Links

Asphodel Long My dearest friend and greatest influence. Thealogian, poet, and one of the founders of the Goddess movement in Great Britain.

Monica Sjoo Artist, writer, and another founder of the Goddess movement in Great Britain. Her work, especially the Goddess material, had for a long time not received the recognition it deserved, but she has had several major exhibitions recently. Monica has another site devoted to her work. See also her very brief obituary.

Jan Henning My co-editor for Wood and Water. This site contains her current stories. She is a maskmaker, but her important writing on masks and their functions is not currently available.

Max Dashu Max is an independent scholar, writer and lecturer. Her vast collection of slides on women’s history and on goddesses is an important resource.

Jocelyn Chaplin Jocelyn is a psychotherapist and painter who co-founded the Serpent Institute, whose threads weave between Mother Earth based SPIRITUALITIES (Taoism, Paganism, Shamanism, Buddhism, Sufism, Goddess Spirituality), RADICAL POLITICS (Anarchism, Socialism, Feminism, Anti racism), and PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (Psychotherapy, Counselling, Eco-psychology, Cognitive Psychology-paradigm shifting). She holds courses combining Goddess spirituality and personal growth. She has a blog.

Judith Laura Writer and artist, author of the valuable books She Lives! The Return of Our Great Mother and Goddess Spirituality for the 21st Century, which provides a new feminist approach to Kabbalah.

Graham Harvey Graham is a pagan and an academic who has written both academic and popular books (see my review) on topics such as paganism, shamanism, animism, and indigenous religions.

John and Caitlin Matthews Well known writers (My reviews of books by them) on Celtic and Arthurian myth and spirituality. They hold frequent courses and other events.

Robin Williamson Robin is best known as one of the founders of the Incredible String Band. In recent years he has been particularly interested in ancient Celtic tales and songs, and he holds regular workshops on the Bardic Mysteries.

Jane Brideson is an artist and writer with a special interest in the Tuatha de Danaan, the ancient beings of Ireland. For several years she created the front cover of Wood and Water.

Poppy Palin (1966-2022) Poppy was an artist and writer.Several of her books and tarot packs are still available. For the last few years of Wood and Water she illustrated the front cover, and some of her poems also appeared in the magazine.

Starhawk A very influential writer and teacher of earth-based spirituality  (see my reviews of Dreaming the Dark and Webs of Power). She is now particularly involved in political activism, and in relating magic to activism. She was involved in producing a film about the archaeologist Marija Gimbutas (my article about Marija). The film is called ‘Signs Out of Time’ and is available on DVD and various streaming platforms including YouTube.

Institute of Archaeomythology The Institute is an international organization of scholars dedicated to fostering an interdisciplinary approach, as formulated by Marija Gimbutas to cultural research with particular emphasis on the beliefs, rituals, social structure and symbolism of ancient societies. The Institute encourages dialogue among specialists from diverse fields by sponsoring international conferences and symposia, by publishing papers and monographs, and by promoting creative collaboration within an atmosphere of mutual support.

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