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:
ï¶ The Wiccan Mysteries
ï¶ Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition
ï¶ The Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft
ï¶ The Witches' Craft
ï¶ Wiccan Magick
ï¶ Hereditary Witchcraft
ï¶ Beltane
ï¶ Italian Witchcraft
ï¶ The Witch's Familiar
ï¶ Spirit of the Witch
ï¶ 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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