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| name = Gavin Frost |
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| birth_date = 20 November 1930 |
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| birth_place = [[Aldridge]], [[Staffordshire]], England |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|9|11|1930|11|20}} |
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| death_place = [[Charleston, West Virginia]], U.S. |
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| education = Kings College |
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| writings = ''The Magical Power of Witchcraft'' (with [[Yvonne Frost]]) |
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| title = Archbishop of the Church of Wicca |
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| spouse = Yvonne Frost |
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'''Gavin Frost''' (1930 – 2016) was a sick baller down in ipsy had a son called frostini whos now top 10 footballer in yorkshire. |
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He appeared on national television's ''[[Phil Donahue Show]]'', ''[[PM Magazine]]'', [[Tom Snyder]]'s ''Tomorrow Show'' and others, at many events serving the Neo-Pagan community such as Stones Rising, Sirius Rising, [[Pagan Pride Day]], and the [[Starwood Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a%3Dusma%26c%3Dfestivals%26id%3D10028 |title=Witchvox Article |access-date=2016-02-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233042/http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usma&c=festivals&id=10028 |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> and in newspaper and magazine articles across the United States.<ref>Church and School of Wicca (2004). [http://www.wicca.org/bio.html Who are Gavin and Yvonne Frost?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060803073941/http://www.wicca.org/Bio.html |date=3 August 2006 }}.</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Frost was born in [[Aldridge]], Staffordshire, England, on 20 November 1930.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wicca.org/bio.html |title=Who are Gavin and Yvonne Frost? |access-date=2006-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060803073941/http://www.wicca.org/Bio.html |archive-date=3 August 2006}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.controverscial.com/Gavin%20and%20Yvonne%20Frost.htm|title=Gavin and Yvonne Frost}}</ref> In 1952, Frost graduated from [[King's College London]] with honours, gaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, and after completing his post doctoral thesis with the Department of Atomic Energy in [[Cumbria]], he received a Doctorate in Physics & Mathematics.<ref name="auto"/> |
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==Career== |
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After he received his doctorate, Frost left [[Cumbria]] and moved to [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]] near London and took a research position with the [[de Havilland]] Aircraft Corporation investigating the effects of long wave infrared radiation on missiles. His next position was with [[Canadair]] in [[Montreal]], first working on the Canadian missile program, then joining their training and simulation group, a position that allowed him to travel around the world. After moving to [[California]], Frost became the senior project engineer working on the military [[F-104]] [[radar]] systems. |
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==Witchcraft== |
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According to Frost, he was initiated in 1951 at the [[Boskednan stone circle|Nine Maidens]]; the [[stone circle]] site in [[Boskednan]], [[Cornwall]]. His claims to be initiated have, however, never been confirmed, and prominent Wiccan members have repeatedly asserted that Frost was never initiated into Wicca. After his claimed initiation, his position with the [[De Havilland]] placed him in the vicinity of [[Salisbury Plain]], where he investigated the ancient monoliths of [[Stonehenge]] and the people who built them, furthering his interest in ancient peoples and the origins of the Old Religion. While with [[Canadair]], a trip to [[Chile]] gave him the opportunity to spend four days in a remote village exploring the religious beliefs and experiencing first-hand the powers of healing as practised by their [[shaman]]s. While working in California, a trip to [[Milan, Italy]] allowed him to do some research into the truths and fiction that surrounds [[Charles G. Leland]]'s ''[[Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches|Aradia: Gospel of the Witches]]''. |
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In 1966 he relocated to [[Munich]], Germany as a company representative, and became fascinated with the subject of German sorcery. He joined a group of Zauberers (''Zauberer'' – German for magician, sorcerer, wizard) operating in der Bayrischen Naehe just south of Munich, became an initiate and qualified to receive and don their saffron robe. Even though not Wiccan,{{cn|date=April 2022}} the Frosts claimed the title and founded the Church and School of Wicca in 1968, which in 1972 became the first federally recognised Wiccan church in that country. It was first operated in [[Missouri]], then in [[North Carolina]], and then in [[West Virginia]]. The Frosts stepped down as active leaders of the church in 1980, but continued to be active as clergy and as heads of the School of Wicca. The church itself as well as several of the Frosts' publications have repeatedly been criticised for their rituals which many{{weasel|date=April 2022}} perceive as inappropriate conduct towards children, resulting in numerous public outcries by initiated Wiccans emphasising that apart from using the name, the Frosts' rituals have little in common with Wiccan rituals and lore. |
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==Death== |
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Frost died on 11 September 2016 at the age of 86.<ref>Aloi, Peg (12 September 2016) [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2016/09/gavin-frost-author-and-lecturer-on-modern-witchcraft-has-died/?ref_widget=gr_popular&ref_blog=grails&ref_post=pagan "Gavin Frost, author and lecturer on modern witchcraft, has died"], [[Patheos|Patheos.com]]. Retrieved 12 September 2016.</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
