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We are an eclectic group of people who desire to create an understanding of the Celtic Wiccan and Celtic Druidic Traditions.
To educate, network and assist in spiritual awareness. To establish an organization based on the tenants of Celtic Spirituality,
committed to the worship, fellowship and service to the community.
About the
Chancellor: Sarah, High Priestess of CCC has been dedicated to the Celtic Druidic path for nearly 19 years. She is a teacher
of Wicca and Celtic Druidism. Sarah's works with the Celtic pantheon for all her magickal purposes. She is an ordained minister
and enjoys helping others to find their spiritual path.
Vice Chancellor: JD Hortwort, a writer and life-long student of religion and history, self-dedicated on Samhain 2002. She is a
solitary and a self-described Pagan who is
nonetheless social enough to commune with others. JD is a gardener in both the natural and magickal sense. She honors the
Gods and Goddesses of all traditions but is drawn most strongly to the Greek and Roman pantheons for specific goals. For daily
devotions and meditations, she is content to work simply with the Mother Goddess and Father God.
Secretary: Lynn Witherspoon: is not a practicing pagan- but refers to herself as "paganesque". Her spiritual beliefs mesh with
the Nature-based religions mostly due to her family upbringing of a deep appreciation of the outdoors and animals. She
currently is involved with two local Triad publications, works for an Internet company and fills in at the Natural Science Center of
Greensboro when needed.
Treasurer: Rae is a spiritualist from a Southern Baptist background. Unfulfilled by traditional thought, she longed for answers to
explain a gift she became aware of shortly after the death of her father. Today, she is a gifted intuitive psychic and modern
professional with the desire to help others.
Board members:
Enoch
Enoch brings a unique perspective to the House of Akasha. He is a former Pentecostal Christian (Yes, he still speaks in
tongues) that spent 12 years in intense study of the Bible. On a secular level Enoch is an experienced marketing and event
management professional who has won numerous creative awards including recognition by Go Triad Magazine as one of the
"20 who shaped the Triad Arts Scene in 2003". Enoch's current civic duties include serving on the Greensboro Minimum
Housing Standards Commission.
Faelgren BloodThorn
I was raised a Roman Catholic and as a small child, attended church on Sundays with my mother and grandmother. My paternal
grandmother was a devout Catholic but displayed what I now know to be a strong influence of Italian Witchcraft called Strega.
For example when one of the ladies in the family became pregnant my grandmother would use a pendulum held over their
bulging tummy to predict the sex of the baby. (Yeah, this was long before sonograms) She had an uncanny success rate. The
cool thing was, as devoted as she was to the Catholic Church she had absolutely no conflict with incorporating the Pagan
aspects of Italian culture into her Catholicism. I grew up in New York City and when the weather was nice we would walk to St
Peter’s Cathedral for church on Sunday. The neighborhood was full of prewar buildings, many of which had Gargoyles
incorporated in their European architecture. My grandmother told me that Gargoyles were there to keep evil spirits away
(besides being really cool drain spouts). She said that once you give a Gargoyle a name he would look out for you. So by the
time I was 5 I had named every Gargoyle in the city. My little friends didn't like them at all.
My father would go to church on occasion, Holidays, Weddings and Funerals, in that order. So once I made it through all the
Catechism classes and had my confirmation and first (and last) confession. I was pretty much off the hook as far as going to
Church went. (Except for Holidays, Weddings and Funerals that is) Church was like a movie, even before the Mass was over
people would get up to get out before the crowd. I never felt any reality associated with the Catholic faith, in fact when I was
young, Santa Clause was far more real than Jesus. By the time I got to middle school I had become interested in the occult.
Luckily for me I lived in New York in the ‘70s and even the Jr. High library had an extensive metaphysical and occult section. I
read every book. In addition, the NY public library had it ALL. I read all I could. Same was true for High School. I never shared my
interest with friends, this was my own spiritual thing, and they never asked.
