Talk:New Forest coven

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Septegram in topic Label for mead

I dislike how this entry misrepresents the work of Ginzburg since his work clearly demonstrates (as does the work of Eva Pocs and Emma Wilby) that those accused of witchcraft were in fact pagan, and that the existence of shamanic fertility-cults clearly demonstrates the persistence of a historical witchcraft and a plausible variant of the Murray thesis. In fact, the use of a ritual knife is not unique to Wicca since it occurs in Central European traditional witchcraft without any connection to Wicca! Also, Hutton is an unreliable source since he confessed ("Witches, Druids and King Arthur") that: 1.) he was unable to prove Wicca's modernity (despite his use of absolutist language and making grossly unsupported arguments); and 2.) he confessed to having intentionally discovered and ignored evidence tracing Wicca to remote antiquity because such evidence would have disproved him. Hutton has also been lying about Carlo Ginzburg for years! In "The Witch" he claims that Ginzburg no longer endorses his views in "The Night Battles" and "Ecstasies" apparently because Ginzburg hasn't written anything new on the subject in recent years. However, Ginzburg hasp republished them in Italian with an additional postscript! Furthermore, Hutton has been claiming that he and Ginzburg are close, personal friends and that Ginzburg agrees with his assessments of Ginzburg's work. So, I contacted Ginzburg who told me that he and Hutton are NOT friends in any sense; in fact, they met each other only once (and briefly) at a conference, which was enough to demonstrate that they are in complete disagreement with each other over Ginzburg's conclusions.

Also, Norman Cohn's views hardly support Hutton since much more recent evidence has proven the opposite of his views, such as the fact that those accused of witchcraft really were pagan. Furthermore, even Hutton has had to agree that Cohn was unjust to Murray by demonstrably misrepresenting her views as a Straw Man argument. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.39.20.64 (talk) 05:53, 13 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Label for mead

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What I have to say is to request audience through email or Facebook messenger to ask if there's a way I could use yalls label for a mead flavor I've created and have called The Coven. There are 3 Berries that make up this delicious beverage. Also I would be honored to send out a bottle of that mead as a thank you upon approval. I dont wish to use the name just the picture. My email is barrettclan46807@gmail.com. Thank you and have a wonderful day. 2600:1014:B100:5BD0:7423:4E0A:6914:D0B5 (talk) 11:56, 20 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

To whom is this inquiry addressed? What label/picture are you asking to use?
If you're trying to reach the New Forest Coven (assuming it is still extant), Wikipedia is probably not the best method.
*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 16:23, 22 February 2022 (UTC)Reply