Temple of the Enchanted Realm
Danville, Illinois, USA

Enchanted Realm Temple began life as PURE sanctuary Temple in 1599 Pisces (1999 AD). The Temple took the new name of Enchanted Realm in Year 4 Aquarius when Rev. Reanna Marie became Acting Head of Temple under the imperium of First Elder Lady Bitterwind.

Located in Danville, Illinois, Enchanted Realm offers teaching and ritual as well as sponsoring local events. 

Enchanted Realm and its members also have a number of special duties toward the Tradition as well. 
Enchanted Realm Temple is charged with the duty of procuring and preparing the lustral water for the sacred Lustration ceremonies held in Spring and Fall of each year.

Several members of Enchanted Realm hold important positions in the Tradition. These include Rev. Kim Reffet, who serves as Elder's Herald: Rev. Jason Mycroft, who serves as Chancellor's Herald: and most notably the Arch Priestess Bitterwind, First Elder of the Tradition.
Above: M. Rev. Donald Lewis with Rev. Reanna Marie and Rev. Kim Reffet Of Enchanted Realm





Above: Some of the members of Enchanted Realm Temple including L to R: Vicky, 
Rev. Kim Reffet, Rev. Reanna Marie, Marylynn, Lady Bitterwind

History of Enchanted Realm Temple
The Temple of the Enchanted Realm was founded by Rev. Becci Penry. 

The Temple was originally named PURE Sanctuary. The name PURE Sanctuary stands for "Pagans United for Religious Enlightenment".

Rev. Becci was a student of Rev. Krystel High-Correll, First Priestess of the Tradition, at Dancers of Shakti Temple which was teaching through the Awakenings Center in Danville, Illinois. Lady Krystel had founded the Dancers of Shakti in the '70s to facilitate public outreach and teaching, since the Correll Mother Temple then as now functioned primarily on a Closed Court basis. 

At the time Rev. Becci headed an eclectic group called the Circle of Ascension, and it was this group she originally hoped to Charter as a Correllian Temple. 

It was intended that the Charter would be granted at the first Awakenings festival, held in May of 1599 Pisces.

However the differences between the existing eclectic group and the requirements for a Correllian Temple were considerable. 



Above: The main fire at the first Awakenings Festival


Above: Lady Krystel with Rev. Becci Penry at the first Awakenings Festival

Consequently, after some consultation, it was decided that instead of Chartering the existing group a totally new Temple should be founded, in which members of the existing group could take part or not, as they wished.

Thus the Charter was drawn up for PURE Sanctuary Temple, with Rev. Becci Penry as Acting Head.



Above: The sigil of PURE Sanctuary Temple

At that time the system of Witan Shrines and Proto-Temples we follow now had not yet been put in place, since the Tradition had not yet seen the need for this. Therefore PURE Sanctuary began as a Temple from its first day.

Lady Krystel acted as Sponsor to the new Temple, and soon turned over most of the teaching she had been doing to Rev. Becci, who proved to be an excellent teacher in her own right.

PURE Sanctuary Temple, meeting at the Awakenings Center, prospered. The new Temple attracted many students and sponsored a variety of events. Notably, it continued to play a major role in the popular Awakenings Festivals in Vermilion County, Illinois.



Above: Rev. Becci and some of the members of her Temple are joined by Lord Don and Lady Krystel after the main Awakenings ritual

Above: Rev. Becci at the Awakenings Festival

Rev. Becci continued studying under Lady Krystel, receiving her Third Degree initiation on 7 April of Year 2 Aquarius.

Third Degree status entitled Lady Becci to Head PURE Sanctuary in her own imperium, and to be seated on the Witan Council. 
When the decision was made to begin holding public Lustration ceremonies each Spring and Fall, PURE Sanctuary was selected to act as the host Temple. 

The Lustrations grew out of the Ancestor ceremonies of the Correll Mother Temple, adapted to public use. 

At the time however, falling as it did between the sale of Greenwood house and the acquisition of the Gray Elephant, the Mother Temple did not have facilities large enough for this sort of public ceremony.

Above: Three High Priestess Temple Heads at the first public Lustration ceremony. L to R: Lady Pettingale of Ascension Temple (now defunct), Lady Ruthann of Akasha Temple (now an Elder), and Lady Becci of PURE Sanctuary.

Consequently the first public Lustrations were held by the Mother Temple in the PURE Sanctuary Temple precincts in the Awakenings Center.

PURE Sanctuary's beautiful Temple space lent itself wonderfully to the needs of the Lustrations, which were quite successful.

Later, other Temples would also host Lustration ceremonies.

 Above: The first several public Lustration ceremonies were held in the PURE Sanctuary Temple space at the Awakenings Center in Danville, Illinois. Here Lady Krystel addresses Lady Becci who is acting as Guardian of the South. Also visible are Rev. Stacy Paedusis (Left), Rev. Reanna Marie (Right), and Rev. Casey Carraher (Far Right)
As Head of PURE Sanctuary Lady Becci nurtured a number of people whose talents would flower in the Correllian Tradition. Chancellor's Herald Rev. Jason Mycroft, Elder's Herald Rev. Kim Reffet, and Rev. Reanna Marie herself are all long time members of PURE Sanctuary. In addition both First Priestess Lady Krystel and First Elder Lady Bitterwind often attended PURE Sanctuary.

In November of Year 3 Aquarius Lady Becci stepped down as Head of the Temple, because of a personal tragedy in her life. 

Knowing that she needed time to grieve and re-stabilize herself, and thinking of the welfare of her Temple first, Lady Becci passed leadership of the Temple to Rev. Kim Reffet as Acting Head.

Above: Rev. Kim Reffet, who became Acting Head of PURE Sanctuary (under Rev. Becci's imperium)  in November of Year 3 Aquarius. Rev. Kim subsequently stepped down in favor of Rev. Reanna and now serves as Elder's Herald


Above: In November of Year 4 Aquarius Rev. Reanna Marie became Head of PURE Sanctuary. Here Lady Krystel places the Temple coronet, part of the Temple's regalia, upon Rev. Reanna's Head. Rev. Reanna changed the Temple's name from PURE Sanctuary to Enchanted Realm
 The success of this transition is extremely important. Too many Temples have fallen apart because a Temple Head has not been willing to put the Temple welfare first in a moment of personal tragedy, or been willing to hand over leadership to a worthy successor when for what ever reason they have themselves become unable to lead.

If a Temple is to survive it must be able to survive the transition of leadership which Time will inevitably demand. In this PURE Sanctuary is a sterling example to all Temples.

Rev. Kim in her turn also handed over leadership of the Temple, seeing that her life did not permit her the necessary time to run a thriving Temple.

Thus in November of Year 4 Aquarius Rev. Reanna Marie became Acting Head of Temple.
Rev. Reanna changed the name of the Temple from PURE Sanctuary to Enchanted Realm, and created a new sigil for the Temple. 

Rev. Reanna also initiated another change in taking Sponsorship from First Elder Lady Bitterwind.

Lady Bitterwind has enthusiastically attended PURE Sanctuary/Enchanted Realm for many years, and happily undertook the role of Temple Guide to help Enchanted Realm move forward.