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[[File:Frederick Santee.jpg|300px|thumb|Dr. Frederick Santee depicted as the Page of Cups in the [[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen Tarot]]]] | [[File:Frederick Santee.jpg|300px|thumb|Dr. Frederick Santee depicted as the Page of Cups in the [[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen Tarot]]]] | ||
'''Frederick LaMotte Santee''', FAAR (17 September 1906 - 11 April 1980) was a medical doctor, [[occultist]], and practicing [[warlock]] in rural Pennsylvania. He was the founder and leader of the [[Coven of the Catta]], a coven that practices [[Gardnerian Wicca]]. | '''Frederick LaMotte Santee''', FAAR (17 September 1906 - 11 April 1980) was a medical doctor, [[occultist]], and practicing [[warlock]] in rural Pennsylvania. He was the founder and leader of the [[Coven of the Catta]], a coven that practices [[Gardnerian Wicca]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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professor is countered by God's presentation of a coed who offers her love to assist him in the development of a better world. A scholarly and deep insight into one's search for personal integrity in today's mixed-up society. | professor is countered by God's presentation of a coed who offers her love to assist him in the development of a better world. A scholarly and deep insight into one's search for personal integrity in today's mixed-up society. | ||
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==Legacy== | |||
Exactly one year before his death, ''The Press-Enterprise'', a local newspaper, devoted a full page to Santee's biography including pictures of him in his study. The paper's editor, Ted Fenstermacher, who personally wrote the story, said Santee was "long prominent--albeit somewhat eccentric." | |||
In 1999, English professor Hubert Horton McAlexander described Santee as "A strange man with a strange history ... Brilliant and weird, he was in the view of many sinister." | |||
In 2009, the Animal Planet television show ''The Haunted'' featured a segment on the [[Coven of the Catta]] and explored the potential ghosts of dead cats in and around the Santee mansion on River Street. | |||
His life was an inspiration for the 2022 book ''[[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen]]'', which includes his complete biography. He was also featured in the [[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen Tarot]] as the [[Page of Cups]]. | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* [https://www.aarome.org/society-of-fellows/directory American Academy of Rome fellowship listing] | * [https://www.aarome.org/society-of-fellows/directory American Academy of Rome fellowship listing] | ||
* [https://openlibrary.org/books/OL11131294M/The_devil's_wager OpenLibrary entry on ''The Devil's wager''] | * [https://openlibrary.org/books/OL11131294M/The_devil's_wager OpenLibrary entry on ''The Devil's wager''] | ||
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1578173/?ref_=nm_flmg_eps_tt_1 Animal Planet episode featuring the Coven of the Cat] | |||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||