Oldenwilde Traditional Wiccan Coven, a 501(c)(3) Religious Non-Profit with the same rights and responsibilities as any church
Merry Meet! Welcome to Coven Oldenwilde, a Traditional Wiccan Coven --
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General Information about Witchcraft About Coven Oldenwilde
Wiccan Learning Materials (includes recommended books) Meet the Coven Members
How to Win Wiccan Religious Freedoms Chronicle of Asheville's Samhain Public Wiccan Rituals

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NEW!See pix and news coverage of Coven Oldenwilde’s public spell to save a mated pair of old Magnolia trees from a condo developer’s chainsaw!

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Do you have a pressing problem? Consult directly with Lady Passion for magical advice and counseling.
Lady Passion is a highly skilled diviner, psychic, and herbalist; she is also an R.N., with extensive experience in both physical and psychological medical care.

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The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems
English

Discover our book on magic:
The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems
Lady Passion & *Diuvei, Coven Oldenwilde (Sterling)

NEW!"THE GOODLY" IS NOW OUT IN PAPERBACK! 
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Il Libro degli Incantesimi: Antiche formule magiche per risolvere problemi attuali
Italian

Or read The Goodly Spellbook in Italian!

Il Libro degli Incantesimi: Antiche formule magiche per risolvere problemi attuali
Lady Passion & *Diuvei
(Gruppo Editoriale Armenia, 2006)

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Experience our Special Edition DVD:
Oldenwilde Magic

Our gift to you for a $22 or more donation to Coven Oldenwilde.

Find out what's on it and how to order!
 

More than a decade of Free Public Witch Rituals in the "Salem of the South":
Every Halloween since 1995, ever more Pagans from all across the Southeastern U.S. have gathered in Asheville to dance, divine, and have a wondrous time!

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Coven-carved Witch jack o' lantern
See Coven Oldenwilde's listing in the Resources Guide (p. 523 & 596) in Margot Adler's new, revised edition of Drawing Down the Moon, now available.

America's Pagan Heritage: No, America is NOT a "Christian nation"!

How to Win Wiccan Religious Freedoms: Advice for Pagan parents, schoolchildren, renters, employees, military personnel, and prisoners who are experiencing religious persecution.
Anti-divination law repealed. We won! North Carolina General Statute 14-401.5 banning clairvoyance and fortunetelling is no more. On Samhain 2004, we publicly burned it. Find out more about how our state's Witches and the ACLU together beat this bad law.
Lady Passion's Prophecies: Ask a question, and receive an answer.
Read news, feature and opinion articles by *Diuvei (Steve Rasmussen) as published in Mountain Xpress and other print and online media.
Are you a student, an educator, or a life-long learner? Read *Diuvei's essay on the quadrivium, the millenia-old "four-way crossroads" of arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy through which all other disciplines are interconnected -- and the origin of liberal-arts education. (Also explored in The Goodly Spellbook.)
 
Film Witches! Lady Passion, *Diuvei, and their Covens often work magic on camera.
Production companies with life-affirming projects are invited to contact Lady Passion.

Join the Black Ribbon Campaign to end religious persecution:

Coven Oldenwilde's covenstead is certified as Backyard Wildlife Habitat site no. 46961.
To find out how to make your yard a wildlife habitat, visit the National Wildlife Federation.
 
Purchase Wiccan and Pagan books through our Recommended Reading list.
 
Help keep religious freedom free! Unlike churches or fraternal orders, Wiccan covens charge no tithes or dues, but depend on voluntary contributions. If you have benefited from our work or our website, please help to support Coven Oldenwilde. Here's how.
 
Listen to part of the Oldenwilde chant. 196KB, .aiff format
Posers and Pellars Alert -- Unethical people claiming to be Witches or Priest/esses can mislead sincere Seekers. Learn how to recognize and avoid them. 

About Coven Oldenwilde
  General Information about Witchcraft
    Meet the Coven Members
      Oldenwilde Teaching Materials (includes recommended books)
        Chronicle of Asheville's Samhain Public Wiccan Rituals

About Coven Oldenwilde

Merry Meet!

Coven Oldenwilde was founded on Samhain, 1994, and meets in Asheville, North Carolina, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We are a group of Witches who use ancient magical principles for the betterment of life, the continuance of the Universe, and the glorification of the Gods.
Such principles are based on the wisdom of the Wiccan Rede (rule) "An it harm none, do what ye will" and upheld by the observance of the traditional Wiccan Laws.

