After reading the article, and seeing some familiar content, I did some research. Sure enough, entire portions were literally cut & pasted from the original authors, who had the material online. This was brought to Rochelle's attention on her Facebook page, and shortly thereafter she pulled the article from both Associated Content and her Facebook group, denying she had ever written such an article.
From a Facebook conversation, after she deleted her articles:
Rochelle Moore: THANK YOU ALL!!! once again our paths cross in total negativitity.
WTF? what article???? I never wrote an article on this subject!!!
all reported AGAIN for slander, harassment blah blah
have you guys got nothing better to do?
really?
rochelle moore
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..and:Rochelle Moore: No sharon I did not write it. Such a shame you have used this group name as yet another forum to vent your silly games. I do write under several pen names however this is not my work. End of story I dont have time to play silly buggers anymore.
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Google has this neat tool. If you type cache:URL - you get the cached version of a page, even if it's been deleted:
Unfortunately the cached page doesn't give you the other pages, but there is enough of her article showing to prove both authorship and existence.
The BELTANE Post Plagiarisms:
RM writes:
"Beltane means fire of Bel; Belinos being one name for the Sun God, whose coronation feast we no celebrate. Beltane is one of the fire festivals celebrating the turning of the wheel of the year. Fire represents change and transformation, renewal, and re-birth."
THE ORIGINAL:
"Beltane means fire of Bel; Belinos being one name for the Sun God, whose coronation feast we now celebrate. Beltane is one of the fire festivals celebrating the turning of the wheel of the year. Fire represents change and transformation, renewal, and re-birth."
Real source, word for word: Dungeons and Dragon Community Pages: (Yes, folks, she’s copying ‘witch’ info from the Dungeons and Dragons game character class textbooks) - http://www.scribd.com/doc/11543128/rpg-d20-dd-class-book-3rd-edition-liber-mysterium-book-of-witches-and-warlocks-dnd-community-the-other-side
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RM writes:
In ancient Celtic traditions it was a time of unabashed sexuality and promiscuity where marriages or Handfasting ceremony (similar to a Wedding ceremony, except that it doesn't have to be legalized.)of a year and a day could be undertaken but it is rarely observed in that manner in modern times.
THE ORIGINAL:
“In old Celtic traditions it was a time of unabashed sexuality and promiscuity where marriages of a year and a day could be undertaken but it is rarely observed in that manner in modern times.”
Source: -by MysticMerlyn, http://theshadowlandsmessageboard.yuku.com/reply/18824/t/Re-Nature-spirits-Dreamwalkers-.html
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RM writes:
"Beltane is a time when the veil between the worlds is thought to be thin, a time when magick is possible. Beltane is the night when the Queen of the Faeries rides out on her white steed to entice humans away to Faeryland. If you hear the bells of the Faery Queen's horse, you are advised to look away, so she will pass you by."
THE ORIGINAL:
“Beltane, like Samhain, is a time when the veil between the worlds is thought to be thin, a time when magick is possible. [snip] Beltane is the night when the Queen of the Faeries rides out on her white steed to entice humans away to Faeryland. If you hear the bells of the Faery Queen's horse, you are advised to look away, so she will pass you by. Look at the Queen and your sense alone will not hold you back!"
Source: Darkwing, http://hubpages.com/hub/DarkwingBeltane_-_A_Greater_Sabbat
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RM writes:
"In the old Celtic times, young people would spend the entire night in the woods "A-Maying," and then dance around the phallic Maypole the next morning whilst older married couples were allowed to remove their wedding rings for this one night."
THE ORIGINAL:
“In the old Celtic times, young people would spend the entire night in the woods "A-Maying," and then dance around the phallic Maypole the next morning. Older married couples were allowed to remove their wedding rings (and the restrictions they imply) for this one night.”
Source: Mysticmerlyn1212, http://theshadowlandsmessageboard.yuku.com/reply/18824/t/Re-Nature-spirits-Dreamwalkers-.html
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RM writes:
“When, on May Eve, the Druids raised the Beltane fires on hilltops throughout the British Isles , they were performing a real act of magick, because the fires were lit in order to bring the Sun's light down to earth. In Scotland, every fire in the household was extinguished, and the Great Fires were lit from the Need Fire, which was kindled by three groups of three men using wood from the nine sacred trees.”
