Over the past 24 years, the following people have presented at Gaia's Womb events:

** indicates an Ancestor; now one of our Beloved Dead.

**Margot Adler

**Margot Adler,** a frequent guest, and favorite among Gaia's Womb presenters was an author, journalist, lecturer, Wiccan priestess and New York correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR). She was the host of "Justice Talking," and a regular voice on "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition." Margot is the author of *Heretic's Heart,* a memoir of the 1960's and of *Drawing Down the Moon,* the classic work on contemporary Paganism. Margot was more than just a presenter, she was a friend and Tribe Sister to many of the women who attended the events and she was present at as many events as an attendee as she was as a presenter. Margot passed from this world on July 28, 2014. She will be greatly missed and is remembered with love.

Basia Alexander

**Basia Alexander** teaches Cooperation with Nature™ and Tree Whispering™ classes nationally, including at the Omega Institute. She currently co-owns Plant Health Alternatives, LLC. Basia is developing methodologies that will streamline practical processes for cooperation with Nature and make them available at every level of society. In her previous business, Revitalizations, Basia lead creativity workshops, wrote inspirational and spiritual manuals, practiced healing arts and offered life coaching to revitalize the body, mind and spirit as a whole. Basia is also an author, rose gardener and desktop publisher.

Deirdre Pilgrim-Arthen

Deirdre Pulgram-Arthen is the executive director of the EarthSpirit Community in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. She has been involved with the organization since 1980. Deirdre has an M.A. degree in Counseling Psychology from Lesley University. She is a trained pagan priestess, a spiritual counselor, an educator, a writer, a community organizer, a singer, a certified Death Midwife, and an experienced ritualist and composer of sacred chants.
Her website is: https://www.EarthSpirit.org

Ruth Barrett

**Ruth Barrett** is a Dianic high priestess, ritualist, educator, author, and award winning recording artist of original Goddess songs. Ruth's numerous recordings, beginning in 1980 have been among the pioneering musical works in the Goddess Spirituality Movement. Ruth began her formal Goddess studies with founding Goddess Movement muse Shekhinah Mountainwater in 1975. Since inheriting Z Budapest's Los Angeles ministry in 1980, Ruth has taught magical and ritual arts in the Dianic tradition at festivals and conferences across the United States, in Canada, and Great Britain. Ruth served the Los Angeles women's community as co-founder and as the religious director of Circle of Aradia (CoA) for two decades, creating and teaching a Dianic curriculum of classes and providing open seasonal rituals with women of her community. In 1997 Ruth was honored as recipient of the L.A.C.E. award for outstanding contributions in the area of Spirituality from the Gay and Lesbian Center in Los Angeles. In 2000, Ruth relocated to the Midwest where she founded Temple of Diana with life partner, Falcon River. Ruth is author of Women's Rites, Women's Mysteries: Intuitive Ritual Creation (Llewellyn, 2004).

H. Byron Ballard

H. Byron Ballard is a Western North Carolina native, teacher, folklorist, and guide to help you on your exploration of alternative modes of spirituality, including Appalachian hoodoo. A rootworker and energy consultant; freelance writer and urban farmer; a weaver of words and webs, She is the author of:

Earthworks: Ceremonies in Tower Times
Embracing Willindorf: A Witch’s Way of Loving Your Body to Health and Fitness
Asfidity & Mad-Stones; A Friendly Ramble Through Hillfolks’ Hoodoo,
Staubs & Ditchwater, A Friendly and Useful Introduction to Hillfolks’ Hoodoo

Byron comes to us from Asheville, North Carolina. Her website is: https://www.myvillagewitch.com

Anne Benvenuti

**Anne Benvenuti** is a published poet, writer, and photographer, Anne Benvenuti is the author of Spirit Unleashed; Reimagining Human-Animal Relations, an intellectually and emotionally rich and complex exploration. A professor of psychology and philosophy, an integrative scholar, a licensed clinical psychologist, and a priest of the Episcopal Church, Anne’s research interests include neuroscientific models of natural spirituality and natural spirituality for social policy and human-animal relations; and clinical integration of spirituality and health. Anne is a trustee on the Council of the Parliament of the World’s Religions and co-chair of its Women’s Task Force. She also serves on the U.N. NGO Committee on Mental health.

