Taken from the Kitchen Witch forum:
Raven Grimassi is best prearranged for his writings on Italian Witchcraft, or Stragheria, in spite of he has on paper on a capacious depth of subjects telling to the Style. Grimassi is his pen-name, as he is fine rigorous and defensive of his private nature and edge. He was uneducated to an Italian traveler to the Mutual States of America in 1951, his mother a war-bride. He was slothful a child so he began learning the tradition and old religions of Italy and southern Europe, which came to him with a abnormal mix of Catholicism. By the age of 18, he had uninvited any Catholic dealings every part of, and was coagulate to warren deeper clothed in the old ways of his legacy.In 1969 he primary came sideways Wicca, a tradition identical with the Italian Witchcraft he was self-important shared with. Unsurprising so taking into consideration the power of speech the 1890 book, "Aradia: Gospel of the Witches" by Charles Leland, had on folks who brought Wicca to life. He initiated clothed in what claimed to be a Gardnerian Coven, time these claims were far ahead famous as mistaken. The same as then, he has moreover initiated clothed in several other traditions, Brittic (1975), Pictish-Gaelic (1983) and Purist Celtic Wicca (2001), the subsequent two at third point level, and self-important as a guardian to soak their knowledge. He has moreover strenuous the Kabbala with the First Temple of Tiphareth (1975).
Record elements from both Strega and Wicca, Grimassi created the Aridian Creation in 1979, above all expected for the neo-pagan, not inescapably of Italian specialization. He is purported to retain initiated Scott Cunningham clothed in this tradition, time Cunningham never rose greater primary point, and they parted with some differences of opinion.
Each in 1979, at the same time as the editor and contributing creator of the magazine "The Dim Partition", a written material concentrating on Italian Witchcraft, he began poetry articles on Wicca and Witchcraft. A time far ahead, he published his primary books, The "Publication of the Dutiful Strega" and "The Publication of Ways". Also books were to be out of photocopy within a few days, but the subsequent was brought back clothed in photocopy presently. In 1995, Llewellyn published his book "Ways of the Strega", in next to no time following, an lingering and retitled copy was free of charge as "Italian Witchcraft".
Some misunderstanding of the span "initiated clothed in the Extraction Creation" retain caused controvery, with critics claiming that it's not actually the traditions of HIS edge. Notwithstanding, he has never claimed that his work recreated that of the old traditions, but that he has built upon his in attendance knowledge of Italian Witchcraft and folk magic, adapting it for the new-fangled practitioner, thereby creating a new tradition.
Grimassi is regarded as a top decide on the work of Charles Leland and his Aradia book. Whilst he sees extensively Christian deformity in the work, contemporary are profuse heart elements that he sees as truth.
Grimassi is married to Stephanie Taylor, his co-author in the Influentially Ragged Route fortune-teller. He is the Directing Bigger of the Arician Creation of Italian witchcraft, co-director of the Institution of higher education of the Crossroads, through with Stephanie, a school all ears to the pre-christian European mysteries, time now prearranged as Fellowship of the Pentacle. The team up run an online shop called "Raven's Loft" and new-found information on Strega can be found on his website stregheria.com.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1981: The Publication of the Dutiful Strega
1981: The Publication of Ways Hulk I and II
1994: Ways of the Strega reprinted as Italian Witchcraft: The Old Religious studies of Southern Europe in 1995
1999: Grimassi, Raven. Ingrained Witchcraft: Secrets of the Old Religious studies. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 1567182569.
2000: Grimassi, Raven. The Encyclopedia of Wicca and Witchcraft. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 1567182577.
2001: Grimassi, Raven. Beltane: Springtime Rituals, Lore and Celebratory. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 1567182836.
2001 Grimassi, Raven. Ingrained Witchcraft. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 1567182569.
2002: Grimassi, Raven. Wiccan Magick. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 1567182550.
2002: Grimassi, Raven. The Wiccan Mysteries. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 1567182542.
2002: Grimassi, Raven. The Witches' Craft: The Heredity of Witchcraft & Mystic Convert. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 073870265X.
2003: Grimassi, Raven. Oddball of the Witch: Religious studies & Theology in Contemporary Witchcraft. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 0738703389.
2003: Grimassi, Raven. The Witch's Familiar: Dedicated Pied-?-terre for Rewarding Enchanted. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 0738703397.
2004: Grimassi, Raven. Witchcraft: A Incomprehensibility Creation. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 0738705969.
2005: Grimassi, Raven & Taylor Stephanie. Influentially Ragged Path: Insight Kit. ISBN 073870671X.
2007: Grimassi, Raven & Taylor Stephanie. Low Path: Insight Kit. ISBN 0738710709.
2008: Grimassi, Raven. Crafting Wiccan Traditions. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 073871108X.
2009: Grimassi, Raven. The Cauldron of Memory: Retrieving Ethnic Consent & Think logically. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 0738715751.
2011: Grimassi, Raven. Old Concept Witchcraft: Previous Ways for Modern Energy. Weiser Books. ISBN 1578635055.
SOURCES:
ravengrimassi.net
absoluteastronomy.com
witchcraftandwitches.com
wikipedia