My first real group Pagan experience was in college. My girlfriend at the time was a witch’s kid, and I soon found myself invited to
their coven’s rituals. Now I should say up front these people were spiritual, experienced, sincere and dedicated to the Craft and
their Coven. (Not a fluffy bunny among them) They were also strictly Gardinarian. (Gardinarian=Skyclad) Practicing Skyclad has
its place no doubt….but. I was a 19 year old Jones Beach Lifeguard type and these people were my parents age and gravity
had not been very kind to them at all so I politely declined to become a dedicant but did attend their clothing mandatory rituals
and managed to learn a lot from them both spiritually and in the more mundane aspects of “managing” a coven. By “managing” I
do mean the grunt work, phone calls, organizing folks to bring stuff, setting up meets and rituals etc. (this was before email too)
Ahh the things you do to date the HPS daughter.
After graduation I was still primarily a Solitary though I did attend open circles at the Coven stead for a while. I got my first real
job on Wall Street with Merrill Lynch and soon found myself working constantly and not spending nearly enough time in pursuit
of spiritual things. Hey, it was Wall Street in the 80’s who had time for anything let alone sleep.
I eventually moved to NC in ’93 and found myself totally in the broom closet since my co-workers and neighbors and total
strangers were inviting me to their respective Churches. I found the odd pagan here and there and a few open circles to attend
but no real cohesive group of people meeting together regularly. That was what I wanted. To find a bunch of serious Pagans
devoted to Witchcraft as a spiritual path working together to grow individually and as a group. But as you know it’s difficult to get
Pagans of any sort organized. We’re getting better but we’ve got a lot of work to do.
When I moved to Greensboro I was still primarily working always, but I found the time to enjoy NC’s outdoors more and more and
this time in nature re-kindled my need for actively seeking time with the divine and others of the Craft. Still solitary for the most
part I began to look for Pagan/Wiccans in the area. I was surprised to find the Greensboro area had a bunch of Pagans to meet.
I found Sarah’s shop on Witchvox and stopped in on Lammas ‘03 to get a thing or two to bring to Hanging Rock for an evening
ritual after all the campers had gone to sleep. No only did I find the supplies I needed I found some wonderful people that I’m
truly blessed to call my friends and Coven mates.
So here I am, a happy Witch in the Bible Belt helping to form an organization to promote the beautiful, peaceful religion of Wicca.
Having practiced the Craft for 29 years What, I ask you, could be better….What indeed?
Teena Martin (Raven Swallow):
To educate, network and assist in spiritual awareness. To establish an organization based on the tenants of Celtic Spirituality,
committed to the worship, fellowship and service to the community.
About the
Chancellor: Sarah, High Priestess of CCC has been dedicated to the Celtic Druidic path for nearly 19 years. She is a teacher
of Wicca and Celtic Druidism. Sarah's works with the Celtic pantheon for all her magickal purposes. She is an ordained minister
and enjoys helping others to find their spiritual path.
Vice Chancellor: JD Hortwort, a writer and life-long student of religion and history, self-dedicated on Samhain 2002. She is a
solitary and a self-described Pagan who is
nonetheless social enough to commune with others. JD is a gardener in both the natural and magickal sense. She honors the
Gods and Goddesses of all traditions but is drawn most strongly to the Greek and Roman pantheons for specific goals. For daily
devotions and meditations, she is content to work simply with the Mother Goddess and Father God.
Secretary: Lynn Witherspoon: is not a practicing pagan- but refers to herself as "paganesque". Her spiritual beliefs mesh with
the Nature-based religions mostly due to her family upbringing of a deep appreciation of the outdoors and animals. She
currently is involved with two local Triad publications, works for an Internet company and fills in at the Natural Science Center of
Greensboro when needed.
Treasurer: Rae is a spiritualist from a Southern Baptist background. Unfulfilled by traditional thought, she longed for answers to
explain a gift she became aware of shortly after the death of her father. Today, she is a gifted intuitive psychic and modern
professional with the desire to help others.
Board members:
Enoch
Enoch brings a unique perspective to the House of Akasha. He is a former Pentecostal Christian (Yes, he still speaks in
tongues) that spent 12 years in intense study of the Bible. On a secular level Enoch is an experienced marketing and event
management professional who has won numerous creative awards including recognition by Go Triad Magazine as one of the
"20 who shaped the Triad Arts Scene in 2003". Enoch's current civic duties include serving on the Greensboro Minimum
Housing Standards Commission.
