Subject: Re: great final
From: pouncy@campus.swarthmore.edu
Date: 1991-06-12, 12:05
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

In article <1991Jun11.232549.2983@indetech.com>, 
janet@indetech.com (Janet Christian x2054) writes...
>> >>In witchcraft (celtic version) twelve is
>> >>a magic number.  Twelve witches usually form a coven and
>> >>at ceremonies they stand in a circle of twelve to host the devil
>> >>inside.  Twelve trout? Well, wouldn't they be the
>> >>antidote?
>> >>
> > 
> >Boy, do you have some facts twisted on this one. First, it isn't twelve, its
> >thirteern - twelve coveners and one high priest/high priestess, although
> >that is hardly a rule - or even a concrete guideline. And, Witches don't
> >even believe in the devil - that is a Christian concept. Before you go
> >off spouting facts about Witches, why don't you study books written BY
> >Witches, or better yet, ask a real Witch what she/he believes. 
> > 
> >Janet Christian (a real Witch)
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Actually, I did ask a real witch.  Apparently, some covens in Southern
England included a devil, or devil-like character, in the center
of twelve.  Whether they believed in him, is a different matter.
I also read a few witch biographies about leaders 
of these covens from the 1950's and early 60's.  I stand by
my statements.  I am not a witch, and do not pretend to represent
witch views.