Victor was one of my first teachers in the Craft. I will always be grateful for the worlds he opened up for me... He was fierce, passionate, powerful, real. An inspired poet, he was a brilliant creator of myth and liturgy. He was allied spiritually with all the indigenous traditions of the planet; a true shaman.

• Starhawk, author of "The Spiral Dance"

My interview with the poet and shaman Victor Anderson ... was among the most mysterious of my encounters. His was the only story I heard that was clearly from the land of faery. It was pure poetry.

• Margot Adler, author of "Drawing Down the Moon"

Victor Anderson, the most important exponent of the Feri/Faery Faith in America, is also the person responsible for bringing it to this country. Victor has been a teacher and friend to some of the most influential personalities in the Craft today ...

The name of Victor Anderson is mentioned with a great deal of reverence, as he is one of the few direct discendents of this ancient faith. He is a keeper of the flame.

• Ellen Evert Hopman, "Being a Pagan"

Victor wrote beautifully poetic rituals for the Faerie Tradition. Over the years, a number of remarkable people were trained by Victor ... The influence of the shamanic tradition now called 'Feri' has been enormous.

• Oberson Zell-Ravenheart, editor of "Green Egg" magazine, quote from "Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard"

Victor may be even more influential in the Witch and Pagan movement than Gerald Gardner in the long run. He wrote very little, but his students have burst upon the scene over and over with the most creative and forceful visions of any set of trainees I have ever seen. Either more creative, dynamic and intelligent people were attracted to him, or he truly was exceptional.

• Penny J. Novack, contributor to "Green Egg" magazine, "Celebrating the Pagan Soul," and "Drawing Down the Moon"