Kerr Cuhulain is the pen name of Canadian Wiccan and retired
Detective Constable Charles Ennis. A former
child abuse investigator, he is the author of several articles on child abuse investigation that appeared in ''
Law & Order Magazine''. A former Air Force officer, Cuhulain was a police officer for over 28 years, a police dispatcher for another 8 years, and a Wiccan for over forty. He's served on the SWAT team, Gang Crime Unit, and hostage negotiation team.
Better known to the Pagan community by his
Wicca
Wicca () is a modern Pagan religion. Scholars of religion categorise it as both a new religious movement and as part of the occultist stream of Western esotericism. It was developed in England during the first half of the 20th century and w ...
n name, Kerr Cuhulain, Ennis was the first Wiccan police officer to go public about his beliefs. He is the former Preceptor General of
Officers of Avalon, a non-profit benevolent association for Pagan and Wiccan law enforcement, firefighting and emergency medical personnel and their families. He is a frequent contributor to
The Witches' Voice
The Witches' Voice (WitchVox) was an online information and networking resource for the Wiccan and Pagan community. It is a non-profit organization founded and run by Wren Walker and Fritz Jung in 1997. It won Peoples' Choice under Spirituality ...
networking website, and has applied his abilities as an
investigative journalist
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years rese ...
to the histories of several controversial individuals in the
Neo-Pagan and
New Age
New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs which rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise definition difficult. Although many scholars consi ...
communities, such as
John Todd and
Michael Warnke.
He speaks at writers' conferences and Pagan festivals throughout Canada and the United States.
Cuhulain lives in
Sechelt, British Columbia
Sechelt (, Shishalh language chat'lich) is a district municipality located on the lower Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Approximately 50 km northwest of Vancouver, it is accessible from mainland British Columbia by a 40-minute ferry tr ...
. He founded an order of knighthood known as the Order of Paladins. He now also writes fantasy fiction as C. A. Ennis and paranormal romance as Carrie Bryce.
Bibliography
* ''Law Enforcement Guide to Wicca'' (1997) Horned Owl Publishing ,
* ''Wiccan Warrior'' (2000) Llewellyn Publications ,
* ''Full Contact Magick'' (2002) Llewellyn Publications ,
* ''Witch Hunts: Out of The Broom Closet'' (2014) Dark Moon Press, Inc.
* ''Magickal Self Defense'' (2008) Llewellyn Publications ,
* ''How to be Glorious'' (2011) CreateSpace Publishing, 9781466382886
* ''Modern Knighthood'' (2nd edition 2013), CreateSpace Publishing, 9781463573881
References
External links
Officers of AvalonOrder of Paladins
Living people
Writers from British Columbia
Canadian occult writers
Canadian Wiccans
Year of birth missing (living people)
Wiccan writers
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