My first study and serious work in Wicca (as opposed to Pagan, as I now identify) was through the Correllian Tradition (website https://www.correllian.com/ ). I’m not a member - haven’t been for quite some years now, but I appreciate what I learned, and their awareness on issues such as the “A Spiritual War For Peace” https://www.correllian.com/39-b.html and “Dominion theology” https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dominion_theology&oldid=1250346788 (which dates back to at least around the 1980s, it seems) , which was one of several significant influences (some dating back to the 70s and 80s) on my work for peace.
Their teachings were inclusive in a number of ways, including gender identity/sexuality, and they made efforts to address racism - particularly during the Black Lives Matter protests.
And now, from early last year, they have a First Priest who not only is black and queer, but is a mental health expert who addresses stigma, supports community and organisations’ development, and is a graduate of a radical, liberal arts college.
This change is, in my opinion, an excellent development for both that tradition and for the Pagan world generally, and I will be checking back in from time to time to see how the tradition and the First Priest are going.
For more information on the new First Priest, see:
M. Rev. Phoenix Coffin-Williams, First Priest of the Correllian Tradition https://www.correllian.com/m-rev-phoenix-coffin-williams.html
See also:
- “Episode 150: Further Exploring Thought Forms With Phoenix Coffin-Williams”, on That Witch Life, 15th August, 2022 https://thatwitchlife.com/2022/08/15/episode-150-further-exploring-thought-forms-with-phoenix-coffin-williams/ (and an earlier episode at https://thatwitchlife.com/2021/01/11/episode-67-magickal-thought-forms-with-phoenix-coffin-williams/ )
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoenix-coffin-williams-2912bb181/ and https://www.holisticwellnessandrecovery.com/credentials.html
For completeness, see also:
M. Rev. Alyssa Kemp- Highcorrell, Correllian First Priestess https://www.correllian.com/alyssa-kemp.html
and
“Double Investiture - Correllian Lustration” https://youtu.be/Ju75-c_2cs4
and
M. Rev. Donald Lewis-Highcorrell, Retired First Priest https://www.correllian.com/don-lewis.html
M. Rev. Krystel High-Correll, Retired First Priestess https://www.correllian.com/krystel-high-correll.html
Blv. Windy Lajoie, First Elder of the Correllian Tradition, now passed https://www.correllian.com/blv-windy-lajoie.html (I had the honour and pleasure of doing a little work with Blv. Windy Lajoie)
(I also like the extended list of groups, which also includes neurodivergence ... and that information on Sabbats is provided for northern and southern hemispheres)
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