NPR Interview

[Vivienne O'Regan]

No: HPFGUIDX 4816

Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 05:21:11 -0000 "Susan McGee" <Schlobin at aol.com>
wrote:

>I listened to the NPR interview last night -- no new information --
>but it was just lovely.

>Do people know that Margot Adler is a witch? A real one...
>author of Drawing Down the Moon which is an outstanding
>and lengthy description of neo-pagans and pagans in the U.S.

Yes. We met by chance when she was a guest on a programme
for Channel 4 one Halloween. Thanks to C4's generosity
myself and a couple of friends were being wined and dined
by another guest on the show before the late night live broadcast.
Margot heard our conversation on subject of magic and various
related bits and pieces and came over and introduced
herself.

I found her very open and accessible. Someone who automatically
puts others at ease and can draw them out. It was easy to
see how she was able to do the book though by nature American
pagans and witches are much more forthcoming than those in
the UK. Much more of a 'closed' community here.

'Drawing Down the Moon' remains an important work on the subject.

Rowling has struck me as somewhat touchy or dismissive on the subject 
of magic and witchcraft in the real world, though I can't imagine
she wasn't aware of Margot's background. Did the subject come up
or was just not an issue? (My computer doesn't seem to want to play
audio).


Vivienne