“The first time I called myself a 'Witch' was the most magical moment of my life.”

— Margot Adler

Source: Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

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author, Neopagan, and National Public Radio reporter 1946–2014

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