle
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Em

Em



Dec 21 2009 1:47 AM

Happy Yule to you! :) BB
Em

Em



Dec 21 2009 1:45 AM

Happy Yule! Blessed Be :)
Christian Turk

Christian Turk



Dec 20 2009 5:02 PM

Merry Yule to you!
Minerva

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Dec 20 2009 12:47 PM

Ich wünsche Dir eine zauberhafte Wintersonnenwend Nacht und gesegnete Weihe-Nächte!
Mögen die Götter an Deiner Seite weilen und sie Dich in den Rauhenächten mit Ihren Botschaften beglücken!

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Temple Of Aset

Temple Of Aset



Dec 19 2009 4:54 PM

Blessed Yule dear friend
Gandwolf

Gandwolf Runagard



Dec 17 2009 9:05 PM

Danke für die Freundschaft!
Thanks for the add!
Gandwolf
Morrigan

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Dec 16 2009 3:54 PM

Solstice Greetings
Moon Mistress Marlena

Moon Mistress Marlena



Dec 16 2009 3:40 AM

Thank You for The Birthday Wishes Doreen ♥

Much Love to you ....

Blessings
Marlena ♥
Jinx

Jinx



Dec 14 2009 12:03 AM

Blessed Yule
)o( Sophia )o(

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Dec 12 2009 10:04 AM

Have a nice weekend

Blessed be
Skadi

Skadi



Dec 11 2009 11:57 AM

Thank you so much for the add!

Greetings from Germany

Skadi
MISTIC THUNDER

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Dec 7 2009 10:08 PM

sending positive energy your way, have a great week
Temple Of Aset

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Dec 4 2009 9:09 PM

Letting you know you are loved dear friend
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Temple Of Aset

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Nov 25 2009 1:03 AM

Blessed Thanksgiving beloved friend
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