Weird ways of witchcraft

by Leo L. Martello

Other authorsHal L. Cohen
Paper Book, 1972

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Available

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133.43

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Secaucus : Castle Books, 1972.

Description

Weird Ways of Witchcraft is the story of the radical Leo Louis Martello, founder of the Witches' AntiDefamation League. A pioneer in the Witches' Liberation Movement of the 1960's, Martello was one of the most controversial members of the pagan community.Martello was an outspoken witch who raged against the Catholic Church with his infamous Witch Manifesto. He made history organizing the first WitchIn in Central Park. In his own distinct voice, Martello enlightens, entices, and enchants readers with spells, incantations, and folklore, along with the historic events in contemporary Witch history.Weird Ways of Witchcraft provides a snapshot in time, when the seeds of the Neopagan movement and the teachings of witchcraft began to spread and become popular with the generation that variously called itself hippies, flower children, and the counterculture. These were heady days of women's liberation, gay liberation--a revolt against church, state, and the way things were.Includes a foreword by renowned psychic Lori Bruno.… (more)

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LibraryThing member Paperpuss
Crazy, fascinating, this guy is on the edge and I loved every minute of it. His inditement of the Catholic Church was on the money. There is a lot of actual solid information in here but there is also some pretty loose logic. This guy was a gay rights activist, a feminist, and a proponent of animal
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rights and civil rights. One of the original New York Wiccans he agitated and advocated for the rights of witches. He formed and led so many organizations it's an alphabet soup. The original paperback published in 1969 was something I found by chance in a jumbled forgotten used bookstore in Southern California. It was reprinted in 2011 I believe but seems to be pretty rare. Your library can probably help you track a copy down, it's worth the trouble for the graphics and bibliography if nothing else. This guy is definitely on my list of dead people I'd like to invite to a dinner party. Probably the only one who could find a way to show up.
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