http://www.CoG.org
The Covenant of the Goddess is one of the largest and oldest Wiccan religious organizations, est. 1975. Wicca, or Witchcraft is the most popular expression of the religious movement known as Neo-Paganism. Wicca or Witchcraft is the fastest growing religion in the United States according to the Institute for the Study of American Religion. It's practitioners are reviving ancient Pagan practices and beliefs of pre-Christian Europe and adapting them to contemporary life. The result is a religion that is both old and new, both traditional and creative.
CoG was founded to increase cooperation among Witches and to secure for Witches and covens the legal protection enjoyed by members of other religions.
The Covenant of the Goddess is incorporated as a non-profit (501c3) religious organization in California, though it has grown to be an international organization. It is a confederation of covens and solitaires of various traditions, who share in the worship of the Goddess and the Old Gods and subscribe to a common code of ethics. The Covenant holds a Grand Council annually to decide matters which require deliberation by the full membership. Decisions are usually made by consensus.
We publish a newsletter; issue ministerial credentials on request to qualified members; sponsor a national festival each summer; and encourage networking nationally, as well as regionally through local councils.
Many of the most vital activities of CoG are carried out through Local Councils. Following is the current list of Local Councils and their contact addresses.
Local Councils
Calafia (Greater San Diego Area)
P.O. Box 17640, San Diego, CA 92117
email: [email protected]
Chamisa Local Council (New Mexico/Colorado)
P.O. Box 892, Tijeras, NM 87059
email: [email protected]
Dogwood local Council (Alabama/Georgia)
P.O. Box 13384, Atlanta, Georgia 30324
email: [email protected]
Everglades Moon Local Council (Florida)
P.O. Box 771273, Coral Springs, FL 33077
email: [email protected]
Live Oak Local Council (Southern Texas)
P. O. Box 14601, Austin, TX 78761-4601
email: [email protected]
Midwest Regional Local Council
(Illinois/Indiana/Kentucky/Michigan/Ohio)
1212 W. McKenzie Road, Greenfield, IN 46140-7940
email: [email protected]
Northern California Local Council (North California)
P.O. Box 1226, Berkeley, CA 94701
email: [email protected]
Northern Dawn Local Council (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
5319 Emerson Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419-1112
email: [email protected]
Orange County Local Council (Orange County, California)
P.O. Box 672, Garden Grove, CA 92842-0672
email: [email protected]
Southern California Local Council (Los Angeles, California)
Tracy Cave, SC COG, P.O. Box 3003, North Hollywood, CA 91609
email: [email protected]
Texas Local Council (North Texas)
4020 N. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 122-191, Irving, TX 75038
email: [email protected]
Touchstone Local Council(Riverside/San Bernardino - California)
P.O. Box 822, Colton, CA 92324-9998
email: [email protected]
Weavers (Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, Part of New York state)
email: [email protected]
In other areas, or where no address is given above, please contact the CoG national office for further information, or send email to [email protected].
Our Code Of Ethics
* An ye harm none, do as ye will.
* Since our religion and the arts and practices peculiar to it are the gift of the Goddess, membership and training in a local coven or tradition are bestowed free, as gifts, and only on those persons who are deemed worthy to receive them. However, a coven may expect each of its members to bear a fair share of its ordinary operating expenses.
* All persons have the right to charge reasonable fees for the services by which they earn a living, so long as our religion is not thereby exploited.
* Every person associated with this Covenant shall respect the autonomy and sovereignty of each coven, as well as the right of each coven to oversee the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical development of its members and students in its own way, and shall exercise reasonable caution against infringing upon that right in any way.
* All persons associated with this Covenant shall respect the traditional secrecy of our religion.
* Members of this Covenant should ever keep in mind the underlying unity of our religion as well as the diversity of its manifestations.
* These ethics shall be understood and interpreted in light of one another, and especially in light of the traditional laws of our religion.
For more information about our organization please visit our main website:
http://www.cog.org
