For the Spring Equinox and the celebration of Ostara (see also: https://wicca.com/celtic/akasha/ostara.htm) Doreen Edith Dominy Valiente (4 January 1922–1 September 1999) was an English Wiccan who was responsible for writing much of the early religious liturgy within the tradition of Gardnerian Wicca. An author and poet, she also published five books dealing with Wicca and related esoteric subjects. Considered the mother of Modern Witchcraft she had her first spiritual experience at the age of 9. At 15, she left school and refused to go back and began to explore fully the history of witchcraft. At the time it was growing because of the need for feminism, green politics (as the Wicca and pagan religions play a big part in the movement to bring attention to caring for the planet) and individual freedoms such as being pro-choice. She fought to keep Witchcraft legal as it was set to be barred in the UK(again) as recently as the 1950's. She accumulated the largest collection of known witchcraft and pagan relics and artifacts in the world currently on display in Brighton. There is evidence to suggest she was also a spy during WWII and had a reputation for being very good at keeping secrets and as such she worked as a translator at Bletchley Park during World War II. Learn more here: http://www.doreenvaliente.com

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