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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 and archpriest of the [[Aquarian Tabernacle Church]] (ATC), an international Wiccan denomination, and a Wiccan rights advocate. |
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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.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=2fjVg0BwkGoC&pg=PA5&dq=pete+pathfinder+davis&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qTK8VPuAFeO1sATR_oHgDg&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=pete%20pathfinder%20davis&f=false</ref> 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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Pete Pathfinder was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1937 to a Catholic father and Pagan mother. On August 14, 1974, at the age of 37, he entered [[Paganism|Pagan]] world as a [[Wicca|Wiccan]] initiate in the Dorpat Tradition. <ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=nDdcVt9-jnMC&pg=PA9&dq=pete+pathfinder+davis&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pFy9VKCyE4LhggS5roSgDA&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=pete%20pathfinder%20davis&f=false</ref> In 1976, he relocated to [[Index, Washington]].In 1983, he was initiated into the New Wiccan Church (Kingstone) tradition in [[Seattle, Washington.]] <ref>http://www.panegyria.com/news/117-historical-essay-from-our-seminary-students</ref> |
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==Aquarian Tabernacle Church== |
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Once established in Washington, Davis began work on creating an oasis for local pagans on his property. On [[Samhain]] 1979, he established the [[Aquarian Tabernacle Church]] (ATC), a Wiccan religious tradition. |
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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 [[Paganism|Pagan]] world as a [[Wicca|Wiccan]] initiate. Then in 1976, he relocated to [[Index, Washington]] — the place he would call home for the rest of his life. |
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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.<ref>http://www.aquariantabernaclechurch.org/about/home2</ref> |
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By 1985, the ATC had established a liturgy and had a circle of standing stones called Moonstone Circlea. in 1988, the church received IRS 501c3 exemption status, which was elevated to an umbrella status in 1991.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=nDdcVt9-jnMC&pg=PA9&dq=pete+pathfinder+davis&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pFy9VKCyE4LhggS5roSgDA&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=pete%20pathfinder%20davis&f=false</ref> |
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As archpriest of the ATC, Davis founded Panagyria Magazine, Woolsten Steen Theological Seminary, Spring Mysteries Festival, Hecate's Circle Festival, and [[Spiral Scouts International]].<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=znADodo1SN4C&pg=PT511&dq=pete+pathfinder+davis&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rWG9VMz7E5DugwTJ8YKQBw&ved=0CC8Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=pete%20pathfinder%20davis&f=false</ref> |
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==Religious Advocacy== |
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In 1985, Davis was retained by the Washington State Attorney General as an expert witness in Wicca for a civil rights case brought by a Wiccan prisoner in federal court.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=washington+state+prisoner+wicca+pete+davis&source=bl&ots=J6FEMU7V-r&sig=3sS3OHCtABP3tguMySQ5yCWodT4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3GK9VMmJGsTCgwSes4HADg&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=washington%20state%20prisoner%20wicca%20pete%20davis&f=false</ref> |
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In 1995, Davis became the first Wiccan elected president of the Interfaith Council of Washington. He served two terms.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=o4vR-IKljNUC&pg=PA50&dq=pete+pathfinder+davis&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8We9VKPSLIq1ggS-i4GgCg&ved=0CFwQ6AEwCQ</ref> |
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The advocacy work Davis is most known for is his involvement with the Veteran's Pentacle Quest. He, along with members of other Pagan organizations, petitioned the Veteran's Administration for 10 years to add the Pentacle as an option for veteran's headstones. <ref>https://www.circlesanctuary.org/index.php/lady-liberty-league/the-story-of-the-veteran-pentacle-quest</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 21:00, 19 January 2015
Pierre Claveloux Davis, also known as Pete Pathfinder (1937-2014)[1] was the founder and archpriest of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC), an international Wiccan denomination, and a Wiccan rights advocate.
Early Life
Pete Pathfinder was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1937 to a Catholic father and Pagan mother. On August 14, 1974, at the age of 37, he entered Pagan world as a Wiccan initiate in the Dorpat Tradition. [2] In 1976, he relocated to Index, Washington.In 1983, he was initiated into the New Wiccan Church (Kingstone) tradition in Seattle, Washington. [3]
Aquarian Tabernacle Church
Once established in Washington, Davis began work on creating an oasis for local pagans on his property. On Samhain 1979, he established the Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC), a Wiccan religious tradition.
By 1985, the ATC had established a liturgy and had a circle of standing stones called Moonstone Circlea. in 1988, the church received IRS 501c3 exemption status, which was elevated to an umbrella status in 1991.[4]
As archpriest of the ATC, Davis founded Panagyria Magazine, Woolsten Steen Theological Seminary, Spring Mysteries Festival, Hecate's Circle Festival, and Spiral Scouts International.[5]
Religious Advocacy
In 1985, Davis was retained by the Washington State Attorney General as an expert witness in Wicca for a civil rights case brought by a Wiccan prisoner in federal court.[6]
In 1995, Davis became the first Wiccan elected president of the Interfaith Council of Washington. He served two terms.[7]
The advocacy work Davis is most known for is his involvement with the Veteran's Pentacle Quest. He, along with members of other Pagan organizations, petitioned the Veteran's Administration for 10 years to add the Pentacle as an option for veteran's headstones. [8]
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
- The Witching Hour
- Witch Book, By: Raymond Buckland; p. 19
- An Interview with Pete Davis By: Mythology Corner
- Drawing Down the Moon By: Margaret Adler
- Spiral Scouts in Pagan Family Values: Childhood and the Religious Imagination in Contemporary American Paganism (New and Alternative Religions) By: S. Zohreh Kermani
- Llewellyn's 2011 Witches' Calendar P. 5
- ^ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/12/prweb12391641.htm
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=nDdcVt9-jnMC&pg=PA9&dq=pete+pathfinder+davis&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pFy9VKCyE4LhggS5roSgDA&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=pete%20pathfinder%20davis&f=false
- ^ http://www.panegyria.com/news/117-historical-essay-from-our-seminary-students
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=nDdcVt9-jnMC&pg=PA9&dq=pete+pathfinder+davis&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pFy9VKCyE4LhggS5roSgDA&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=pete%20pathfinder%20davis&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=znADodo1SN4C&pg=PT511&dq=pete+pathfinder+davis&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rWG9VMz7E5DugwTJ8YKQBw&ved=0CC8Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=pete%20pathfinder%20davis&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=xuvLRbKvyGEC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=washington+state+prisoner+wicca+pete+davis&source=bl&ots=J6FEMU7V-r&sig=3sS3OHCtABP3tguMySQ5yCWodT4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3GK9VMmJGsTCgwSes4HADg&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=washington%20state%20prisoner%20wicca%20pete%20davis&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=o4vR-IKljNUC&pg=PA50&dq=pete+pathfinder+davis&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8We9VKPSLIq1ggS-i4GgCg&ved=0CFwQ6AEwCQ
- ^ https://www.circlesanctuary.org/index.php/lady-liberty-league/the-story-of-the-veteran-pentacle-quest