Summaries of Robert Cochrane's Letters, Part 5...
Sixth Letter to Joe Wilson:
- Witch's Law: Do not do what you desire - do what is necessary. Take all you are given - give all of yourself. "What I have - I hold!" When all else is lost, and not until then, prepare to die with dignity. First allows no illusion, second allows little time to self, third keystone of wisdom, fourth basic key to witch personality.
- Faith Three Parts, I know two. Masculine: Holy Graal, basis of Arthurian legends, Order of the Sun, Clan of Tubal Cain. Under it learning, skill, bravery, truthfulness. Lead by woman. Robin Hood, Old Testament, Christianity, Mithraism, Plantaganet Kings. Result: Commerce, Lawmaking, Law-giving, Parliament, Universities, Craftsmen's Guilds. Mysteries: a javelin, a cockerel upon a pillar, a ladder, a flail, a twelve-rayed sun and a ladder of eight rungs and a sword or battle ax. Three of four elements, primarily Fire.
- Feminine: slow tides of creation and destruction, cycle of life and death. Pentagram: Life/Birth, Love, Maternity, Wisdom, Death/Resurrection. Fertility and Sterility, Virgin/Mother/Hag. Unconscious, male conscious. Emotion, sensation, imagery, empathy and intuition. Symbols: a broom, a flask, a cup, a glove, a distaff and a shift. Lead by a man. Both traditions taught together now. Used to be separate except for Nine Knots of the Year.
- People meet once a week. Clans separated under persecution, Mysteries combined. Time to divide.
- French Menhir with all three mysteries:
- Witch's Law: Do not do what you desire - do what is necessary. Take all you are given - give all of yourself. "What I have - I hold!" When all else is lost, and not until then, prepare to die with dignity. First allows no illusion, second allows little time to self, third keystone of wisdom, fourth basic key to witch personality.
- Faith Three Parts, I know two. Masculine: Holy Graal, basis of Arthurian legends, Order of the Sun, Clan of Tubal Cain. Under it learning, skill, bravery, truthfulness. Lead by woman. Robin Hood, Old Testament, Christianity, Mithraism, Plantaganet Kings. Result: Commerce, Lawmaking, Law-giving, Parliament, Universities, Craftsmen's Guilds. Mysteries: a javelin, a cockerel upon a pillar, a ladder, a flail, a twelve-rayed sun and a ladder of eight rungs and a sword or battle ax. Three of four elements, primarily Fire.
- Feminine: slow tides of creation and destruction, cycle of life and death. Pentagram: Life/Birth, Love, Maternity, Wisdom, Death/Resurrection. Fertility and Sterility, Virgin/Mother/Hag. Unconscious, male conscious. Emotion, sensation, imagery, empathy and intuition. Symbols: a broom, a flask, a cup, a glove, a distaff and a shift. Lead by a man. Both traditions taught together now. Used to be separate except for Nine Knots of the Year.
- People meet once a week. Clans separated under persecution, Mysteries combined. Time to divide.
- French Menhir with all three mysteries: