The 1970sTime Period: 1970 - 1979
Llewellyn contributed to the burgeoning New Age movement, sponsoring Gnosticon Festivals, opening an occult school and bookstore, and publishing the occult newspaper Gnostica. In 1974, Carl Weschcke’s “Principles of Wiccan Belief” was adopted by the U.S. Army Chaplains. In addition to publishing or re-issuing influential works by
Raymond Buckland, Dion Fortune, Aleister Crowley,
Lady Sheba,
Melita Denning, and
Osborne Phillips. Llewellyn published
Israel Regardie’s
The Golden Dawn,
A Garden of Pomegranates,
The Middle Pillar and
The Tree of Life—four books forming a complete library of esoteric knowledge and practice.
Events from The 1970s
- January 1st, 1971 - Carl Wesckcke and Cat Await the Spirits at Summit Avenue Mansion
- January 1st, 1971 - Gnostica School Schedule
- January 1st, 1971 - The Secrets of Dr. Taverner by Dion Fortune
- April 1st, 1971 - Witches' Sabbat
- September 10th, 1971 - Rise in Occultism
- January 1st, 1972 - 2nd Annual Gnostica Festival Flyer
- January 1st, 1972 - Thoth Tarot by Aleister Crowley
- September 21st, 1972 - Carl Weschcke Hosts Gnostica Festival
- September 23rd, 1972 - Witches Gather Under Full Moon at Festival
- September 23rd, 1972 - Under Full Moon Little is Bewitching
- January 1st, 1973 - Magick with a 'k'
- January 1st, 1973 - 1973 Astrological Calendar
- January 1st, 1973 - Magick Without Tears
- April 30th, 1973 - Witches Celebrate Coming of May
- June 1st, 1973 - Witches Wedding Public
- August 1st, 1973 - Third Annual Gnostica Festival Logo
- September 13th, 1973 - Witchcraft Misbeliefs Laid to Secretiveness
- April 20th, 1974 - Students at Gnostica School
- June 1st, 1974 - Witch to Address St. Paul Press Club
- January 1st, 1975 - Godwin's Cabalistic Encyclopedia
- January 1st, 1975 - A Graphology Student's Workbook
- January 1st, 1975 - Sexual Occultism
- January 1st, 1975 - The Law is for All by Aleister Crowley
- January 12th, 1975 - Witches Aren't Bad People
- June 24th, 1976 - Magic Comes Home
- January 1st, 1977 - Palmistry: The Whole View
- October 1st, 1979 - Astrology Now
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