Janet Berres

**Janet Berres** has studied astrology and been a professional tarot reader since the early 1970’s. She has been heavily involved in the astrology, and tarot communities for all of her adult life. From 1992-1995, Janet co-owned a metaphysical bookstore that sponsored many events for astrologers, and hosted speakers and workshops to further the enlightenment of the astrological community. Janet is an avid reader on all esoteric and occult subjects, and the author of the book *Your Guide to the Tarot*, included in Llewellyn's *Tarot Kit For Beginners,* published in 2005.

Jennifer Berezan

**Jennifer Berezan:** Jennifer’s lifelong interest in ancient sacred music, healing, and Goddess Spirituality has come to the forefront of her work. She presented a workshop entitled **"The Ecstasy of Sound,"** which incorporated song and chanting, with a presentation about the Hypogeum, a 6,000 year old temple on the island of Malta, where her latest CD, *Returning* was recorded. *Returning* is an extraordinary and beautiful long playing healing chant to the Mother Of Us All. Jennifer can be reached at www.edgeofwonder.com.

Kathleen Bohn

**Kathleen Bohn, OP:** Sister Kathleen Bohn is a Racine Dominican, spiritual guide, a weaver, and a staff member of the Racine Dominican, Retreat Department. She is the Associate Director of the Retreat Program at Siena Center, has a Masters of Arts degree in counseling, with additional certified work in Jungian psychology and a background in theology. Kathleen has studied under international expert and author on labyrinths, Lauren Artress, and is a certified labyrinth facilitator.

Helen Bond

**Helen Bond:** one of the original Founders of Gaia's Womb, is a performer, percussionist, educator and storyteller. She is the founder and owner of Medusa's Musical Mysteries, and co-founder of the Performance Ensemble Diamana Diya, and the Benkadi Project. Helen travels to Guinea, West Africa (since 2001) where she lives among the Malinke people. While there, she studies under world-renowned musicians and grand masters of the djembe drum and its orchestra (bass drums-dununs). Helen spends her time learning traditional music, dance, songs and local culture of Guinea. Helen has enjoyed the benefits of music since her childhood. In turn, she now brings the joy of drumming into your life through her workshops. Her teaching style allows even the novice to experience the joyful feel of community drumming. Helen teaches traditional Malinke rhythms from West Africa as well as non-traditional original compositions. She can be reached at www.medusadrums.com

Sylvia Brallier

**Sylvia Brallier:** Author, Artist, Activist, Musician, Dancer, Director and more, Sylvia has been involved in the healing, service, and performance arts for decades. She manages her own considerable physical and medical challenges, and counsels, teaches and offers guidance across a wide spectrum of genres. Her effervescent, and enthusiastically positive spirit is equally matched by her brilliant mind, and intuitive ability to connect with students for the best possible results.

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**Angie Buchanan**: Rev. Angie Buchanan is an ordained Minister and rites of passage officiant with Earth Traditions Church. One of the founders and the Executive Director of Gaia's Womb, she has been producing women's interfaith spirituality retreats for over 25 years. Angie has been involved with and has consulted with a number of organizations that encourage interfaith dialog and promote unity in diversity, including, the Lady Liberty League, for which she served as the Public Relations Director for 10 years, Women For International Peace & Arbitration, the Our Freedom Coalition, and the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. In 2002 she was the first Pagan to be elected to the Board of Trustees of The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. Angie taught "Introduction to Interfaith" at Cherry Hill Seminary for four years. She is currently the spiritual advisor for Pagan students at the University of Chicago, and a Certified Death Midwife, and Instructor. She holds an honorary appointment in the Martin Luther King Jr. International College of Ministry and Laity at Morehouse College. In 2006, her work was integral in obtaining the pentacle symbol for use on the headstones and markers of Pagan veterans. Angie is available for speaking engagements offering workshops and retreats on a wide variety of topics. She can be reached at angie@gaiaswomb.com or angie@earthtraditions.org

Phyllis Curott

**Phyllis Curott** is an attorney and the author of Book of Shadows and Witch Crafting. She was named one of the Ten Gutsiest Women of the Year by Jane magazine in 1999 and was a finalist for the Walter Cronkite Faith and Freedom Award in 2000. A Priestess for more than twenty years and founder of the Temple of Ara, she has been widely profiled in the media, lectures frequently around the globe and is widely respected for her work promoting civil liberties and religious freedom. She comes to us from New York City.

