Janet Farrar - A native Londoner’s, Janet was initiated by Alex and Maxine Sanders in 1970. It is here she met her husband to be and co-author, Stewart Farrar, who initially became involved around Alex Sanders as a reporter for the Reveille, and was then asked to write What Witches Do.

Janet Owen (later Farrar) became involved in the Craft after a friend started regularly visiting the Sander’s. Janet, being from a Christian background, went along to dissuade her friend from becoming involved, but was impressed by the moral structure that Wicca had and joined the Sander’s Coven.

Stewart and Janet first met when Stewart was asked to script and narrate A Witch Is Born. After receiving their Third Degree’s from the Sander’s they left Alex and Maxine’s coven to form their own. They had found much of Alex’s teaching sparse in content and developed their own ritual structure as well as training methods during this time. They married in 1972 and moved to the Republic of Ireland in 1976. Stewart passed away in February 2000 following a series of illnesses, but Janet has continued her work as a Priestess and Author.

With her late husband she has written over a dozen books on the Craft to date. Titles which include Eight Sabbats For Witches', The Witches' Way (one of the first books to suggest the southern hemisphere turn for festivals in Australia), The Witches' Goddess, The Witches God, Spells and How They Work. Janet has also had one book published jointly with Virginia Russel, The Magical History of the Horse, and with her current partner Gavin Bone, three books; The Pagan Path, The Healing Craft, The Dictionary of European Gods and Goddesses, and their latest work Progressive Witchcraft.

Their books have become some of the most influential in Witchcraft and have set the mould for modern Craft writers worldwide. They have lectured both in the United States and the Netherlands and are now exploring the field of Video as a way of presenting information on the modern pagan movement.

Since her initial introduction to the Alexandrian Craft with Stewart, she, with Gavin Bone has developed her own unique brand of Witchcraft and have been honorary initiations into several other traditions, including traditional Italian Strega. She prefers just to be called witch rather than be considered of any specific tradition. In 1999 she became ordained as third level Clergy with The Aquarian Tabernacle Church, and is the Religious affairs officer for The Aquarian Tabernacle Church in Ireland.

Janet strongly believes in the idea of Wicca being both progressive and dynamic, while remaining a clergy of those dedicated to serving the God and Goddess.

Discovering Witchcraft Complete – 2 set DVD - $30

This set is a must for all pagan libraries!

Featuring Janet and Stewart Farrar and Gavin Bone, these films are for all those interested in the paths of Magic and Witchcraft. Introduced and produced by leading authorities in their fields, these new films are exceptionally detailed in their explanations of what Magic and Wicca really mean, and provide significant insights into the actual practice of the Western Mystery Traditions. Featuring well-known authors Janet and Stewart Farrar and Gavin Bone, was filmed entirely in Ireland, amid a magical landscape of ancient stone circles, 5,000-year old tombs, abandoned castles and rock carvings.

Disk One: The Elements

Join the authors of Eight Sabbats for Witches, The Witches’ Way, The Witches’ Bible and many other highly regarded books on modern Wicca, as they explain to a new initiate what Witchcraft is, what it means to be a Witch, and demonstrate the inner workings of the Craft in a series of practical lessons and rituals.

Contents include: The origins of modern Wicca, What witches believe, Scrying and divination, Witchcraft and healing, Traditional herbal lore, The tools of witchcraft, The meaning of ritual, The meaning and symbolism of the Elements, Earth energy and places of power, and Invocation of the Goddess.

This new film, the first in a series featuring well-known authors Janet and Stewart Farrar and Gavin Bone, was filmed entirely in Ireland, amid a magical landscape of ancient stone circles, 5,000-year old tombs, abandoned castles and rock carvings….

Produced to professional standards, it follows the studies of a new initiate to the Craft, as she begins her exploration of the four mystical elements of Earth, Water, Air and Fire and the inner, spiritual, realities they represent. For the very first time, you can accompany a new student of Wicca as Janet, Stewart and Gavin explain the symbolism and use of the Witches’ magical tools, the pentacle, cup, wand, athame and sword, and join her as she learns to work with Earth Energies by dowsing and meditation at ancient Places of Power.

Disk Two: The Mysteries

What are the Mysteries? The Mysteries are the unending cycle of birth and re-birth, the descent into darkness and return into light. In ‘The Mysteries’, Janet Farrar, Gavin Bone and Stewart Farrar explain how the re-enactment of myth can serve to illustrate psychological and psychic inner realities, and demonstrate the use of myths and symbols in a ritual setting. The purpose of the Witch’s Book of Shadows is discussed in depth, and the historical origins of the book are also described. This film also reveals, for the first time ever, a remarkable technique used by High Priestesses to facilitate the union with the Goddess during the "Drawing Down the Moon" ritual.

"The Mysteries" greatly expands upon the Inner Workings of ritual within a Wiccan context, and world-famous Witches Janet and Stewart Farrar, and Gavin Bone disclose in detail information gained in a several lifetimes of the practice of the Wiccan Priesthood.

This video explains, The Pagan/Wiccan Priesthood, Masculine-Feminine Polarity, Mysteries of Birth and Re-birth, The Coven, The Meaning of Magic, The Book of Shadows, The Burning Times, Persecution and Secrecy, The Circle, Drawing Down the Moon.