Eleutheria Lineage of the Minoan Brotherhood, also referred to as the Louisiana Line
Eleutheria is a Greek word that refers to liberty; freedom. We of the Eleutheria Lineage, or the Louisiana Line, highly value our freedom of thought, speech, and practice of the spiritual tradition of the Minoan Brotherhood, founded in the late 1970s by Edmund M. Buczynksi as a way to allow men who love men to experience the Mysteries of modern Pagan Witchcraft in an open and non-heterocentric environment. Eleutheria is synonymous with the word Autonomy, which is extremely important as it applies to the individual Groves of our Line.
The Eleutheria Line traces its spiritual lineage back to the founder of the Brotherhood, Edmund Buczynski, and truly begins with the formation of Temenos ta Theia by Minos Hermes in 2008. As an independent Line of the Minoan Brotherhood, we continue to practice and pass on the tradition as it was received by Minos Hermes P. H. of New Orleans, LA. This represents a unique combination of the California Line (currently known as Kydonia Lineage) teachings originally passed to Hermes, and the Knossos/Phaistos Line subsequently bequeathed to him. The same Gods are honored and the initiation rites remain intact and in line with current Minoan Brotherhood practices.
A harmonious blending of lore and text, this Lineage currently flourishes throughout the United States and several European countries including Ireland, France, Germany, and Italy. We have committed to the Path of the Great Mother and Her Divine Son with deference to those who have come before to light the way to Their love and wisdom. We continue the journey of discovery that has been passed to us with wondering eyes and bent knees before the Gods and our initiates, knowing that the future always happens now. Every new initiate is an ecstatic affirmation that the Gods live and we, members of the Eleutheria Lineage, live and grow with them.
The Eleutheria Lineage places emphasis on the balance between the received lore/text and the guidance of our Gods to maintain a living experience of this spiritual and magical tradition. We also see wisdom in the continued honing of various magical arts within the context of our rites. These rites honor our spiritual ancestors while giving freedom of expression for the current leaders and members of each Grove. A true sense of Brotherhood permeates this Line as we enjoy the liberty to freely communicate with and inspire one another along our shared journey.
May the Eleutheria/Louisiana Line continue to flourish and grow, and may the Gods preserve the Brotherhood!
Groves of the Eleutheria Line, 2015