Max Dashu

**Max Dashu**, an independent scholar, founded the Suppressed Histories Archives in 1970. Since then, she has photographed over 14,000 slides and created ninety slideshows on international women's history. Her suppressed histories archives aims to uncover the realities of women's lives, internationally and across time, asking questions about patriarchy and slavery, conquest and aboriginality. About mother-right, goddess veneration, animist spirituality and shamanic arts -- and the historical chemistry of their repression. Even more important, their role in resisting oppression.
Suppressed Histories Archives: http://www.suppressedhistories.net
Art by Max Dashu: http://www.maxdashu.net

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**Dr. Crystal Dawn** is a vibrant force of nature. She is an Emergency Room Physician, who informs, inspires, and empowers us to take back personal responsibility for creating well being and vitality by choosing wholesome, healthy, happy lifestyle choices that reduce the symptoms of most chronic dis-ease and thereby reduce or eliminate dependence on prescription medicines.

Lilith Dorsey

Lilith is a Voodoo Priestess and has been doing magic for patrons since 1991. With a traditional education focused on Plant Science, Anthropology, and Film at the URI, NYU, and University of London, and a magical training which includes initiations in Lucumi, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo, Lilith’s work encompasses being the filmmaker of the documentary ‘Bodies of Water :Voodoo Identity and Tranceformation,’ and the choreographer/performer for Dr. John’s “Night Tripper” Voodoo Show. Lilith is proud to be a published Black author of Voodoo and Afro-Caribbean Paganism, Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens, Water Magic and the soon to be released Tarot Every Witch Way.
**https://lilithdorsey.com/about**

Brooke Medicine-Eagle

**Brooke Medicine-Eagle:** an American native Earthkeeper, Earth wisdom teacher, visionary, sacred ecologist, songwriter, harmonist and catalyst for healing, whose dedication is to bring forward the ancient truths concerning how to live a fully human life in sustaining harmony with All Our Relations as we approach the crossroads into the Golden Age. Based at Earth Heart Sanctuary, her beauty way awakens physical and spiritual health through private sessions and retreats, offers Native American music and chants, promotes ritual honoring of Earth cycles, shares women's mystery teachings, and creates a sustainable, holy path for two-leggeds to walk. She is the author of Buffalo Woman Comes Singing, and The Last Ghost Dance. Brooke can be reached at www.medicineeagle.com.

Selena Fox

**Selena Fox:** is a Wiccan priestess, shamanic counselor, and clinical psychotherapist. For more than thirty years, she has been facilitating rituals and workshops throughout the US and other countries. She is author of Goddess Communion Rituals, When Goddess is God, and other works, and is executive director of Circle Sanctuary, an international Wiccan church, Pagan resource center, and Nature preserve in southwestern Wisconsin. Selena can be reached at: www.circlesanctuary.org

Dana Gass/Kamala

**Dana Gass/Kamala:** of Kamala Perfumes attended Harvard University and graduated Cum Laude with a degree in East Asian Studies. She began to experiment with aromatherapy and herbalism during her senior year at Harvard. After graduation, Dana taught English at the Tang Shan Institute of Technology in China and then traveled in India and Thailand, where she furthered her knowledge of medicinal plants and their uses. Now with 18+ years of experience and a profound knowledge of essential oils and herbs, Dana is a sought-after speaker. She has given presentations to the University of Illinois faculty, Unilever (maker of mass-produced hygiene products), countless metaphysical shops and private groups. Dana can be reached at: www.kamala.com.

Jean Haner

**Jean Haner** is the author of "The Wisdom of Your Face," and teaches and consults internationally about powerful techniques to "read" people’s inner natures. With her 25-year background in ancient Chinese principles of balance and health, Jean places an emphasis on compassionate and affirming ways for people to live in alignment with their own true selves. She is well known as a warm and inspirational teacher, providing grounded, practical information that can be put to immediate use in your life.

