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[haptalaon]

I didn't log on to write 3am liturgy but this show really speaks go me ok.  I log on to write a joke.

So I'm watching Robin of Sherwood, and hers a lot of stuff in there thst one could potentially adapt for one's own rites; and at the same time, they take their magic v seriously like I recognise some obscure god names and stuff, not the normal Hollywood mumbo jumbo.  We get to the episode about the 7 named swords and a ritual idea just jumps out at me, states me in the face.
Brilliant! Brilliant!

So I do some googleage, reasoning that a cult 70s show will have a good fan wiki, so I can get a list of the names of the swords. It does. In fact, it goes on to explain they are real and listed in the Key of Solomon, a real medieval grimoires. So, this means two things. The first is that I can't chuck them into my occult mix without doing some actual due diligence first.

And the second is - as I was beginning to suspect - Richard Carpenter is actually a wizard. I can't tell you how hard it would be to get a copy of the actual Lemegeton in 1981. The man writes about both paganism and the occult in a way which is - not historically accursed,  I suppose, but I recognise the books he was reading a lot of the time, you know? This is not idle research for flavour. Man knows his stuff. Delightful.

Comments

[cassini]

[+1 to your thread tonight ]

[ashareem]

Copies of the Lemegeton were very available in 1981. The Technology Group, Pasadena, CA, 1979 edition is still found in the used book trade, and the Mathers/Crowley edition was published by several companies in the 1970s. I acquired my copy from Herman Slater's Warlock Shop prior to 1975.

As to Carpenter's Robin of Sherwood - such a wonderful program! The changeover from Michael Praed to Jason Connery midseries was well done, although at that point the storylines became repetitive. It also served as the introduction to Clannad for most American audiences.

Regarding the Swords, you may have already found this page, but in case you haven't -- https://www.robinofsherwood.org/swords.html

ROS used to air on our Coven meeting night, just before we were scheduled to begin. We made the decision to incorporate watching the series as a part of our "coven training films"; others included the original The Wicker Man, The Dark Secret of Harvest Home miniseries, which we had recorded on VHS for rewatching, the first of the Witchboard movies, which is a good overview of the use of Spirit Boards (Ouija), and the first of the Ghoulies films, which is vastly underrated for its use of Eliphas Levi's magical systems.

[ashareem]

Oh, and the Wild Hunt did a lovely piece on Carpenter back when he died: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2012/03/richard-carpenter-creator-of-robin-of-sherwood-dies-aged-78.html

and, according to Steven Posch, Carpenter was a pagan.
https://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-culture-blogs/paganistan/robin-of-sherwood-an-appreciation.html#comments

[haptalaon]

Bless your replies :D

& good to learn that I was wrong about my assumption on the availability of books historically.

Also, I'm pretty psyched to hear your coven incorporating screenings into your work; that's a concept ive been having, but haven't come across anyone else going similar, so I'm excited to hear someone else using it & it working, and im also excited to dip into the other films you name because it sounds like your influences are in a similar sort of zone.

I've got up to the changeover and it's reassuring to hear it's well done, because I've been worrying (even as a Doctor Who fan who's used to a bit of regeneration).