Re: [UUPoly-L] Public face of poly

["David Hall" <airsafe1@comcast.net>]

Cat (who was also in CAW when I was) wrote:
> Just fyi, the dates, which are available in OZ's biography on the 
> www.caw.org site are:
> April 14, 1973 - Married MG
> 1995 they "began forming" the Ravenheart family which was, at one time 
> it states 6 people.  I know of 5, so don't know who the 6th person 
> is/was.  As far as I know Wolf and Wynter are still with them but Liza 
> met a new lover and split from the family (I don't know the story 
> beyond the fact that this is what caused OZ & MG's relocation to 
> Cotati.)

Les replied to this:
>I had a lover who lived with them and was lovers with Liza and Wynter.
Based on what I randomly gathered from him, I'd never seen the extended
group as stable, although Oberon and MG have been together and with other
lovers for ages.>

I will add that I attended the triple handfasting of Oberon, MG and Wolf,
with Liza and Wynter as handmaidens. Beautiful ritual. I had met Liza (at
Oberon's urging) before she moved to CA, and spent a litle time with the
family on occasion. They were as bonded as most poly families, but were a
lot more open to others than the ones I know better. Of course, Oberon and
MG were poly from the time CAW was formed before MG coined the word. CAW was
often called the Poly Church, not always in an accepting way.

The breakup with Liza was a painful and surprising time for those of us who
were no longer close to them. As in most breakups, the internal story is
rarely known outside. The breakup of CAW was also painful, and I am just
trying to get up to date on the 3rd Resurrection of CAW.

Bright blessings
Dave in CA