Ian Daniels
Firebird (Cover Art)Ian Daniels was born in Kent, England in 1968 and has always had a
passion for painting and studied at the Kent Institute of Art and
Design in Rochester, England between 1990-1993. Working professionally
as a painter andillustrator since 1985 he has produced work, including
gallery exhibitions, book jackets, fully
illustrated books, art cards and prints,
as well as personal projects, landscape,
megaliths and folktales, themes exploring
earth and spirit, biology, dreaming,
memory, ghosts and stories. His
illustration projects range from
children's fairytales to fantasy fiction
and gothic romance including book covers
for E.A. Poe, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Orson Scott Card and
Poul Anderson. Two collections of fairytales, Classic Celtic Fairytales
and Tales of the Celtic Otherworld feature many of his paintings. To see
more of the art of Ian Daniels please visit his website http://hometown.aol.co.uk/iandanielsart/home.html.Paul Chase-MoonOak
Romantic PastoralPaul Chase MoonOak was born March 18 in Miami, Florida amongst
the coconut palms and the glittering Atlantic. After graduating high
school Paul attended Miami-Dade college where he met his wife,
Dulce Corrales whom he married in 1980. They have two sons Arian
and Tammen. In 1990 he recieved his BA in Religion from the University
of Florida, the same year he discovered NeoPaganism. In 1991 his family
along with another Pagan couple moved to a multi-acre homestead. It
was this same year that he attended his first Pagan Gathering in
Georgia as well as received his first copy of the GREEN EGG and found
his spiritual home within the CAW. In 1992 he helped establish the
Alachua (county) Pagan Alliance, an open forum group meeting
monthly and later the Holy Oak Nest which flourished during the decade.
In 1997 he became an ordained minister at Dragon Hills, GA by
Oberon and Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart. In 2003 he received his
MA from the University of Florida in religion and between 2005 and 2007
worked on his doctoral degree at CIIS in San Francisco. He is currently
working on his dissertation in his hometown of Gainesville, Florida
where he lives with his partner Elisabet, 3 cats, 2 scooters and a pickup to be converted to electric ASAP. The current CAW "Nest" is
the Radiant Light Church of All Worlds, an interfaith group working
in the community to spread the good news of spiritual diversity
and goodwill.Francesca De Grandis
Dark Cup of LightAuthor of "Goddess Initiation" (HarperSanFrancisco) and "Be a Teen
Goddess!" (Citadel Press) lives midst the trees and Faeries of
Pennsylvania. She provides professional spiritual counseling--
renegade style--by phone for people all over the world, people of any
spiritual tradition or happy lack thereof. She is also the founder
of Faery Nation (http://www.outlawbunny.com/faerienation.html).
You can also reach her at outlawbunny@outlawbunny.com or
(814)-337-2490.Rev. Regina Navickas (aka Zenobia Morgana)
Santeria 101Regina has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion and in May will be
receiving her degree in Anthropology from Rutgers University. Regina
also has an Associate Degree in Psychology. Regina was born and
raised on a farm in New Jersey where she has the blessing of still living.
She has been a student of the "New Age Movement" -- aka "So that's
what I am - I'm Pagan! Who knew? And look! There are" lots of people
just like me!!!" since the late 70's - early 80's. For most of the past
X-number of years Regina has spent life as a Wiccan. She has been
both a solitary and a member of a coven, starting her own coven in the
mid-90's. Since 1999, Regina has been an ordained minister of the
Universal Life Church. Regina enthusiastically placed both feet on the
Path of the Orishas back in 2004 when Juan Carlos Peres Leon Baba
Illoibe Melli Babalao Cubano, became her Padrino and teacher. She
has never looked back. She is currently in the process of writing a book,
part theoretical and part ethnographical. At least as of right now it will
be, only the Orishas truly know for that will take an ethnographical
look at Santeria in America. It will be part historicsure how it will
turn out. Besides being a Reiki practitioner and neoshaman, when time
allows, she is researching the healing practices of indigenous peoples
of Mongolia as well as North and South America to enhance her own
spiritual and healing practices.Laura Wildman-Hanlon
Spring VowsLaura Wildman-Hanlon is the author of What's Your Wicca I.Q.?
(Citadel Press 2002), Wiccan Meditations (Citadel Press 2005),
and Celebrating the Pagan Soul (Citadel Press 2005). She is the
Academic Dean of Cherry Hill Seminary, a virtual Pagan
seminary offering Professional Pagan Ministry and Leadership
Education (http://cherryhillseminary.org) where she also teaches the
course on Wedding Officiation.Tom Donohue
Aquatic Apes, Moral BiologyTom Donohue is a recently retired teacher from Lowell High School in
San Francisco, where for twenty years he was best known as
"Mister Donohue". In the years prior to that, he was a Public Health
Microbiologist, first in Bacteriology then in Virology. He has also
been a researcher on telomerase at the Blackburn Lab, UCSF.
