Saturday, September 3, 2011

A Penultimate Statement, perhaps?


Chops was recently given this reply -


Here's the problem. "Lady" Isadora Raven Avalon has been asked for her lineage as a Gardnerian. She never has been forthcoming. Now she states that she was active in the Coven Oroborous et Ova in LA. The only "Donna" that Chops is aware of associated with that coven would be Donna Cole Schultz.

In any case, that is not a lineage. How would a Gardnerian not understand what a lineage is. A Gardnerian should be able to state that "I was initiated by x, who was initiated by x, who was initiated by x" and so on, back to the original Gardnerian covens.

These will be easily verifiable people, not random pictures pulled off the internet and relabeled with others names on them. So, please, once again Chops awaits a lineage. But we won't hold our breath.


Should anyone care to address the questions Chops has been asking for over a week now, feel free.
We reiterate:

1. Why is Black Raven Coven's url Rochelle Moores Facebook group page, when they claim they don't know Rochelle?

2. Why is Raven Avalon and BRC using two of Rochelles book covers as their logo and book cover? (The book that Lulu just dropped for plagiarism, the other is the coven logo from Rochelles cover, 'When the Levee Breaks.')

3. Why did the artist of the purple pentagram book cover (Fanny Price) state that she was told Rochelle gave Raven permission to use her book cover, when Raven and BTC principles claimed they did not know Rochelle?

4. Why are all the 'coven' self-publishings Rochelle Moores plagiarized content?

5. Why won't a Gardnerian provide her degree/teaching credentials?

6.Why are the same few coven admins/members constantly speaking for Raven?

7. Why did Lulu pull the 'coven book' if it wasn't plagiarized materials from real authors?




Friday, September 2, 2011

A Final Statement from Black Raven Coven?


So it has been brought to Chops attention that "Lady Isadora Raven Avalon" has at least replied to charges of plagiarism, but no other questions that Chops and other pagans at large have asked. Here is, in part, said "Final Statement".

Posted in BLACK RAVEN COVEN - WITCHES & WICCANS OF FACEBOOK by Isadora Raven Avalon on 9/1/2011

Black Raven Coven Final Statement: (warning: this is not a nice read so if you are not aware of this situation pass it by and if you are, then please read.

Black Raven Coven

It is a terrible situation that a few people have tried to undermine our coven, one in particular, who has harassed members and admins. BRC will not rise to the bait from now on and the fluffy bunnies and bustin chops can do what they like with this information.
BRC answers to the following questions raised by chops who should at this stage come out in public and stop hiding.

“Chops stands by it's original assertion that Black Raven Coven is Rochelle Moore, back under a new persona (Raven, and many phoney admin alts), recycling her older Moore works under a different name and premise this year after the plagiarism bust of last year - to continue to make money off the pagan community.”

ANSWER: A photograph was provided showing Isadora and no more will be issued. Your turn to show who you really are we have complied completely and are still at the end of these accusations by a fictitional character.


A picture from a newspaper's website labeled "reveler", rebranded. Not much in the way of "proof", especially after attempting to pass off three previous stolen pics as you, including one of actress Olivia Wilde! Chops remains unimpressed. :(

And The Black Raven Coven claims not to even know Rochelle Moore, even though the New BRC group has the same URL as the old group.  See for yourself how it shows on profile engine.com


Chops: "The Right to Verify Credentials: Seekers shall not be obstructed from contacting persons who can substantiate or disavow the claims made by a group or teacher. In the case of elders who were inspired to create a new tradition, the seeker has a right to know the circumstances surrounding the inception of that tradition.”

ANSWER: Black Raven Coven have never hid their lineage if you read our book it is shown clearly. We also have posted in all of our groups the Seekers Bill of Rights to enable our members to ask any questions they wish and do not hide from anyone. In relation to the question about Raven's lineage and degree: Isadora studied her 3 degrees in gardnarian wicca in the early 1980's with the Coven Ouroboros et Ova in Los Angeles the coven was active in the late 1980s teaching within a very structured degree-based program and Isadora was known as Donna. Raven returned to the UK in 1985 and took over BRC in 1987 as High Priestess along with High Priest Eros Wicca (chris agnew). Credentials verified.

