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Herman Slater (1935 - 1992) was the author/editor of several occult books and the owner of The Warlock Shoppe , the oldest witchcraft shop in Brooklyn , New York . The Warlock Shoppe later moved to W. 19th Street in Manhattan (the Borough of New York City ) and operated under the name Magickal Childe . Magickal Childe functioned as a major focal point for the Neo-Pagan community in the 1970s and into the 1990s. The brick and mortar store finally closed in 1999. The Magickal Childe now continues with its official website. Controversy surrounding Slater's actual proficiency in the types of magic he claimed to practice, accusations that he plagiarized material in his books, as well as outrage over other behaviors he exhibited earned him the nickname "Horrible Herman." Slater wrote the books Introduction to Witchcraft , The Hoodoo Bible , A Book of Pagan Rituals I & II , Pagan Rituals III , and he published the magazine Earth Religion News . These books are sold worldwide and very respected within the witchcraft community . However, many magical practitioners, particularly amongst the hoodoo community, complain that Slater's formulas do not accurately reflect the uses or ingredients of many traditional conjure formulas . One of his former employees describes Slater as "Very bright, almost schizophrenic, fiercely loyal one moment, then your brutal enemy the next.1
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Herman Slater (1935 – July 9, 1992) was an American Wiccan high priest and occult-bookstore proprietor as well as an editor, publisher, and author.He died of AIDS in 1992.
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Herman Slater (1938 – July 9, 1992) was an American Wiccan high priest and occult-bookstore proprietor as well as an editor, publisher, and author. He died of AIDS in 1992.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Herman Slater (1938 – July 9, 1992) was an American Wiccan high priest and occult-bookstore proprietor as well as an editor, publisher, and author. He died of AIDS in 1992.
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American Wiccan priest & publisher (1938-1992) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Herman Slater (1938 – July 9, 1992) was an American Wiccan high priest and occult-bookstore proprietor as well as an editor, publisher, and author. He died of AIDS in 1992.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “author/editor of several occult books and the owner of the warlock shoppe”. Today it says “american wiccan high priest and occult bookstore proprietor and an editor”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Transition to witchcraft; Scandals; Educating others; Philosophy; Praise”. Read the current article and compare.
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author/editor of several occult books and the owner of the warlock shoppe
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