Michaela Hasko

**Michaela Hasko** has been part of the Gaia’s Womb Tribe since 2004 and has been involved in the Pagan Community as teacher and healer for over 25 years. She studied meditation under Thich Nhat Hanh, and has been certified by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has also received certification from the Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior’s Mindfullness-Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine. Michaela holds meditation services weekly at her home in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, The only child of immigrants, she speaks fluent German and currently spends her free time pursuing her Eastern European ancestral roots through research and travel. She feels it is now a great privilege to share her experiences and her joy of practice, by teaching.

Jerrie Hildebrandt

**Jerrie Hildebrandt:** is a current member of the board of trustees of the First Universalist Society of Salem, MA. She owns a graphic design and production company, has sung with the ritual choir group Mother Tongue, and illustrated the children's book "Walking With Mother Earth" by Deirdre Pulgram Arthen. Jerrie's ministry focus has been on interfaith dialogs that enrich communities and honor the dignity of all.

Ubaka Hill

**Ubaka Hill:** is a nationally recognized performing artist, recording artist, teacher of hand drumming, inspirational speaker and visionary. Among other places, her work has recently been presented at the Chicago Historical Society, The Omega Institute and the New York Open Center. She comes to us from the Catskill Mountains, in New York.

Judika Illes

**Judika Illes:** is a spell collector, fortune teller, psychic practitioner and spirit worker, certified aromatherapy consultant, writer and teacher. Her spiritual vision incorporates the application of Earth's ancient magical and therapeutic traditions for the fulfillment of modern needs and desires. She is the author of The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells and The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft. Judika can be reached at www.judikailles.com.

Sandra Kynes

**Sandra Kynes** is an explorer of Celtic history, myth and magic, a writer, yoga instructor, Reiki practitioner, and a member of the Bards, Ovates and Druids. Her inquisitiveness has led her to investigate the roots of her beliefs and to integrate her spiritual path with everyday life. She likes developing creative ways to explore the world, which serves as the basis for her books. Originally from New York City, she has lived in Europe, England, and now resides in coastal New England. Her website can be found at: www.kynes.ne

Colleen Koziara

**Colleen Koziara**: has been a Witch forever, but formally since 1985. She grew up in Northern Wisconsin, and studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. She works in a wide variety of mediums and has illustrated more than 20 books. Additional projects for her include portraiture, murals, commissioned pieces, body & face painting (from simple to magnificent), and tattoo design (no tattooing, just the designs!), and more recently, corporate identity work, computer graphics, and web design. Colleen has written a children's book, Thirteen Silver Moons, which was published in December 2003. Colleen teaches and presents workshops on topics ranging from Craft training, sub-elemental pathworking, and incense making, to art and meditative dance/movement. You may contact Colleen via email at MysticalWillow@comcast.net.

Elen Lorenzi-Prince

**Ellen Lorenzi-Prince:** Ellen is an artist, poet, mythographer, and spiritual adventuress. Her 30-year journey has led her into deep explorations of image and meaning through travels in Italy, Greece, England, and Egypt, reading tarot cards for English and non-English speakers along the way. She presents her inventive, experiential, and engaging approach to the goddesses, tarot, and creativity, in workshops throughout the United States. She is the creatrix of the Tarot of the Crone, the Minoan Tarot and the Dark Goddess Tarot.

Tessa Lynch

**Tessa Lynch:** a Pagan Priestess since 1989, Tessa's focus has been to create communities of Goddess-loving women and men, each of whom have developed a personal connection to the Immanent Divine and an understanding of the context in which spiritual communities evolve and work to improve our world. "The Mundane" and "The Magical" are equally emphasized and developed. Weaving together a love of theatre, history, and literature, and drawing on her experience with dance, voice, event management, and professional presentation, Tessa is known for perfecting the art of ritual theatre and using it as a medium to project participants into a place of transformation. Tessa has traveled extensively in England, Scotland, and Wales, visiting and researching sacred sites and incorporating their mythos into her ritual practice.

