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Raymond Buckland

Raymond Buckland (31 August 1934 – 27 September 2017), whose craft name was Robat, was an English writer on the subject of Wicca and the occult, and a significant figure in the history of Wicca, of which he was a high priest in both the Gardnerian and Seax-Wica traditions.

Raymond Buckland
Born31 August 1934 (1934-08-31)
Died27 September 2017 (2017-09-28) (aged 83)
Ohio, United States
OccupationWriter
Parent(s)Stanley Thomas Buckland, Eileen Lizzie Wells

According to his written works, primarily Witchcraft from the Inside, published in 1971, he was the first person in the United States to openly admit to being a practitioner of Wicca,[citation needed] and he introduced the lineage of Gardnerian Wicca to the United States in 1964, after having been initiated by Gerald Gardner's then-high priestess Monique Wilson in Britain the previous year. He later formed his own tradition dubbed Seax-Wica which focuses on the symbolism of Anglo-Saxon paganism.[1]

Biography Edit

Britain: 1934–1962 Edit

Buckland was born in London on 31 August 1934,[2] to Eileen and Stanley Buckland. Buckland was of mixed ethnicity; his mother was English, and his father was Romanichal ("English Gypsy").[3] He was raised in the Anglican Church but developed an interest in Spiritualism and the occult at about age 12, after encountering it from a Spiritualist uncle.[4][5]

When World War II broke out in 1939, the family moved to Nottingham, where Buckland attended Nottingham High School. It was here that he became involved in amateur dramatic productions.[1]

He went on to be educated at King's College School. In 1955 he married Rosemary Moss. From 1957 to 1959, he served in the Royal Air Force, and then went on to work in a London publishing company for four years, before he and his wife emigrated to the United States in 1962, where they lived on Long Island, New York.[2]

Whilst living in the United States, Buckland worked for British Airways.[3]

USA: 1962–2017 Edit

In the US, Buckland soon read the books The Witch-Cult in Western Europe by Margaret Murray and Witchcraft Today by Gerald Gardner, which gave him an insight into the Witchcraft religion, or Wicca as it is now more commonly known. Some sources relay that Buckland had established a relationship with Gardner when he was living on the Isle of Man and running his witchcraft museum; it seems this relationship was by correspondence.

The two became friends, and had several telephone conversations, which led to Buckland becoming Gardner's spokesman in America[citation needed]. Buckland also met and befriended Margaret St. Clair, author of the occult classic Sign of the Labrys.[6]

Both Buckland and his wife Rosemary travelled to Scotland, where, in Perth, they were initiated into the craft by the High Priestess Monique Wilson (known as the Lady Olwen).[7] Gardner attended the ceremony, but did not perform it himself. Gardner died shortly after, having never met Buckland again.

Coven formed Edit

The Bucklands returned home to the United States following their meeting with Gardner, bringing the Gardnerian Book of Shadows with them. They moved to Timberline Drive in Brentwood. That same year they founded a coven in Bay Shore. This was the first group in the US following the Gardnerian Wicca lineage of direct initiation. Many fully initiated Gardnerians in the US can trace their origins back to this coven, which was a centre for Neopaganism in America for twenty years.[2] The Bucklands tried to keep their identities secret at first, due to concern about unwanted and negative attention, however journalist Lisa Hoffman of the New York Sunday News published a news story on them without permission.[5] / Buckland also appeared on the Alan Burke talk show, which is when his neighbors discovered that he practiced Wicca. Once 'outed', Buckland purchased and drove around in a hearse, where he was a familiar sight in the community. When Buckland and his wife separated in 1973, they both left the coven.[4]

First Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in the United States, 1968– Edit

In 1968 Buckland formed the First Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in the United States, as influenced by Gardner's Museum of Witchcraft and Magick. It started off as a by-appointment-only policy museum in his own basement. After his collection of artifacts grew he moved the museum to a 19th-century house in Bay Shore. The museum received some media attention, and a documentary was produced about it.

In 1973, following his separation from his wife, Buckland moved his museum to Weirs Beach in New Hampshire. In 1978, he moved to Virginia, disbanded the museum, and put all his artifacts in storage.

In 2008, the artifacts of the Museum were housed and entrusted to the care of The Covenant of the Pentacle Wiccan Church (CPWC), based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and led by Arch Priestess Rev. Velvet Rieth. After a period of neglect and mismanagement of the previous curator, Rev. Velvet, along with many members of her church, were able to begin the restoration process.

