Neopagan
teacher, writer, and initiate of several traditions of Wicca, Witchcraft and
Hermetic Magic, thinks of herself as just another occult generalist who
insulates her house with books.
In addition to her scholarly pursuits, Phaedra was a pioneer in public
Pagan worship in Chicago where she was a founding member of Panthea
Temple, was an active public Pagan in North Carolina, and served as
National vice president of the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist
Pagans (CUUPS). She been a presenter on the topics of magic, Tarot, and
Ritual at events throughout the US, has published many articles, and
A contributor to Llewellyns 2010 Witches Companion. Phaedra spent most of the 00s in New York Druid-wrangling her late husband, Isaac Bonewits, with whom she co-authored Real Energy: Systems, Spirits, And Substances to Heal, Change, And Grow (New Page, 2007).
Shauna Aura - A mystic, shamanic,
ecstatic spiritual seeker, Shauna is inspired by mythic imagination,
awakening the vision of the impossible, and the song of sustainable
community. She teaches throughout the Midwest, and her organization, Ringing
Anvil, offers an intensive educational program in the transformative arts of
community leadership, ritual, and spiritual growth.
Mark Mandrake - An alchemist, tarot reader, chakra healer, channeler,
and wizard- Mark believes in marrying the metaphysical, magical, and the
mundane for mind, body, and spiritual health. He teaches classes using magic
as a tool for personal growth and on spiritual leadership and community
building. He has served the Pagan community as leader of a CUUPS group, High
Priest of several covens, and several community initiative serving Pagans of
all ages and Paths in Chicago. He is passionate for how we each can, through
the alchemical process, turn our spiritual lead into gold as individuals and
as a community.
