A new Wicca and Witchcraft Film Making Group has been established. The group which is looking to make films in the Wicca and Witchcraft genre is having its first meeting on 30th October and can be found on Meetup. The Meetup is taken place in and around Queen's Wood, the spiritual home of Witchcraft in London.
The group is made up of many old hands within the London Wiccan Community and is looking to put together films that deal with Witchcraft more sympathetically than has been the case to date. The group are looking at two projects. The first is a biopic about Robert Cochrane, arguably the most important witch of the period following the repeal of the Witchcraft Act in 1951. The film would be loosely based on real events but also have some interpretation of his life story. . The second film would be a more general film built around the Wicca and Witchcraft Community in London and would be largely fictional. The genre would be similar to the film The Coven (2015), which features Cochranian practice at its heart. The group is being coordinated by London based Wiccans of the White Horse Coven and the Order of the Horse and the Moon.
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The first tune in our series of Wiccan Tunes is Sound of Change by Spiral Rhythm. The lyrics detail the calling of the elements of earth, air, fire and water at Wiccan rites. The song begins 'Wind blows, fire burns, water flows, and the earth turns', which are the four elemnts. Then the lyrics 'Can you hear it ? That's the sound of change'. The song can be interpreted as to relating to three different types of change. The first of these is the change of the seasons, the second is the change in ourselves, and the third is the change in society. The lines 'Wind blows, lifts you up, lets you touch the sky, and the fire burn your spirit black, forges freedoms cry' refer to the change in the individual, and the inspiration of Wiccan practice. The cry for freedom created through hardship of work is a call for freedom and a change in society. Wicca is the sound of change and the song has great lyrics with a strong drum beat making it a popular anthem for Wiccans.
There are moves in the pipeline for a release of a new film in the 'Craft' franchise reported on the internet. It is around twenty years since the release of what many see as the ultimate Wicca and Witchcraft film. Now there is a new film in the making. It is not a remake but a twenty years on version of the original film.
In the remake there will be references to the old film, sources on the internet indicate that this may include the levitation scene weher the schoolgirls at the centre of the plot levitate one of their fellows on their fingers. What is not often recognised is that the film itself had genuine input from the Cochranian tradition. When the film was made those involved were looking to ensure that there was a genuine connection to the real practice. They found this through the 1734 tradition which is a downline of Robert Cochrane through Joe Wilson. The beach scene where there is a fire at the centre is very reminiscent of Cochranian rite. Cochrane used woodland and is reputed to have often built fires. There is no information about the exact date of the release easily available. Check here for info as we get it. |
AuthorThe Horse's Mouth is a conglomerated blog with multiple authors. It is a voice for Cochranian Wicca in the UK. It is linked to the website wicca.org.uk and a large number of Wiccan groups on Meetup.com Archives
December 2016
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