Carl Llewellyn Weschcke (September 10, 1930 – November 7, 2015) was an American publisher and the president/owner of Llewellyn Worldwide (formerly Llewellyn Publications) from 1961 until his death. He received nationwide media attention when he bought the supposedly

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Summit Avenue Mansion in

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in 1964, and claimed to have "numerous odd experiences" there. Born in St. Paul, Weschke bought Llewellyn Publications in early 1961 when he was president of Chester-Kent, Inc. In 1970, Weschcke opened the Gnostica Bookstore in

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, as well as the "Gnostica School for Self-Development", based on

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teachings. He also began the Gnostic Aquarian Festivals in Minneapolis, also known as Gnosticon during the 1970s, which helped fuel the rise in awareness of occult and metaphysical teachings. Weschcke was elected

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of the

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branch in 1959 and

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of the

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branch in 1965.

References

General references

*Rosemary Ellen Guiley, The Encyclopedia of Witches &Witchcraft *Raven Grimassi, Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft *George Knowles
"Carl Weschcke"
"Controverscial.Com" Businesspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota American publishers (people) 1930 births 2015 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople American occultists {{Minnesota-stub