Some
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I contact The Mountain Ash Grove?
Where can I find more information on your current?
Does The Mountain Ash Grove have open "circles"?
Who is your High Priest or Priestess?
How do I contact The
Mountain Ash Grove?
Our general e-mail box is here: General Inquiries . You may expect a prompt and polite response from our Man in Black or Lady. You may also write to us at PO Box 1175, Duncan, SC 29334
Where can I find more
information on your current?
While we are a teaching group, we
would hope that Seekers would have some basis in the traditional cunning arts. The
serious general study of the underlying shamanic, animist, polytheist,
nature-based mysticism that underpins everything known today by academics as
Germanic traditional witchcraft is very helpful. The Way of Wyrd by Brian Bates and The Underworld Initiation by RJ Stewart are excellent starting points. We also
recommend the detailed study of Northern/Western European cultural anthropology
and history as well. From this you may
begin your journey if you have not already done so.
Why doesn’t The Mountain Ash Grove have public open
"circles"?
Our
inner workings are private, and our practices are beneath the rose. We never use
the term "circle", preferring the more traditional compass ring or round. When a
group is involved it is essential that everyone be “on the same page” and able
to concentrate on the work at hand without distractions or interruptions. We also respect
the safety and privacy of our brothers and sisters. Our inner workings are
Hidden for good reason.
Who is your High Priest or Priestess?
We have no priests or priestesses,
nor do we indulge in unnecessary “degrees” or titles. We have purely
organizational offices that perform certain necessary functions. We sometimes
use certain archaic terms as general descriptors, but we do not indulge in
hierarchical egotism. Our members are perfectly
capable of performing our works alone or in company.
What is your current about?
The left-hand fork in the ghost
road, on the path to Elfhame. Our
current is an arcane initiatory praxis based on an essential understanding of
the Universe as “All That Is, Seen and Unseen” as expressed in Wyrd, and with a
working relationship with the Spirits that Abide and the Powers that Be. There
is no influence by popular modern currents like Wicca, Freemasonry, OTO, Golden
Dawn, or Cultus Sabbati to be found here. We work and study as the village
sorcerers and conjurers of old, with ways that precede the Christian and
Eastern influences found in later times. Much of our wisdom comes from those
older and wiser than ourselves, but we zealously honor our oaths of secrecy. We acknowledge the primacy of the
individual with our general framework, and encourage members to follow wherever
their personal path leads them.
Do you accept new members?
Yes, we welcome anyone who shares
our vision and fits in well with the other members. Membership is a matter of
invitation to the inner circle...initiation is an Otherworld matter. We are happy to consider
both the Seeker and the accomplished. The Mountain Ash Grove, being a new
current, is small and close-knit. We are brothers and sisters in an arcane Art
who share a bond of kinship with their ancestors and the sacred Land. People who
are interested in us should begin with correspondence with our Man in Black.
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