Jessica Macbeth

**Jessica Macbeth** is an accomplished metaphysical teacher and the author of the acclaimed, international best-selling book and card set, Brian Froud’s The Faeries’ Oracle praised as “the best modern oracle deck ever produced.” She is also the author of the books, Moon Over Water and Sun Over Mountain, two guides to meditation, imagery and self-discovery. She lives Port Townsend, WA.

Barbara McGraw

**Dr. Barbara McGraw:** is an author and speaker on the role of religious pluralism in American public life. A member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, she is also an affiliate of The Pluralism Project at Harvard University. She is the author of "*Rediscovering America's Sacred Ground: Public Religion and Pursuit of the Good in a Pluralistic America*" (SUNY Press, 2003); co-editor (with Jo Renee Formicola) of "*Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously: Spiritual Politics on America's Sacred Ground*" (2005), which is based on her work; and co-author (with Robert S. Ellwood) of "*Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World Religions*" (several editions), one of the most used world religions texts in the U.S. She holds a J.D. and Ph.D. in Religion and Social Ethics, both from the University of Southern California.

**Patricia Monaghan

**Patricia Monaghan:** One of the leaders of the contemporary earth spirituality movement, Patricia Monaghan spent more than 20 years researching and writing about alternative visions of the earth. The worldwide vision of the earth as feminine-as a goddess, called Gaia by the Greeks-led her to recognize the connection between ecological damage and the oppression of the feminine in western society. Much of her work has explored the question of the role of the feminine power in our world, in an inclusive and multicultural way. An avid traveler, Patricia researched earth spirituality and goddess worship on three continents. She traveled widely in Europe, especially in Ireland; held dual US/Irish citizenship and edited two anthologies of contemporary Irish-American writing. In addition to her exacting research, Patricia was an award-winning poet whose work has been set to music and is performed around the world. She authored several books, two of the most recent being, Wild Girls, and The Red Haired Girl From the Bog. She was an acclaimed lecturer and appeared at hundreds of universities, festivals, bookstores and community centers around the United States and Europe. Patricia lived in Chicago. She was a member of the Resident Faculty at DePaul University's school for New Learning, where she taught science and literature. She retired with her husband Michael in Black Earth, WI. She passed from this life on November 11, 2012.

**Shekhinah Mountainwater

**Shekhinah Mountainwater** was a foremother of the womanspirit movement, author of Ariadne's Thread and Shekhinah's Tarot. Music was the foundation of her practise, and some of her earliest influences came from the magic faery ballads imported to the states from Celtic lands. Shekhinah has written hundreds of songs, and dozens of Goddess chants. "The chants always come to me by surprize...straight from the Goddess" she says. "Ever since I awakened to Her, she continues to send them to me. I am always amazed when it happens, and even more astonished when the chant travels and I hear my sisters singing them...!" Shekhinah passed from this world on August 14, 2007. She is loved and missed, and will be remembered through her songs and chants.

Sharynne MacLeod NicMhacha

**Sharynne MacLeod NicMhacha:** is a Canadian writer, teacher, and musician of Scottish, Irish and British ancestry. A descendant of Clan MacLeod, long recorded in oral tradition to have connections with and blood of the Sidhe, she has a keen interest in Arthurian legends, Scottish Witchcraft, and Irish and Welsh wisdom texts. She has studied Old Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Celtic Mythology through Harvard University and has presented work through the Ford Foundations Celtic Lecture Series, The Harvard Study Group on Ancient Magic and Religion, the University of Massachusetts, the Omega Institute and the University of Edinburgh. She is a member of the Celtic band The Moors, and author of the book Queen of the Night. She resides in New England.

Vicki Noble

**Vicki Noble:** is a feminist shaman healer and wisdom teacher, co-creator of Motherpeace tarot and the author of half a dozen books, including Shakti Woman: Feeling Our Fire, Healing Our World and (forthcoming) The Double Goddess: Women Sharing Power. For twenty-five years Vicki has researched ancient women's history, with a focus on the continuous lineage of female shamanism and female-centered tantric practices across Afro-Eurasia via the Silk Road. Vicki lives in the forest near Santa Cruz, California, where she works privately with mostly women students and clients.

