Heathen Heretic
Rebecca Buchanan
Rebecca Buchanan is the editor of the Pagan literary ezine Eternal Haunted Summer. She is also the editor-in-chief of Bibliotheca Alexandrina. She thinks it is incredibly unfair that she must work for a living rather than being able to read all day. In her next life, she would like to be a library cat.
John Halstead
Sam Webster
Sam Webster is a Pagan Mage, one of the very few who is also a Master of Divinity, and is also currently a Doctoral candidate in History at the University of Bristol, UK, under Prof. Ronald Hutton. He is an initiate of Wiccan, Druidic, Buddhist, Hindu and Masonic traditions and an Adept of the Golden Dawn founding the Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn in 2001. His work has been published in a number of journals such as Green Egg and Gnosis, and 2010 saw his first book, Tantric Thelema, establishing the publishing house Concrescent Press. Sam lives in the San Francisco East Bay and serves the Pagan community principally as a priest of Hermes.
Machelle Earley
Reading the cards since 1999, Machelle enjoys using her empathy and intuition to assist others gain insight into their lives, helping them on their path of personal development and enlightenment. Her specialty is working with shadows, where she helps others discover and heal the hidden shadows of self that have been tucked away for self preservation but have, in fact, limited each person’s ability to live to their fullest potential. Also a Reiki Practitioner, she is committed to helping others heal through her business Ray of Light Tarot & Reiki.
Thea Sabin
Thea Sabin is a writer/editor whose professional work currently focuses on web content management, curriculum development, and instructional design. She has taught a variety of subjects—including editing, high school English and theater, gardening, crafts, Wicca, and astrology—off and on for more than two decades. A practicing Wiccan since her teens, she first started teaching Wicca—very, very badly and long before she was ready—in college. She wrote her book Teaching Wicca and Paganism in the hope that it would help other teachers get a better start than she did. Her first book, Wicca for Beginners, was designed to help seekers new to Wicca build a foundation for Wiccan practice. Find Thea on Facebook or at www.theasabin.com.
Your Humble Correspondent
Hunter Liguore
If you are a fellow writer, you might appreciate this story, "The Writer Who Slept for 100 Years," which was shortlisted by the Master's Review New Voices category, May 2013. http://www.mastersreview.com/new-voices/the-writer-who-slept/
D. R. Bartlette
Galina Krasskova
Galina Krasskova is a Heathen priest, author, and Northern Tradition shaman. She holds a Masters degree in Religious Studies and is currently working toward a PhD in Classics. Galina is the author of several books including “Essays in Modern Heathenry” and “Skalded Apples: A Devotional Anthology to Idunna and Bragi.”
(Photo by Hudson Valley photographer Mary Ann Glass.)
B. T. Newberg
B. T. Newberg is the editor of Humanistic Paganism, a community blog for naturalistic spirituality. For eleven years and counting, he has been practicing meditation and ritual from a naturalistic perspective. He is a member of ADF, and frequent contributor to Patheos, Witchvox, and GoodReads. Professionally, he teaches English as a Second Language. After living in Minnesota, England, Malaysia, and Japan, B. T. Newberg currently resides in South Korea with his wife and cat.
Mark Townsend
A former clergyman in the Church of England, Reverend Mark Townsend now leads his own inclusive and ecumenical ministry that nourishes a strong appreciation for the diversity of faith beyond Christianity, and which strives to honor the divine in all people, regardless of their faith, culture, sexuality or background. As both a progressive priest of the Open Episcopal Church and member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, Mark has been featured on the BBC and several other news programs throughout Britain. He is the author of Jesus Through Pagan Eyes, The Path of The Blue Raven,The Wizard’s Gift and other daring books. He lives in Hereford, England.
Tess Dawson
Eli Effinger-Weintraub
Genn John
Genn John lives in Arkansas near the “Quartz Crystal Capital of the World”. Since 1995, she has been a practicing eclectic witch, incorporating such paths as Crystal Wisdom, Wicca, Buddhism, Reiki, Shamanism, Light Language and more. Genn has been the Keeper at Arkansas Crystal Works, acting as the legs for the Crystal People since 1996. Having recently accepted the honor to be their voice as well, she is the author of Understanding The Crystal People, A Handbook for Lightworkers to Master Their Connection to the Crystal World. Connect with her at genn@arkansascrystalworks.com or Twitter @GennJohn.
Kenaz Filan
Writer, columnist, and interviewer Kenaz Filan is an initiate of Societe La Belle Venus #2. Her most recent book The Power of the Poppy was published by Inner Traditions in 2011.
Elani Temperance
Annika Mongan
Natalie Zaman
From 2006 to 2010, www.broomstix.com was an online magazine for families following alternative spiritual paths. Relaunched in 2013, Broomstix has a new format, but the same, simple goal: to be a positive community resource where folks can share their knowledge and talents.
Janet Boyer
Sihathor
A Kemetic for seven years, a Pagan for eight. When not blogging here or at Sihathor's Open Temple, he draws and writes.
