fbpx
Wikipedia

M. Macha Nightmare

October 23, 2023

M. Macha NightMare (Aline O'Brien) is an American Neopagan witch.[1][2] She was born in Milford, Connecticut and was one of the founders of the Reclaiming Collective in the 1970s.[3][4]

In Witching Culture, Sabina Magliocco noted that Nightmare played a key role for several years in the "Spiral Dance", a ritual and dance commemorating the dead performed by Reclaiming for the San Francisco Bay community's Samhain holiday.[5] Nightmare's comments on significant aspects of the emergent Neopagan culture appear throughout Magliocco's book: trance and deity possession,[6] the importance of dance in ritual,[7] rites of passage,[8] design of an initiation ceremony,[9] and the role of folklore in the development of Neopagan consciousness.[10] Jone Salomonsen also cited Nightmare as an authority on Neopagan culture in San Francisco throughout her 2002 book, Enchanted Feminism.[11]

In 2012 NightMare left the Reclaiming Collective, citing that she and the current form of the Reclaiming Collective were incompatible.[12][13]

NightMare represented Pagans on the Biodiversity Project Spirituality Working Group. She is a member of the American Academy of Religion, Nature Religions Scholars Network, Marin Interfaith Council, United Religions Initiative, Interfaith Center of the Presidio, as well as serving on the Advisory Councils of the Sacred Dying Foundation, and PEARL (Pagan Elders Assistance and Resource League).[14] In 2019 she founded the Earth-based Spirituality Action Team within Citizens' Climate Lobby.[15] In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors of Cherry Hill Seminary.[16]

Bibliography Edit

  • 1981 - "WomanBlood: Portraits of Women in Poetry and Prose" edited by Aline O'Brien, Chrys Rasmussen and M. Catherine Costello, (Continuing Saga Press) ISBN 0-939140-00-4
  • 1997 - The Pagan Book of Living and Dying: Practical Rituals, Prayers, Blessings, and Meditations on Crossing Over (with Starhawk) (HarperSanFrancisco) ISBN 0-06-251516-0 [17]
  • 2000 - "Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories" edited by Lorraine Code (Routledge) (contributor) ISBN 0415308852
  • 2000 - "Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology" edited by J. Gordon Melton (contributor) (The Gale Group) ISBN 081035487X
  • 2000 - "Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft" edited by Raven Grimassi (contributor) (Llewellyn Publications) ISBN 1567182577 entry on Reclaiming Tradition Witchcraft.
  • 2001 - Witchcraft and the Web: Weaving Pagan Traditions Online (ECW Press) ISBN 1-55022-466-2
  • 2002 - Irish Spirit: Pagan, Celtic, Christian, Global edited by Patricia Monaghan (contributor) (Wolfhound Press) ISBN 0-86327-875-2
  • 2003 - "Women in Leadership in Faith: Voices of Hope and Healing in a Troubled World" and
  • 2003 - "Hope and Healing in a Troubled World: Prayers Selected by Women Faith Leaders" edited by Roberta Swan (contributor)
  • 2004 - Pagan Pride: Honoring the Craft and Culture of Earth and Goddess (Citadel Press) ISBN 0-8065-2548-7
  • 2005 - "Celebrating the Pagan Soul: Our Own Stories of Inspiration and Community" edited by Laura Wildman Hanlon (contributor) (Citadel Press/ Kensington Publishing Corp.) ISBN 0806526246
  • 2005 - "Exploring the Pagan Path: Wisdom from Elders" edited by Kristin Madden (contributor) (New Page Books) ISBN 1564147886
  • 2008 - "Green Egg Omelette: An Anthology of Art and Articles from the Legendary Pagan Journal" edited by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart (contributor) (New Page Books) ISBN 1601630468

