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from the aug 1990 vol 5, #4 of P.A.N. Pipes, the newsletter of the
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Pagan Arizona Network--page 7.
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The Coven of the Black Rose
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The Coven of the Black Rose is a training coven of the Order of
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Is, and was formed by Tzaddi-Cire-Lucifuge, its High Priest and
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holder of the Third Degree. First and foremost, we practice a
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philosophy and way of life that looks as the "flesh", carnality
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and rational self-interest as objects of celebration. Thus,the
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Order of Is advocates the "worship of life" and, as such, is
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concerned with the fullest gratification of the ego on this
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plane of existence.
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Our Coven follows an initiatory system, and works primarily
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skyclad. We believe in the "Life Force"--we call this the
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Macrocosm, the universal creative force. We also believe that
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(wo)men are the very epitome of the "Life Force", gods or
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goddesses in their own right. We do not accept the "Life Force,"
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which we personify as Set, as an anthropomorphic being. To us,
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Set is a force of nature, embodying powers that some religions
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have considered "dark" because of their inability to use or
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assimilate those powers.
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Set manifests as an androgynous force containing the dichotomy
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of the tantric Lunar feminine and Solar masculine energies.
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Consequently, we place equal emphasis on both the God and
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Goddess. Leadership of the Coven is a shared equilibrium between
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the High Priest and High Priestess. We meet weekly for Esbat and
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Coven training, and celebrate nine sabbats: the eight sabbats of
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the Wiccan wheel, and the birthdays of each covener.
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As a training coven, we are always looking for like-minded
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people to join our ranks. Our primary premise is to seek
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evolution and equilibrium (growth and balance). Any
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correspondence or inquiries should be addressed to:
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Coven of the Black Rose
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P.O. Box 3492
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Apache Junction, AZ 85278-3492
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end
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(notes---)
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This is as I found it in the P.A.N Pipes, which I am co-editor
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of, tho' I have not been in AZ for the last 3 months and my
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co-editor has been talked into giving these people space. The
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High Priest is mundanely known as Rodney Burnap. Mr. Burnap's
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career is traceable through "The Omega" newsletter, published
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here in Phoenix, by the Order of Omega. Said career starts
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about 7-8 years ago, with Burnap proclaiming himself to be a
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satanist, but w/o the violence part. This continued through a
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series of articles and letters to the editor, whining about the
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pagan community not accepting him and his beliefs. About 18
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months ago, he proclaimed to the electronic media (and yes it
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was on the 6 pm news) that he had 'found Christ' and was going
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to be a clown for jesus (wearing clown make-up and passing the
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message to kids being the supposed approach). Just prior to
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this born again phase, he founded the Order of Is. In the last
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6-9 months it has re-appeared with this Coven of the Black Rose
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as it's outward body.
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At a meeting, to which I could not go as I was in San Diego,
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"Tom Bow" as he now calls himself, presented this washed and
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cleaned image as what they were doing. Evidently, the pagans and
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crafters present, either where not around during the previous
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stages, or they seemed to have forgotten the previous escapades.
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The meeting ended with the Network agreeing to publish this
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piece (see above).
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My concern is that when (and I mean when not IF) this mess comes
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crashing down, the pagan community in AZ is going to be left
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with no creditability, we will lose the contacts with the Phx PD
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that we have so arduously built up, and will have to start from
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scratch. Part 2 of the problem is that Ken and Gail of Danu
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Coven, present themselves as part of the Covenant of the
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Goddess. They have supported (seemingly) the effort by these
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Setians to legitimize their belief that they are NOT simply a
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christian sub-sect, but a pagan/wiccan belief mode. I'm sorry
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but changing the 'god' name from satan to set, because set is an
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egyptian pantheon, thus pre-christian, does NOT, in my mind,
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legitimize all this. Is there any way that we can get either
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myself and/or someone else in contact with COG in order to have
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other representation besides Ken and Gail??? This beautiful
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Desert deserves some attempt at reCOGnition.
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Enough said. I remain, in service to the Lady and Her Consort,
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Kay Clay
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