Faelgren BloodThorn
I was raised a Roman Catholic and as a small child, attended church on Sundays with my mother and grandmother. My paternal
grandmother was a devout Catholic but displayed what I now know to be a strong influence of Italian Witchcraft called Strega.
For example when one of the ladies in the family became pregnant my grandmother would use a pendulum held over their
bulging tummy to predict the sex of the baby. (Yeah, this was long before sonograms) She had an uncanny success rate. The
cool thing was, as devoted as she was to the Catholic Church she had absolutely no conflict with incorporating the Pagan
aspects of Italian culture into her Catholicism. I grew up in New York City and when the weather was nice we would walk to St
Peter’s Cathedral for church on Sunday. The neighborhood was full of prewar buildings, many of which had Gargoyles
incorporated in their European architecture. My grandmother told me that Gargoyles were there to keep evil spirits away
(besides being really cool drain spouts). She said that once you give a Gargoyle a name he would look out for you. So by the
time I was 5 I had named every Gargoyle in the city. My little friends didn't like them at all.
My father would go to church on occasion, Holidays, Weddings and Funerals, in that order. So once I made it through all the
Catechism classes and had my confirmation and first (and last) confession. I was pretty much off the hook as far as going to
Church went. (Except for Holidays, Weddings and Funerals that is) Church was like a movie, even before the Mass was over
people would get up to get out before the crowd. I never felt any reality associated with the Catholic faith, in fact when I was
young, Santa Clause was far more real than Jesus. By the time I got to middle school I had become interested in the occult.
Luckily for me I lived in New York in the ‘70s and even the Jr. High library had an extensive metaphysical and occult section. I
read every book. In addition, the NY public library had it ALL. I read all I could. Same was true for High School. I never shared my
interest with friends, this was my own spiritual thing, and they never asked.
My first real group Pagan experience was in college. My girlfriend at the time was a witch’s kid, and I soon found myself invited to
their coven’s rituals. Now I should say up front these people were spiritual, experienced, sincere and dedicated to the Craft and
their Coven. (Not a fluffy bunny among them) They were also strictly Gardinarian. (Gardinarian=Skyclad) Practicing Skyclad has
its place no doubt….but. I was a 19 year old Jones Beach Lifeguard type and these people were my parents age and gravity
had not been very kind to them at all so I politely declined to become a dedicant but did attend their clothing mandatory rituals
and managed to learn a lot from them both spiritually and in the more mundane aspects of “managing” a coven. By “managing” I
do mean the grunt work, phone calls, organizing folks to bring stuff, setting up meets and rituals etc. (this was before email too)
Ahh the things you do to date the HPS daughter.
After graduation I was still primarily a Solitary though I did attend open circles at the Coven stead for a while. I got my first real
job on Wall Street with Merrill Lynch and soon found myself working constantly and not spending nearly enough time in pursuit
of spiritual things. Hey, it was Wall Street in the 80’s who had time for anything let alone sleep.
I eventually moved to NC in ’93 and found myself totally in the broom closet since my co-workers and neighbors and total
strangers were inviting me to their respective Churches. I found the odd pagan here and there and a few open circles to attend
but no real cohesive group of people meeting together regularly. That was what I wanted. To find a bunch of serious Pagans
devoted to Witchcraft as a spiritual path working together to grow individually and as a group. But as you know it’s difficult to get
Pagans of any sort organized. We’re getting better but we’ve got a lot of work to do.
When I moved to Greensboro I was still primarily working always, but I found the time to enjoy NC’s outdoors more and more and
this time in nature re-kindled my need for actively seeking time with the divine and others of the Craft. Still solitary for the most
part I began to look for Pagan/Wiccans in the area. I was surprised to find the Greensboro area had a bunch of Pagans to meet.
I found Sarah’s shop on Witchvox and stopped in on Lammas ‘03 to get a thing or two to bring to Hanging Rock for an evening
ritual after all the campers had gone to sleep. No only did I find the supplies I needed I found some wonderful people that I’m
truly blessed to call my friends and Coven mates.
So here I am, a happy Witch in the Bible Belt helping to form an organization to promote the beautiful, peaceful religion of Wicca.
Having practiced the Craft for 29 years What, I ask you, could be better….What indeed?
Teena Martin (Raven Swallow):
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