THE ORIGINAL:
“When, on May Eve, the Druids raised the Beltane fires on hilltops throughout the British Isles , they were performing a real act of magick, because the fires were lit in order to bring the Sun’s light down to earth. In Scotland, every fire in the household was extinguished, and the Great Fires were lit from the Need Fire, which was kindled by three groups of three men using wood from the nine sacred trees.”
Source: Darkwing, http://hubpages.com/hub/DarkwingBeltane_-_A_Greater_Sabbat
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RM writes:
"In the Christian calendar, this was celebrated as 'Roodmas' with their symbol of a crusifix. May Day actually has its origins as a pagan holiday in the British Isles, even before the birth of Jesus Christ. In celebration of the coming of spring, With the Roman occupation of Britain, came the Roman tradition of feasting in reverance to Flora, the goddess of flowers. For many, May was the time of bathing after the long winter.
THE ORIGINAL:
"May Day actually has its origins as a pagan holiday in the British Isles, even before the birth of Jesus Christ. In celebration of the coming of spring, With the Roman occupation of Britain, came the Roman tradition of feasting in reverance to Flora, the goddess of flowers. For many, May was the time of bathing after the long winter."
Source: Fern Cohen, http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/746055/may_day_the_original_labor_day_and.html?cat=74
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RM writes:
"When the sun rises that dawn, those who had stayed up to watch it might see it whirl three times upon the horizon before leaping up in all its summer glory."
THE ORIGINAL:
“When the sun rose that dawn, those who had stayed up to watch it might see it whirl three times upon the horizon before leaping up in all its summer glory.”
Source: Darkwing, http://hubpages.com/hub/DarkwingBeltane_-_A_Greater_Sabbat
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RM writes:
"Not all people stopped the Maypole ceremony as this dance and the energy created by people dancing around the Maypole penetrates down into the Earth bringing about Her full awakening and fruitfulness."
THE ORIGINAL:
“The energy created by people dancing around the Maypole penetrates down into the Earth bringing about Her full awakening and fruitfulness.”
-by Darkwing, West England, http://hubpages.com/hub/DarkwingMaypole_Folklore
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RM writes:
"The Maypole is such an important aspect of Beltane that Sometime later, most villages erected a permanent pole, some of which still stand today. Barwick in //Elmet, in West Yorkshire, boasts the tallest surviving Maypole."
THE ORIGINAL:
"Later on, a permanent pole was erected in most villages, and some are still standing today. The tallest surviving Maypole is at Barwick, in Elmet, West Yorkshir"
-by Doug and Sandy Kopf, http://www.cyberwitch.com/Wychwood/Temple/beltane.htm
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RM writes:
"Individual May Poles were draped with ribbons and flowers and danced around. In the days of the ancients it was only the young children who did the dancing. Long ribbons, attached to the top of the pole, usually in pastel Spring colours, were taken up half by the boys, and the other half by the girls. The boys then go clockwise around the pole, and the girls counter-clockwise. They raise their arms and duck under alternately, so as to weave the ribbons tightly around the pole. The children did not just run about, willy-nilly. Quite often they would have a rehearsed dance so that the ribbons, when wound round the pole, would form a pattern. The belief was that the better the pattern, the better the harvest would be that fall."
THE ORIGINAL:
“One does not simply put up a Maypole at Beltane, the pole must be draped with ribbons and flowers, and it must be danced around. In the past, it was the young children who did the dancing. Long ribbons are attached to the top of the pole, usually in pastel Spring colours. Half the ribbons would be taken up by the boys, and the other half by the girls. The boys then go clockwise around the pole, and the girls move counter-clockwise. Some raise their arms, and others duck under, to weave the ribbons tightly around the pole. The children did not just run about, willy-nilly. Quite often they would have a rehearsed dance so that the ribbons wound round the pole would have a pattern. The better the pattern, the better the harvest would be that fall.”
Source: http://prophecyconfirmations.com/470prophecy.htm (Paragraph under the picture)
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Rochelle Moore ended her Facebook article with this:
"Today, the Maypole is used by both children and adults and is a wonderfully bright and very ancient tradition.
Happy Beltane and blessed be"
(c) rochelle moore author of WITCH (Autobiography) 2001
Yesterday at 9:57am · Report
I leave you with Rochelle's own words:
Worse still the content of the 'new' article as posted by a sock account of Rochelle Moores was yet more plagiarised content!
ReplyDeleteCompare this:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=261263618178&topic=15610
With this:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2920492/witchcraft_the_eight_sabbats.html?cat=38
STOP!
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