It seems that you are writing from beyond the grave, then. Quite A feat, Chops must admit!
You see, unfortunately, the Donna you speak of, Donna Cole Schultz, mentor of many American witches, and founder of the Temple of the Pagan Way,passed around many years ago. As usual, you forget that many pagans actually know each other.


EDIT Update: Chops feels these actions more or less speak for themselves. It becomes increasingly apparent that none of the people actively involved in the Siobhan/Rochelle Moore/Raven Avalon/Black Raven Coven issues can refute a single claim on this blog. They have every opportunity, and continue to hide, obfuscate, and blame the whistleblowers.

ANSWER:
Many members of Black Raven Coven including Raven along with various group members have written to bustin chops blog forwarding proof against these wild accusations. This person choose never to print any of our correspondence because it would ruin their hateful campaign and take them out of the limelight. You have also added a few more names to our HP's including jacqueline, elizabeth, lilla, catherine and this list has become so long it is borderline madness.

Chops has asked repeatedly for proof. The only thing Chops has ceased publication of are the repeated ramblings of (perhaps drug induced) psychosis.

Chops:
“Now that it has been established that Isobelle Raven Avalon and Black Raven Coven are indeed Rochelle Moore, Chops knew much of what she is attempting to sell as her own work would be plagiarized from other authors - and they would all be online. Indeed that is the case. In a brief examination of just one small part of the book 'Magic For The New Witch and Wiccan', one finds the following: (Raven/Rochelle's book quotes are in grey, the plagiarized originals are in blue. Red denotes the word or two that Rochelle added or changed). Naturally, none of the stolen works are cited or attributed.
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-from Raven Avalons (Rochelle Moore) Magic For The New Witch and Wiccan

INTRODUCTION: NEW TO THIS?

You would not be reading this were you not already a Seeker, trying to find your Way. Your search, the inner work it involves, the dedication, are what matter, not if your Path leads finally to being a Witch or Wicca. Walk in the light and you will never go astray. The journey to Magick starts with an inner voyage.

Magick will take you further, teach you how to penetrate the veils and layers of reality. Magick deals in ultimate truths. This journey, should you decide to undertake it, is a never-ending one. We all have things we can still learn about ourselves and about Magick, no matter how long we have been studying.
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Where she stole the above content from:

You would not be reading this were you not already a Seeker, trying to find your Way. Your search (and the inner work it involves) are what matter, not if your Path leads finally to Wicca or somewhere else.

Walk in the light and you will never go astray. The journey to magick starts with an inner voyage, the journey to Self.

Magick will take you further, teach you how to penetrate the veils and layers of reality. Magick deals in ultimate truths. This journey, should you decide to undertake it, is a never-ending one. We all have things we can still learn about ourselves and about magick, no matter how long we have been studying.

ANSWER: Appendix & Resources in our book clearly states: The Wicca Handbook by Eileen Holland link: www.covenofthegoddess.com
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So, a link to a non-existent website is a citation? Maybe the world of Academia has imploded and no one informed poor Chops. :(

Also, while an "Appendix & Resources" is listed in the table of contents, none seemed to be actually included in the book. Funny, the exact same excuse and mysteriously missing appendix were present in the Rochelle Moore plagiarism case. Curiouser and curiouser.

Raven/Rochelles book:
Witches do not exactly "believe in" anything. They just know it to be there. Witches are great individualists and while all Wiccans are Pagans, not all Pagans are Witches. Witchcraft is a type of Paganism.

Pagans all believe in the same things but Witches work spells and Magick whilst Pagans who are not Witches do not. This will become more clear as we move through this book.

