Internet Book of Shadows: Craft Ethics Response (M.K.H)

Internet Book of Shadows, (Various Authors), [1999], at sacred-texts.com




                 A RESPONSE TO "CRAFT ETHICS OF THE COVENANT OF THE DOVES" 
           
              It has always been my view that the Earth Traditions, both in the 
          Wiccan (European Shamanic) and  Neo-Native Shamanic senses, are seeing
          their rebirth out of a true need  to heal this wounded Mother of ours,
          and  to stay Her hand, for Her anger  is growing. It is quite possible
          that without this renewed spirit of reverence and worship of Earth and
          Sky and the True Source of All that Is, humanity as a species would be
          made as extinct as the Passenger Pigeon and the Dodo Bird. 
           
                  Therefore,as a Pagan and asa follower of theWays of the Chiri-
          cahua  Teneh Nation, I cringe whenever I see restrictions and require-
          ments that are, for all intents and purposes, useless today, and  only
          hamper the mission  we have of  encouraging others to  walk in a  more
          sacred way on the Body of Our Mother.  I see the power trips, the "I'm
          the High Priest(ess), that's why" crap  and the games driving more and
          more Pagans solitary, when we should be uniting.  And  I was extremely
          angered  when I read the  published "ethics" of  one organization, the
          Covenant of the Doves, now known as the United Wiccan Church. 
           
                  I have listed the salient points that disturb me the most, and
          will respond to them one by one. 
           
              > No woman shall be a Maiden who has not been in her courses. 
          MK-H: I guess  that's fair enough.  But  whether or not a woman is    
          currently menstruating is none of the Coven's business. 
           
              > No woman shall be ordained unless she has passed her 17th year, 
              > nor shall she have her ordination recognized until that time. 
          MK-H: No  coven has any  business ordaining a  person, woman or  man, 
          before the  legal Age  of Consent, unless  the minor is  legally eman-
          cipated, and can produce  their emancipation papers.  To  do otherwise
          is a wonderful excuse for prosecution if  the persecution that File 18
          and other  Fundie hate articles  I have been compiling  in my XIANHATE
          series of files seem to augur comes to pass. 
           
                  >  No womanshall have herordination recognized unless sheis in
             >   her courses, has ten fingers, ten toes, two eyes, two ears, a 
                  >  nose. Her generative organs andbreasts must becomplete. The
             >   honorable loss of limbs or the effects of torture following 
              >   ordination shall not invalidate the ordination. 
          MK-H: So you  would deny ordination to a woman  who is handicapped, or
          blind, or deaf, or has suffered the effects of cancer and may have had
          a hysterectomy,  a mastectomy  or even the  less-invasive "lumpectomy"
          done on her  to save her  life?  That  is bigoted and totally  without
          reason in this day and age.  And what if she is past Menopause?  Would
          you  deny ordination  to a woman  who may  be past  her fertile years?
          That's wholly disrespectful to the Elders who hold so much wisdom that
          could be an asset to a Circle. 
           
              >   No woman shall be a Nymph who has not coupled. 
          MK-H: Again, this  is none of the  Coven's business whether or  not a 
          woman has had sex. 
           


                                                                            1217


              >   No woman shall be a Crone who has not given birth. 
          MK-H: Some have chosen NOT to bear children, out of either financial 
          necessity, or conviction that this society is not the place to raise 
          kids in.  And some have recognized that they simply do not have the 
          temperment  for child-rearing  (myself  included in  that category.)  
          Some are infertile, through no fault  of their own.  And some, through
          either  psychological or physical  drives, prefer other  women.  There
          are a great deal of Lesbians in the  Wiccan movement.  Would you write
          them off as nonexistant? 
           
              >   No man shall be a Magician who has not healed. 
          MK-H: Healing is not necessarily the only talent the God and Goddess 
          give  to people.   Therefore, if a  person does not  have that talent,
          that does not mean that they aren't useful to the Circle in other 
          capacities.  And why  is this criterion only  applied to MALE  postul-
          ants? Some of the best healers I know are female. 
           
