A Little History

 

The original 1966 Gnostic Pagan School/Tradition ceased public work in 2007. The Tradition was non-authoritarian, but was willing to compromise to the extent of allowing a public religious structure in order to provide a legal, pacifist exemption for draft eligible men during the Vietnam War (good intention, wrong tactic) as well as to legalize the religious use of A.E.S./Awareness Enhancing Substances as part of Earth Ritual (didn’t work).

 

At the end of the War, the Tradition gradually lost members due to ebbing activism & waning interest in the neo-pagan movement—as well as a natural winnowing out of the tribe. In 1996 the remaing active members felt “a window of gnosis” existed that justified reactivating the School. The results were mixed. A more recent attempt at a political merger was unsuccessful, splitting an already fractured group. The experience confirmed our position that metaphysics & Marxism just don’t mix—at least not on an organizational level. Apparently some people (like us) have to learn the hard way. Jeff Farrow and Suzanne Radford joined The Tradition in 1978. Freddy David initiated in 1984. We have the full support of existing members to carry on The Tradition in this format.

 

Once again we are reminded that,

in our Beginning is our End—

And that in our End is—just possibly—a new Beginning.

 

See also,

MANIFESTO: THE METAPHYSICS OF REBELLION

 

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