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'''Gavin Frost''' (November 20, 1930 – September 11, 2016) was an American [[occult]] writer, doctor of [[physics]] and [[mathematics]], and member of the American [[esoteric]] community.

==Early life==
Frost was born in [[Aldridge]], Staffordshire, England, on November 20, 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"/>

==Career==
He founded the [[Church and School of Wicca]] with his wife [[Yvonne Frost]] in 1968, and was the Archbishop of the Church of Wicca and a director of the School of Wicca. He and his wife have written several books on magic and related subjects such as ''The Magic Power of Witchcraft''.

Frost 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>

==Death==
Frost died on September 11, 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>

==Bibliography==
*Frost, Gavin (1972). ''Witchcraft: The Way to Serenity'' – Esoteric Publishing {{ISBN|978-0-89-861009-3}}
*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1972). ''The Witch’s Bible'' – Nash Publishing {{ISBN|978-0-42-502875-9}}
*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1976). ''The Magic Power of Witchcraft'' – Prentice Hall Press {{ISBN|978-0-13-545368-1}}
*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}}
*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}}
*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost, Ibn Saud (1980). ''Helping Yourself with Astromancy'' – Parker Pub Co {{ISBN|0-13-386243-7}}
*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}}
*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}}.
*Frost, S. Gavin (1988). ''The Mariner's Manual'' – Cornell Maritime Press {{ISBN|0-87033-359-3}}
*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}}.
*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}}
*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (1991). ''The Prophet's Bible'' – Red Wheel Weiser {{ISBN|0-87728-677-9}}, {{ISBN|978-0-87728-677-6}}.
*Frost, Gavin (1992). ''Who Speaks for the Witch'' – Godolphin House {{ISBN|0-9630657-3-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-9630657-3-5}}
*Frost, Gavin (Editor)(1992). ''Witch Words'' – Godolphin House {{ISBN|0-9630657-5-0}}, {{ISBN|978-0-9630657-5-9}}
*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}}.
*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}}.
*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}}.
*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (2002). ''The Witch's Book of Magical Ritual'' – Reward Books {{ISBN|0-7352-0315-6}}
*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}}.
*Frost, Gavin and Yvonne Frost (2004). ''The Solitary Wiccan'' – Weiser Books {{ISBN|1-57863-313-3}}, {{ISBN|978-1-57863-313-5}}.
*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}}

==Notes==
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==Further reading==
{{incomplete citations|date=August 2023}}
* {{cite book |last1=Bond |first1=Lawrence |first2=Ellen Evert |last2=Hopman |author-link=Ellen Evert Hopman |orig-year=1996 |title=Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans & Witches Today |year=2002 |publisher=Destiny Books |isbn=0-89281-904-9}}
* {{cite book |last=De Puymaigre |first=Théodore |title=Folk-lore |year=1960 |publisher=Indian Publications}}
* {{cite book |last=Dunwich |first=Gerina |title=The Modern Witch's Complete Sourcebook}}
* {{cite news |last=Jarboe |first=Michelle |date=April 9, 2007 |title=Wiccans Gather to Celebrate Faith |url=http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/NEWSREC0101/70408004/-1/NEWSREC0201 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070514114406/http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/NEWSREC0101/70408004/-1/NEWSREC0201 |archive-date=2007-05-14 |newspaper=News-Record.com}}
* {{cite book |last1=Rabinovitch |first1=Shelley |first2=James |last2=Lewis |title=The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060803073941/http://www.wicca.org/Bio.html Biography from the Church and School of Wicca]
*[http://www.pagannews.com/gyf.shtml Interview with Pagan News]
*[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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