from "Telepathicmedia@aol.com" <Telepathicmedia@aol.com>
to jpitzl@wildhunt.org	 
date Feb 8, 2007 3:47 AM	 
subject Re: Hi From Ed Hubbard 
 
 

Hi, 
 
Thanks for the reply. Everything I ever say at any time is on the record. I believe in transparency with the 
press, and you have shown that you have a strong academic interest in many things.  
 
I am not going to discuss the validity of the tradition or it's particular beliefs. I believe them in their form 
and accept the teachings as a Wiccan. I am a Wiccan.  
 
The Schism is over two major things. One was the control of the Clergy Process and the other was called 
was the role of Chancellor Don Lewis.  
 
The Tradition was legally recognized in Illinois in 1990. Prior to that it existed under what was a family 
tradition. Don was actively involved since his teens, and worked with Silver Ravenwolf, Pete Davis, 
Oberon Zell, Paul Beryl, and many more. Don has been actively engaged as a Wiccan and pagan Priest 
and artist for 30 years. He has won many honors and is among the more published Pagan Artists, and 
has three sets of clip art used by the community, as well as hundreds of pictures before. He was a 
popular writer and received the Silver Salamander Award for Pagan Journalism 1987.  
 
In 1990, I was ordained under their system and they were using the widely popular Pagan system of 
ministry which was the Universal Life Church. So I went ahead and filed the paperwork to become legally 
recognized faith in Illinois. Since then Don Lewis kept records, and we could ordain our own clergy. We 
expanded from two groups to five during the 90's.  
 
We had a Strong Chicago and Central Illinois Public Pagan Ministry until 2003. We were hosts of major 
events, free public Pagan Magazine publishers, and were part of the Chicago New Age Radio period. We 
were teaching people as we could, and the numbers were in the hundreds. Every time we turned around 
we discovered more Pagans who wanted education.  We were the tidal wave that the 90's growth gave.  
 
In 2003, Davron Michaels (Legal Name David Morrell) began the process of filing the 501c3, and it came 
to be in 2004. He created Bylaws for the Church and he basically sought to create a central center for all 
the temples.  
 
In 2005, September Davron and I hosted the Witch School Conference in ALbany and at that time our 
relationship snapped as he laid out a agenda that basically would eliminate Witch School for a college in 
about 18 months. I basically said no.  
 
This fight would grow, and basically Davron claimed that Witch School was a mill and a flawed education. 
(If you said this, I would understand, but for Davron and any Correllian to say it, it's hypocrisy in my 
opinion).  
 
Then he would launch a separation of the church and school. In November 2005, I offered to give the 
school to the tradition and the church and Davron refused. At that time, I informed Don and Davron that I 
would give WS one more year, and that I would turn it into NFP.  
 
We also tried to launch a store/campus chain called Thrifty Pagan which ultimately failed, and let me state 
at this time, I owed Davron money on a personal basis. It is derived from this deal and Witch School 
acting as President.  
 
To make a long story short, I resigned from Correllian Nativist Church International, Inc. and The 
Correllian Mother Temple which were two separate organizations. This point is crucial, as at this time 
Davron and Don recognized these were two different organizations. This was December 2005.  
 
The fight between Witch School and CNCI would grow, and a final tear, sped up by me while Davron was 
actively undermining the crucial mentor system, and happened rapidly. Davron's presidency ran WS into 
the ground, losing most of the mentors and cut dramatically the number of members. He also stopped the 
Clergy process, and so we separated. I asked Davron and Don to resign from the school since Davron 
ordered the school and church separated.  
 
At this time, WS basically begins working with any legal body, and Heritage temple was a fairly new 
formed 2005 legal temple, as well as the continuous legal body. By June of 2006. The School and the 
Church of CNCI, Inc.  
 
Exit Ed Hubbard and Witch School stage left.  
 
