17 Facts About Raven Grimassi

Gary Charles Erbe, known as Raven Grimassi, was an American writer.

Raven Grimassi popularized, the religious practice of witchcraft with roots in Italy.

Raven Grimassi had been a practitioner of witchcraft for over 45 years and was the co-director of the Ash, Birch and Willow tradition.

Raven Grimassi died of pancreatic cancer on March 10,2019.

Raven Grimassi's mother was Flora Gemma Erbe, born in Pagani, Campania.

Raven Grimassi entered the Order of the Pentagram in 1930.

Raven Grimassi wrote that his maternal grandfather was part of a tradition of Italian witches who were associated with the Carbonari revolutionary movement in the early 19th century, then joined the Masons or other secret societies as a cover for their meetings.

Raven Grimassi attended James Madison High School, advancing to San Diego Mesa College and San Diego City College where he studied to be a psychiatric technician.

Raven Grimassi created his own system of witchcraft known as the "Aradian Tradition" ten years later, publishing it in print beginning in 1981.

Raven Grimassi was the co-directing elder of the Ash, Birch and Willow tradition.

Reports that Raven Grimassi claimed to belong to a "family tradition" of religious witchcraft had opened him to criticism.

Raven Grimassi shifted to a center for abused children, then worked as a counselor for drug and alcohol abuse patients.

Raven Grimassi's father died in 2004 and was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.

Raven Grimassi's mother died in 2011 and was buried with her husband.

From 1998, they operated a magick shop in Escondido called Raven Grimassi's Loft, closing the physical store in 2002 to run it as a website.

Stephanie announced on her Facebook page that Raven Grimassi died on March 10,2019, aged 67, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Raven Grimassi was survived by two brothers and three daughters: Kathy, Michelle and Brieanna.