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About the Authors

Chandra Alexandre is an initiated Tantrika and hereditary Witch. Since 1998, she has worked to create a vehicle for those seeking to embrace the ancient (yet living) embodied and goddess-centered spiritual traditions of India. This resulted in SHARANYA (www.sharanya.org), a goddess temple run by a community in San Francisco, and the Shacan tradition, a syncretism based on Hindu Tantra and witchcraft. She holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and religion, a doctorate of ministry, and an MBA in sustainable management.

Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D., (www.barbaraardinger.com) is the author of Secret Lives , a novel about a circle of crones, mothers, and maidens, plus goddesses, a talking cat, and the Green Man. Her earlier books include Pagan Every Day , Goddess Meditations , Finding New Goddesses (a parody of goddess encyclopedias), and Quicksilver Moon (a realistic novel except for the vampire). Her day job is freelance editing for people who have good ideas but dont want to embarrass themselves in print. To date, she has edited more than 250 books, both fiction and nonfiction, on a wide range of topics. Barbara lives in Southern California with her two rescued Maine coon cats, Heisenberg and Schroedinger.

Blake Octavian Blair (Carrboro, N.C.) is an Eclectic IndoPagan Witch, psychic, tarot reader, freelance writer, energy worker, and a devotee of Lord Ganesha. He holds a degree in English and Religion from the University of Florida. Blake lives in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina with his beloved husband, an aquarium full of fish, and an indoor jungle of houseplants. Visit him at www.blakeoctavianblair.com or write to blake@blakeoctavianblair.com.

Deborah Blake is a Wiccan High Priestess who has been leading Blue Moon Circle for many years. She is the author of Circle, Coven and Grove , Everyday Witch A to Z , The Goddess is in the Details , and The Everyday Witch A to Z Spellbook , all from Llewellyn . She was a finalist in the Pagan Fiction Award Contest and her short story, Dead and (Mostly) Gone, is in The Pagan Anthology of Short Fiction . She is also working on a number of novels. When not writing, Deborah runs The Artisans Guild and works as a jewelry maker, a tarot reader, an ordained minister, and an Intuitive Energy Healer. She lives in a hundred-year-old farmhouse in rural upstate New York with five cats who supervise all her activities, both magickal and mundane.

Boudica is reviews editor and co-owner of The Wiccan/Pagan Times and owner of The Zodiac Bistro . A former New Yorker, she now resides with her husband and eight cats in Ohio.

Lisa Allen/Calantirniel has been published in many Llewellyn annuals and has practiced many forms of natural spirituality since the early 1990s. She currently lives in western Montana with her husband, teenage daughter, and three young cats, while her older son is in college. She is a professional astrologer, tarot card reader, dowser, flower essence creator and practitioner, a ULC Reverend, Usui Reiki II, and a certified Master Herbalist. She has an organic garden, crochets professionally, and is co-creating Ti eldaliva, the Elven Path, a spiritual practice based on J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-Earth stories. www.myspace.com/aartiana.

Emily Carlin is an eclectic witch, mediator, and attorney, based in Seattle, Washington. She specializes in shadow work and defensive magick. Emily teaches extensively online at the Grey School, and at Pagan events around the Puget Sound area. Her book, Defense Against the Dark , a guide to all things that go bump in the night and what to do about them, is available online and at major retailers.

Andrea Chavez , a.k.a. Sapphire Soleil, started down the pagan path over twelve years ago. Her studies have allowed her to explore many areas of paganism and she calls herself an eclectic pagan with kitchen witch tendencies. Born and raised among the peas, lentils, and wheat of northern Idaho, this rural Pagan has two university degrees in telecommunications and journalism and is a proud graduate from the Grey School of Wizardry, where she is currently on faculty and associate Dean of Magickal Practices. You can reach her at sapphiresoleil@greyschool.com.

Dallas Jennifer Cobb lives a magical life. She conjures meaningful and flexible work, satisfying relationships and abundant gardens. She has manifested a balance of time and money which support her deepest desires: a loving family, time in nature, self-expression, and a healthy home. She lives in paradise, in a waterfront village in rural Ontario. jennifer.cobb@live.com.

Autumn Damiana is a writer, artist, crafter, and amateur photographer, and has been a mostly solitary eclectic Witch for fourteen years. She is passionate about eco-friendly living, and writes about this and her day-to-day walk on the Pagan path in her blog, Sacred Survival in a Mundane World at http://autumndamiana.blogspot.com/. When not writing or making art, you can find her outside enjoying nature or investigating local history in her hometown of San Jose, California. Contact her at autumndamiana@gmail.com.

Raven Digitalis (Montana) is the author of Planetary Spells & Rituals , Shadow Magick Compendium , and Goth Craft , all from Llewellyn. He is a Neopagan Priest, cofounder of the disciplined eclectic tradition and training coven Opus Aima Obscur, and is a DJ . Also trained in Georgian Witchcraft and Buddhist philosophy, Raven is a Witch, Priest, and Empath. He holds a degree in anthropology and is also an animal rights activist, photographic artist, Tarot reader, and the co-owner of Twigs & Brews Herbs. www.ravendigitalis.com, www.myspace.com/oakraven.