Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart

Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart (born Diana Moore, formerly Morning Glory Zell) is a Neopagan poet, author, lecturer, and priestess. She is of Irish and Choctaw Indian ancestry.

Her article "A Bouquet of Lovers", first published in Green Egg magazine in May 1990, contained one of the first modern English uses of the term "polyamory". She is an early and prominent member of the Neopagan Church of All Worlds, and active in the polyamorous community.

Zell-Ravenheart has facilitated workshops at many events and festivals over the years, such as science fiction conventions, renaissance fairs, and Pagan and interfaith religious festivals. She was ordained High Priestess of the Church of All Worlds (CAW) in 1974 and co-founded the Ecosophical Research Association in 1977, an organization that explores the truth behind myths; best known for the creation of the "living unicorn" (created by minor surgery to the horn buds of a goat). One of their "unicorns", Lancelot, toured with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Along with her co-husband Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and other members of their group marriage, Zell-Ravenheart runs Mythic Images, a Neopagan business devoted to creating and selling votive statuary, jewelry, and books. Much of the artwork is created by the Ravenhearts, and is based upon both historical Pagan artifacts as well as original designs.

In 2006 she was diagnosed with a broken spine and multlple myeloma. She is currently undergoing a course of chemotherapy, along with and surgical and radiation treatment.

Bibliography

Books

• Creating Circles & Ceremonies: Rituals for All Seasons And Reasons, with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart. New Page Books, 2006. ISBN 1-56414-864-5
• Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard, with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, et al. New Page Books, 2004. ISBN 1-56414-711-8

Articles

• Brigit of the Celts in AMARGI Vol I. No.3, Feb. 1st 1989
• A Bouquet of Lovers: Strategies for Responsible Open Relationships in Green Egg #89, Beltane 1990
• Satanism vs. Neo-Pagan Witchcraft, with Otter Zell, in Green Egg, 1995
• "Firelight and Moon-Shadows: A Survey of Wiccan Lore" in Pop! Goes The Witch: The Disinformation Guide to 21st Century Witchcraft, ed. by Fiona Horne. The Disinformation Company, 2004. ISBN 0-9729529-5-0

Short stories

• "The Golden Egg", (ss) Sword and Sorceress #5, ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley, DAW 1988
• "A Lesser of Evils", (ss) Sword and Sorceress #6, ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley, DAW 1990

Church of All Worlds documents

• A Pagan Sacrament of Holy Communion

Discography

• Living Your Own Myth - lecture on cassette with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart ACE
• A Bouquet of Lovers - lecture on cassette with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart ACE
• 2006 - A Bouquet of Lovers - lecture on CD with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart ACE

Media

Television:

• Channel 4 TV (England) (1998)
• Strange Universe (1998)
• A&E (2001)
• The Marilyn Kagan Show (1996)
• Those Amazing Animals (1980)
• "The Devil's Advocate with Charles Ashman", KPLR-TV (1974)

References

• Adler, Margot, Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today, Beacon Press, 1979; revised and updated 1987.
• Lady Chimmerly. Stranger in a super-friendly land in Salon, July 17, 1999.
• Dunn, Meghan. Husbands and Wives in Nerve, November 30, 2000.
• Firefox, LaSara (2005). "Pagan Elders Speak Out: A Visit with Oberon and Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart" in Widdershins, Vol. 11, No. 3.
• Holzer, Hans (2005). Witches: True Encounters with Wicca, Wizards, Covens, Cults, and Magick. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. ISBN 1-57912-477-1
• Horne, Fiona (editor). Pop! Goes The Witch: The Disinformation Guide to 21st Century Witchcraft. The Disinformation Company, 2004. ISBN 0-9729529-5-0
• Palani, Sivasiva (1991). "Thank Goddess for Pagans!" in Hinduism Today, February 1991 issue.
• Vale, V. and John Sulak (2001). Modern Pagans. ("Interview with Morning Glory Ravenheart"). San Francisco: Re/Search Publications. ISBN 1-889307-10-6
• Ve Ard, Cherie L. (2005). Influence of the Science Fiction Writings of Robert A. Heinlein on Polyamory.
• Wilson, Robert Anton (1988). Coincidance: A Head Test. Falcon Press. ISBN 1-56184-004-1

External links

• Church of All Worlds clergy: Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart - a biography
• Mythic Images