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[[File:Pete Pathfinder Davis.jpg|thumb|A photo of Pete Pathfinder Davis in the Hecate Shrine at the Aquarian Tabernacle Church.]] |
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'''Pierre Claveloux Davis''', also known as '''Pete Pathfinder''' (1937-2014)<ref>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/12/prweb12391641.htm</ref> was the founder of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC), An Internation Organization with afilliates in South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Italy. He made it so that the church had an umbrella 501c(3) which allowed the ATC and its affiliates tax free status.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false</ref> He is the main reason that Wicca is recognized as a religion in America. He lead the fight to have Pagan symbols allowed on Arlington tombstones.<ref>http://www.panegyria.com/news/117-historical-essay-from-our-seminary-students</ref> He made it so that the Washington State Board of Corrections recognized Wicca as a religion.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false</ref> In 1992 he was unanimously elected the The Interfaith Council of Washington. He also founded SpiralScouts Internation and Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false</ref> |
'''Pierre Claveloux Davis''', also known as '''Pete Pathfinder''' (1937-2014)<ref>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/12/prweb12391641.htm</ref> was the founder of the [[Aquarian Tabernacle Church]] (ATC), An Internation Organization with afilliates in South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Italy. He made it so that the church had an umbrella 501c(3) which allowed the ATC and its affiliates tax free status.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false</ref> He is the main reason that Wicca is recognized as a religion in America. He lead the fight to have Pagan symbols allowed on Arlington tombstones.<ref>http://www.panegyria.com/news/117-historical-essay-from-our-seminary-students</ref> He made it so that the Washington State Board of Corrections recognized Wicca as a religion.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false</ref> In 1992 he was unanimously elected the The Interfaith Council of Washington. He also founded SpiralScouts Internation and Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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*[http://www.aquariantabernaclechurch.org/about/home2 Aquarian Tabernacle Church] |
*[http://www.aquariantabernaclechurch.org/about/home2 Aquarian Tabernacle Church] |
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*[http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121201/NEWS01/712019950 Herald Net] |
*[http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121201/NEWS01/712019950 Herald Net] |
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false |
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism; Edited by Shelley Rabinovitch, James Lewi; pages 10-12] |
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=nDdcVt9-jnMC&pg=PA9&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&hl=en&sa=X&ei=viW8VO8jhvXIBO-lgrAG&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca, By: Rosemary Guiley; p.9] |
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=nDdcVt9-jnMC&pg=PA9&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&hl=en&sa=X&ei=viW8VO8jhvXIBO-lgrAG&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca, By: Rosemary Guiley; p.9] |
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*[http://www.panegyria.com/news/117-historical-essay-from-our-seminary-students Panegyria] |
*[http://www.panegyria.com/news/117-historical-essay-from-our-seminary-students Panegyria] |
Revision as of 21:35, 18 January 2015
Pierre Claveloux Davis, also known as Pete Pathfinder (1937-2014)[1] was the founder of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC), An Internation Organization with afilliates in South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Italy. He made it so that the church had an umbrella 501c(3) which allowed the ATC and its affiliates tax free status.[2] He is the main reason that Wicca is recognized as a religion in America. He lead the fight to have Pagan symbols allowed on Arlington tombstones.[3] He made it so that the Washington State Board of Corrections recognized Wicca as a religion.[4] In 1992 he was unanimously elected the The Interfaith Council of Washington. He also founded SpiralScouts Internation and Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary.[5]
Life
Pete Pathfinder was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1937 to a Catholic father and Pagan mother. However it was not until he was 37 years old that he himself fully entered into the Pagan world as a Wiccan initiate. Then in 1976, he relocated to Index, Washington — the place he would call home for the rest of his life. Once established in Washington, Pete began to realize his dream of creating an oasis for local pagans. On Samhain 1979, Pete established the Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC). In 1983, he himself initiated into the New Wiccan Church (Kingstone) tradition. Then, in the winter 1984, ATC members performed a ritual dedicating their own newly built MoonStone ritual circle, located on Pete’s property. From that point on, ATC began to grow and Pete’s dream evolved into something new; something bigger. He wanted to establish a legally-recognized Wiccan church. Of which he was successful.[6]
See also
References
- PR Web
- Wild Hunt
- Aquarian Tabernacle Church
- Herald Net
- The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism; Edited by Shelley Rabinovitch, James Lewi; pages 10-12
- The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca, By: Rosemary Guiley; p.9
- Panegyria
- ^ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/12/prweb12391641.htm
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false
- ^ http://www.panegyria.com/news/117-historical-essay-from-our-seminary-students
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=pete+davis+index+washington&source=bl&ots=J6FEMM5XYn&sig=fidnptg9yHiugRQznphBk39rspE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MyO8VPbwDI-ayATK-4G4DQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=pete%20davis%20index%20washington&f=false
- ^ http://www.aquariantabernaclechurch.org/about/home2