The terms Black or White Magick really have no meaning. Magick in itself is a neutral force. It is how you use it that determines whether it is for good or bad. However, Witches bear in mind the message given in the Wiccan Rede and the Threefold rule; "What you do will return to you threefold"; hence, it is not advisable to actually work any harmful Magick.
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Where she stole the above content from:

Witches do not exactly "believe in" anything. They just know it to be there. Witches are great individualists. While all wiccans are pagans, not all pagans are witches. Witchcraft is a type of paganism.


Pagans all believe in the same things but witches work spells and magic whilst pagans who are not witches do not.The terms Black or White magic really have no meaning. Magic is a neutral force. It is how you use it which determines wether it is for good or bad. However, witches bear in mind the message given in the wiccan rede and the Threefold rule. ((What you do will return to you threefold)). It is very unadvisable to actually work any harmful magic.

ANSWER: In our Appendix & Resources - www.witchvox.com/kith

Oh, look! Another non-existent link to a website, from a non-existent Appendix. Even if it all existed, that's still not a citation and still plagiarism. :(

CHOPS

rAven/Rochelles book:

The term Pagan is from the Latin "Paganus", an adjective originally meaning "rural", "rustic" or "of the country." As a noun, “Paganus” was used to mean "country dweller, villager”. The semantic development of post-classical Latin Paganus in the sense "non-Christian, heathen" is unclear. The dating of this is controversial, but the 4th century seems most plausible. An earlier example has been suggested in Tertullian De Corona Militis xi, "Apud hunc [sc. Christum] tam miles est paganus fidelis quam paganus est miles infidelis," but here the word Paganus may be interpreted in the sense "civilian" rather than "heathen".

From its earliest beginnings, Christianity spread much more rapidly in major urban areas (like Antioch, Alexandria, Corinth, Rome) than in the countryside (in fact, the early church was almost entirely urban), and soon the word for "country dweller" became synonymous with someone who was "not a Christian," giving rise to the modern meaning of "Pagan."
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Where she stole the above content from:

The term pagan is from the Latin paganus, an adjective originally meaning "rural", "rustic" or "of the country." As a noun, paganus was used to mean "country dweller, villager."[7] The semantic development of post-classical Latin paganus in the sense "non-Christian, heathen" is unclear. The dating of this sense is controversial, but the 4th century seems most plausible. An earlier example has been suggested in Tertullian De Corona Militis xi, "Apud hunc [sc. Christum] tam miles est paganus fidelis quam paganus est miles infidelis," but here the word paganus may be interpreted in the sense "civilian" rather than "heathen".

From its earliest beginnings, Christianity spread much more quickly in major urban areas (like Antioch, Alexandria, Carthage, Corinth, Rome) than in the countryside (in fact, the early church was almost entirely urban[citation needed]), and soon the word for "country dweller" became synonymous with someone who was "not a Christian," giving rise to the modern meaning of "pagan."

ANSWER: In our Coven Book stated clearly after this paragraph: Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism

While reprintable for common use by Wikicommons, reprinting for monetary gain is right out. And there was certainly no citation in the book. No citations to be found anywhere for anything, actually. :(

Chops:

Raven/Rochelles book:

There are many branches of Paganism e.g.:

Celtic (Druid), a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the Celts before the
Christianization of areas such as Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe.

Eclectic Pagan; a term that describes people who take from many different faiths and combine them into one, Egyptian (Kemetic), is a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the ancient Egyptians and Heathenism, (Asatru), a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the Norse people before the onset of the Christianization of Scandinavia.

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Where she stole the above content from:

Celtic (Druid), a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the Celts before the Christianization of areas such as Ireland, Britain, and Gaul

Eclectic Pagan, a term that describes people who take from many different faiths and combine them into one.

Egyptian (Kemetic), a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the ancient Egyptians.

Heathenism (Asatru), a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the Norse people before the Christianization of Scandinavia.