Members of Oldenwilde specialize in different magical talents, contributing to rituals elements such as spells, chants, songs and dances.
Though we believe in many Gods, we especially esteem the Lady of the night, Hecate, and the Lord of the hunt, Herne.

Appreciative of its scope, we work with time, using prophecy and divination, astral planes and past-life regression both to learn from history and to be forewarned of the future. We show our reverence for time by conducting magical working meetings (circles) in accordance with the cycles of the Moon and Sun.

In consideration of life and time, we celebrate the seasonal sacred days of:

  • Samhain (Halloween) on Oct. 31
  • Yule (Winter Solstice) around Dec. 21
  • Imbolc (Candlemas) on Feb. 2
  • Ostara (Spring Equinox) around Mar. 21
  • Beltane (May Day) on May 1
  • Litha (Summer Solstice) around Jun. 21
  • Lughnasadh (Lammas) on Aug. 1
  • Mabon (Fall Equinox) around Sep. 21

When the year is complete, we begin the cycle anew.

Our coven works independently of our students, who perfect their magical knowledge and talents before possible inclusion.

Oldenwilde does magic with the Wiccan community at large through the year and as needed.

We empower our circles with support from the elements Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, and layers of correspondences (complementary enhancers) such as color, music, candlelight or moonlight, incenses, and oils for specific occasions.

We honor and hold these rites of passage for our members and others:

  • Wiccaning (dedication to the Gods after birth)
  • Moon Time (celebration of beginning menstrual status)
  • Green Manning (celebration of achieving manhood)
  • Dedication (dedicating oneself to the study of the Craft)
  • Handfasting (bonding as husband and wife for a year and a day)
  • Handparting (dissolution of bonding)
  • Eldering (designation to serve as model and teacher for any Witch or Seeker)
  • Croning (celebration of menopausal status)
  • Departed Soul (celebration of ascension to the Summerlands at death)

We acknowledge our members' spiritual growth in three ceremonies:

Firsting:
Initiation into the Craft following a minimum of a year and a day's study of basic Wiccan magic.
Seconding:
degree Elevation/recognition for deeper mastery of Wicca and contribution to the Craft, Coven, or Community using a personal Path talent.
Thirding:
degree Elevation/autonomy granted for total mastery of a multitude of magical arts and contribution to the Craft, Coven, and Community.

As priests and priestesses, we aid our members and others with knowledge of herbal medicine and alternative healing techniques, fertility issues, and spells as necessary.

Seekers or interested Witches are encouraged to e-mail us about opportunities to attend Oldenwilde public rites, or to find out how to begin studying traditional Wicca.


Help Preserve the Craft!

Coven Oldenwilde is a non-profit religious organization, as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code.

We keep public Sabbats free, fight bigoted laws, and perpetuate the Olde Religion a thousand ways a day.

Here are just some of the ways you can help our religious non-profit help so many others:


Click on the Witch's palm to make a tax-deductible donation to Coven Oldenwilde through PayPal (the secure online money-transaction service).
Or, write a check; contact us for mailing address.

Purchase The Goodly Spellbook, by Dixie Deerman and Steve Rasmussen (Lady Passion and *Diuvei).
This $19.95 hardcover book is packed with hundreds of spells -- and the magical theory for why each one works.

Buy it now, or click on the cover for a preview (including two spells).

Bring in the Coven. Coven Oldenwilde will happily teach about numerous Craft topics for your group or at Gatherings or events.
We also conduct all Pagan Rites of Passage (from Wiccanings, Handfastings, and Legal Marriages, to Rites for the Departed Soul), bless new homes, and de-ghost houses prior to re-sale.

Compensation varies according to travel, accomodation, preparation, or topic. Contact us for more information and to schedule us for your next event!


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The Oldenwilde Website and its contents are composed and constructed by Lady Passion and *Diuvei. We can be reached by e-mail at oldenwilde@aol.com and by phone at (828) 251-0343 or (828) 335-2486. Please send comments and corrections concerning our Web site to this address as well.

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Coven Oldenwilde's Wiccan Website first went online 09 June 1996.

Latest update: 26 May 2008

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