In 2015, the artifacts were turned over to the Temple of Sacrifice, a coven based in Columbus, Ohio, founded by Raymond Buckland and Kat Tigner. Toni Rotonda, APS of T.O.S., is the museum collections current owner. The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick is currently being displayed in Cleveland, Ohio.

Seax-Wica, 1974–1982 Edit

Buckland formed his own Wiccan tradition, Seax-Wica, based upon symbolism taken from Anglo-Saxon paganism.[8] He published everything about the movement in The Tree: Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft. He then began a correspondence course to teach people about Seax-Wica, which grew to having around a thousand members.

Personal life Edit

Buckland married his first wife, Rosemary, in 1955. They separated in 1973.[2] In 1974 Raymond married Joan Helen Taylor.[3] In 1992 Buckland and his third wife, Tara, moved to a farm in North Central Ohio, where he continued to write, and work as a solitary Wiccan.[1]

His health began failing in 2015, as he suffered first from pneumonia and then a heart attack. After recovering, he experienced more heart and lung problems in late September, 2017, which resulted in his death on 27 September.[9]

Bibliography Edit

In 1969 Buckland published his first book, A Pocket Guide to the Supernatural. He followed this in 1970 with Witchcraft Ancient and Modern and Practical Candleburning Rituals, as well as a novel called Mu Revealed, a spoof on the works of James Churchward, which was written using the pseudonym "Tony Earll" (an anagram for 'not really'). By 1973 he was earning enough money with his books that he could take over running of his museum full-time. Until 2010, he published a book almost every year since, although he shifted largely to fiction in the 21st century.

  • A Pocket Guide to the Supernatural. Ace Books, NY. 1975 [1969].
  • Practical Candleburning Rituals. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 2000 [1970].
  • Witchcraft Ancient and Modern. House of Collectibles, NY. 1970.
  • Witchcraft From the Inside: Origins of the Fastest Growing Religious Movement in America. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1995 [1971].
  • pseudonym Tony Earll (1972) [1970]. MU Revealed. Warner Paperback Library, NY.
  • with Hereward Carrington (1975). Amazing Secrets of the Psychic World. Parker/Prentice Hall, NJ.
  • The Tree: Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft. Samuel Weiser (Red Wheel/Weiser), ME. 2005 [1974].
  • Here is the Occult. House of Collectibles, NY. 2009 [1974].
  • The Anatomy of the Occult. Samuel Weiser, ME. 1977.
  • The Magick of Chant-O-Matics. Parker/Prentice Hall, NJ. 1980 [1978].
  • Practical Color Magick. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1983.
  • Color Magick: Unleash Your Inner Powers. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 2002.
  • Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 2002 [1986].
  • Secrets of Gypsy Fortune Telling. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1988.
  • The Buckland Gypsy Fortunetelling Deck. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1989. ISBN 0-87542-052-4.
  • Secrets of Gypsy Love Magick. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1990.
  • Secrets of Gypsy Dream Reading. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1990.
  • Scottish Witchcraft: The History and Magick of the Picts. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1991.
  • with Kathleen Binger (1992). The Book of African Divination. Inner Traditions, VT.
  • Doors to Other Worlds. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1993.
  • The Truth About Spirit Communication. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1995.
  • The Committee (novel). Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1993.
  • Cardinal's Sin: Psychic Defenders Uncover Evil in the Vatican (novel). Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1996.
  • Ray Buckland's Magic Cauldron. Galde Press, MN. 1995.
  • Advanced Candle Magick: More Spells and Rituals for Every Purpose. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1996.
  • Witchcraft: Yesterday and Today (video). Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1990.
  • Gypsy Witchcraft & Magic. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1998.
  • Gypsy Dream Dictionary. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 1999.
  • Coin Divination. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 2000.
  • The Buckland Romani Tarot. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 2001.
  • Wicca for Life. Citadel Press, NY. 2001.
  • The Witch Book: The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Wicca, and Neo-paganism. Visible Ink Press, NY. 2001.
  • The Fortune-Telling Book. Visible Ink Press, NY. 2003.
  • Signs, Symbols & Omens: An Illustrated Guide to Magical & Spiritual Symbolism. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 2003.
  • Cards of Alchemy. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 2003.
  • Wicca for One. Citadel Press, NY. 2004.
  • Buckland's Book of Spirit Communications. Llewellyn Publications, MN. 2004.
  • The Spirit Book: The Encyclopedia of Clairvoyance, Channeling, and Spirit Communication. Visible Ink Press, NY. 2005.
  • Mediumship and Spirit Communication. Buckland Books. 2005.
  • Face to Face with God?. Buckland Books. 2006.
  • Ouija - "Yes! Yes!". Doorway Publications. 2006.
  • Death, Where is Thy Sting?. Buckland Books. 2006.
  • Dragons, Shamans & Spiritualists. Buckland Books. 2007.
  • Buckland's Doorway to Candle Magic. Buckland Books. 2007.
  • the Torque of Kernow (novel). Galde Press/Buckland Books. 2008.
  • The Weiser's Field Guide to Ghosts. Red Wheel/Weiser. 2009.

