Marian Green
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Marian Green is an author who has been working in the field of ceremonial
and folk magic since the early 1960s. She has also organized a conference every March since 1968 to bring together writers and their readers, the Quest Conference
. She has written more than a dozen books on ceremonial magic and aspects of witchcraft
as well as editing QUEST magazine since 1970. She is a council member of the Pagan Federation
and has also been editor of Pagan Dawn
.
Today Marian writes and teaches, both at The Invisible College at its various locations and at local gatherings of the Green Circle, an open organisation for seekers founded in 1985. She often speaks at venues like Alternatives at St James's Church, Piccadilly
, in London as well as at other national conferences. Since 1986 she has run weekend workshops in the UK and previously in the Netherlands
, often being one of the teachers during a week-long summer school. She also runs correspondence courses and residential courses on witchcraft
and magic
.
Ceremonial magic
Ceremonial magic, also referred to as high magic and as learned magic, is a broad term used in the context of Hermeticism or Western esotericism to encompass a wide variety of long, elaborate, and complex rituals of magic. It is named as such because the works included are characterized by...
and folk magic since the early 1960s. She has also organized a conference every March since 1968 to bring together writers and their readers, the Quest Conference
Quest Conference
The Quest Conference is an annual Conference for pagans/neo-pagans, held in March in Bristol. The conference is organised by Marian Green, notable author and teacher of pagan, witchcraft, and magical works. There are a variety of speakers every year, as well as stalls, workshops, etc.Information...
. She has written more than a dozen books on ceremonial magic and aspects of witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...
as well as editing QUEST magazine since 1970. She is a council member of the Pagan Federation
Pagan Federation
The Pagan Federation is a UK-based voluntary organisation, formed in 1971, which campaigns for the religious rights of Neo-pagans and educates both civic bodies and the general public about Paganism. It is active throughout Europe and organises a large number of Pagan events. The organisation...
and has also been editor of Pagan Dawn
Pagan Dawn
Pagan Dawn is the magazine of the Pagan Federation, and is the second largest selling Pagan magazine in the UK.Articles cover all aspects of paganism, from general paganism to wicca, shamanism and druidry...
.
Today Marian writes and teaches, both at The Invisible College at its various locations and at local gatherings of the Green Circle, an open organisation for seekers founded in 1985. She often speaks at venues like Alternatives at St James's Church, Piccadilly
St James's Church, Piccadilly
St James’s Church, Piccadilly is an Anglican church on Piccadilly in the centre of London, UK. It was designed and built by Sir Christopher Wren....
, in London as well as at other national conferences. Since 1986 she has run weekend workshops in the UK and previously in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, often being one of the teachers during a week-long summer school. She also runs correspondence courses and residential courses on witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...
and magic
Magic and religion
Magical thinking in various forms is a cultural universal and an important aspect of religion.In many cases it becomes difficult or impossible to draw any meaningful line between beliefs and practices that are magical versus those that are religious, but in general the term religion is reserved for...
.