We are located in the upper most north west corner of New York State.
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SwansCove
www.swanscove.org
We are not accepting new members at this time. Please e-mail us if you are interested and we will keep you in mind if there is an opening.
We are 2 1/2 hours East of Cleveland, Ohio.
2 Hours & 15 minutes from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2 Hours West of Buffalo, New York.
4 Hours Southwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
We aren't able to travel far distances for handfastings/weddings/,what have you, but if you need help in finding pagan clergy in your area, we'll be happy to help.
My wife & I are the Priestess & Priest of the Coven of Swanscove.
From 1965 to 1970 I dabbled in Ceremonial Magic and Séances.
Around 1969 I began a study of Hypnosis and past life regression.
In 1972, in Erie,Pa, I helped run a street ministry "One Way House". My duties included witnessing to people about God's love as well as feeding and comforting whoever came in off the street.
In 1977 I became a student of the Morris Pratt Institute of Whitewater, Wisconsin Studying Mediumship, Philosophy, Religious Ethics and Morals under the tutorship of Rev. Robert Benz.
In 1978 continuing with my studies, I helped start The First Spiritualist Church of Erie under the umbrella organization National Spiritualist Association of Churches. In 1981 we split from the National Association and became an independent Church.
As long as I can remember I have been interested in Witchcraft.
In 1978 I began a correspondence course with the first church of Wicca as well as a correspondence study course with the Rosicrucians.
1979 I joined a group that were devotees of Govinda.
I have also studied palmistry, radionics and spirit communication.
In 1987 I met my future wife Selkie, after I started to go back to Spiritualist church. I ran into an old girl friend who introduced me to her. Selkie was involved in a local coven.
From 1988 to 1999, we started and ran a Wiccan outreach group (Coven of Brighidshaven) at the local Unitarian Church where we performed public open circles.
In 1994 my wife & I became a legally Ordained Ministers of the Universal Life Church of Modesto, California.
In 1994 we joined LaSanta Eala Bhrighid, a Gardnerian Coven
In 1995 my wife studied with Z Budapest at Suzun Weeds house in Woodstock, N.Y. and was proclaimed a Priestess of Z by Z Budapest.
In 1999 after completing our studies with LaSanta Eala Bhrighid, we were elevated to 3rd degree in Salem, Mass.
SwansCove is a traditional Gardnerian coven that focuses on training for the Priest and Priestess hood. Students can expect to learn a wide variety of occult subjects in order to be well rounded.
If you desire to join us and be a Gardnerian Initiate it takes years of study.
You will be expected after you become a full member, to teach others under our supervision and to run an outer court group, then someday hive off and start your own coven.
New members are brought in based on compatibility with SwansCove present members, and only as space is available.
Note: You must be at least 21 years old, preferably 30 or older to be considered.
There is never a charge for training or initiation!
Email us at: Dylan@swanscove.org
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