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c Knowles, George (3 June 2007). "Raymond Buckland (1934 - )". Controverscial.Com. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Lewis, James R. Lewis (1999). Witchcraft Today: An Encyclopedia of Wiccan and Neopagan Traditions. ABC=CLIO. pp. xxix. ISBN 9781576071342. Buckland was born in 1934.
  3. ^ a b c Rhuddlwm Gawr; Taliesin Enion Vawr (2002). The Word: Welsh Witchcraft, the Grail of Immortality and the Sacred Keys. Camelot Press. p. 54. ISBN 0595258085.
  4. ^ a b Drury, Nevill (2005). The Watkins Dictionary of Magic. Duncan Baird Publishers. ISBN 1780283628.
  5. ^ a b . Cyber Witchcraft. CyberWytchLLC. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Letter From Hardscrabble Creek: Chasing Margaret" by Chas. S. Clifton, Hardscrabble #17, June 1997.
  7. ^ Davis, Morgan S. "Monique Wilson" (PDF). Gerald Gardner. Morgan S. Davis. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Internet Book of Shadows: Saxon Wicca Rites (Raymond Buckland)". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ Greene, Heather (27 September 2017). "Raymond Buckland (1934-2017)". The Wild Hunt. Retrieved 29 September 2017. Early this past week, Buckland was reportedly having some breathing problems, and doctors found that his lungs were filling with fluid. After treatments, Buckland rallied and was reportedly his cheerful self by Wednesday. Then, when doctors asked him to get up and walk around, he experienced chest pain. Buckland passed peacefully with no pain Wednesday evening, in the company of his loved ones.
  • Scudder, Beth. An Interview with Raymond Buckland 7 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine in New Worlds, issue 36. Llewellyn Publications.

External links Edit

  • Raymond Buckland's Official Website

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Raymond Buckland 31 August 1934 27 September 2017 whose craft name was Robat was an English writer on the subject of Wicca and the occult and a significant figure in the history of Wicca of which he was a high priest in both the Gardnerian and Seax Wica traditions Raymond BucklandBorn31 August 1934 1934 08 31 London EnglandDied27 September 2017 2017 09 28 aged 83 Ohio United StatesOccupationWriterParent s Stanley Thomas Buckland Eileen Lizzie WellsAccording to his written works primarily Witchcraft from the Inside published in 1971 he was the first person in the United States to openly admit to being a practitioner of Wicca citation needed and he introduced the lineage of Gardnerian Wicca to the United States in 1964 after having been initiated by Gerald Gardner s then high priestess Monique Wilson in Britain the previous year He later formed his own tradition dubbed Seax Wica which focuses on the symbolism of Anglo Saxon paganism 1 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Britain 1934 1962 1 2 USA 1962 2017 2 Coven formed 2 1 First Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in the United States 1968 2 2 Seax Wica 1974 1982 3 Personal life 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditBritain 1934 1962 Edit Buckland was born in London on 31 August 1934 2 to Eileen and Stanley Buckland Buckland was of mixed ethnicity his mother was English and his father was Romanichal English Gypsy 3 He was raised in the Anglican Church but developed an interest in Spiritualism and the occult at about age 12 after encountering it from a Spiritualist uncle 4 5 When World War II broke out in 1939 the family moved to Nottingham where Buckland attended Nottingham High School It was here that he became involved in amateur dramatic productions 1 He went on to be educated at King s College School In 1955 he married Rosemary Moss From 1957 to 1959 he served in the Royal Air Force and then went on to work in a London publishing company for four years before he and his wife emigrated to the United States in 1962 where they lived on Long Island New York 2 Whilst living in the United States Buckland worked for British Airways 3 USA 1962 2017 Edit In the US Buckland soon read the books The Witch Cult in Western Europe by Margaret Murray and Witchcraft Today by Gerald Gardner which gave him an insight into the Witchcraft religion or Wicca as it is now more commonly known Some sources relay that Buckland had established a relationship with Gardner when he was living on the Isle of Man and running his witchcraft museum it seems this relationship was by correspondence The two became friends and had several telephone conversations which led to Buckland becoming Gardner s spokesman in America citation needed Buckland also met and befriended Margaret St Clair author of the occult classic Sign of the Labrys 6 Both Buckland and his wife Rosemary travelled to Scotland where in Perth they were initiated into the craft by the High Priestess Monique Wilson known as the Lady Olwen 7 Gardner attended the ceremony but did not perform it himself Gardner died shortly after having never met Buckland again Coven formed EditThe Bucklands returned home to the United States following their meeting with Gardner bringing the Gardnerian Book of Shadows with them They moved to Timberline Drive in Brentwood That same year they founded a coven in Bay Shore This was the first group in the US following the Gardnerian Wicca lineage of direct initiation Many fully initiated Gardnerians in the US can trace their origins back to this coven which was a centre for Neopaganism in America for twenty years 2 The Bucklands tried to keep their identities secret at first due to concern about unwanted and negative attention however journalist Lisa Hoffman of the New York Sunday News published a news story on them without permission 5 Buckland also appeared on the Alan Burke talk show which is when his neighbors discovered that he practiced Wicca Once outed Buckland purchased and drove around in a hearse where he was a familiar sight in the community When Buckland and his wife separated in 1973 they both left the coven 4 First Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in the United States 1968 Edit In 1968 Buckland formed the First Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in the United States as influenced by Gardner s Museum of Witchcraft and Magick It started off as a by appointment only policy museum in his own basement After his collection of artifacts grew he moved the museum to a 19th century house in Bay Shore The museum received some media attention and a documentary was produced about it In 1973 following his separation from his wife Buckland moved his museum to Weirs Beach in New Hampshire In 1978 he moved to Virginia disbanded the museum and put all his artifacts in storage In 2008 the artifacts of the Museum were housed and entrusted to the care of The Covenant of the Pentacle Wiccan Church CPWC based in New Orleans Louisiana and led by Arch Priestess Rev Velvet Rieth After a period of neglect and mismanagement of the previous curator Rev Velvet along with many members of her church were able to begin the restoration process In 2015 the artifacts were turned over to the Temple of Sacrifice a coven based in Columbus Ohio founded by Raymond Buckland and Kat Tigner Toni Rotonda APS of T O S is the museum collections current owner The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick is currently being displayed in Cleveland Ohio Seax Wica 1974 1982 Edit Buckland formed his own Wiccan tradition Seax Wica based upon symbolism taken from Anglo Saxon paganism 8 He published everything about the movement in The Tree Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft He then began a correspondence course to teach people about Seax Wica which grew to having around a thousand members Personal life EditBuckland married his first wife Rosemary in 