References Edit

  1. ^ Miller, David (October 31, 2005). "FINDING MY RELIGION / Neo-pagan witch on celebrating the dead and casting spells". SF Gate. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. ^ Rabinovitch, Lewis (2002). Encyclopedia Of Modern Witchcraft And Neo-Paganism. Citadel Press. pp. 190–191. ISBN 0806524065.
  3. ^ Adler, Margot (2006). Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America (Rev. ed.). Penguin. pp. 131–132. ISBN 9781101549766. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  4. ^ Michael, Jason. "Spotlight on: M. Macha NightMare". PrideSource. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. ^ Sabina Magliocco (May 10, 2004). Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America (Contemporary Ethnography). University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-8122-3803-6.
  6. ^ Magliocco, p. 166
  7. ^ Magliocco, p. 170
  8. ^ Magliocco, p. 134
  9. ^ Magliocco, p. 174
  10. ^ Magliocco, p. 40
  11. ^ Jone Salomonsen (December 21, 2002). Enchanted Feminism: Ritual, Gender and Divinity Among the Reclaiming Witches of San Francisco. Routledge. p. 199. ISBN 0-415-22393-8.
  12. ^ Nightmare, M. Macha. "A Co-Founder Leaves Reclaiming Tradition". WitchVox.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  13. ^ Pitzl-Waters, Jason (7 August 2012). "Pagan Community Notes: Maetreum of Cybele Loses Case, M. Macha NightMare Leaves Reclaiming, New Alexandrian Library Raises Funds, and Spiral Scouts Step Up". the Wild Hunt. Retrieved 9 May 2021. M. Macha NightMare (Aline O'Brien), a co-founder of the Reclaiming tradition, and co-author of "The Pagan Book of Living and Dying" with Starhawk, has announced on her blog that she is parting ways from the tradition she helped found, saying she "no longer feel[s] that its principles and practices accord" with her own.
  14. ^ Kristen Madden, ed. (2005). "About the Author: M. Macha NightMare". Exploring The Pagan Path: Wisdom From The Elders. Career Press. p. 137. ISBN 9781564147882. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  15. ^ "Pagan Community Notes: Coru Cathubodua and Circle of Cerridwen exit PantheaCon, Citizen's Climate Lobby adds Earth-based spirituality team". The Wild Hunt. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  16. ^ "Aline O'Brien >> Cherry Hill Seminary". Board of Directors. Cherry Hill Seminary. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  17. ^ Davy, Barbara (2006). Introduction to Pagan Studies. AltaMira Press. ISBN 0759108196.

