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	About CoG
		The Covenant of the Goddess is one of the largest and oldest Wiccan religious organizations.
		The Covenant of the Goddess was incorporated as a nonprofit religious organization on October 31, 1975.
		All contributions to the Covenant of the Goddess are greatly appreciated and are tax-deductible.
	www.cog.org /aboutcog.html (1890 words)

	TXLCCoG Home Page
		Welcome to the Web Page of the Texas Local Council Covenant of the Goddess, the local WWW home page of the Covenant of the Goddess, an international organization of cooperating, autonomous Wiccan congregations and solo practitioners.
		With the addition of this council and more member covens and solitaires we will be able to cover a larger area in the state of Texas and be able to provide a large networking system for interested seekers.
		If you are interested in becoming a member of the Texas Local Council Covenant of the Goddess then please contact our Local Council Membership Officer and you can request information or an application.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Academy/1609 (600 words)

	goddess spirituality
		Eller succeeds in extracting five central elements of goddess spirituality: reverence for nature, the use of magic and ritual, a commitment to the empowerment of women, acceptance of the movementís sacred history of ancient matriarchies, and the use of gender as a primary mode of religious analysis.
		The Hymn to Inanna was sung at the sacred marriage rites between the Goddess and the Sumerian king to ensure the fertility of the land and to legitimize the king's rule.
		The ritual involved meditation on the goddess Hecate, the dark aspect of the triple goddess, the goddess of death and rebirth, and it culminated in a whirling spiral dance -- scores of women of all ages holding hands and singing, weaving in and out, re-enacting an ancient celebration of the power of women.
	www.awakenedwoman.com /goddess_spirituality.htm (2628 words)

	Internet Book of Shadows: The Covenant of the Goddess
		THE COVENANT OF THE GODDESS PURPOSE The Covenant of the Goddess was founded in 1975 to increase cooperation among Witches, and to secure for Witches and covens the legal protection enjoyed by members of other religions.
		It is a confederation of covens and solitaires of various traditions, who share in the worship of the Goddess and the Old Gods and subscribe to a common code of ethics.
		All contributions to the Covenant of the Goddess are greatly appreciated and are tax-deductible.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bos/bos078.htm (1290 words)

	The Ecclasian Fellowship - Ecclasia & Covenant of the Goddess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Ecclasian Fellowship - Ecclasia and Covenant of the Goddess
		The Covenant of the Goddess is a confederation of covens (congregations) from all over the United States, with members in North America, Europe, and Australia as well.
		Ecclasia is a Wiccan fellowship, and a member coven of the Touchstone Council of the Covenant of the Goddess.
	members.aol.com /ecclasia1/ecclasia.html (492 words)

	Covenant of the Goddess Overview - NCLC Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Covenant of the Goddess is one of the largest and oldest Wiccan religious organizations, with members in North America, Europe and Australia.
		The Covenant of the Goddess was incorporated as a nonprofit religious organization on October 31st, 1975.
		The Covenant also provides for the need of its members and their families with disaster relief, health insurance, Scouting awards, sponsorship of college and university student groups, and legal assistance in instances of discrimination.
	www.conjure.com /COG/cog_overview.html (636 words)

	The Pagan's Path ~ The U.S. Army Chaplain's Manual
		The Covenant of the Goddess annually elects a First Officer and there is a constitutional limit of two consecutive terms, but in practice officers have almost always served for one year only.
		In 1975, a very diverse group of covens who wanted to secure the legal protections and benefits of church status formed Covenant of the Goddess (CoG), which is incorporated in the State of California and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service.
		Individuals who are currently not affiliated with a coven, or are away from their home coven, may choose to worship privately or may form ad-hoc groups to mark religious occasions.
	www.paganspath.com /usarmy.htm (2047 words)

