Raven Grimassi Raven Grimassi has been a practitioner and teacher of Witchcraft for over 30 years. He is an initiate of several Witchcraft traditions including Brittic, Pictish-Gaelic, and Celtic Traditionalist. Raven is a legally ordained clergy of Witchcraft. Grimassi is currently the Directing Elder of the Arician Tradition, a system of Italian Witchcraft. He is also a recognized expert on Italian Witchcraft, and the foremost authority on the works of Charles Godfrey Leland in this particular field. Raven has appeared on television and radio interviews nation wide, in several short films on Witchcraft, and was a consultant for the pilot movie film called Mind Forest. Raven is a popular lecturer and guest speak at festivals and conventions nationwide.

Raven Grimassi is the author of over 13 books on Wicca and Witchcraft, including - Beltane: Springtime Rituals, Lore and Celebration, Book of Ways: Volumes 1 and 2, Crafting Wiccan Traditions: Creating a Foundation for Your Spiritual Beliefs & Practices (Available February 2008), Encyclopedia Of Wicca & Witchcraft (awarded Best Non-Fiction, 2001), Hereditary Witchcraft: Secrets of the Old Religion, Hidden Path Oracle Kit (co-author and co-creator), Italian Witchcraft: The Old Religion of Southern Europe, Spirit Of The Witch: Religion & Spirituality in Contemporary Witchcraft, Ways Of The Strega: Italian Witchcraft: Its Legends, Lore, & Spells (Out of print), Well Worn Path Divination System (co-author and co-creator), Wiccan Magick: Inner Teachings of the Craft, Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origins & Teachings (awarded Book of the Year and First Place - Spirituality Book by the Coalition of Visionary Retailers in 1998), The Witch's Familiar: Spiritual Partnership for Successful Magic, Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition, and Witches' Craft: The Roots of Witchcraft & Magical Transformation.

Raven currently lives in southern California with his wife Stephanie and divides his time between writing, directing the Arician Tradition, and developing The College of the Crossroads, a Mystery Tradition School. He is devoted to preserving and teaching the Mystery Tradition of pre-Christian Europe.

 

Stephanie Taylor is a 3rd degree initiate of a Celtic Traditionalist system of Wicca, and a 3rd degree initiate of Italian Witchcraft (the Arician Tradition). She is a legally ordained clergy of Witchcraft. Stephanie is the co-author and co-creator of The Well Worn Path and the Hidden Path Oracle to be released in Fall 2007.

Nature has always been an extremely important part of her life experience, never having been brought up in any conventional religion. As a young girl Stephanie was taught about the fae by her Welsh grandmother and Astrology by her mother. She has studied, taught, and used it as a tool of transformation throughout her life experience. She is also a Tarot reader and teacher with many years of experience.

Stephanie co-owned and operated Raven's Loft shop for four years. She has been a guest speaker on several panels alongside such noted figures as Monty Farber, Amy Zerner, and Rachel Pollack. She has also appeared on television and in several short film documentaries on Witchcraft. Stephanie has also worked as a consultant for the movie pilot film Mind Forest, in which she likewise appears.

She currently lives in Southern California with her husband and divides her time between operating Raven's Loft cyber store, author management and publicist work, while creating and developing The College of the Crossroads, a Mystery Tradition School.

Meet the Artist

Photo by Brittany Hodges

 Mickie Mueller is an award winning earth based spiritual artist, She is the illustrator of The Well Worn Path divination kit created by authors Raven Grimassi and Stephanie Taylor. Her visionary work is a combination of colored pencil and acrylic wash that is magically infused with herbs corresponding with the subject she is portraying.

Mickie's artwork has appeared in a variety of publications including the cover art for Witchcraft and Wicca magazine in the United Kingdom, Oracle 2000, Spirit Seeker, and Raven's Call magazines. Her art website has also received praise from the Wiccan Pagan Times webzine. She enjoys writing and speaking on many topics of art and magic and has appeared in Llewellyns Magical Almanac, Online Journal and other publications. In addition to her career as a freelance artist, Mickie is also a reiki master/teacher in the Usui-Royoho tradition of healing, is a member of Greenwood Circle and the Missouri Area Fantasy Illustrators Association. She resides in Missouri with her husband and children.

She currently works as a graphic designer for a point of purchase display company.

Visit her website at http://www.mickiemuellerart.com to see more of her artwork, articles, personal appearances and more.

 

 
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