词条 | Rhiannon Ryall |
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Ryall continued her claim, asserting that the religion's local followers worshiped the Great Goddess, who was often known as "the Green Lady" and who it was believed slept during the winter months, along with a Horned God, whom they referred to as "Old Horny".[2] Ryall claimed that the Wiccans met in secretive covens and performed the Drawing Down the Moon rite as a part of their faith,{{#tag:ref|The Drawing Down the Moon ritual in fact originated within the Gardnerian tradition during the 1950s.|group=nb}} as well as celebrating five Sabbats annually, which were termed Lady Day (25 March), Beltane (30 April), the Summer Solstice (21 June), Samhain (31 October) and the Winter Solstice (21 December).{{#tag:ref|In most Wiccan traditions, eight Sabbats are celebrated annually, rather than five.|group=nb}} Describing the group's practices, she claimed that they wore robes, which were "mainly brown or black, although for festivals they were usually green" and that they used a cup, a knife, a wand and a dish of salt as their ritual tools. She also claimed that they wrote nothing down, and as such did not make use of a Book of Shadows.[3] Nonetheless, historians and researchers studying the history of Wicca have been very sceptical of Ryall's claims. Professor Ronald Hutton stated that "If Ryall's claims had concerned just a coven or two, then they might have been more plausible, but to portray a widespread and deeply entrenched folk religion stretches credulity to breaking point. The possibility must therefore be accepted that, while in Australia, she has devised her own variety of Wicca, which she has tried here to pass off as an old tradition."[4] In later years, Ryall went on to write and publish a number of other books on Wicca and magic through Capall Bann, including Celtic Lore and Druid Ritual (1994), Weaving the Web of Magic: A Potpourri of Rituals, Chants, Dances, Webs, Cords, Runes, Talismans and Magical Information (1996) and Teachings of the Wisewomen (2000). References
1. ^Ryall 1993. p. 01-02. 2. ^Ryall 1993. p. 05. 3. ^Ryall 1993. p. 01-11. 4. ^Hutton 1999. p. 302.
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