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		The Covenant is an umbrella organization of cooperating autonomous Witchcraft congregations with the power to confer credentials on its qualified clergy.
		The Covenant also provides for the need of it members and their families with disaster relief, health insurance, Scouting awards, sponsorship of college and university student groups, and legal assistance in instances of discrimination.
		The Covenant's participation in the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions continues its efforts to restore the respect due to a legitimate and deeply-rooted religion, protect and preserve the earth through its public dissemination of its wisdom and traditions, and participate in dialogue as a contributing member of the world's community of faiths.
	www.ladyoftheearth.com /wicca/cog-history.txt (662 words)

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		THE COVENANT OF THE GODDESS PURPOSE The Covenant of the Goddess was founded in 1975 to increase cooperation among Witches, and to secure for Witches and covens the legal protec- tion enjoyed by members of other religions.
		STRUCTURE The Covenant is incorporated as a non-profit religious organization in California, though it has grown to be a nationwide organization.
		All contributions to the Covenant of the Goddess are greatly appre- ciated and are tax-deductible.
	www.textfiles.com /occult/WICCA/cog.txt (1267 words)

	Review - The Wiccan Myth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The most popular form of neo-paganism seems to be Goddess Wicca or witchcraft, spelled with a capital W to distinguish its devotees from the traditional Shakespearean image of hags who cast evil spells in satanic rituals.
		His Goddess Unmasked is a work of solid scholarship that tracks goddess worship from Stone Age times through the Enlightenment and nineteenth- and twentieth-century occult movements rooted in European Romanticism, all the way to the writings of people like Carol Christ, Matthew Fox, Zsuzsanna Budapest, and Starhawk Simos, now living near me in California.
		So while Goddess Wiccans are probablyattracted by hunger for the supernatural, they, like their predecessors among the nineteenth-century Romantics, are not concerned with truth, only with "feeling." They seek a spirituality without the moral constraints a religion would impose on their personal autonomy.
	www.touchstonemag.com /docs/issues/14.5docs/14-5pg38.html (1335 words)

	Wiccan traditions
		Originally (in the book) there was no mention of the Goddess at all and there were various sexual aspects which dismayed many who were otherwise drawn to the tradition.
		Covenant of the Goddess: A cross-traditional federation of over one hundred covens, plus solitary elders and associates, who have joined together to win recognition for the Craft as a legitimate and legally recognized religion.
		Covenant of the Goddess: Covenant of the Goddess was organized in 1975 at Coeden Brith.
	www.bewitchingways.com /wicca/witch.htm (843 words)

	Goddesses
		(From the Manifesto of the Covenant of the Goddess).
		Al-Uzza (‘the mighty’) represented the Virgin warrior facet; she was a desert Goddess of the morning star who had a sanctuary in a grove of acacia trees to the south of Mecca, where she was worshipped in the form of a sacred stone.
		Diana, or Artemis, is the goddess of the moon and the hunt, the goddess of inner strength.
	notendur.centrum.is /~snorrigb/Cult-fem.htm (11166 words)

	The Scholars and the Goddess - 01.01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		By the early 1900s scholars generally agreed that the great goddess and earth mother had reigned supreme in ancient Mediterranean religions, and was toppled only when ethnic groups devoted to father gods conquered her devotees.
		In 1982 Gimbutas reissued her book as The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, and she began seeing representations of the Goddess, and of female reproductive apparatus (wombs, Fallopian tubes, amniotic fluid), in a huge array of Stone Age artifacts, even in abstractions such as spirals and dots.
		If the ancients did not literally worship a mother goddess, perhaps they worshipped her in a metaphoric way, by recognizing the special female capacity for bearing and nourishing new life -- a capacity to which we might attach the word "goddess" even if prehistoric peoples did not.
	www.bsu.edu /classes/magrath/gaia/gaia1.html (3720 words)

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		It is a confederation of covens and solitaires of various traditions, who share in the worship o f the Goddess and the Old Gods and subscribe to a common code of ethics.
		The Covenant holds a Grand Council annually to elect national officers, set a budget, and decide matters which requir e deliberation by the full membership.
		Individual coveners and non-members who donat e a suitable tax-deductible gift will also be placed on the mailin g list, to receive the newsletter and other mailings.
	www.luckymojo.com /esoteric/religion/neo-paganism/coginformation.txt (1299 words)

