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Originally posted by Autophage,
Far too many people are far too uninformed when they begin to follow it, in my experience as a highschooler in a suburban highschool with far too many individuals trying to seem different. I respect Wicca as a belief set every bit as valid as any other (and I believe that all are very valid). I just know a large number of idiots, some of whom are (or rather, claim to be) Wiccan. |
During the 1970s and later we had a lot of "teen cults" formulating around Ozzie Osborne (a better then you think educated person of the Mormon faith) and other rock band influences of the Doors and "the crazy world of A. Brown" and KISS. Etc. The "black sabbeth" groupies. I do not think those kids were all that informed about too much, but they grew up to produce Harry Potter and Star Wars, so "whatever"!
We must remember the stage those kids were at with hippy parents ....
http://www.hippy.com/php/article-223.html
But more importantly the writings of Alistair Crawley had created a lot of interest for people through out the 1960s and 1970s - see next link that talks about his influence on rock music ... (scroll down to heading "satanic".
http://r2rministries.com/rockmus/X0178_For...ehind_Rock.html
As the nation freaked out we also had a major mind-expaninding happening in the publication busness with of tons of new books exploring every thing historical and global relative to religions, cults, the occult, and that was way different then during the 1950s when such worldly knowledge was greatly limited in public bookstores.
A President was killed, Martin King was killed, and the bloody momentum of war shocked us with Nam and with the likes of people like Charles Manson and others dominated the news. Strange days indeed they were, the shock jocks of today are mild compared to what kids then were just becoming aware of historically ....
http://www.israelshamir.net/english/blood.htm
Technosoul.