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Volume 1, Issue 4

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Jessica Galbreth   Enchanted Art


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Tiffanie Leigh Gray   Elfwood Gallery and GrayHaven


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Joanna Hurley    


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Karistan karistan_a@dreamseeker.org  


Karistan Amalameer was born in the wilds of Missouri a quarter of a century ago. She currently lives in New Jersey after being dragged kicking and screaming from Texas by her mate. She is an eclectic pagan that is still sorting out her path after hearing the call of the Goddess two years ago. This, of course, wasn't a shock to Her. Karistan is still a bit boggled, and is wondering when She will quit playing hide-and-go-seek with her.

Karistan currently lives with her mate, Tensen, and their two cat-children. She is an needlework enthusiast with about ten large projects going at any one time, and as such, suffers from a seemingly debilitating case of BAPS (Big @$$ Project Syndrome). The whirring of her sewing machine has been known to be heard at all hours of the night. Karistan realizes that there is no cure for her sewing addiction. Tensen, of course, loves her anyway, and is awaiting more hand-embroidered, custom-fit garb.

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Judy Kennedy waywardmuse@cybertrails.com

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Judy Kennedy has been writing words and music since age 13, publishing mainly political commentary and feature stories on artists. She has a Masters degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Music, Psychology, and Philosophy) and a professional background as a litigation paralegal. She enjoys public speaking with Toastmasters International, and her interests include but are not limited to: music (all kinds); spirituality (comparative mysticism and religion); animals (especially cats); snow skiing; sky diving; scuba; movies; vampirology; law (particularly regarding freedom of expression); and in general, discerning hidden connections between things, people, and events that most of us tend to overlook. Though a native Texan, she now resides in the beautiful Sonoran desert near Phoenix.

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L.M. Kenney    


L.M. Kenney is a published author of children's literature, poetry and special interest articles. Kenney teaches Taoist meditation and is currently completing a masters degree in psychology and professional counseling. When she completes her degree she intends to combine her counseling training with her spiritual practices to help bring healing to those who suffer and harmony to this fragmented world. Kenney is a mother to two young boys and values motherhood as the highest honor and the greatest spiritual training ground.

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Darcy Klooster   RedPaw Productions


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Neal Levin tensen@dreamseeker.org  


Neal Levin, is the Secretary of Alternative Faith Awareness. He also has the role of Librarian, and dreams of forming a great reference library for all. Neal, known in most pagan circles as Tensen, or Ulf Tensen. He lives with his mate, Karistan, and two furry children (Orient and Nowell) in central New Jersey. His hobbies include all forms of computer related things, online and tabletop RPGs, and medieval reenactment. You can usually find him at medieval events making and selling jewelry.

Neal has studied various faiths in the struggle to forge his own path. He has been studying aspects of paganism for the last 15 years, and doesn't have it right yet. He would like to acknowledge the organizations that helped mold his path during the search. Those individuals from the Serpent Stone Family who guide through being, those of the Barley Moon Coven and the Blue Star Traditionalists that he had the honor to study with. He attempts to merge facets of the Celtic and Norse Cultures together to make his own aspect. Loki has touched him, and with his sarcastic humor, is made known. Neal is legally ordained under the Progressive Universal Life Church and the Chryssalis Ministries, a healing ministry. As such he has legally performed marriages in the state of New Jersey. Most recently he had the honor to perform the legal handfasting of Morte and Eric Portney. He is currently spending time researching interfaith relations and the teachings of other religions.

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Link AnthLink@aol.com  


People often ask me why I chose the name Link. One important lesson for me this time around is to understand how all things "interconnect" -- like noodles in the same cosmic broth. (Okay, I also wanted a really simple name that would not raise eye-brows in a mundane setting. Something like RunningBuffaloMoonFeather just doesn't fit me...)

Most of my writing focuses on how ordinary parts of everyday life can be sacred and magical. Being ordinary makes them no less special! I try to erase the lines that separate spirituality from the rest of life. I don't spend too much time in elaborate ritual, but rather see nearly every action as a magical event, from slicing an apple to licking an envelope. I often encourage readers to not blindly follow traditional spoon-fed teachings, but to discover what feels right for themselves, and for the moment. The most important Book we could ever find is written deep within ourselves, and within nature -- and every day we turn a new page!

I grew up in a small suburban NJ town, the youngest child of two hard-working parents. I survived 12 years of Catholic school, which helped shape my "everyday" spiritual views (With the nuns of Saint Mary's School, everything was a religious experience - from lunch to recess to taking tests and doing homework.) While I shed much of what I learned there, I think a few things stuck.

I began learning about the Craft in the mid-1970's, but did not really become active until 1993 (what I call reaching "Spiritual Puberty"). My first teacher was a dear friend and neighbor, a Gardnerian 3rd Degree, who was killed in a car accident in 1984. (Great guy, lousy driver...) In 1993 I became a member of a small Tradition with only a few members spread out around the US. This gave me the opportunity to spend time with/learn from elders well-recognized in the Community. I am now a Solitary, with ties to several nearby groups. I am also a member of Covenant of the Goddess, Earth Spirit, Circle Network, Free Spirit Alliance, et al. I am legally certified as clergy with both Covenant of the Goddess and ULC (for whatever that means). My work has been published in many places throughout the US, plus Canada, England, Ireland, Holland and Australia. I hold a bachelors degree in Communications/Journalism, and a masters degree in business and government policy.

Fun? I enjoy good food and good wine, bad humor, camping, gardening, traveling, almost anything Brazilian, the Ocean, SciFi, and sleeping late at least once a week.

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Grace Macy   Sheshat's Online Library

Grace currently lives in New Orleans, where she is finishing her B.A. in English at Tulane University. Her passions are writing, theology, and caring for her 3 cats (Tom, Geri, and Kieran) as well as the local strays. Her website, Sheshat's Library, contains her non-publishable work (aka: fanfic) as well as a collection of work by other authors.

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Jasmine Moondancer    

Jasmine Moondancer is a homemaker, living in the Delaware Valley area. She has a two year old child, loving husband, and is 32 years old. She has been a Solitary Wiccan for 8 years.

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