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*Frost, Gavin (1972). ''Witchcraft: The Way to Serenity'' – Esoteric Publishing {{ISBN|978-0-89-861009-3}} |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1972). ''The Witch’s Bible'' – Nash Publishing {{ISBN|978-0-42-502875-9}} |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1976). ''The Magic Power of Witchcraft'' – Prentice Hall Press {{ISBN|978-0-13-545368-1}} |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1978). ''Meta-Psychometry: Key to Power & Abundance'' – Parker Pub Co {{ISBN|0-13-578583-9}}, {{ISBN|978-0-13-578583-6}} |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1979). ''A Witch's Grimoire of Ancient Omens. Portents, Talismans, Amulets, & Charms'' – Parker Pub Co {{ISBN|0-13-961557-1}}, {{ISBN|978-0-13-961557-3}} |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost, Ibn Saud (1980). ''Helping Yourself with Astromancy'' – Parker Pub Co {{ISBN|0-13-386243-7}} |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1980). ''Power Secrets from a Sorcerer's Private Magnum Arcanum'' – Parker Pub {{ISBN|0-13-687251-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-13-687251-1}} |
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*Frost, Yvonne and Gavin Frost (1985). ''Astral Travel: Your Guide to the Secrets of Out-of-Body Experiences'' – Weiser Books; New Ed edition {{ISBN|0-87728-336-2}}, {{ISBN|978-0-87728-336-2}}. |
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*Frost, S. Gavin (1988). ''The Mariner's Manual'' – Cornell Maritime Press {{ISBN|0-87033-359-3}} |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1989). ''Tantric Yoga: The Royal Path to Raising Kundalini Power'' – Weiser Books {{ISBN|0-87728-692-2}}, {{ISBN|978-0-87728-692-9}}. |
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*Frost, S. Gavin (1990). ''The Captain's License Book'' – Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub {{ISBN|0-87033-398-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-87033-398-9}} |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1991). ''The Prophet's Bible'' – Red Wheel Weiser {{ISBN|0-87728-677-9}}, {{ISBN|978-0-87728-677-6}}. |
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*Frost, Gavin (1992). ''Who Speaks for the Witch'' – Godolphin House {{ISBN|0-9630657-3-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-9630657-3-5}} |
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*Frost, Gavin (Editor)(1992). ''Witch Words'' – Godolphin House {{ISBN|0-9630657-5-0}}, {{ISBN|978-0-9630657-5-9}} |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1999). ''Good Witch's Bible'' – Godolphin House; Reprint edition {{ISBN|0-9630657-6-9}}, {{ISBN|978-0-9630657-6-6}}. |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1999). ''Magic Power of White Witchcraft Revised'' – Prentice Hall Press; Revised edition {{ISBN|0-7352-0093-9}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7352-0093-7}}. |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (2000). ''The Witch's Magical Handbook'' – Prentice Hall Press {{ISBN|0-7352-0200-1}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7352-0200-9}}. |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (2002). ''The Witch's Book of Magical Ritual'' – Reward Books {{ISBN|0-7352-0315-6}} |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (2003). '' A Witch's Guide to Psychic Healing: Applying Traditional Therapies, Rituals, and Systems'' – Red Wheel/Weiser {{ISBN|1-57863-295-1}}, {{ISBN|978-1-57863-295-4}}. |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (2004). ''The Solitary Wiccan'' – Weiser Books {{ISBN|1-57863-313-3}}, {{ISBN|978-1-57863-313-5}}. |
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*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (2006). ''Good Witches Fly Smoothly: Surviving Witchcraft'' – Outskirts Press {{ISBN|1-59800-774-2}}, {{ISBN|978-1-59800-774-9}} |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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* Bond, Lawrence & [[Ellen Evert Hopman]] (1996) ''People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out'' (reissued as ''Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans & Witches Today'' in 2002 Destiny Books {{ISBN|0-89281-904-9}}) Interview. |
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* De Puymaigre, Théodore ''Folk-lore'' (1960) Indian Publications (Original from the University of Michigan) |
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* Dunwich, Gerina ''The Modern Witch's Complete Sourcebook'' |
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* Jarboe, Michelle (9 April 2007) ''Wiccans Gather to Celebrate Faith'' [https://archive.today/20070514114406/http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/NEWSREC0101/70408004/-1/NEWSREC0201 News-Record.com article] |
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* Rabinovitch, Shelley and James Lewis ''The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism'' |
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==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060803073941/http://www.wicca.org/Bio.html Biography from the Church and School of Wicca] |
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*[http://www.pagannews.com/gyf.shtml Interview with Pagan News] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060219042015/http://www.renaissancemagazine.com/backissues/witch.html The Way of the Witch] Article on the Church and School of Wicca in ''[[Renaissance Magazine]]'' |
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*[http://gavinandyvonne.blogspot.com Gavin and Yvonne website] |
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[[Category:1930 births]] |
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[[Category:2016 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Alumni of King's College London]] |
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[[Category:English Wiccans]] |
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[[Category:People from Aldridge]] |
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[[Category:Wiccan writers]] |
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