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It says “about me” but this is really about us- Raven and Stephanie. We are 2 people who are parents to our children, friends to our friends; we are a brother and a sister, an aunt and an uncle, children to our parents, teachers to our seekers and writers for the world.One of us is a comic, and one of us a dreamer, Sagittarius and Aries, but most of all we are witches dedicated to preserving and furthering the rooted pre-Christian Nature based Old Ways by teaching, writing, presenting workshops, or by any means available to us.We are blessed and grateful to be able to live and breathe our life’s work on this Path. We would like to acknowledge all of you who have joined us here on myspace and wherever, whenever we may meet- thank you for your support and friendship.Below you will find banners to our various sites that you may find interesting and support our work, as well as our, bios and our calendar of event/appearances.You will discover the teachings of the Oak and Boulder revealed in our two oracle kits: The Well Worn Path and The Hidden Path. Complete with cards, book, storage bag and box. Our unique decks were created and designed for divination, teaching, pathworking, ritual and spell craft. www.thecrossroadsoracles.comAre you interested in learning about the rooted and Old Ways of Wicca and Witchcraft? Look to our home study courses to enrich your spiritual path and guide you on your life's journey of transformation. www.collegeofthecrossroads.org Raven's Loft Web Store is dedicated to providing a wide variety of unique and special Witchcraft, Wiccan and Pagan supplies. We would like to encourage you to explore our extensive webstore where you will find all of the supplies, tools, and information for Witches, Wiccans and Pagans.www.ravensloft.biz Crafting Wiccan Traditions Have you thought about why a tradition may have value? What makes a tradition "sound" to practice? Does structure have a purpose? Raven's latest book provides the foundational steps to organizing and piecing together or evaluating your own system or tradition of Wicca/Witchcraft.Available at Raven's Loft with the option of having it signed by the author.A new networking site that joins readers and authors together.
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ABOUT RAVEN GRIMASSI: Raven Grimassi is an award winning author of over 13 books on Wicca and Witchcraft, including:  The Wiccan Mysteries  Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition  The Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft  The Witches' Craft  Wiccan Magick  Hereditary Witchcraft  Beltane  Italian Witchcraft  The Witch's Familiar  Spirit of the Witch  The Book of Ways Volume I & IIRaven also co-created and co-wrote with his wife, Stephanie, the divination and teaching system known as The Well Worn Path Oracle kit (2005) and The Hidden Path Oracle Kit,(2007). Raven’s newest release (Feb 08) is titled: Crafting Wiccan Traditions. Raven 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 the Directing Elder of the Arician Tradition, a system of Italian Witchcraft and his personal practice.. 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 speaker at festivals and conventions nationwide. Raven currently lives in southern California with his wife, Stephanie Taylor and divides his time between writing, directing the Arician Tradition, and developing a Mystery Tradition School called, The College of the Crossroads. He is devoted to preserving and teaching the Mystery Traditions of pre-Christian Europe. www.ravengrimassi.netABOUT STEPHANIE TAYLOR:Stephanie Taylor is passionate and dedicated to guiding and teaching those who seek the Old Ways. Nature has always been an extremely important teacher and part of Stephanie’s life experience. She felt the magic and nurturing of the world around her all of her life.Stephanie 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 has studied, taught, and used the arts as tools of transformation throughout her life. She is also a Tarot reader and teacher with many years of experience. Stephanie is the co-author and co-creator of the divination and teaching systems, The Well Worn Path Oracle kit (2005) and The Hidden Path Oracle Kit, (2007).Stephanie has owned and operated Raven's Loft since 1998, first as a brick and mortar shop and now as an internet store. She has been a guest speaker on several panels alongside such noted figures as Monty Farber, Amy Zerner, Rachel Pollack. And Ray Buckland. 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, Raven Grimassi and divides her time between teaching workshops, giving readings, operating Raven's Loft webstore, author management and publicist.
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Our Vacation, with a free ghost added!

Stephanie and I are back from our vacation in San Antonio.  Everyone is asking - why San Antonio?Actually we really liked San Antonio.  The River Walk is there and is a fun experience. ...
Posted by Raven & Stephanie Grimassi on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:47:00 PST

Urban Legends of Raven Grimassi

Ah, the Internet...and the odd things people do with too much time on their hands. I was recently alerted to some posts on Live Journal.com, and was disappointed to see the extreme degree of misinfor...
Posted by Raven & Stephanie Grimassi on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:42:00 PST

There and back again

Well, we've been away for several weeks, and without Internet access most of the time.  So if you haven't heard from us, now you know why. Our author appearance trip began in CT early in April, ...
Posted by Raven & Stephanie Grimassi on Tue, 06 May 2008 09:42:00 PST

Home again, home again, jiggy-jig!

Hi Friends and family, If we have not responded to your request to be added, or have not received a comment from us or you sent a comment- bear with us we have a lot to catch up with and  I ...
Posted by Raven & Stephanie Grimassi on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:14:00 PST

Tragedy in San Diego

I woke up on Wednesday morning and recounted a dream I had to Raven. In the dream one of my teeth on the upper left side of my jaw fell out in a whole piece.  And as dreams will do, the toot...
Posted by Raven & Stephanie Grimassi on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:21:00 PST

Intellectual Theft & Copyright Infringement

I'm writing today about the theft of an author's work by another person who passes it off as his or her own book.  This is known as intellectual theft, and is illegal under copyright law. I want ...
Posted by Raven & Stephanie Grimassi on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:29:00 PST

Harvey!

Well...... yes that is what I am looking forward to feeling...well.. in the next week or so.  I have been reeling from a nasty flu and finally got out of bed today. I have heard that I am fa...
Posted by Raven & Stephanie Grimassi on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:07:00 PST

Birthday Wishes 2007

Greetings to all of our friends-..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> I would like to thank all of our new friends on myspace for your lovely birthday wishes and b...
Posted by Raven & Stephanie Grimassi on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:32:00 PST

Pagan Day Fest

We are preparing for Pagan Day Fest  tomorrow-Saturday the 24th,  and Sunday the 25th-at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Visit their site and you will see who will be doing wha...
Posted by Raven & Stephanie Grimassi on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:13:00 PST

Thanksgiving 2007

We are now sitting in our cozy home with our stomachs filled to the brim feeling loved and thankful. Today was spent reflecting on family and friends and the stories and experiences tha...
Posted by Raven & Stephanie Grimassi on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:34:00 PST