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Santee always considered himself a teacher, and in that respect, he instructed many people in the ways of Wicca. He did believe in [[Yahweh|God]], but was disenfranchised with organized religion, having declared in 1950, “In religion, I lean towards Anglo Catholicism, am a member of no church.” | Santee always considered himself a teacher, and in that respect, he instructed many people in the ways of Wicca. He did believe in [[Yahweh|God]], but was disenfranchised with organized religion, having declared in 1950, “In religion, I lean towards Anglo Catholicism, am a member of no church.” | ||
In 1938, he claimed: "Religion as a spiritual force is not dead, but keeps cropping up outside the traditional pale." | |||
As evidenced from his "Country Doctor" newspaper column in the ''Berwick Enterprise'', Santee was staunchly conservative in many respects, despite leading a coven of [[witch]]es. He held traditional views on the role of women in society and stated they should be placed on a pedestal to be worshipped rather than engage in the workforce. | As evidenced from his "Country Doctor" newspaper column in the ''Berwick Enterprise'', Santee was staunchly conservative in many respects, despite leading a coven of [[witch]]es. He held traditional views on the role of women in society and stated they should be placed on a pedestal to be worshipped rather than engage in the workforce. | ||