Source: Adam Bean, Paganism & Wicca FAQ - from the Facebook group Paganism & Wicca

ANSWER: From where? A Facebook group. This is common knowledge to any pagan who is practiced in the craft!
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Yet, not so common that you had to copy and paste it, word for word and line for line, from someone else. Shameful, really.

Now, the statement continues in this same manner, seemingly endlessly, refuting plagiarism to fake links from a non-existent Appendix, the same as Rochelle Moore did. If and when a link does work, it simply references another writer plagiarizing the original source, as if that makes everything ok. Then, she goes on to accuse others of plagiarism;

So now lets look at the facts shall we:

I am not going to go down to your level however les jackson started all of this against rochelle and she has been behind all of these groups in some form or another so let us just take her as an example as we dont have the time to waste on this anymore.

Les or leslie jackson aka cmyraes or cmyraes gwylt

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Posted by Cymraes' Corner ⋅ September 19, 2010 ⋅ 9 Comments

Filed Under cash, Covens, money, pagan, Religion and Spirituality, scams, Traditions, wicca, witch


In this unreality of the internet it is all to easy for the Seeker to find the wrong type (what, I hear you ask is the right type – more of that further on) of person, all to eager to take your money in exchange for Witchcraft/Wiccan degrees or such like – online.

Truth of the matter is anyone who is offering to help in the name of the Gods will do it for nothing, as it’s a calling not a money-making scam… the new Gods of the Cash Tills get worshipped far too much imho… but that’s another rant for another day…

I’d give (and have in the past) ANYONE who wants to take our money in exchange for an online degree or two a wide berth – it’s a waste of money!

You’d be better off getting yourself a good book by a well-known author and getting stuck in with that. Even better find a few good like-minded people and get stuck in with them. If you are one of the unfortunate ones who live in a remote area then do that online. Or if you are lucky enough to be in an area where they hold MBS fairs pop along – you never know who you will meet there! Moot’s are pretty wide spread in the UK now – another good place to start.
Any thing is better than parting with your hard earned money to an online scam or an online teaching coven who CHARGES money – the real McCoy do it for nowt, nothing, zilch, nadda, for free!

PLAGIARISM!!!! now go back over what you accused us of.

Where she stole the above content from:

You would not be reading this were you not already a Seeker, trying to find your Way. Your search (and the inner work it involves) are what matter, not if your Path leads finally to Wicca or somewhere else.

Walk in the light and you will never go astray. The journey to magick starts with an inner voyage, the journey to Self.

Magick will take you further, teach you how to penetrate the veils and layers of reality. Magick deals in ultimate truths. This journey, should you decide to undertake it, is a never-ending one. We all have things we can still learn about ourselves and about magick, no matter how long we have been studying.

As one can see, other than the commonality of the word "seeker". there is not even a hint of plagiarism. Is this sheer lunacy, or is this person so daft as to not understand the very concept of plagiarism after having the same book under three different incarnations pulled from the shelves?!
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Monday, August 29, 2011

They Are Legion: David Boyer aka Byron

See here and here for another rampant plagiarist, and the blogs that are assisting in stopping his many thefts. David Boyer aka David Byron aka a dozen more names has made a small and dirty career of brashly stealing from other authors, including Dean Koontz, Jeani Rector and dozens upon dozens of others.  

Quotes from his victims below. Note the exact same tactics as used by Raven Avalon & minions:.

Janrae Frank: "David Boyer stole stories from Jane Timm Baxter. The stories were under contract with Daverana Enterprises for a collection by Ms. Baxter that would include reprint and original material. When both Ms. Baxter and her publisher demanded that the book be removed (and indeed did manage to persuade Lulu to remove the title), Boyer dumped abuse on both of them that continues to this day."
Ferrel "Rick" Moore: "One of his practices as a “publisher” was to solicit manuscripts from writers and then to steal them, publishing them under his name or one of his many aliases. Which is why so many organizations in the US have issued warnings against him. Also, he stole stories from Storymania and published those under one of his many names. Another interesting tactic of his has been to blame his victims who have been spreading the word to protect other writers, trying to portray them as “stalkers” when in fact he was the original predator. This is known as the “I’m a victim” tactic."
Chops wonders if there is some undergound handbook being circulated amongst these unsavory people that they are all following, because that is the exact same behavior that Raven Avalon/Rochelle Moore uses. Amazing. Perhaps it's a genetic marker of some trait common to them all.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Registration Required

Comments now require registration before posting. This became necessary after the incessantly off-topic, disingenuous posts reached 200 over four topics; with none of them addressing the issues.
Future posts that do not address the topics are not likely to get published unless they touch on a relevant subject.

Should anyone care to address the questions Chops has been asking for over a week now, feel free.
We reiterate:

1. Why is Black Raven Coven's url Rochelle Moores Facebook group page, when they claim they don't know Rochelle?

2. Why is Raven Avalon and BRC using two of Rochelles book covers as their logo and book cover? (The book that Lulu just dropped for plagiarism, the other is the coven logo from Rochelles cover, 'When the Levee Breaks.')

3. Why did the artist of the purple pentagram book cover (Fanny Price) state that she was told Rochelle gave Raven permission to use her book cover, when Raven and BTC principles claimed they did not know Rochelle?

4. Why are all the 'coven' self-publishings Rochelle Moores plagiarized content?

5. Why won't a Gardnerian provide her degree/teaching credentials?

6.Why are the same few coven admins/members constantly speaking for Raven?

7. Why did Lulu pull the 'coven book' if it wasn't plagiarized materials from real authors?
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Food for thought:

"Potentially unsafe groups or leaders come off very nice at first, they go for vulnerable people who are looking for answers, lonely, what you'd call 'normal people.' They're very good at what they do and can get people to believe anything. You might think you'd never get taken in, but don't bet on it. "
-- Margaret Singer, Ph.D.

Ten warning signs of a potentially unsafe group/leader.
1. Absolute authoritarianism without meaningful accountability.
2. No tolerance for questions or critical inquiry.
3. No meaningful financial disclosure regarding budget, expenses such as an independently audited financial statement.
4. Unreasonable fear about the outside world, such as impending catastrophe, evil conspiracies and persecutions.
5. There is no legitimate reason to leave, former followers are always wrong in leaving, negative or even evil.
6. Former members often relate the same stories of abuse and reflect a similar pattern of grievances.
7. There are records, books, news articles, or television programs that document the abuses of the group/leader.
8. Followers feel they can never be "good enough".
9. The group/leader is always right.
10. The group/leader is the exclusive means of knowing "truth" or receiving validation, no other process of discovery is really acceptable or credible.

Ten warning signs regarding people involved in/with a potentially unsafe group/leader.

1. Extreme obsessiveness regarding the group/leader resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration.
2. Individual identity, the group, the leader and/or God as distinct and separate categories of existence become increasingly blurred. Instead, in the follower's mind these identities become substantially and increasingly fused--as that person's involvement with the group/leader continues and deepens.
3. Whenever the group/leader is criticized or questioned it is characterized as "persecution".
4. Uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms, cloning of the group/leader in personal behavior.
5. Dependency upon the group/leader for problem solving, solutions, and definitions without meaningful reflective thought
6. Hyperactivity centered on the group/leader agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.
7. A dramatic loss of spontaneity and sense of humor.
8.  Increasing isolation from family and old friends unless they demonstrate an interest in the group/leader.
9.  Anything the group/leader does can be justified no matter how harsh or harmful.
10.Former followers are at best-considered negative or worse evil and under bad influences. They can not be trusted and personal contact is avoided.