1955 They separated in 1973 2 In 1974 Raymond married Joan Helen Taylor 3 In 1992 Buckland and his third wife Tara moved to a farm in North Central Ohio where he continued to write and work as a solitary Wiccan 1 His health began failing in 2015 as he suffered first from pneumonia and then a heart attack After recovering he experienced more heart and lung problems in late September 2017 which resulted in his death on 27 September 9 Bibliography EditIn 1969 Buckland published his first book A Pocket Guide to the Supernatural He followed this in 1970 with Witchcraft Ancient and Modern and Practical Candleburning Rituals as well as a novel called Mu Revealed a spoof on the works of James Churchward which was written using the pseudonym Tony Earll an anagram for not really By 1973 he was earning enough money with his books that he could take over running of his museum full time Until 2010 he published a book almost every year since although he shifted largely to fiction in the 21st century A Pocket Guide to the Supernatural Ace Books NY 1975 1969 Practical Candleburning Rituals Llewellyn Publications MN 2000 1970 Witchcraft Ancient and Modern House of Collectibles NY 1970 Witchcraft From the Inside Origins of the Fastest Growing Religious Movement in America Llewellyn Publications MN 1995 1971 pseudonym Tony Earll 1972 1970 MU Revealed Warner Paperback Library NY with Hereward Carrington 1975 Amazing Secrets of the Psychic World Parker Prentice Hall NJ The Tree Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft Samuel Weiser Red Wheel Weiser ME 2005 1974 Here is the Occult House of Collectibles NY 2009 1974 The Anatomy of the Occult Samuel Weiser ME 1977 The Magick of Chant O Matics Parker Prentice Hall NJ 1980 1978 Practical Color Magick Llewellyn Publications MN 1983 Color Magick Unleash Your Inner Powers Llewellyn Publications MN 2002 Buckland s Complete Book of Witchcraft Llewellyn Publications MN 2002 1986 Secrets of Gypsy Fortune Telling Llewellyn Publications MN 1988 The Buckland Gypsy Fortunetelling Deck Llewellyn Publications MN 1989 ISBN 0 87542 052 4 Secrets of Gypsy Love Magick Llewellyn Publications MN 1990 Secrets of Gypsy Dream Reading Llewellyn Publications MN 1990 Scottish Witchcraft The History and Magick of the Picts Llewellyn Publications MN 1991 with Kathleen Binger 1992 The Book of African Divination Inner Traditions VT Doors to Other Worlds Llewellyn Publications MN 1993 The Truth About Spirit Communication Llewellyn Publications MN 1995 The Committee novel Llewellyn Publications MN 1993 Cardinal s Sin Psychic Defenders Uncover Evil in the Vatican novel Llewellyn Publications MN 1996 Ray Buckland s Magic Cauldron Galde Press MN 1995 Advanced Candle Magick More Spells and Rituals for Every Purpose Llewellyn Publications MN 1996 Witchcraft Yesterday and Today video Llewellyn Publications MN 1990 Gypsy Witchcraft amp Magic Llewellyn Publications MN 1998 Gypsy Dream Dictionary Llewellyn Publications MN 1999 Coin Divination Llewellyn Publications MN 2000 The Buckland Romani Tarot Llewellyn Publications MN 2001 Wicca for Life Citadel Press NY 2001 The Witch Book The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft Wicca and Neo paganism Visible Ink Press NY 2001 The Fortune Telling Book Visible Ink Press NY 2003 Signs Symbols amp Omens An Illustrated Guide to Magical amp Spiritual Symbolism Llewellyn Publications MN 2003 Cards of Alchemy Llewellyn Publications MN 2003 Wicca for One Citadel Press NY 2004 Buckland s Book of Spirit Communications Llewellyn Publications MN 2004 The Spirit Book The Encyclopedia of Clairvoyance Channeling and Spirit Communication Visible Ink Press NY 2005 Mediumship and Spirit Communication Buckland Books 2005 Face to Face with God Buckland Books 2006 Ouija Yes Yes Doorway Publications 2006 Death Where is Thy Sting Buckland Books 2006 Dragons Shamans amp Spiritualists Buckland Books 2007 Buckland s Doorway to Candle Magic Buckland Books 2007 the Torque of Kernow novel Galde Press Buckland Books 2008 The Weiser s Field Guide to Ghosts Red Wheel Weiser 2009 Buckland s Book of Gypsy Magic Red Wheel Weiser 2010 Solitary Seance How You Can Talk with Spirits on Your Own Llewellyn Publications MN 2011 References Edit a b c Knowles George 3 June 2007 Raymond Buckland 1934 Controverscial Com Retrieved 16 November 2012 a b c d Lewis James R Lewis 1999 Witchcraft Today An Encyclopedia of Wiccan and Neopagan Traditions ABC CLIO pp xxix ISBN 9781576071342 Buckland was born in 1934 a b c Rhuddlwm Gawr Taliesin Enion Vawr 2002 The Word Welsh Witchcraft the Grail of Immortality and the Sacred Keys Camelot Press p 54 ISBN 0595258085 a b Drury Nevill 2005 The Watkins Dictionary of Magic Duncan Baird Publishers ISBN 1780283628 a b An Interview with Raymond Buckland Cyber Witchcraft CyberWytchLLC Archived from the original on 14 April 2018 Retrieved 16 November 2012 Letter From Hardscrabble Creek Chasing Margaret by Chas S Clifton Hardscrabble 17 June 1997 Davis Morgan S Monique Wilson PDF Gerald Gardner Morgan S Davis Retrieved 17 March 2012 Internet Book of Shadows Saxon Wicca Rites Raymond Buckland www sacred texts com Retrieved 22 April 2018 Greene Heather 27 September 2017 Raymond Buckland 1934 2017 The Wild Hunt Retrieved 29 September 2017 Early this past week Buckland was reportedly having some breathing problems and doctors found that his lungs were filling with fluid After treatments Buckland rallied and was reportedly his cheerful self by Wednesday Then when doctors asked him to get up and walk around he experienced chest pain Buckland passed peacefully with no pain Wednesday evening in the company of his loved ones Scudder Beth An Interview with Raymond Buckland Archived 7 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine in New Worlds issue 36 Llewellyn Publications External links EditRaymond Buckland s Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raymond Buckland amp oldid 1171086488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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