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| Born | (1946-12-30)30 December 1946 |
| Occupation(s) | Alexandrian Witch and Priestess, Co-Founder of the Alexandrian Tradition of Witchcraft |
| Spouse | Alex Sanders |
| Children | Maya Alexandria and Victor Mikhael |
Maxine Sanders (born Arline Maxine Morris on 30 December 1946 in Cheshire) is a prominent and influential priestess in the world of modern pagan witchcraft and Wicca and the co-founder with her late husband, Alex Sanders, of Alexandrian Wicca.
Emergence into witchcraft
Raised a Roman Catholic, Maxine was educated at St. Joseph's Convent School in Manchester. In 1964, whilst a student at Loreburn Secretarial College, she was initiated into Alex Sanders' coven. Maxine and Alex were handfasted the next year. In 1968, the couple married in a civil ceremony in Kensington London. They lived and practised witchcraft in a basement flat in Notting Hill Gate in London. Alex and Maxine had two children, Maya, born in 1967, and Victor, born in 1972. The Sanders became household names during the late sixties and early seventies.
Alexandrian Wicca
Alex and Maxine ran a training coven, now known as 'The London Coven', which was the first Alexandrian coven that offered training in modern, Alexandrian witchcraft.
From early 1970 onwards, both Alex and Maxine gained media attention due to their openness about practising witchcraft, appearing in a number of digital recording, such as 'Legend of the Witches' (1970), 'Witchcraft ’70' (1970), 'Secret Rites' (1971), and numerous documentaries.
After Maxine and Alex separated, Maxine remained in their London flat where she ran her own coven, "The Temple of the Mother", continuing to initiate and train people in Alexandrian Witchcraft. Members of the Temple of the Mother also trained in the art of healing and became well respected for it and other charitable works in the community.
Maxine remained in close contact with Alex until his death in 1988 and shortly before his death, he named Maxine as his next of kin.
In 2000, Maxine moved to Snowdonia, Wales, until 2010, but returned to Abbey Road, London. Today, Maxine teaches in the Coven of the Stag King in London, which holds monthly soirées. She continues to travel, giving talks to those interested in witchcraft.
References
Footnotes
- ^ "Brief History". maxinesanders.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ Sanders, Maxine (2008). Firechild. Mandrake of Oxford. ISBN 9781869928780.
- A C Towner Ltd (funeral directors) handwritten entry in Volume dated 16 June '86 - 9 Nov '88.
- Hastings Cemetary and Crematorium, Register of Cremations, Volume 19, Cremation Record 47733
- See "Maxine Sanders Web Site Diary entry". Retrieved 2017-01-26.,.
Bibliography
- Jordan, Michael (1996). Witches: An Encyclopedia of Paganism and Magic. London: Kyle Cathie Limited. ISBN 1-85626-193-X.
- Deutch, Richard (1977). The Ecstatic Mother: Portrait of Maxine Sanders, Witch Queen. Bachman and Turner. ISBN 0-85974-048-X.
- Drury, Neville (2003). Magic & Witchcraft: From Shamanism to the Technopagans. Thames & Hudson Ltd. ISBN 0-500-28514-4.
Biographies and autobiographies
- Sanders, Maxine (1976). Maxine: The Witch Queen. Wyndham Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-352-39738-1.
- {{Cite book | first=Richard | last=Deutch | authorlink= Richard Deutch | title= The Ecstatic Mother: Portrait of Maxine Sanders, Witch Queen | publisher=Bachman and Turner | year=1977 | isbn=0-85974-048-X }
- Sanders, Maxine (2008). Firechild: The Life and Magic of Maxine Sanders "Witch Queen". Mandrake of Oxford, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-869928-97-1.
External links
- Maxine Sanders' website
- TWPT talks with Maxine Sanders
- Legend of the Witches (1970)
- Witchcraft '70 (1970)
- Secret Rites (1971)
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