Davron basically attacked Don on this issue, and Don said anyone was allowed to form a legal temple, 
and that Witch School has a right to focus people anywhere they choose. Davron basically said Don gave 
the CNCI, Inc all his rights. Basically Don continued creating Clergy under his own legal right, and Davron 
claimed that the Tradition was no longer allowed to create Clergy. The clergy system had been shut down 
for months under the church.  
 
And THE KEY FIGHT was that 3rd Degrees in charge of temples were always allowed to name their 
clergy according to our standards, and Davron claimed that CNCI and the tradition no longer recognized 
them unless they went through his office. He rejected over 50 clergy applications simply that they came 
from 3rd degrees and did not pay CNCI their dues. Dues that were not required.  
 
Don stood on the rights of the 3rd Degree.  
 
Davron instituted a fee schedule of hundreds of dollars for clergy status. Other Correllian temples did not, 
and this set him into a rage. He attacked them.  
 
Also at the same time, Davron was trying to cover up a molestation of a young man, my nephew who 
went to the Lustration in Washington DC, by a adult Pedophile. My nephew broke his hand after a rage in 
which Davron Michaels and others found him with marajauna and he revealed that he was molested. He 
was also told to keep his mouth shut by Ruthann Armetifilio and Davron Michaels.  
 
When I found out, I wanted prosecution and Davron Michaels and Mark Crewsom did everything in their 
power to cover it up, including a fraudulent claim to insurance. I shot this down. Ruthann Armetifilio was 
directly confronted in which she was encountered with a second situation. Several members engaged 
her, and she admitted that she knew and did not report a potential molestation. It turned out that the 
molestation was under dubious circumstances but not illegal. The people involved were legal consenting 
age, just barely.  This was august 2006, and Ruthann resigned as First Priestess of the Tradition. Davron 
siezed this and said she resigned from the board.  
 
(I hate Pedophiles period) 
 
Then in September Don went to Albany and basically faced a ambush, in which Davron claimed Major 
changes, and basically control of the Church. Don was reduced to a puppet. Don should of saw this 
coming but he failed to see this. He was 'summoned' as Davron boasted.  
 
But Davron did not show Don any financial records or allowed him access to any of it. At no time was Don 
ever involved in finances. Davron alone controlled the  records and finances.  
 
Then Davron without consulting the elders or the Witan council involved the Church in a Lawsuit with the 
Pentacle Project. He did this without Don or any other members permission.  
 
So Don ordered the financial records and all clergy records, Davron refused. Don said it needed to be 
brought before the Elders and the Witan. Davron claimed they were powerless in the Church  
 
Then Davron falsified the Minutes claiming that Don Lewis agreed to make him CEO, and that assigned 
the copyrights to the Church. Don asked that these be immediately changed. Davron refused.  
 
Don then resigned from the Church and rejected these final minutes. This was in September. Don 
continued to recognize CNCI, INC as a branch of the tradition. Davron claimed the other way. Don was 
legally correct. 
 
Davron then claimed control over the entire tradition saying that our original paperwork was dissolved and 
the Elder and Witan council were disbanded by his order. This was the beginning of the October fight. Of 
course that is nonsense as we maintained the core Trad since 1990 separately.  
 
Then the Bombshell, Davron Michaels was discovered to be actively recruiting Satanists to come to his 
Church. That was okay to a point. Then it was discovered that First Church of Satan directly linked to 
accept donations and the Church it and was donating it to was the Correllian Nativist Church 
International, Inc.  
 
Don then felt that the Tradition needed to remove themselves from this and he did it quietly at first. Rev 
Pete Pathfinder Davis was shown the evidence, so was Selena Fox, Oberon Zell, and several other 
national leaders. They agreed the Community must never be connected to Satanism, and Davron 
Michaels very directly, from a public point of view, linked Satanism to a Pagan Church that was actively 
involved with the lawsuit of the Pentacle Quest. Basically, we were one researcher away from seeing and 
linking this issue.  
 
