Contents

Foreword by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke

Introduction by John C. Sulak

“Talking My Walk” by Oberon

“Living Out Loud” by Morning Glory

PART ONE: The Early Life of Tim Zell

Chapter 1: A Changeling Child (1942–1961)

Chapter 2: Sharing Water (1961–1965)

Chapter 3: The Church of All Worlds (1965–1969)

Chapter 4: “TheaGenesis” (1968–1970)

Chapter 5: Cross-Pollinating (1970–1971)

Chapter 6: West Coast Connections (1972–1973)

PART TWO: Enter Morning Glory

Chapter 7: Good Morning Glory (1948–1973)

Chapter 8: Cosmic Convergence (1973–1976)

Chapter 9: The Magick Land (1976–1979)

Chapter 10: The Return of the Unicorn (1975–1991)

Chapter 11: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1977–1985)

Chapter 12: The Hunting of the Ri (1983–1985)

PART THREE: Back in the Real World

Chapter 13: The Old Same Place (1985–1986)

Chapter 14: Between the Worlds (1986–1987)

Chapter 15: Circles and Ceremonies (1986 and beyond)

Chapter 16: Green Egg: The Next Generation and Mythic Images (1988–1993)

Chapter 17: A Bouquet of Lovers (1991–1994)

Chapter 18: The Ravenhearts (the 1990s)

PART FOUR: The Demise of the CAW

Chapter 19: Tribulations and Transformations, Part 1—The Shadow Side of a Sex-Positive Religion

Chapter 20: Tribulations and Transformations, Part 2—The Night the Magick Died

Chapter 21: The Valentine Michael Ranch (1997–1999) and Shady Grove (1999–2005)

Chapter 22: The Phoenix Arises (2005–2009)

Afterword: The Making of This Epic Story by Elysia Gallo

Appendix I: Brief Timeline

Appendix II: Cast of Characters

Acknowledgments

Morning Glory and Oberon Bibliography

Photo Section