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Gerald Gardner and Doreen Valiente
Did you know?
Doreen Valiente met Gerald Gardner (the founder of Wicca) in the 1950's.
Initially Gardner's Book of Shadows (pretty much the original blueprint of Gardnerian Wicca), was heavily influenced by Aleister Crowley and aspects of Ceremonial Magic.
Soon after Valiente's initiation into the Bricket Wood Coven, she began assisting Gardener in re-writing much of his original Book of Shadows.
The influences of Crowley and Cermonial Magic were removed in favor of those by Charles Leland (Aradia, The Gospel of the Witches) and Valiente's own writing and poetry.
It's this revised version that Gardnerian Wicca is based on today.
It was also during this time that Doreen Valiente wrote "The Charge of the Goddess" and assisted in writing "The Wiccan Rede".
Both of these writings later became the guideposts for ethical practice within modern Neo-Paganism.
You can learn more about the Ethics in Paganism and Magical Practice in the Classroom where you will also find PDF downloads of both The Charge of the Goddess and The Wiccan Rede.
Now you know...
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