When Witch-Wars Go Bad
Unfortunately, these types of things happen VERY often, where issues that sound more likely to appear in Divorce Court than anywhere else, rip our communities into shreds and pit brother against sister. The Rede gets thrown into the trash and the "get them at all costs" mentality comes out, regardless of how many lives it destroys. It's very sad to watch.
When Witch-Wars Go Bad:
by Jason Pitzl-Waters
Conflicts within our communities (often called "Witch Wars") like conflicts within any religious body can get ugly. Threats, intimidation, and ostracization have all happened at different times and places. But The Scotsman reports on a conflict between Pagans living in a Pagan commune that appears to have gone beyond the pale. The case involves fantasy author Bernard King, Asatru author Freya Aswynn, and accusations of possessing child pornography.
"Fantasy writer Bernard King, 60, walked free from court yesterday after allegations that he hoarded pornographic images of children on his home computer were thrown out. But before the case against him was dropped, details of King's life in a pagan commune - set up at Bankhead Farm, Strathaven, by fellow writer and self-confessed witch Freya Aswynn - were revealed at Hamilton Sheriff Court. It emerged that King left the peace-loving commune of nature lovers after a row with Aswynn over a replica gun. After his departure 5,518 pictures, some showing children having sex with adults, were found on a computer King gave to a fellow pagan's teenage daughter. Police were called and King was arrested."