Update: Requiring registration has stopped the trolling completely. Apparently many people do not want to reveal their email to register; oddly, these were the same people who were demanding that Chops and practically everyone else should reveal their identities. ;)

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Isadore Raven Avalon/Black Raven Coven Book Pulled by Lulu.com

'MAGICK FOR THE NEW WITCH & WICCAN - New seekers of the Mysteries on the Path of the Wise' pulled for plagiarism.
The 'coven book' which Raven Avalon claimed was authored by herself, & edited by Bram Darkraven, was today removed by Lulu.com from it's sales lineup due to plagiarism. Rightful authors of stolen material contacted Lulu.com with proof that their work had been stolen and Lulu responded immediately.

Cached page showing the books listed; current page showing them removed.


Chops strongly encourages these real authors to also contact AmazonPlagiarism claims are handled through this email address: copyright@amazon.com.

For a real-life example of the simple email process, see here, where an author has posted their email exchange with Amazon after dealing with another repeat scammer/thief.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Isadore Raven Avalon/Black Raven Coven Is Rochelle Moore aka Zara Alcott


Comparing the 'Black Raven Coven' books and Rochelle Moore's books; they are virtually identical. Chops believes this puts to rest any further questions; Black Raven Coven is Rochelle's 2011 money-making iteration on social networking sites following her plagiarism bust last year. Same Facebook group urls, same books, same everything.

All that would remain is for Rochelle/Siobhan/Raven/Zara to explain why she went from a Christo-Wiccan to a hereditary witch practicing thousands of years old witchcraft descended from her ancestors the Druids to a third-degree Gardnerian witch with 45 years of practice and seminars. Chops won't be holding it's breath.

The book examinations: identical passages are in red. Large files, click to expand each image.

Page one




Page Two

Page Three

Page Four

Page Five


Chops stands by it's original assertion that Black Raven Coven is Rochelle Moore, back under a new persona (Raven, and many phoney admin alts), recycling her older Moore works under a different name and premise this year after the plagiarism bust of last year - to continue to make money off the pagan community.

EDIT Update:



Now that it has been established that Isobelle Raven Avalon and Black Raven Coven are indeed Rochelle (Siobhan Mary Whelan) Moore, Chops knew much of what she is attempting to sell as her own work would be plagiarized from other authors - and they would all be online. Indeed that is the case. In a brief examination of just one small part of the book 'Magic For The New Witch and Wiccan', one finds the following: (Raven/Rochelle's book quotes are in grey, the plagiarized originals are in blue. Red denotes the word or two that Rochelle added or changed). Naturally, none of the stolen works are cited or attributed.
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-from Raven Avalons (Rochelle Moore) Magic For The New Witch and Wiccan
INTRODUCTION: NEW TO THIS?
You would not be reading this were you not already a Seeker, trying to find your Way. Your search, the inner work it involves, the dedication, are what matter, not if your Path leads finally to being a Witch or Wicca. Walk in the light and you will never go astray. The journey to Magick starts with an inner voyage.
Magick will take you further, teach you how to penetrate the veils and layers of reality. Magick deals in ultimate truths. This journey, should you decide to undertake it, is a never-ending one. We all have things we can still learn about ourselves and about Magick, no matter how long we have been studying.
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Where she stole the above content from:
You would not be reading this were you not already a Seeker, trying to find your Way. Your search (and the inner work it involves) are what matter, not if your Path leads finally to Wicca or somewhere else.
Walk in the light and you will never go astray. The journey to magick starts with an inner voyage, the journey to Self.
Magick will take you further, teach you how to penetrate the veils and layers of reality. Magick deals in ultimate truths. This journey, should you decide to undertake it, is a never-ending one. We all have things we can still learn about ourselves and about magick, no matter how long we have been studying.
-- from The Wicca Handbook by Eileen Holland. http://www.wattpad.com/520723-the-wicca-handbook-by-eileen-holland-introduction
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Raven/Rochelles book:

Witches do not exactly "believe in" anything. They just know it to be there. Witches are great individualists and while all Wiccans are Pagans, not all Pagans are Witches. Witchcraft is a type of Paganism.
Pagans all believe in the same things but Witches work spells and Magick whilst Pagans who are not Witches do not. This will become more clear as we move through this book.
The terms Black or White Magick really have no meaning. Magick in itself is a neutral force. It is how you use it that determines whether it is for good or bad. However, Witches bear in mind the message given in the Wiccan Rede and the Threefold rule; "What you do will return to you threefold"; hence, it is not advisable to actually work any harmful Magick.
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Where she stole the above content from:
Witches do not exactly "believe in" anything. They just know it to be there. Witches are great individualists. While all wiccans are pagans, not all pagans are witches. Witchcraft is a type of paganism.
Pagans all believe in the same things but witches work spells and magic whilst pagans who are not witches do not.The terms Black or White magic really have no meaning. Magic is a neutral force. It is how you use it which determines wether it is for good or bad. However, witches bear in mind the message given in the wiccan rede and the Threefold rule. ((What you do will return to you threefold)). It is very unadvisable to actually work any harmful magic.
Source: written by: Bekka   http://members.tripod.com/~Kith_Kinesthae/calling/intro.html
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Raven/Rochelles book:
The term Pagan is from the Latin "Paganus", an adjective originally meaning "rural", "rustic" or "of the country." As a noun, “Paganus” was used to mean "country dweller, villager”. The semantic development of post-classical Latin Paganus in the sense "non-Christian, heathen" is unclear. The dating of this is controversial, but the 4th century seems most plausible. An earlier example has been suggested in Tertullian De Corona Militis xi, "Apud hunc [sc. Christum] tam miles est paganus fidelis quam paganus est miles infidelis," but here the word Paganus may be interpreted in the sense "civilian" rather than "heathen".
From its earliest beginnings, Christianity spread much more rapidly in major urban areas (like Antioch, Alexandria, Corinth, Rome) than in the countryside (in fact, the early church was almost entirely urban), and soon the word for "country dweller" became synonymous with someone who was "not a Christian," giving rise to the modern meaning of "Pagan."
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Where she stole the above content from:
The term pagan is from the Latin paganus, an adjective originally meaning "rural", "rustic" or "of the country." As a noun, paganus was used to mean "country dweller, villager."[7] The semantic development of post-classical Latin paganus in the sense "non-Christian, heathen" is unclear. The dating of this sense is controversial, but the 4th century seems most plausible. An earlier example has been suggested in Tertullian De Corona Militis xi, "Apud hunc [sc. Christum] tam miles est paganus fidelis quam paganus est miles infidelis," but here the word paganus may be interpreted in the sense "civilian" rather than "heathen".
From its earliest beginnings, Christianity spread much more quickly in major urban areas (like Antioch, Alexandria, Carthage, Corinth, Rome) than in the countryside (in fact, the early church was almost entirely urban[citation needed]), and soon the word for "country dweller" became synonymous with someone who was "not a Christian," giving rise to the modern meaning of "pagan."
Source: Wikipedia   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism

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Raven/Rochelles book:
There are many branches of Paganism e.g.:
Celtic (Druid), a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the Celts before the
Christianization of areas such as Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe.
Eclectic Pagan; a term that describes people who take from many different faiths and combine them into one, Egyptian (Kemetic), is a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the ancient Egyptians and
Heathenism, (Asatru), a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the Norse people before the onset of the Christianization of Scandinavia.

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Where she stole the above content from:
 Celtic (Druid), a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the Celts before the Christianization of areas such as Ireland, Britain, and Gaul
Eclectic Pagan, a term that describes people who take from many different faiths and combine them into one.
Egyptian (Kemetic), a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the ancient Egyptians.
Heathenism (Asatru), a reconstruction of the faith practiced by the Norse people before the Christianization of Scandinavia.
Source: Adam Bean, Paganism & Wicca FAQ - from the Facebook group Paganism & Wicca
https://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=53173&post=1246143&uid=2204731498
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Raven/Rochelles book:
 As time progressed and Christianity spread, those same country folk were often the last strongholds clinging to their old religions.
Thus, "Pagan" came to mean people who didn't worship the God of Abraham


