\u201cYou don\u2019t forget who you loved even though they died 20 years ago. There is no time on the other side.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Rev. HP Richard Ravish<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Word has come to us that Richard Ravish<\/a>, Elder in the Alexandrian Witchcraft tradition,\u00a0Hierophant of\u00a0The Temple of the Strength of Hadit<\/a>, and one of the original \u201cWitches of Salem,\u201d crossed the veil on Saturday after battling cancer<\/a>. Ravish, 59, was an ordained minister and Magus of the Temple of Nine Wells in Salem<\/a>, and ran a distribution<\/a> and retail outlet<\/a>\u00a0in Salem,\u00a0Massachusetts\u00a0that sold occult, magical, and metaphysical supplies.<\/p>\n
Rev. High Priest Richard Ravish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \u201cRichard wrote and lead open circles for each of the Eight Sabbats of the Witches Wheel for over 20 years. He was the High Priest of the Coven of Akhelarre, and served as the Grand Master of his Kentish Witchcraft Line in America, training and initiating suitable students and chartering covens of the Wicca.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A true magickal polymath, Ravish was an active\u00a0Freemason, Rosicrucian, and Hermetic Initiate, in addition to his Witchcraft and Thelemic leadership roles. He was a strong advocate for\u00a0Pagan Rights, lending aid in several Lady Liberty League<\/a> endeavors.<\/p>\n
\u201cRemembering & Honoring Richard, his life, his friendship, his magic, his service, his legacy. \u00a0Support to Gypsy & all his friends, family, & supporters. \u00a0May all of us who mourn his passing take comfort in our memories of Richard & take solace in knowing that his magical sacred spirit continues to be in this world & the New Aeon through his good works & the many lives & organizations he blessed. \u00a0Hail & Farewell to your life now passed, Richard & blessings on your journeys in the Ancestral realm.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Selena Fox, Circle Sanctuary<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ravish is survived by his wife,\u00a0Amy \u201cGypsy\u201d Ravish, a popular Pagan singer-songwriter known for her albums \u201cEnchantress\u201d<\/a> and \u201cSpirit Nation,\u201d<\/a> his daughter Asherah Aphrodite Ravish, step daughter Kitoto Von Hebb, sister Sandra McCandless, cousins, nieces and his familiar, Cosmo Skyrocket Ravish. Funeral arrangements are posted below.<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cThe highest are of us. Wednesday, September 19, 2012 e.v. Starr King Masonic Lodge, at 70 Washington Street in Salem with whom Richard shared his spiritual light as Chaplain for 25 years, will host his final rites. All friends of the Ravish family are invited to an open casket final Blessed Be commencing at 11 am and ending at 1:30 pm followed by a Rite of Passage and Masonic tribute. At 4 pm a blessing will take place at Greenlawn Cemetary with an interment at 4:18 pm. The Ravish family and friends will host a reception at Masonic Hall after the burial as a celebration of Richard\u2019s. Please contact Murphy Funeral Home 978-744-0497 (www.murphyfuneralhome.com) for further details.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
What is remembered lives. May he find rest and return to us again.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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