Anastacia J. Nutt

**Anastacia J. Nutt:** is a Working Priestess in the Western Esoteric Tradition. Her service life began in 1997 at The StarHouse trans-denominational temple in Boulder, Colorado. In this capacity she co-founded several spiritual educations programs including, The Path of the Ceremonial Arts for Women, now entering its fifteenth year. In 2004-2008, she co-facilitated the international Palestine/Israeli/American Women if Vision Program. Currently, Anastacia works alongside her beloved partner and fellow Western Esotericist, R. J. Stewart. Together they travel and teach in the USA, Canada, Israel, Great Britain and Europe, furthering the Inner Temple Traditions/Inner Convocation, Faery and UnderWorld work developed by R.J. Stewart. www.rjstewart.net

Diana Paxson

**Diana Paxson** is a writer, primarily of fantasy and historical fiction novels, short stories and non-fiction about Pagan and Heathen religion and practice. In addition to her multiple novels and collaborations, she has written over seventy short stories. Her best-known works are the Westria novels and books in the Avalon series, which she took over from Marion Zimmer Bradley. A leader in the Pagan and Heathen revivals, Paxson is the founder of the Fellowship of the Spiral Path and served as First Officer of the Covenant of the Goddess. She has been Steerswoman of the Troth and a member of its Board of Directors, and currently edits its journal, *Idunna*. She also composes and plays music for the harp. She currently lives at her home, Greyhaven, in Berkeley, California.

Laura Perry

**Laura Perry, N.D.:** Laura combines health and spirituality through her work as a naturopath, shaman, Reiki master and Wiccan priestess.A regionally-known natural health expert, her articles about herbal medicine and natural health are regularly published in a variety of magazines and newsletters. Laura is the author ofThe Wiccan Wellness Book, Natural Healthcare for Mind, Body and Spirit, also *Ancient Spellcraft: From the Hymns of the Hittites to the Carvings of the Celts* andMagickal Pleasures. She lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area with her husband and daughter. You can find Laura online at www.lauraperry.com.

Judy Piazza

**Judy Piazza** is a nationally recognized multi-instrumentalist, educator, performer, recording artist, and music therapist. She has performed with and been deeply inspired by Glen Velez, Ubaka Hill, and Russill Paul, as well as with many other leading musicians. Judy continues to delve deeply into the nature and use of sound and rhythm among first peoples, the power of pulse through hand drums and percussion, as well as the sonic possibilities and healing aspects of voice, rhythm, and tonal qualities. She travels extensively in her studies Earth Rhythm & Songs school assemblies, and interactive performances for all ages to nurture community as well as to communicate gentle yet powerful messages regarding relationships to our self, each other, and to our Earth. You can find out more at her website, www.resonanceandrhythms.com

Joanna Powell Colbert

**Joanna Powell Colbert** has been called one of “the most accomplished and well-loved artists in the Goddess-spirit community” by Amber Lotus Publishers. After nine years of intense work, her Gaian Tarot deck and book will be published by Llewellyn Worldwide in September 2011, with a limited collector's edition to precede it in Spring 2010. This project combines Joanna's love of symbolic, archetypal art with the mysteries of the natural world. Joanna has taught workshops on Goddess spirituality and the Tarot since the early 90's. She lives in the woods outside Bellingham , Washington where daily encounters with Mama Gaia continue to inspire and inform her work. She can be reached at: www.GaianTarot.com.

Lauren Raine

Lauren Raine is an artist whose work has been devoted to the Great Mother for 40 years. She studied sacred mask traditions in Bali, and was inspired to create "contemporary Temple masks" devoted to the many faces of the Sacred Feminine. For 20 years the Masks of the Goddess Project traveled to dancers, storytellers and communities, including Reclaiming’s Spiral Dance, the Glastonbury Goddess Conference, the New College of California, and the Parliament of World Religions. In 2019 the entire Collection and Archives of the Project was exhibited at HerChurch in San Francisco.

Lauren comes to us from Tucson, Arizona.

She is the author of The Masks of the Goddess: Sacred Mask and Sacred Dance. Click the link to leaf through the book online!

Her website is: www.masksofthegoddess.com or, read/subscribe to her blog here: Threads of the Spiderwoman