External links Edit

  • M. Macha NightMare website
  • Review by the Reclaiming Quarterly

October 23, 2023
macha, nightmare, macha, nightmare, aline, brien, american, neopagan, witch, born, milford, connecticut, founders, reclaiming, collective, 1970s, witching, culture, sabina, magliocco, noted, that, nightmare, played, role, several, years, spiral, dance, ritual,. M Macha NightMare Aline O Brien is an American Neopagan witch 1 2 She was born in Milford Connecticut and was one of the founders of the Reclaiming Collective in the 1970s 3 4 In Witching Culture Sabina Magliocco noted that Nightmare played a key role for several years in the Spiral Dance a ritual and dance commemorating the dead performed by Reclaiming for the San Francisco Bay community s Samhain holiday 5 Nightmare s comments on significant aspects of the emergent Neopagan culture appear throughout Magliocco s book trance and deity possession 6 the importance of dance in ritual 7 rites of passage 8 design of an initiation ceremony 9 and the role of folklore in the development of Neopagan consciousness 10 Jone Salomonsen also cited Nightmare as an authority on Neopagan culture in San Francisco throughout her 2002 book Enchanted Feminism 11 In 2012 NightMare left the Reclaiming Collective citing that she and the current form of the Reclaiming Collective were incompatible 12 13 NightMare represented Pagans on the Biodiversity Project Spirituality Working Group She is a member of the American Academy of Religion Nature Religions Scholars Network Marin Interfaith Council United Religions Initiative Interfaith Center of the Presidio as well as serving on the Advisory Councils of the Sacred Dying Foundation and PEARL Pagan Elders Assistance and Resource League 14 In 2019 she founded the Earth based Spirituality Action Team within Citizens Climate Lobby 15 In addition she serves on the Board of Directors of Cherry Hill Seminary 16 Bibliography Edit1981 WomanBlood Portraits of Women in Poetry and Prose edited by Aline O Brien Chrys Rasmussen and M Catherine Costello Continuing Saga Press ISBN 0 939140 00 4 1997 The Pagan Book of Living and Dying Practical Rituals Prayers Blessings and Meditations on Crossing Over with Starhawk HarperSanFrancisco ISBN 0 06 251516 0 17 2000 Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories edited by Lorraine Code Routledge contributor ISBN 0415308852 2000 Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology edited by J Gordon Melton contributor The Gale Group ISBN 081035487X 2000 Encyclopedia of Wicca amp Witchcraft edited by Raven Grimassi contributor Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567182577 entry on Reclaiming Tradition Witchcraft 2001 Witchcraft and the Web Weaving Pagan Traditions Online ECW Press ISBN 1 55022 466 2 2002 Irish Spirit Pagan Celtic Christian Global edited by Patricia Monaghan contributor Wolfhound Press ISBN 0 86327 875 2 2003 Women in Leadership in Faith Voices of Hope and Healing in a Troubled World and 2003 Hope and Healing in a Troubled World Prayers Selected by Women Faith Leaders edited by Roberta Swan contributor 2004 Pagan Pride Honoring the Craft and Culture of Earth and Goddess Citadel Press ISBN 0 8065 2548 7 2005 Celebrating the Pagan Soul Our Own Stories of Inspiration and Community edited by Laura Wildman Hanlon contributor Citadel Press Kensington Publishing Corp ISBN 0806526246 2005 Exploring the Pagan Path Wisdom from Elders edited by Kristin Madden contributor New Page Books ISBN 1564147886 2008 Green Egg Omelette An Anthology of Art and Articles from the Legendary Pagan Journal edited by Oberon Zell Ravenheart contributor New Page Books ISBN 1601630468References Edit Miller David October 31 2005 FINDING MY RELIGION Neo pagan witch on celebrating the dead and casting spells SF Gate Retrieved 13 November 2012 Rabinovitch Lewis 2002 Encyclopedia Of Modern Witchcraft And Neo Paganism Citadel Press pp 190 191 ISBN 0806524065 Adler Margot 2006 Drawing Down the Moon Witches Druids Goddess Worshippers and Other Pagans in America Rev ed Penguin pp 131 132 ISBN 9781101549766 Retrieved 13 November 2012 Michael Jason Spotlight on M Macha NightMare PrideSource Retrieved 13 November 2012 Sabina Magliocco May 10 2004 Witching Culture Folklore and Neo Paganism in America Contemporary Ethnography University of Pennsylvania Press p 123 ISBN 0 8122 3803 6 Magliocco p 166 Magliocco p 170 Magliocco p 134 Magliocco p 174 Magliocco p 40 Jone Salomonsen December 21 2002 Enchanted Feminism Ritual Gender and Divinity Among the Reclaiming Witches of San Francisco Routledge p 199 ISBN 0 415 22393 8 Nightmare M Macha A Co Founder Leaves Reclaiming Tradition WitchVox com Retrieved 13 November 2012 Pitzl Waters Jason 7 August 2012 Pagan Community Notes Maetreum of Cybele Loses Case M Macha NightMare Leaves Reclaiming New Alexandrian Library Raises Funds and Spiral Scouts Step Up the Wild Hunt Retrieved 9 May 2021 M Macha NightMare Aline O Brien a co founder of the Reclaiming tradition and co author of The Pagan Book of Living and Dying with Starhawk has announced on her blog that she is parting ways from the tradition she helped found saying she no longer feel s that its principles and practices accord with her own Kristen Madden ed 2005 About the Author M Macha NightMare Exploring The Pagan Path Wisdom From The Elders Career Press p 137 ISBN 9781564147882 Retrieved 13 November 2012 Pagan Community Notes Coru Cathubodua and Circle of Cerridwen exit PantheaCon Citizen s Climate Lobby adds Earth based spirituality team The Wild Hunt 2019 09 16 Retrieved 2020 08 30 Aline O Brien gt gt Cherry Hill Seminary Board of Directors Cherry Hill Seminary Retrieved 13 November 2012 Davy Barbara 2006 Introduction to Pagan Studies AltaMira Press ISBN 0759108196 External links EditM Macha NightMare website The Wiccan Pagan Times Author s Corner Bio and Interview Interview with M Macha Nightmare Review by the Reclaiming Quarterly Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M Macha Nightmare amp oldid 1174299587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.