Gavin Bone
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Gavin Bone is an author and lecturer in the fields of magic, witchcraft
, Wicca
and Neo-Paganism, and an organizer in the Neo-Pagan community. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in England, in 1964.
. He was initiated into Seax-Wicca in 1986. He is currently developing the theory that Wicca
may have some roots in tribal shamanistic healing traditions, as opposed to medieval ritual magic.
Bone first met Janet Farrar
and Stewart Farrar
in 1989 at a Pagan camp at Groby
, near Leicester
, where they struck up a friendship. He accompanied them on a tour of the United States in 1992, and on their return he moved to Ireland and became their business partner. He joined the Farrars as part of a "polyfidelitous relationship", and has continued in both the personal and professional relationship since Stewart's death on February 7, 2000. He co-authored several books with the Farrars, and he is the production manager for their videos. He also set up their website in 1996, which has become the “Pagan Information Network”, a contact network for Pagans across the Republic and Northern Ireland, for which Gavin and Janet Farrar are the primary coordinators.
Gavin Bone and Janet Farrar are active members in The Aquarian Tabernacle Church
of Ireland, and have links with several coven
s in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. They ran a progressive coven
in Ireland called Coven Na Callaighe until early 2009 which was part of Teampall Na Callaighe, which once included an open worship group Clan Na Callaighe.
Previous History:
Born January 19th, 1964 he was brought up in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. His mother regularly visited mediums and tarot readers, which he believes was a major influence in his occult interest. He attended several unexplained conferences/events in Portsmouth which spurred his interest in everything from UFO's to the Surrey Puma, Ghosts, Bermuda Triangle etc.
He originally intended to have a career in the British Army, but was unable to go into regular service, instead serving in 219 Wessex General Hospital RAMC (V), before leaving due to his political leanings. He became involved with CND, Greenpeace etc from 1981. He became interested in Wicca during the same period, having previously explored Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism. He also explored and trained as a spiritual healer, after attending The Joseph Carey Spiritualist Centre. He practised solitary from 1982 before finding his first magical group in 1985 working from the Fifth Dimension Occult store, Eastney, Portsmouth. This group was eclectic and included earth healing practises as well as High Magick. It was from this group that the first coven he joined emerged, which was based on Buckland's Seax Wicca. He was later initiated into one other tradition (Gardnerian Based).
Early Pagan Network involvement:
Following attending Link-Up '89 (September 1989) in Groby, Leicester, Gavin became involved in Pagan Link as a contact and facilitator for Portsmouth, with his then wife Tania Andrade. They regularly held moots in Portsmouth, in the Milton area, and from this a small coven naturally developed of no specific tradition. He later became a contact for the Pagan Federation as it expanded its contact network. He and his wife also became part of Clan Bran, a clan of eclectic practitioners based in Abbots Bromley, Leicestershire, before it moved to the Republic of Ireland.
Contemporary Witchcraft
This article is about contemporary witchcraft, including, but not limited to, Wicca.Contemporary witchcraft refers to many different types of witchcraft practices of the 21st century...
, Wicca
Wicca
Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
and Neo-Paganism, and an organizer in the Neo-Pagan community. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in England, in 1964.
Wicca and Neopaganism
He trained as a registered nurse and has studied complementary healing methods such as reflexologyReflexology
Reflexology, or zone therapy, is an alternative medicine involving the physical act of applying pressure to the feet, hands, or ears with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion...
. He was initiated into Seax-Wicca in 1986. He is currently developing the theory that Wicca
Wicca
Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
may have some roots in tribal shamanistic healing traditions, as opposed to medieval ritual magic.
Bone first met Janet Farrar
Janet Farrar
Janet Farrar is a British teacher and author of books on Wicca and Neopaganism. Along with her two husbands, Stewart Farrar and Gavin Bone, Farrar has published "some of the most influential books on modern Witchcraft to date." According to George Knowles, "some seventy five percent of Wiccans...
and Stewart Farrar
Stewart Farrar
Frank Stewart Farrar , who always went by the name of Stewart Farrar, was an English screenwriter, novelist and prominent figure in the Neopagan religion of Wicca, which he devoted much of his later life to propagating with the aid of his seventh wife, Janet Farrar, and then his friend Gavin Bone...
in 1989 at a Pagan camp at Groby
Groby
Groby is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2001 census was 7,301.-Description:...
, near Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, where they struck up a friendship. He accompanied them on a tour of the United States in 1992, and on their return he moved to Ireland and became their business partner. He joined the Farrars as part of a "polyfidelitous relationship", and has continued in both the personal and professional relationship since Stewart's death on February 7, 2000. He co-authored several books with the Farrars, and he is the production manager for their videos. He also set up their website in 1996, which has become the “Pagan Information Network”, a contact network for Pagans across the Republic and Northern Ireland, for which Gavin and Janet Farrar are the primary coordinators.
Gavin Bone and Janet Farrar are active members in The Aquarian Tabernacle Church
Aquarian Tabernacle Church
The Aquarian Tabernacle Church, abbreviated as ATC, is a Wiccan church located in Index, Washington and is considered the first Wiccan church with full legal status and recognition by major governments, the United States, Canada and Australia. It was founded as a church by Pete "Pathfinder" Davis,...
of Ireland, and have links with several coven
Coven
A coven or covan is a name used to describe a gathering of witches or in some cases vampires. Due to the word's association with witches, a gathering of Wiccans, followers of the witchcraft-based neopagan religion of Wicca, is also described as a coven....
s in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. They ran a progressive coven
Coven
A coven or covan is a name used to describe a gathering of witches or in some cases vampires. Due to the word's association with witches, a gathering of Wiccans, followers of the witchcraft-based neopagan religion of Wicca, is also described as a coven....
in Ireland called Coven Na Callaighe until early 2009 which was part of Teampall Na Callaighe, which once included an open worship group Clan Na Callaighe.
Previous History:
Born January 19th, 1964 he was brought up in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. His mother regularly visited mediums and tarot readers, which he believes was a major influence in his occult interest. He attended several unexplained conferences/events in Portsmouth which spurred his interest in everything from UFO's to the Surrey Puma, Ghosts, Bermuda Triangle etc.
He originally intended to have a career in the British Army, but was unable to go into regular service, instead serving in 219 Wessex General Hospital RAMC (V), before leaving due to his political leanings. He became involved with CND, Greenpeace etc from 1981. He became interested in Wicca during the same period, having previously explored Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism. He also explored and trained as a spiritual healer, after attending The Joseph Carey Spiritualist Centre. He practised solitary from 1982 before finding his first magical group in 1985 working from the Fifth Dimension Occult store, Eastney, Portsmouth. This group was eclectic and included earth healing practises as well as High Magick. It was from this group that the first coven he joined emerged, which was based on Buckland's Seax Wicca. He was later initiated into one other tradition (Gardnerian Based).
Early Pagan Network involvement:
Following attending Link-Up '89 (September 1989) in Groby, Leicester, Gavin became involved in Pagan Link as a contact and facilitator for Portsmouth, with his then wife Tania Andrade. They regularly held moots in Portsmouth, in the Milton area, and from this a small coven naturally developed of no specific tradition. He later became a contact for the Pagan Federation as it expanded its contact network. He and his wife also became part of Clan Bran, a clan of eclectic practitioners based in Abbots Bromley, Leicestershire, before it moved to the Republic of Ireland.