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- ↑ Rabinovitch, Shelley and James Lewis, The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-paganism, p. 27.
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- ↑ "Songs by Others Often Sung by Isaac Bonewits". www.neopagan.net.
- ↑ Guiley, Rosemary (2001). "A Brief Biography of Isaac Bonewits", The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft. Checkmark Books. ISBN 0-8160-3849-X
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