On June 21, 2017 The Grey School of Wizardry announced the first annual \u201cOberon Award for Master Wizard.\u201d This award is given by the Grey School to recognize public figures who have exhibited visionary wisdom in their lives and works, and who exemplify and\/or portray the ideals of Wizardry through outstanding life work dedicated toward the betterment of humankind and of the planet. This is a lifetime achievement award, and is given only once to any individual.<\/p>\n
This award of recognition for \u201cMaster Wizard\u201d is named in honor of renowned Wizard Oberon Zell, Founder and Headmaster of the Grey School of Wizardry, and an esteemed Elder in the worldwide magickal community since the early 1960s.<\/p>\n
The 2017 Award Recipients are:<\/p>\n
Science at the Edge:<\/strong> Neil DeGrasse Tyson (Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey)<\/p>\n Visionary Technology and Philanthropy:<\/strong> William Henry \u201cBill\u201d Gates III & Elon Reeve Musk<\/p>\n Film Production:<\/strong> Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) & George Lucas (Star Wars)<\/p>\n Film Portrayal\u2014Wizard:<\/strong> Sir Ian Murray McKellen (as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings)<\/p>\n Film Portrayal\u2014Witch:<\/strong> Dame Maggie Smith (as Minerva McGonegal in Harry Potter)<\/p>\n Television Portrayal\u2014Wizard or Witch:<\/strong> Alyson Lee Hannigan (as Willow in Buffy the Vampire Slayer)<\/p>\n Magickal Literature:<\/strong> J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter)<\/p>\n Graphic Novels\/Comics: writer:<\/strong> Neil Gaimon (Books of Magic; Sandman; The Dreaming)<\/p>\n Visual Artist:<\/strong> J. H. Williams III (Promethea)<\/p>\n Bardic Arts:<\/strong> Enya Patricia Brennan<\/p>\n Illusion Magic:<\/strong> David Copperfield<\/p>\n Wizardry<\/strong><\/p>\n Wizardry means \u201cwisdom.\u201d Just as artistry is the craft of an Artist, wizardry is the craft of a Wizard\u2014literally, a \u201cwise one.\u201d Wizards were the first scientists\u2014science means \u201cknowledge,\u201d as wizardry means \u201cwisdom.\u201d Philosophy means \u201clove of wisdom,\u201d and \u201cnatural philosophy\u201d was the term used for science up through the 19th century. Many noteworthy scientists are referred to as \u201cWizards\u201d in their biographies, and brilliant computer engineers today are commonly called \u201cWizards.\u201d Thomas Edison was known as \u201cThe Wizard of Menlo Park,\u201d Steve Jobs was called \u201cThe Wizard of Silicon Valley,\u201d and Warren Buffet has been nicknamed the \u201cWizard of Omaha.\u201d<\/p>\n The Grey School of Wizardry<\/strong><\/p>\n The Grey School of Wizardry was incorporated as a non-profit Educational Institution in California on March 14, 2005; and in 2007, received a 501(c)(3) from the IRS for charitable and educational purposes. The Grey School provides an extensive program of arcane and Classical studies for youth and adult students. <\/p>\n As a secular online facility of esoteric education, the Grey School is dedicated to preserving the arcane arts and crafts of the past (i.e. \u201cThe Wisdom of the Ages\u201d) for generations to follow. The core of those teachings is the School motto: Omnia vivunt; omnia inter se conexa (\u201ceverything is alive; everything is interconnected.\u201d).<\/p>\n