He has been a member of CAW for over twenty years but considers
himself Pagan since the age of seven. He also has an identical twin
brother who is also Pagan.Micheal R. Gorman
Our Pagan EldersMichael is the Chief Druid Emeritus and Founder of the Sacramento
Grove of the Oak, Inc., an eclectic Pagan community that gathers
regularly in Midtown Sacramento, California. He is the national
Lambda Literary Award winning author of
the innovative biography of Jose Sarria
called The Empress Is A Man. His writing
covers a range of genres; journalism, poetry,
lyrics, playwriting, short stories, and non-
fiction scholarship. He holds a bachelor of
Arts and a Master of Arts degrees from
California State University, Sacramento,
and has since his formal studie become a
student of Celtic Druids out of Lewes,
England, a teacher, and an ordained minister. He currently is working
on a biography of Irish poet and Druid, Ella Young, and a book of Celtic
philosophy. He lives in Midtown with his partner of 10 years,
"Dr. Dean" and their black cat Sabbath, whom Michael cals his "reluctant familiar." You can contact Michael at PoetGorman@aol.com or visit his
website www.groveoftheoak.org.Ariel Monserrat
Third Time is the CharmAriel was born and raised in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles,
California. She has a Master's in Counseling Psychology. Her past
careers have included six years spent as a flight attendant and 15 years
as a psychotherapist. She has been a Pagan, a Witch and a member of
the Church of All Worlds for over 10 years. She and her mate of 4 years,
Tom Donohue moved to the mountains of Northeast Tennessee almost
two years ago, where they live on 11 acres of woodlands with their 2
horses and 2 cats.Nydia Walker
The Rebirth of An EgyptianNydia's interest in Ancient Egypt began as a small child and is evident
today in her work as a freelance writer and as High Priestess of Temple
Ankh. When not working, she relaxes with her family on their
Kentucky farm and chats with Temple members on the Yahoo
groups message board. She can also be found at Pegasus Production
Psychic Fairs working as a Psychic and Lecturer at their fairs in
Evansville, IN and Owensboro, KY.Jaya Rubysdaughter
Acceptance, EmergenceJaya Rubysdaughter is a solitary/hedge witch. in the real world she is a
nurse who has a strong interest in healing/energy working and
divination. She currently lives in her hometown, a small rural farming
community in the Midwest. You may contact her at
shecat334ab@yahoo.com.Andi Fisher
The Goddess, The Maiden, the Mother and the CroneRt. Rev. Andi Fisher: As a young child she was surprised to find that not
everyone shared her gift of clairvoyance.Her father, a dedicated and
gifted Christian, encouraged her to seek
divinity in all ways that rang true to her,
never imposing his own views on her. In
April 2001 she followed through with a vision
that had deeply motivated her to reach even
higher. Andi believed that it was possible
to gather representation from the Four
root Tribes of Man(kind) to stand firmly and
peacefully in their individual faiths, together
within one space and time. Proudly dignified in their beliefs without the
need to defend or protect these beliefs, therefore secure to respect
and acknowledge the same of other - perhaps conflicting - beliefs in
people who shared the circle with them. The goal was to discover
whether indeed it was possible to create religious and racial tolerance
and acceptance amongst mankind - even if only for a brief moment
in time. The Four Tribes of Man(kind) was an extraordinary
success, attracting visitors and guest speakers from many corners
of the globe to share in global spiritual unity. This was the first step
in what has become Andi's mission on earth. Finding and focusing on the commonalities, the golden threads of truths that are woven throughout
all religions and spiritual paths, instead of focusing on the differences
that exist amongst colour and creed. To this purpose the Universal
Spirit Sanctuary was recently birthed, a global vehicle with which to
teach, learn and commune with mankind these common threads of
truths that prevail. Members are from all paths, and are encouraged
to learn of one another's spiritual paths in order to cultivate tolerance
and understanding. Ordained in the CNCI, Andi is 3rd degree
Archpriestess and Elder. She recently accepted an appointment to
represent the CNCI as Chief Director and Chief Priestess CNCI
South Africa. She is looking towards obtaining her Doctorate in Divinity
next. She considers herself a Universal Maverick, rather than
representing one faith, and does not enjoy labels as these imply
limitations. It is Andi's goal to co-write books and produce multi-media
educational tools in order to widely spread the message of global
spiritual unity. Born and raised in South Africa, Andi will always flow
to the pulse of Africa in her veins. However, she is planning on
immigrating within the next few years to either the USA or the UK
where she will be further empowered to continue her greater spiritual
work and to take it to the next level. Visit Andi's Universal Spirit
Sanctuary web site at: www.uss.za.org.
Sabrina The Inkwitch
Sunning, Triple GoddessSabrina has been an artist since her early childhood. She attended
college under full art scholarship Her artworks have been purchased
since the 70's. Her career as a Pagan artist came after a long search for
the truer spirit of her nature and the delivery of purpose to her artwork
began to follow her passion and beliefs. The simplest of conversations
with a friend set into motion the plans ofproducing what the public
might seek or need in the way of Pagan styled
and themed artwork. Generating artwork
rendered to capture the needs, mood and
history of our times is no easy task, but
Sabrina is tenacious in listening to her public,
and committed to meeting thier needs. The
freedom of expression of religion or purpose
has a serious reality but may only be revealed
through time if captured in artwork or fine writings. Sabrina sees her
ability to deliver the ideas of history and present times blended together
through artwork as a blessing. Sabrina clings to the "Old Style" of
dipping hernubbed pen into an Ink Well as her ancestors did so long ago.
The art community considers her a "Purist" and upholding this tradition just mirrors her beliefs
and love of the craft. She also paints, gardens,
is a veracious reader and teaches the Craft of
the Wise in her area. She travels to meet the
public whenever possible and takes
appointments through stores whenever she can
to meet the very public she strives to serve. She
has no staff, does all her own mail and ships her own private orders. She
paints and inks well into the wee hours of the night and loves every
moment of capturing the adventure she calls "my path". Don't be
surprised if you order a print from her to find a scribbled, handwritten
note from her personally, tucked inside. For her, it's all part of
connecting with the person who found beauty in a piece of art she put line
after line and hour after hour into creating. For more of Sabrina's
wonderful art please visit her site http://www.theinkwitch.com.
