Phillip Emmons Isaac Bonewits (October 1, 1949 – August 12, 2010) was an American Neo-Druid who published a number of books on the subject of Neopaganism and magic.
Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, Bonewits had been heavily involved in occultism since the 1960s. ==Early life and education== Bonewits was born on October 1, 1949 in Royal Oak, Michigan, as the fourth of five children.
Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, Bonewits had been heavily involved in occultism since the 1960s. ==Early life and education== Bonewits was born on October 1, 1949 in Royal Oak, Michigan, as the fourth of five children.
He enrolled at UC Berkeley in 1966; he graduated from the university in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts in Magic, perhaps becoming the first and only person known to have ever received any kind of academic degree in Magic from an accredited university. ==Career== ===Early years=== In 1966, while enrolled at UC Berkeley, Bonewits joined the Reformed Druids of North America (RDNA).
Bonewits was ordained as a Neo-druid priest in 1969.
He enrolled at UC Berkeley in 1966; he graduated from the university in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts in Magic, perhaps becoming the first and only person known to have ever received any kind of academic degree in Magic from an accredited university. ==Career== ===Early years=== In 1966, while enrolled at UC Berkeley, Bonewits joined the Reformed Druids of North America (RDNA).
During his stint in the Church of Satan, Bonewits appeared in some scenes of the 1970 documentary Satanis: The Devil's Mass.
Bonewits, in his article "My Satanic Adventure", asserts that the rituals in Satanis were staged for the movie at the behest of the filmmakers and were not authentic ceremonies. ===1970s: author and editor=== His first book, Real Magic, was published in 1972.
Between 1973 and 1975 Bonewits was employed as the editor of Gnostica magazine in Minnesota (published by Llewellyn Publications).
He was married to Rusty Elliot from 1973 to 1976.
Between 1973 and 1975 Bonewits was employed as the editor of Gnostica magazine in Minnesota (published by Llewellyn Publications).
He also founded the short-lived Aquarian Anti-Defamation League (AADL), an early Pagan civil rights group. In 1976, Bonewits moved back to Berkeley and rejoined his original grove there, now part of the New Reformed Druids of North America (NRDNA).
He was married to Rusty Elliot from 1973 to 1976.
(1972, 1979, 1989) Weiser Books The Druid Chronicles (Evolved).
He promoted his book Authentic Thaumaturgy to gamers as a way of organizing Dungeons and Dragons games and to give a background to games of the Gathering. In 1983, Bonewits founded Ár nDraíocht Féin (also known as "A Druid Fellowship" or ADF), which was incorporated in 1990 in the state of Delaware as a U.S.
His second wife was Selene Kumin Vega, followed by marriage to Sally Eaton (1980 to 1985).
His fourth wife was author Deborah Lipp, from 1988 to 1998.
(1972, 1979, 1989) Weiser Books The Druid Chronicles (Evolved).
He promoted his book Authentic Thaumaturgy to gamers as a way of organizing Dungeons and Dragons games and to give a background to games of the Gathering. In 1983, Bonewits founded Ár nDraíocht Féin (also known as "A Druid Fellowship" or ADF), which was incorporated in 1990 in the state of Delaware as a U.S.
Paperwork and legalities caught up on December 31, 2007, making them legally married. Bonewits' only child, Arthur Shaffrey Lipp-Bonewits, was born to Deborah Lipp in 1990. ==Illness and death== In 1990, Bonewits was diagnosed with eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.
Although illness curtailed many of his activities and travels for a time, he remained Archdruid of ADF until 1996.
His fourth wife was author Deborah Lipp, from 1988 to 1998.
(With others) (1978, 1998) Steve Jackson Games Rites of Worship: A Neopagan Approach.
On July 23, 2004, he was married in a handfasting ceremony to a former vice-president of the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans, Phaedra Heyman Bonewits.
(1976 Drunemeton Press, 2005 Drynemetum Press) (With Selene Kumin Vega, Rusty Elliot, and Arlynde d'Loughlan) Authentic Thaumaturgy.
He lived in Rockland County, New York, and was a member of the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS). Bonewits encouraged charity programs to help Neopagan seniors, and in January 2006 was the keynote speaker at the Conference On Current Pagan Studies at the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA. ==Personal life== Bonewits was married five times.
Paperwork and legalities caught up on December 31, 2007, making them legally married. Bonewits' only child, Arthur Shaffrey Lipp-Bonewits, was born to Deborah Lipp in 1990. ==Illness and death== In 1990, Bonewits was diagnosed with eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.
The illness was a factor in his eventual resignation from the position of Archdruid of the ADF. On October 25, 2009, Bonewits was diagnosed with a rare form of colon cancer, for which he underwent treatment.
Phillip Emmons Isaac Bonewits (October 1, 1949 – August 12, 2010) was an American Neo-Druid who published a number of books on the subject of Neopaganism and magic.
He died at home, on August 12, 2010, surrounded by his family. ==Contributions to Neopaganism== In his book Real Magic (1971), Bonewits proposed his "Laws of Magic".
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