	Eclectic Wicca Covens in Pagan and Witchcraft Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Aglaian Triad of Wicca - Eclectic Wiccan coven working in the Chicagoland south suburbs; a member of Covenant of the Goddess.
		Coven of the Crescent Moon - We are dedicated to providing others with useful information on Pagan related topics.
		Weavers of the Moonfire - An eclectic Wiccan coven in eastern Pennsylvania, part of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel, focussing on teaching.
	www.branwenscauldron.com /resources/eclectic_covens.html (784 words)

	Coven Ashesh Hekat Living Quarters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Coven Ashesh Hekat was founded on April 12, 1986 by four Initiates of three 1734 Covens.
		Initiates of the Coven spring from a variety of backgrounds, ranging from Ceremonial Magick to Feminist Thealogy.
		The group is active in the Southern California Community and several of its members have served the Covenant of the Goddess as Officers, both on a Local and National level.
	www.cyberwitch.com /wychwood/AsheshHekat (209 words)

	Covenant Of The Goddess, The
		The Covenant is incorporated as a non-profit religious organization in California, though it has grown to be a nationwide organization.
		All information give to the Covenant of the Goddess or any of its officials is considered strictly confidential, unless you indicate otherwise.
		Any Goddess-supporting coven or solitaire can be eligible for membership in the Covenant of the Goddess if certain criteria and requirements are met.
	www.paganlibrary.com /reference/covenant_goddess.php (1332 words)

	Ecofeminist Resources E at Erratic Impact's Philosophy Research Base
		Covenant of the Goddess Discussion of the umbrella organization "Covenant of the Goddess" that serves as a nonprofit religious organization.
		Goddesses of the World Pictures and links to goddesses around the world.
		The Ireland of the Goddess Website with pictures of Irish mounds, tombs, circles, stones, and wells believed to have been used for goddess worship.
	www.erraticimpact.com /~ecofeminism/html/ecofeminist_resources_e1.htm (426 words)

	goddess billboards
		The Committee chose the Goddess as a symbol that represents the growing Pagan movement's identification with deity as multifaceted, feminine, and symbolizing balance.
		These messages highlight certain facts of the Pagan faith: the belief that people have a direct connection to spirit, that the faith is one of love, and that Pagans experience the world as a wondrous and magical place.
		We began in the spirit of "this just needs to be done" but we move forward with the hopes of seeing Goddess and other pagan centered billboards around the nation.
	hawkdancing.com /gdssigns.html (488 words)

	CoG: Associates Program
		Every person associated with this Covenant shall respect the autonomy and sovereignty of each Coven, as well as the right of each Coven to oversee the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical development of its members in its own way, and shall exercise reasonable caution against infringing upon that right in any way.
		Each member Coven is required to have an Elder, who is able to pass on their Tradition and is eligible for Credentials.
		With its inception, the Covenant is able to reach out to a greater number of Witches and Wiccans and is better able to serve the Craft community as a whole.
	www.cog.org /assoc/associates.html (868 words)

	Wiccan Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Covenant of the Goddess was organized in 1975 at Coeden Brith.
		The Covenant publishes The Covenant of the Goddess Newsletter and sponsors the COG Merrymeet Festival and Grand Council each year.
		However, their prime focus in recent years is on the Goddess, and has been pegged as the "feminist" movement of the Craft.
	www.joellessacredgrove.com /wiccantraditions.html (1661 words)

	BOOKS, COMICS, FILM SCRIPTS, POETRY
		Most Alexandrian covens will allow non-initiates to attend circles, usually as a "neophyte", who undergoes basic training in circle craft, and completes a number of projects, prior to being accepted by the coven for initiation to 1st degree.
		Individual covens certainly continue to maintain different styles and working practices, but it is possible to speak today of "Wicca" encompassing both traditions.
		As King of the Witches Alex was the Greenwood King, but now the Goddess who loved him calls him to a wider destiny, and he has left the Greenwood of human existence to be married to the Earth forever: the sacred trust between the Goddess and the King.
	www.rialian.com /alex.htm (1340 words)