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Where she stole the above content from:
 As time progressed and Christianity spread, those same country folk were often the last holdouts clinging to their old religions.
Thus, “Pagan” came to mean people who didn’t worship the god of Abraham.
Source: Patti Wigington, ‘Wicca, Witchcraft or Paganism?’ About.com author
http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/wiccaandpaganismbasics/a/WWPDiffs.htm
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Raven/Rochelles book:
Hedge-witchery, or Hedge-craft, is a kind of combination of Witchcraft and Shamanism. This Path is based on the Traditional Witchcraft and Cunning Folk traditions of Europe from ancient to modern times.
The word "Hedgewitch" may come from the Saxon word for Witch, Haegtessa, which translates to "hedge-rider". The Old Norse lay Havamal refers to "hedge-riders, witching aloft.
For the Hedge-witch, "the Hedge" is a metaphor for the line drawn between this world and the next; between reality and dream, between the Upper, Middle, and Lower Worlds. 

In short, the Hedge is what many Pagans refer to as the Veil. 
Hedge Witches use herbs and shamanic techniques, such as drumming and meditation, to induce altered states of consciousness.
They work with familiar spirits, their ancestral dead, plant and animal Totems to assist in their Otherworld work.

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Where she stole the above content from:
 Hedgewitchy or Hedgecraft, is a kind of combination of Witchcraft and Shamanism. This Path is based on the Traditional Witchcraft and Cunning Folk traditions of Europe from ancient to modern times.
“Hedgewitch” most likely comes from the Saxon word haegtessa, which translates to “hedge-rider”. The Old Norse lay Havamal refers to “hedge-riders, witching aloft”.
For the Hedgewitch, “the Hedge” is a metaphor for the line drawn between this world and the next; between reality and dream, between the Upper, Middle, and Lower Worlds.
Treating “the Hedge” an another word for what pagans commonly call the Veil.
Hedgewitches use herbs and herbal concoctions known as flying ointments, as well as shamanic techniques such as drumming and meditation, to induce altered states of consciousness. They work with familiar spirits, their ancestral dead, plant and animal Totems and the like, to assist in their Otherworld work.
Source: Written by Juniper
http://walkingthehedge.net/blog/2008/07/what-is-hedgecraft/
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Raven/Rochelles book:
A Hedge Witch would have learned their trade or Craft by word of mouth. More than likely they would have learned it from a family member or the former village Witch and is an eclectic path.
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A hedge witch would have learned their trade or craft by word of mouth. More than likely they would have learned it from a family member or the former village witch.
Source: Written by: GreenWitch
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/greenwitch/sacred.html
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Raven/Rochelles book:
Animism is derived from the Latin word "anima” meaning “breath or soul" and the belief of Animism is probably one of man's oldest beliefs in the world. This Tradition believe that a soul or spirit exists in every object, even if it was inanimate. 
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Where she stole the above content from:
The term animism is derived from the Latin word anima meaning breath or soul. The belief of animism is probably one of man's oldest beliefs, with its origin most likely dating to the Paleolithic age. From its earliest beginnings it was a belief that a soul or spirit existed in every object, even if it was inanimate.
Source: ‘Animism’ written by Alan G. Hefner and Virgilio Guimaraes for PaganSpace.net
http://www.paganspace.net/group/animism--
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To anyone being fleeced by this woman, return your books and demand a refund. All salient material in Raven/Rochelles book is available for free online; to include Rochelle Moore's Gather and Associated Content sites.Do not continue to be fooled by this poser pretending to be a 'high priestess.' For shame.

EDIT Update:


Raven says the matter is settled; she has posted a photo that clearly proves she is not Rochelle/Siobhan:

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Except...it's another photo she took from an online website and added her name to:

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Well, that just settles everything, doesn't it.  ;)