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Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart
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Zell praying for healing (c. 2006)
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Diana Moore
May 27, 1948 Long Beach, California, U.S.
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| Died | May 13, 2014 (aged 65) Cotati, California, U.S.
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| Other names | Morning Glory Ferns Morning Glory Zell Morning G'Zell |
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Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart (May 27, 1948 – May 13, 2014) was an American leader, writer, and speaker in Neopaganism. She was also a priestess of the Church of All Worlds. With her husband, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, she helped create images of gods and goddesses.
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Early Life and New Beginnings
Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart was born as Diana Moore in Long Beach, California, on May 27, 1948. She grew up as an only child in a very strict Christian family.
When she was about 14, Diana started to question her beliefs. She argued with her grandfather that animals should also have souls and go to heaven. This led her to move away from Christianity.
She was very interested in a book called Diary of a Witch during high school. At age 17, Diana began to practice witchcraft. When she was 20, she changed her name to Morning Glory. She felt her old name, Diana, was linked to ideas she didn't agree with.
In 1969, Morning Glory met Gary Ferns while traveling. They soon got married. The next year, she had a daughter named Rainbow. During this time, she was known as Morning Glory Ferns.
Her first marriage ended when she met Timothy Zell in 1973. Morning Glory and her daughter moved to St. Louis, Missouri, to live with Zell. They got married in 1974.
Adventures with the Church of All Worlds
In St. Louis, Morning Glory became a priestess of Timothy Zell's Church of All Worlds. She helped him edit the group's magazine, Green Egg.
From 1976, Morning Glory and Timothy traveled for almost ten years. They lived in different places and even in a school bus they turned into a mobile home.
In 1977, they started the Ecosophical Research Association. This group looked into old stories and legends of mysterious creatures. These included Bigfoot and mermaids.
Their travels ended in 1985 when they settled down in California. Here, they even raised "unicorns." These were baby goats that had their horns changed to look like a single horn.
In 1979, Timothy Zell changed his first name to Otter. Later, in 1994, he changed it again to Oberon.
Morning Glory helped bring back the Green Egg magazine in 1988. It had not been published since 1976. In 1990, she started a business called Mythic Images. This company sold copies of goddess and mythology sculptures made by Zell. Morning Glory managed this business while also giving talks and writing.
Later Life and Legacy
In 1999, Morning Glory and Oberon Zell-Ravenheart moved to Sonoma County, California. There, Oberon started the Grey School of Wizardry. This school is known as the world's only registered wizard academy.
In 2005, Morning Glory found out she had a type of cancer called multiple myeloma. She had treatments and asked her friends to help her heal. Her health greatly improved in 2007.
Sadly, her illness returned in 2012. Even so, she was filmed for a TV show called Hidden in America in August 2012.
Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart passed away at her home on May 13, 2014. She was 65 years old.
Writings
Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart wrote several books:
