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'''Selena Fox''' (born 20 October 1949 in Arlington, Virginia <ref>[http://www.selenafox.com/bio.htm Selena Fox's Website - Biography]</ref>) is a [[Wicca]]n priestess and activist, psychotherapist, self-published author and lecturer in the fields of [[Neopaganism]], Wicca, [[New Age]] and comparative religion. |
'''Selena Fox''' (born 20 October 1949 in Arlington, Virginia <ref>[http://www.selenafox.com/bio.htm Selena Fox's Website - Biography]</ref>) is a [[Wicca]]n priestess and activist, psychotherapist, self-published author and lecturer in the fields of [[Neopaganism]], Wicca, [[New Age]] and comparative religion. |
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== Psychotherapy == |
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Fox is a trained counselor and psychotherapist, having received her Master's Degree in Psychology from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1995,<ref>[http://www.controverscial.com/Selena%20Fox.htm Controverscial Website - biography compiled by George Knowles]</ref> where her thesis was entitled ''When Goddess is God: Pagans, Recovery, and Alcoholics Anonymous'' (1995).<ref name="foltz">{{cite web|url=http://www.basr.ac.uk/diskus/diskus1-6/foltz-6.txt|title=SOBER WITCHES AND GODDESS PRACTITIONERS: WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY AND SOBRIETY|author=Tanice G. Foltz|year=2000|publisher=Indiana University Northwest|accessdate=2008-11-28}}</ref> She is a member of the [[American Psychological Association]], [[American Counseling Association]], Association for Transpersonal Psychology, and [[American Academy of Religion]].<ref name="Pagan">[http://www.paganleadership.org/teachers/ 2010 National Pagan Leadership Skills Conference]</ref> |
Fox is a trained counselor and psychotherapist, having received her Master's Degree in Psychology from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1995,<ref>[http://www.controverscial.com/Selena%20Fox.htm Controverscial Website - biography compiled by George Knowles]</ref> where her thesis was entitled ''When Goddess is God: Pagans, Recovery, and Alcoholics Anonymous'' (1995).<ref name="foltz">{{cite web|url=http://www.basr.ac.uk/diskus/diskus1-6/foltz-6.txt|title=SOBER WITCHES AND GODDESS PRACTITIONERS: WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY AND SOBRIETY|author=Tanice G. Foltz|year=2000|publisher=Indiana University Northwest|accessdate=2008-11-28}}</ref> She is a member of the [[American Psychological Association]], [[American Counseling Association]], Association for Transpersonal Psychology, and [[American Academy of Religion]].<ref name="Pagan">[http://www.paganleadership.org/teachers/ 2010 National Pagan Leadership Skills Conference]</ref> |
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== Media appearances == |
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Fox attended her first Neopagan [[ritual]] at the age of 21 and has represented Neopaganism in the public sphere since 1973, |
Fox attended her first Neopagan [[ritual]] at the age of 21 and has represented Neopaganism in the public sphere since 1973, |
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making appearances on television and radio.<ref name="Pagan" /> She has also been mentioned in print publications, such as brief mention in a ''[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]'' article on Goddess Spirituality.<ref name="Time">[[Richard Ostling|Ostling, Richard N.]] [http://jcgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,972894,00.html "When God Was a Woman"] in ''Time'', Monday, May. 06, 1991: brief mention of Fox leading a ritual. Retrieved 25 December 2007</ref> |
making appearances on television and radio.<ref name="Pagan" /> She has also been mentioned in print publications, such as brief mention in a ''[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]'' article on Goddess Spirituality.<ref name="Time">[[Richard Ostling|Ostling, Richard N.]] [http://jcgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,972894,00.html "When God Was a Woman"] in ''Time'', Monday, May. 06, 1991: brief mention of Fox leading a ritual. Retrieved 25 December 2007</ref> |
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| Born | 20 October 1949 |
| Occupation(s) | Wiccan Priestess Psychotherapist |
| Spouse | Dennis Carpenter |
Selena Fox (born 20 October 1949 in Arlington, Virginia [1]) is a Wiccan priestess and activist, psychotherapist, self-published author and lecturer in the fields of Neopaganism, Wicca, New Age and comparative religion.
Fox is a trained counselor and psychotherapist, having received her Master's Degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1995,[2] where her thesis was entitled When Goddess is God: Pagans, Recovery, and Alcoholics Anonymous (1995).[3] She is a member of the American Psychological Association, American Counseling Association, Association for Transpersonal Psychology, and American Academy of Religion.[4]
Fox attended her first Neopagan ritual at the age of 21 and has represented Neopaganism in the public sphere since 1973, making appearances on television and radio.[4] She has also been mentioned in print publications, such as brief mention in a Time Magazine article on Goddess Spirituality.[5]
Bibliography
Periodicals
- Circle Network News. Editor, publisher and primary contributor of Circle Sanctuary's newsletter/newspaper from 1978 to 1997.[6]
- Circle Magazine. Editor and publisher of the quarterly magazine replacing Circle Sanctuary's newspaper in 1997.
Books
- Circle Magick Songs (1979) with Jim Alan. Circle Publications.
- Goddess Communion: Rituals and Meditations (1988). Circle Publications.
- Planetary Healing Rituals: Meditations, Rituals & Prayers for a Healthier World (1991). Circle Sanctuary.
Discography
- Circle Songs and Chants - Jim Alan & Selena Fox (self-produced cassette)
- The Magickal Movement: Present and Future - panel discussion with Isaac Bonewits, Margot Adler and Robert Anton Wilson (ACE cassette)
- Magick Changing the World, the World Changing Magick - panel discussion with Bonewits, AmyLee, Jeff Rosenbaum and Robert Anton Wilson (ACE cassette)
Notes
- ^ Selena Fox's Website - Biography
- ^ Controverscial Website - biography compiled by George Knowles
- ^ Tanice G. Foltz (2000). "SOBER WITCHES AND GODDESS PRACTITIONERS: WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY AND SOBRIETY". Indiana University Northwest. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ a b 2010 National Pagan Leadership Skills Conference
- ^ Ostling, Richard N. "When God Was a Woman" in Time, Monday, May. 06, 1991: brief mention of Fox leading a ritual. Retrieved 25 December 2007
- ^ Krassner, Paul (2005-08-24). "Life Among the Neo-Pagans". TheNation.com. The Nation. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
General references
- Hopman, Ellen Evert (1996). "Circle Sanctuary". People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out. Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books. pp. 236–244. ISBN 0-89281-559-0.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Vale, V. and John Sulak (2001). Modern Pagans. San Francisco: Re/Search Publications. ISBN 1-889307-10-6. p. 201 - One page interview with Fox about Circle Sanctuary.