Post by jadedsage on Feb 29, 2004 0:12:24 GMT -5
by Rev. Wendy Eversen HPs
Email: tapu@witchschool.com
Correllian Nativist Tradition of Wicca - the Beginning.
Originally the Correllian Tradition was not always known as that. The Tradition was founded by Orpheis Caroline High-Correll in 1879 (1479 Pisces). She was a woman of Scots-Cherokee ancestry, she is claimed by some members of the High-Correll Family to have been a Scottish Traditional Witch. She was also a practicing psychic, a spiritual healer, and a herbalist. She spent many years traveling with her husband, John Correll.
In creating the Correllian Nativist Tradition of Wicca, Orpheis Caroline drew upon her Native American heritage, as well as the ideas of the European Witchcraft, Spiritualism, and Hermetic views.
The early history of the Correllian Tradition is a little unclear, with familial and religious structures wholly interconnected. But we do know that the family followed a very formal, matriarchal and matrilineal structure with its roots in Cherokee custom, from which the current office of the Correllian Tradition derive their form.
The Correllian Temples.
CORRELL MOTHER TEMPLE
Danville Illinois, - Under-the-Hill. USA
HOLY CITY TEMPLE
Chicago, Illinois. USA
AKASHA TEMPLE
Kankakee, Illinois USA
P.U.R.E. SANCTUARY
Danville, Illinois. USA
TRIAD TEMPLE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA
THE DANCERS OF SHAKTI TEMPLE
Danville, Illinois USA
TEMPLE OF THE LAKE
Chicago, Illinois. USA
TEMPLE OF LaVEDA
Whyalla SA AUSTRALIA
CRYSTALLINE STAR TEMPLE
Ohio - USA
The Correllian Shrines:
SHRINE OF AWEN
Capetown - South Africa
AMETHYST EAGLE SHRINE
Blaine - Maine
SHRINE OF THE NORTH STAR
Aarhus - Denmark
SHRINE OF A THOUSAND MIRRORS
Belleville - Illinois
SHRINE OF TRIANNA
St. Louis - Missouri
SHRINE OF ARADIA
Tennessee - USA
SHRINE OF ASTRAL LIGHT
New York - USA
SHRINE OF THE FIERY PENTACLE
Orland Park - Illinois - USA
SHRINE OF THE TRIPLE GODDESS
Wheaton - Illinois - USA
MYSTIC ATHANAE SHRINE
San Diego - California - USA
CIRCLE OF STANDING STONES
Ohio - USA
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS SHRINE
South Dakota - USA
SACRED WATERS SHRINE
Michigan - USA
FAERIES OF THE BURNING GROVE SHRINE
Michigan - USA
Core Beliefs
You may have detected a theme so far in this description: no two Correllian groups are exactly the same. We are almost as much a collection of individualists as we are a Wiccan tradition. We do, however, tend to share certain fundamental characteristics:
We all honour the Ancestors from whence we came - and we living Correllians too, when our turn comes to cross over, will also remain active in the Tradition, for it is a commitment of more than one lifetime -a multi-generational project of transformation and regeneration of the Earth and its cultures which will take many lifetimes.
We celebrate the 8 Wiccan Sabbats, as well as 26 Esbats of the year
We tend to emphasize worship of Deity over the working of magic, and often refer to ourselves as a "teaching tradition"
We acknowledge and respect the entirety of the Wiccan Rede - and we also believe that the Rede is not open for interpretation.
We acknowledge and respect Tenets of Faith as cornerstones of our living philosophy.
We seek to balance ourselves with regards to Nature and Deity.
There may be other interesting similarities or differences between Correllian groups, but this list encompasses most of the fundamentals.