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BANC MSS 2018/280
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Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: SDiane Bogus papers
Creator:
Bogus, SDiane
Creator:
Adamz-Bogus, SDiane, |d 1946-
Creator:
Adamz, Shariananda
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2018/280
Physical Description:
approximately 17 linear feet
(7 cartons, 2 boxes, 4 oversize boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1957-2012
Abstract: This collection documents the personal and professional life of Black lesbian author, publisher, educator, spiritual healer,
and actor, SDiane Bogus. Bogus is also known as SDiane Adamz-Bogus, Shariananda Adamz, and The Oracle Soul-Joiner. The collection
includes journals; photo albums; art; materials related to The Lesbian & Gay Wedding Planner; writings; correspondence; personalia,
audiovisual materials; and materials related to Woman in the Moon Publications, Bogus' spiritual teachings and education,
and her career as an actor.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
.
Collection is open for research.
No future additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The SDiane Bogus papers were purchased by The Bancroft Library in 2018.
There are no alternative forms of this collection.
SDiane Bogus (b.1946) is an author, publisher, educator, spiritual healer, and actor. At various time in her life, she has
been known as SDiane Adamz-Bogus, Shariananda Adamz, and The Oracle/Sister Soul-Joiner. (She legally changed her name from
SDiane Adamz-Bogus to Shariananda Adamz, a name she accepted under divine unction.) Bogus was born in Chicago, Illinois and
partly raised in Birmingham, Alabama. She holds a B.A. from Stillman College (1968); an M.A. from Syracuse University (1969);
and Ph.Ds from Miami University (1988) and American International University (1998). Bogus also trained in massage therapy,
pranic healing, reiki, and hypnosis, and applies the principles of new age thought and ideology to her teaching, lectures,
workshops, and private psychic readings. From 1979-1999 Bogus was editor-in-chief and publisher of Woman in the Moon Publications,
a new age feminist book company. Her essays, fiction, and poetry reflect her experiences as an African American lesbian and
new age practitioner. In the 1990s, Bogus focus shifted from publishing to new age healing and psychic education. In 2001
she survived being struck by lightning, something she referred to as a life-changing event. As of 2021, Bogus was living in
Copenhagen, Denmark and was director of Oracle Shariananda's Global Healing Therapies.
For more biographical information, see:
https://church-house-of-true-hearts.com/ and
https://archives.nypl.org/scm/20915
[Identification of item], SDiane Bogus papers, BANC MSS 2018/280, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Arranged to the folder level.
Processed by Marjorie Bryer in 2021.
Woman in the Moon Publications records, 1971-2000 (BANC MSS 2003/105 c)
SDiane Adamz-Bogus papers, 1946-2002 [bulk 1980s-1990s](New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,
Sc MG 729)
SDiane Adamz-Bogus audio and moving image collection, 1968-2001(New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in
Black Culture, Sc MIRS Adamz-Bogus 2002-40)
This collection documents the personal and professional life of Black lesbian author, publisher, educator, spiritual healer,
and actor, SDiane Bogus. Bogus is also known as SDiane Adamz-Bogus, Shariananda Adamz, and The Oracle Soul-Joiner. General
notes in the finding aid will generally refer to her as Bogus for the sake of consistency. The collection includes materials
documenting Bogus' experiences as a Black lesbian, and her life in the Bay Area lesbian community. It is divided into 10 series:
Journals; Photo Journals, Photo Albums, and Art; The Lesbian & Gay Wedding Planner; Writings; Correspondence; Woman in the
Moon Publications; The Oracle Soul-Joiner, and Spiritual Teachings and Education; Radio, Television, Film, and Theater; Biographical
Materials and Personalia; and Audiovisual Materials. Bogus' original folder and journal titles were retained. The Schomburg
Center currently holds parts of Bogus' archive, and there may be overlap getween the two collections.
Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted to The Bancroft Library.
See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html
Digital materials transferred to the Digital Collections Unit of The Bancroft Library.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bogus, SDiane -- Archives
African American women authors--20th century
American literature--African American authors.
American poetry--20th century--African American authors
American literature--Women authors.
Lesbians.
Woman in the Moon Publications
New Age movement.
African American healers
African American educators.
Diaries.