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- 1 2 Alder, Margot (1986). Drawing Down the Moon . New York: Penguin Compass. ISBN 0-14-019536-X. p 514
- ↑ Maryland DAT Corporate Registrations Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine See filing date of organization's charter with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation
- ↑ Free Spirit Gathering
- ↑ Paige, Anthony (2003). American Witch: Magick for the Modern Seeker . Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-2511-8. p 79
- ↑ "Free Spirit Gathering". Witchvox.com. 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ↑ Rabinovitch, Shelley and James Lewis (2004). The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism . Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-2407-3. p 309