Patricia Della-Piana's Blog (6)

The Witches Almanac has just printed an anniversary edition of Charles Godfrey Leland’s Aradia: Gospel of the Witches. It contains an introduction, written by Professor Robert Mathieson, and after the entire original text is presented, an appendix is included titled “Modern Perspectives on Aradia: Gospel of the Witches”. Many of today’s most knowledgeable authors are in this appendix, and I’m very proud to announce that I am among them! Each author presents their own view of Leland, and his… Continue

As one of the sponsors of this FIRST Southeast Witches' Ball, I am posting the following information, for any who might wish to join me there. If you come, please introduce yourself to me; I'd love to get to know you.

 

Southeast Witches’ Ball Masquerade

   

Saturday, April 30 at 8:00pm - May 1 at 12:00am



at Banquet Master

8100 Park Boulevard North, Suite 201

Pinellas Park, FL



Created By Trish MacKinnon and Colleen Bridget…

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I've just completed a Book Journal for publication. It's virtually a blank book, or, should I say, a book with blanks for you to fill in. The many pages include Books on Loan, Borrowed Books, Books on Order, and Wish List. The idea is to maintain a list of all the books you lend out to someone, the ones you borrow from someone (and that can include library books as well), the ones you ache to own, and those you've already ordered. There's also a section called My Favorite Books, in which you… Continue

It seems I'm so busy writing these days (and editing, and re-writing) that I have very little time for blogging. Add to that the fact that I keep forgetting where I parked my blog, and so I create a new one. So I have several blogs now, and it gets even tougher to keep up with them.

 

But enough about me!

 

Here's a bit of updating in case you wondered just what I've been up to these days:

 

I've now published six books, and I'm waiting for the art…

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These three lines from Charles Godfrey Leland’s book, Aradia: Gospel of the Witches, have been quoted and misquoted for over one hundred years:



In the original Italian:

61. Sarete tutti nudi, per fino.

62. Che non sara morto l'ultimo

63. Degli oppressori e morto,



Leland’s translation of those lines:

61. Ye shall be naked in your rites,

62. this shall last until the last

63. of your oppressors shall be dead;



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I'm proud to announce the release of Aradia: Gospel of the Witches, Retold! I worked for over seven years on this translation, demanding the best of myself for the project. But let me tell you a bit about the beginning...



When Charles Godfrey Leland's Aradia or the Gospel of the Witches was finally published in 1899, its effect was ground-breaking (one might even say earth-shattering).



It gave witches and historians the world over a path back to the… Continue