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	'''Eleanor "Ray~~] 10:34, 10 March 2007 (UTC)~~" Bone''' (1910-2001) was an influential figure in modern ]. She claimed to have been initiated in 1941 by a couple of hereditary witches in ]. She later met and became friends with ], and was initiated into ], becoming the High Priestess in one of his covens. She was a friend of several important figures of the modern Wiccan revival, including "]", ], ], ] and ]. Bone was a close confidant of Gardner's initiator Dafo, and she reported that the ] was a hereditary coven that followed the old ways of the ] region, and that they traced their origins to the time of the death of King ] in the ] era.<ref name="HexObit"> from hexArchive.com. Retrieved ]</ref><ref name="HexInterview"> from hexArchive.com. Retrieved ]</ref>		'''Eleanor "Ray" Bone''' (1910-2001) was an influential figure in modern ]. She claimed to have been initiated in 1941 by a couple of hereditary witches in ]. She later met and became friends with ], and was initiated into ], becoming the High Priestess in one of his covens. She was a friend of several important figures of the modern Wiccan revival, including "]", ], ], ] and ]. Bone was a close confidant of Gardner's initiator Dafo, and she reported that the ] was a hereditary coven that followed the old ways of the ] region, and that they traced their origins to the time of the death of King ] in the ] era.<ref name="HexObit"> from hexArchive.com. Retrieved ]</ref><ref name="HexInterview"> from hexArchive.com. Retrieved ]</ref>

	Bone was regarded by some as the "Matriarch of British Witchcraft".<ref name="HexObit"/> Among her initiatory down-line are Madge and Arthur Worthington, who went on to found the well-known Whitecroft line of ].<ref>. Retrieved ].</ref>		Bone was regarded by some as the "Matriarch of British Witchcraft".<ref name="HexObit"/> Among her initiatory down-line are Madge and Arthur Worthington, who went on to found the well-known Whitecroft line of ].<ref>. Retrieved ].</ref>

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Eleanor "Ray" Bone (1910-2001) was an influential figure in modern witchcraft. She claimed to have been initiated in 1941 by a couple of hereditary witches in Cumbria. She later met and became friends with Gerald Gardner, and was initiated into Wicca, becoming the High Priestess in one of his covens. She was a friend of several important figures of the modern Wiccan revival, including "Dafo", Jack Bracelin, Patricia Crowther, Doreen Valiente and Idries Shah. Bone was a close confidant of Gardner's initiator Dafo, and she reported that the New Forest coven was a hereditary coven that followed the old ways of the Hampshire region, and that they traced their origins to the time of the death of King William Rufus in the Norman era.

Bone was regarded by some as the "Matriarch of British Witchcraft". Among her initiatory down-line are Madge and Arthur Worthington, who went on to found the well-known Whitecroft line of Gardnerian Wicca.

References

^ Eleanor Bone obituary from hexArchive.com. Retrieved 2007-02-19
Fragment of an interview with Eleanor Bone from hexArchive.com. Retrieved 2007-02-19
Elders of the Wica. Retrieved 2007-02-05.

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