WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ... LADY SINTANA
By BILL MONTGOMERY
Published on: 02/05/07
The former burlesque dancer who founded what may be the nation's most public house of witchcraft 32 years ago in Atlanta is nearing age 70, seriously ailing and living quietly out of state.
But as Lady Sintana, Candace Huntsman Lehrman, who started the Ravenwood Church and Seminary of Wicca at her home near Little Five Points in 1975, remains a revered figure in her Atlanta witches' coven. The church and seminary was the first tax-exempt pagan religious institution in Georgia ...
In 1979, a young female runaway was shot to death in the living room by the friend of a Ravenwood resident. Neither was formally affiliated with Ravenwood, but the incident attracted unwelcome attention and more hostility, including threats. Lehrman hired off-duty police to provide security ...
"We find that security is not the problem it used to be," Zoeller said. "We don't need guards any more." ...
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