                  > Noman shall beordained unless he haspassed his 33rdyear, nor
             > shall he have his ordination recognized until that time. 
          MK-H: Why a  double standard on when  a man should be ordained?  18 is
          just fine for an eligability date. 
           
              > No man shall have his ordination recognized unless he is the 
                  > father ofa living child, has ten fingers andten toes, two   
          > eyes,  two ears and a nose and generative organs complete.  The 
              > honorable loss of limbs or the effects of torture following 
              > ordination shall not invalidate the ordination. 
              MK-H: Again I voice my objections about the anti-Physically Chall-
          enged bias that this requirement implies.  And I suspect  that the re-
          quirement of  being "the father of  a living child" is  there for only
          one reason--that it is a legally  permissable way of stating "No  Poo-
          ftahs".  Just  as the  childbearing requirement  is discriminatory  to
          Lesbians, the fatherhood requirement is discriminatory to Gays. 
           
              So what would I myself ask of postulants wishing initiation? In my
          theoretical  Circle, I  would ask them  to attest, under  pain of dis-
          fellowship,  that they are  not law  enforcement officers  joining the
          Circle for espionage purposes, nor are  they there for sabotage or in-
          filtration purposes under religious grounds.  Furthermore, they should
          affirm their allegience to The Earth Mother, The Sky Father, and Their
          Ultimate Source, forswearing  allegiance to other deities.  (primarily
          to weed  out Christian or  "satanist" infiltrators)  They should  have
          completed their Vision Quest,  and have contacted their Lower  Self in
          the  form of their Power Animal(s), and  their Higher Self in the form
          of the Shaman or Teacher Within.  They also should not show outward or
          inward  signs  of  being  mentally unbalanced  (something  that  would
          require a lot of trusting one's gut, although a  psychologically-based
          questionnaire might be  a good  way of confirming  it) or overly  con-
          cerned with  "finding power".  They  must also, for legal  reasons, be
          either over 18 or legally Emancipated. 
           
              Furthermore, there will be  only ONE degree in my  Circle--that of
          Kin.  Anyone who is initiated is theoretically ready to  act as cerem-
          onial  facilitator, and  that  duty will  be rotated  to  them as  the
          rotation goes around the Circle.  Decisions  should be made by consen-
          sus, with one person having only one vote. 


                                                                            1218

           
              I ask you, James...does notthe Mother and the Father decreethat we
          should all be free and equal to one another? Is that not why you opt 
          to have your Coven be naked in their rite?  (Due to the fact  that the
          Chiricahua  Teneh never  performed ceremonials  in the  nude, I  would
          myself  opt for  robed work, even  to the  point of  people working in
          comfortable  street clothes.) So why all  this bloody RESTRICTION? Why
          all  these trivial, and sometimes even discriminatory rules and regul-
          ations?   Your ancestor Aleister once said  "The word for Sin is Rest-
          riction."  It's a good rule of thumb. 
           
            Respectfully, 
            Michelle Chihacou White Puma Klein-Hass 


                                                                            1219

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ics" of one organization, the Covenant of the Doves, now known as the United Wiccan Church. I have listed the salient points that disturb me the most, and will respond to them one by one. > No woman shall be a Maiden who has not been in her courses. MK-H: I guess that's fair enough. But whether or not a woman is currently menstruating is none of the Coven's business. > No woman shall be ordained unless she has passed her 17th year, > nor shall she have her ordination recognized until that time. MK-H: No coven has any business ordaining a person, woman or man, before the legal Age of Consent, unless the minor is legally eman- cipated, and can produce their emancipation papers. To do otherwise is a wonderful excuse for prosecution if the persecution that File 18 and other Fundie hate articles I have been compiling in my XIANHATE series of files seem to augur comes to pass. > No womanshall have herordination recognized unless sheis in > her courses, has ten fingers, ten toes, two eyes, two ears, a > nose. Her generative organs andbreasts must becomplete. The > honorable loss of limbs or the effects of torture following > ordination shall not invalidate the ordination. MK-H: So you would deny ordination to a woman who is handicapped, or blind, or deaf, or has suffered the effects of cancer and may have had a hysterectomy, a mastectomy or even the less-invasive "lumpectomy" done on her to save her life? That is bigoted and totally without reason in this day and age. And what if she is past Menopause? Would you deny ordination to a woman who may be past her fertile years? That's wholly disrespectful to the Elders who hold so much wisdom that could be an asset to a Circle. > No woman shall be a Nymph who has not coupled. MK-H: Again, this is none of the Coven's business whether or not a woman has had sex. 1217 > No woman shall be a Crone who has not given birth. MK-H: Some have chosen NOT to bear children, out of either financial necessity, or conviction that this society is not the place to raise kids in. And some have recognized that they simply do not have the temperment for child-rearing (myself included in that category.) Some are infertile, through no fault of their own. And some, through either psychological or physical drives, prefer other women. There are a great deal of Lesbians in the Wiccan movement. Would you write them off as nonexistant? > No man shall be a Magician who has not healed. MK-H: Healing is not necessarily the only talent the God and Goddess give to people. Therefore, if a person does not have that talent, that does not mean that they aren't useful to the Circle in other capacities. And why is this criterion only applied to MALE postul- ants? Some of the best healers I know are female. > Noman shall beordained unless he haspassed his 33rdyear, nor > shall he have his ordination recognized until that time. MK-H: Why a double standard on when a man should be ordained? 18 is just fine for an eligability date. > No man shall have his ordination recognized unless he is the > father ofa living child, has ten fingers andten toes, two > eyes, two ears and a nose and generative organs complete. The > honorable loss of limbs or the effects of torture following > ordination shall not invalidate the ordination. MK-H: Again I voice my objections about the anti-Physically Chall- enged bias that this requirement implies. And I suspect that the re- quirement of being "the father of a living child" is there for only one reason--that it is a legally permissable way of stating "No Poo- ftahs". Just as the childbearing requirement is discriminatory to Lesbians, the fatherhood requirement is discriminatory to Gays. So what would I myself ask of postulants wishing initiation? In my theoretical Circle, I would ask them to attest, under pain of dis- fellowship, that they are not law enforcement officers joining the Circle for espionage purposes, nor are they there for sabotage or in- filtration purposes under religious grounds. Furthermore, they should affirm their allegience to The Earth Mother, The Sky Father, and Their Ultimate Source, forswearing allegiance to other deities. (primarily to weed out Christian or "satanist" infiltrators) They should have completed their Vision Quest, and have contacted their Lower Self in the form of their Power Animal(s), and their Higher Self in the form of the Shaman or Teacher Within. They also should not show outward or inward signs of being mentally unbalanced (something that would require a lot of trusting one's gut, although a psychologically-based questionnaire might be a good way of confirming it) or overly con- cerned with "finding power". They must also, for legal reasons, be either over 18 or legally Emancipated. Furthermore, there will be only ONE degree in my Circle--that of Kin. Anyone who is initiated is theoretically ready to act as cerem- onial facilitator, and that duty will be rotated to them as the rotation goes around the Circle. Decisions should be made by consen- sus, with one person having only one vote. 1218 I ask you, James...does notthe Mother and the Father decreethat we should all be free and equal to one another? Is that not why you opt to have your Coven be naked in their rite? (Due to the fact that the Chiricahua Teneh never performed ceremonials in the nude, I would myself opt for robed work, even to the point of people working in comfortable street clothes.) So why all this bloody RESTRICTION? Why all these trivial, and sometimes even discriminatory rules and regul- ations? Your ancestor Aleister once said "The word for Sin is Rest- riction." It's a good rule of thumb. Respectfully, Michelle Chihacou White Puma Klein-Hass 1219