Sunday, February 22, 2009

The High Priestess and High Priest of Oak Forest Coven

The High Priestess


Alicee (Angel Dianne Spears) was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on January 28, 1977. Alicee grew up and attended school in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

Alicee was baptized at the First Baptist Church of Chamblee in 1988. She grew up in a Southern Baptist family, although religion wasn’t a demanded part of her immediate family life. Her mother dabbed in the Occult and her father was Agnostic. Her grandfather was a Baptist preacher and was the source in which religion was taught to her; however, the more answers he gave the more questions she had. Her grandfather encouraged her to seek her own answers and after he passed, when Alicee was 11 years old, she continued to ask questions to the church, which they refused to answer and told her that she needed to accept that it was God’s Will. Her family moved to Jackson County, Georgia in a rural area where Protestant Churches, mostly Baptist, flourished and continued to offer information. She decided to educate herself on other religions within the world and began to look at the beliefs of Paganism and Witchcraft. She began to see her own personal beliefs reflected within Paganism and Witchcraft and in March of 2009, Alicee began her training as a Neophyte within Oak Forest Coven. She became an Initiate of Traditional British Witchcraft and within Oak Forest Coven in October of 2009.

Alicee is legally ordained to perform Weddings in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. She is currently the mother of 6 and engaged to Arden (Justin Jarrard) and plans to be wed on Samhain 2011. You can contact Alicee at: angelds77@hotmail.com.

The High Priest




Vertius (Adam Gray) attended school in Franklin County and in 1999 he attended college at Athens Technical College where he earned his degree in Certified Nursing Assistance. During his study as a Certified Nursing Assistance he would learn valuable skills that would prove to benefit his life to come. These skills include, but are not limited to: counseling, helping others with chronic or terminal illness, and comforting or helping others that have been abused. He is currently enrolled in North Georgia Technical College and is majoring in Accounting (Associates Degree).

Vertius wasn’t subjected to religious beliefs as a child, although he was raised in a predominantly Christian society. At the age of twelve, he would be the first in his immediate family to attend a local Baptist church. He would attend this church for four years and would be baptized before he realized that this wasn’t the belief system in which he wanted to live his life. Shortly, after his departure from the Baptist church, he would attend a United Methodist Church before converting to Catholicism in 1997.

In the later part of 1998, Vertius began to research the major religions of the world and would come to realize that many of the major religions had many similarities. During his research, he came across an ancient neo-pagan belief system called Traditional British Witchcraft and in the later part of 1998 would begin his training as a Neophyte within Traditional British Witchcraft. He became an Initiate of the Coven of the Mystical Cauldron, from which he was elevated to Third Degree, and in 2002 would hive off to establish Oak Forest Coven.

After establishing Oak Forest Coven, Vertius' love for healing would lead him to earn his Master/Teacher Certification in Usui Reiki in 2008. He is currently writing a book on Traditional British Witchcraft.

He also is the owner of the Window Live Group called Traditional Witches. This Group is a place for Initiates and Non-Initiates to discuss the Beliefs and Practices of Traditional British Witchcraft. Anyone wishing to join this Group can do so by visiting the link provided on this website.

Contact Information

Online Groups:
Traditional Witches

Social Networking:
Facebook

Videos:
YouTube

You may contact Vertius at: vertius@live.com.

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