Understand What this would of meant if a Christian Fundamentalist Group which opposed the Pentacles 
found this. It would have appeared Davron Michaels (assumed Craft name) was going to help get 
approval for the wiccan Pentacle and use it as a springboard to help Satanists get recognition. 
Regardless if this true or not in his intention that was the appearance. Quietly, CNCI was removed from 
the lawsuit over this connection.  
 
So Davron finally claimed he was Chancellor, that we were lying, and basically attracted several 
temples, one of which were involved with the molestation issue, and were on the verge of being expelled. 
(The molestation case was reported by me and his mother to authorities, but the case has been basically 
dropped as the child could not and refuses to testify. He was 16 at the time of the incident and turned 17 
a month later). He launched an attack stole the email lists from Witch school and took over the Correllian 
Lists.  
 
So The Traditon basically took back control of the lists by starting new ones, and reconstructed the parts 
of the database. They continued and the largest part of the temples, in fact all but 7 stayed with the 
tradition. Basically, the Trad took it's action and has continued to do what it does. While Davron continues 
to claim his total rights over everything like the Correllian Pope.  
 
The Schism brought with it a new form which is the Tradition helps you form your own legal church, which 
at that time you area independent Correllian Group. So we do not claim central control, so the schism 
brought us to several branches and independent of Correllian Wicca. Don is a Spiritual Leader, and the 
Edlders and the Witan is completely voluntary. This was always our model, and CNCI decided under 
Davron this was not acceptable.  
 
This is the core. When Davron was making his worst claims against me, I offered quite publicly to meet 
with Davron, to enter Arbitration, and also to public debate all of this. I offered full transparency and still 
do. I offered to have it filmed, etc. Davron basically rejected this.  
 
Davron has accepted the teaching, claiming the copyrights that are Don's, and rejecting the Writer as 
corrupt and evil. It stinks of Hyprocrisy. (But that's a personal opinion).  
 
As for the personnel change...It was planned for a year, as I remain Chairman. I basically had wanted 
Davron to lead the school, but he attacked. Don stood up until we find a president to run the school. We 
are looking. I have moved on to form a new company with Investors called Illiana Web, which is bring 
WiFi to Hoopeston and then all of central Illinois and also building a supercompter/data storage facility. I 
was named President, and am currently building the system.  
 
Witch School has left me personally in debt, and when it finally was self sufficient I turned it into a NFP, 
and accepted the debt, which includes a substantial amount to Davron. That's personal business. As far 
as the church is concerned, every donation taken in (and the amount are under $2,000) are all legally 
recorded. Davron claims he owned all of it, and not the Mother Temple or other legally recognized 
temples. It's the whole 501c3 thing, and his claim of total possession.  
 
So that's the core of the fight. First was over who has a right to recognize legal clergy and priesthood, and 
the second was who had authority. Don sided with the Third Degrees and a independent Clergy process, 
and Davron demanded a expensive and hi cost system which is everything Don and I reject. It should be 
as close to free as possible, in every sense of the word. So did the vast majority of the Tradition.  
 
I hope to find this useful.  
 
Recently Wendy Eversen resigned over the fact she also was involved in a Satanic Church to a high 
level. She was angered, but she was using her Correllian Temple to recruit for Satanism, and she 
resigned when we brought this issue, without name or attack, about what they felt about the dual 
membership of Correllian and Satanism.  
 
The Witan Council basically rejects Satanism as acceptable by our creed. You can not use the traditions 
clergy status to promote a Satanic Agenda. It's was a shock that they had to be stated clearly.  
 
We continue to investigate this combination, and we have discover a number of Wiccans who have ties to 
Satanism, and we are just part of thatlarger invasion of Satanism in Wicca. For us that is frightening.  
 
Okay...that's my side. In it's sloppy way. I hope you find this useful.  
 
Feel free to question me. Like I said transparency is part of my life.  
 
Blessings 
Ed Hubbard