	Dawnblaze
		Dawnblaze is a Wiccan Coven in Northwestern Connecticut.
		Our coven is affiliated with The Covenant of the Goddess and we participate in The Weavers local council.
		We worship the Goddess and the God in all their forms and believe in the sanctity of all life.
	members.tripod.com /dawnblaze (780 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		[from http://www.oakgrove.org/GreenPages/bos/2461.txt ] C.O.G. History By: Michael Thorn 20 Nov 93 12:09 The Covenant of the Goddess is one of the largest and oldest Wiccan religious organizations with members in North America, Europe and Australia.
		In the 1970+s there was a marked rise of interest in Witchcraft not only in the United States, but throughout the world, reflecting a growing feminist awareness and global concern for the environment.
		The Covenant+s participation in the 1993 Parliament of the World+s Religions continues its efforts to restore the respect due to a legitimate and deeply-rooted religion, protect and preserve the earth through its public dissemination of its wisdom and traditions, and participate in dialogue as a contributing member of the world+s community of faiths.
	www.luckymojo.com /esoteric/religion/neo-paganism/coghistory.txt (666 words)

	B&B News&Views - The Buzz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Covenant of the Goddess is offering a grant opportunity for a young Wiccan to attend the Parliament of the World's Religions in Barcelona, Spain in July 2004.
		The Covenant is an umbrella organization of cooperating autonomous Witchcraft congregations and individual practitioners with the power to confer credentials on its qualified clergy.
		Donations to support the interfaith efforts of Covenant of the Goddess may be made via Guidestar at http://www.guidestar.org/partners/networkforgood/donate.jsp?ein=23-7456553 or to the Covenant by mail.
	www.betwixt.org /news_views/buzz_archive.asp?ID=14 (2413 words)

	Covenant of the Goddess Teen Resources
		The Covenant of the Goddess is proud to offer you these pages as an introduction to what the Craft is. We do take some time to explain our conception of the responsibility that comes with the Craft:
		They honor the old Goddesses and Gods, including the Triple Goddess of the waxing, full, and waning moon, and the Horned God of the sun and animal life, as visualizations of immanent nature.
		For this reason, our congregations, called covens, are small groups which give room for each individual to contribute to the efforts of the group by self-knowledge and creative experimentation within the agreed-upon group structure or tradition.
	www.cog.org /nextgen (1944 words)

	Goddess Spirituality
		This page is a series of paintings created in honor of the goddess by the artist "Shakti." These paintings were influenced by the work of Maria Gambutas and the artist's desire to find the goddess within herself.
		This is a web page discussing Maria Gimbutas and her film "The World of the Goddess." She was an archeomythologist who researched her theory that 6,000 to 8,000 years ago women were revered as goddessess.
		Discussion of the umbrella organization "Covenant of the Goddess" that serves as a nonprofit religious organization.
	www-rcf.usc.edu /~orenstei/ecofem/goddess.html (499 words)

	United Communities of Spirit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Goddess, who is seen as both transcendent and immanent, is an essential aspect of Wiccan worship.
		She may be worshipped as the nameless single Goddess, or as any of the many aspects and names by which She has always been known.
		According to the Institute for the Study of American Religion (U.C. at Santa Barbara), Goddess spirituality, to which Wicca is a venerable contributor, is the fastest growing religion in America.
	origin.org /ucs/sbcr/wicca.cfm (1772 words)

	DWP - An' It Harm None, Do What Ye Will.
		First of all, we would like to thank the Covenant of the Goddess website for providing such an excellent source of information and for being a focus for Wiccan beliefs, practices, and studies on an international level.
		Wiccans DO respect the Goddess and the God, who may be considered in most cases to be identical to Nature.
		Wiccans are free to worship the Christian God as an aspect of the Goddess, and to worship Jesus Christ as having been a human avatar of that God.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/carlow/246/wicca.htm (894 words)

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