Talk:Charge of the Goddess
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[edit] Thanks
I would like to thank everyone ahead of time for the collegial, friendly conversation about improving this article that I look forward to seeing develop. Jkelly 20:53, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Link to Eko Eko Azarak
Thanks for this link: I just thought I'd raise it here as I wasn't sure a bald link was the right way of connecting the two articles: after all Eko Eko isn't part of the Charge. Arguably each article could be see-also'd to Book of Shadows, or maybe we need to establish a new category called something like 'Wiccan texts' (which could also incluide Aradia for example. Any ideas? Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 18:03, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
- That might not be a bad idea. I created the Eko Eko article while looking for sources for the use of the Carmen Arvale as a Wiccan text; I found that we had an article under the title, but it was about an anime series. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 18:18, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] The Text of the Charge
I added the text of the Charge of the Goddess, and it was removed by an editor who claimed it must be under copyright. It is in common use throughout the Pagan community, and it is ridiculous to have an entry about it and not include the text of the Charge itself. --Morgaine Swann (talk) 13:19, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
- Hello Morgaine, it was me who removed it. Unfortunately Wikipedia is rather constrained by the copyright laws (those of Florida, I believe, where Wikipedia has its servers!) You have found the text of your Charge from one of two sources: either your own Book of Shadows (in which case it is not a reliable source, as well as being a questionable disclosure) or from a published source such as one of the many versions of the BoS. Whichever published source it is, needs citing and if the author died less than 75 years ago (from memory, will check this) then the text is still copyright. I believe Doreen Valiente wrote the Charge in the mid-late 1950s and therefore her version, or anyone else's later re-writing, are still copyright. I know it seems odd that something so well known can't be cited here but there it is. Have a look here for more details of the copyright policy. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 13:30, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
