Facilitator Biographies
Facilitators offering classes in the Mid-Atlantic region come from a variety of traditions, backgrounds, and talents. The following teachers (in alphabetical order) have volunteered information about themselves:
Ann is an eclectic Witch who loves to teach Magic and healing arts. She has co-taught Elements of Magic to all ages and has also co-taught Psychic Gifts classes. She is looking forward to sharing Magic with new friends.
Corinna Moon is a mistress to the Divine Graces of this cosmic world. She is a creator of sacred art and poetry and is everyday inspired by the beauty of simple things and surprises. Passionate about healing, her studies include the arts of herbal medicine, yoga, and Thai massage. Her practice is gratitude.
davis was a spiritual wanderer, drinking deeply of the wells of Quakerism, Sufism, Ceremonial Magick, Chaos Magick, Western Kaballah, Traditional Craft, Celtic Reconstructionist and Eclectic Wicca, until his life was changed when he went to a Reclaiming WitchCamp in 2004. He now identifies as a Reclaiming Witch. He is also a healthcare provider and teacher with an upstate New York residency program for family physicians. He has been socially and spiritually active in his community and in the North East for many years. He is passionate about peace, the environment and social justice and in his spare time indulges in many odd hobbies – currently making chain maille jewelry, loom weaving, making music and leather work.
Heather is an intuitive reader, group facilitator, and Reiki healer from Charlotte NC. Her experiences include teaching and reading the Tarot, designing rituals and meditations, Taoist meditation, and healing. Her services as a reader, healer, and teacher with the help of Spider and Butterfly are intended to provide opportunities for growth and transformation by empowering individuals to connect with their Authentic Selves. She is very excited to be teaching at Wild Child for the first time!
Jade Green is a long-time member of the Vancouver (BCWC) Reclaiming community with a passionate love of the Craft and diversity. She is committed to walking gently upon this good earth, living authentically and being of service to the Goddess and community. She is an edge walker, constantly striving to bridge the worlds within our world or between realms, always in hope of revealing ever more common ground. She lives on an island in the mouth of a large river that nicely soothes her soul as she gets to watch the salmon swim by. She also has a wee twinkle in her eye, leading folks to believe she may be up to no good,.....or simply looking for new ways to laugh and have fun.
James is an intuitive witch with over 10 years experience practicing magick. He is open to all forms of divinity however they present themselves and is excited to be joining the Wild Child community. He believes in the beauty and joy of life and has been exploring the translation of these ideas into the everyday. Always enjoying an opportunity to step outside the boundaries and very in touch with his inner child, James believes that if it's not fun you should make it so!
JD Kelley joyfully earns his keep as an early child educator. In his spare time he meditates, plays at music making, and furthers his studies in anthropology. He is a devotee of patience, love, compassion, and wisdom. Constantly reminded of the endless kindness of others, he aspires to be of great benefit.
Martialyss has worked in the mundane world under many an alias: Library Page, Literacy Specialist, Para-educator, Counselor, ESL Tutor, Teacher... the list is long due to her Aries Moon. With every position she has held, she has worked towards the betterment of our world through education. Her style of teaching understands that every individual's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development is important; with the knowledge that a soul's emotional well-being is most important. Martialyss loves adventure, learning, and anything that is deliciously random. She is excited about the opportunity to participate in this year's Wild Child Witch Camp.
Moonsister is a mother, grandmother, so-so drummer and long time witch. She plays with dragons at times and strives to live her magic. She is a member of the SpiralHeart community and an organizer for Wild Child.
Morgan surfaced from the deep waters of Mystery to discover that the ecstatic and earth-based spiritual approach of Reclaiming nourished her Spirit. An apprenticeship with the goddess Brigid soon afterwards initiated a chain reaction in the forge, melting Morgan's bonds chaining her to corporate America's financial sector. Morgan finally heard her Soul Calling to learn to heal the world and its people through ancient shamanistic techniques, including acupuncture, aikido, plant spirit medicine, flower essences, reiki, journeying, and Magick. Across many lifetimes, she has collected useful skills from the corporate, university, and mystical realms. Her passions include interacting with nature in the treatment room, in the kitchen, and in the garden; enjoying drumming and beautiful eclectic music; the practice of yoga and martial arts; and transporting herself magickally via the written word. Her guardians on this plane include a gargantuan hound named Chaos and a self-described kitty named Cappuccino. Morgan currently practices Five Element Acupuncture in Laurel Maryland under her muggle name.
Watersong first identified herself as a witch when she was nine years old, but though it took nine years to put a name to her identity, she was born pagan. Nature has always been her truest friend- the one she instinctively trusted more than the musty prayer book put into her hands. She practiced as a solitary for 10 years before she found a loving community- Spiralheart. She has since attended every subsequent SpiralHeart camp (first as a camper, then a choir member, then the mistress of the Addictive Art Den, and most recently, the music resource) and is now honored to be a part of Wild Child as it takes its first few steps.
She believes that all things come from music. That it is our souls and very energy turned into sound. That the earth was sung into being, as we all were, and that music is the supreme vehicle for change. She comes to Wild Child this year hoping to add mystery, passion, and self-discovery to every ritual through music. She may not be the most skilled musician, but is a firm believer that there is no one who "can't" sing, or is "bad" at making music. Everyone has the right to make music and if nothing else, she hopes to bring this message to Wild Child.
Willow "Firefly" Kelly is a performance artist and a faery-lovin' experiential teacher of magic, music and mystery. She facilitates the creation of strong containers, inviting participants into a direct experience of their own magic and powers of transformation. She teaches workshops and classes in the U.S. and abroad and finds herself playing music with witches, faeries, Sufis, yogis, and hillbillies on a regular basis. Willow is delighted to be returning to Wild Child Witchcamp and reconnecting with friends of many ages.
Wren is a supposedly rational scientist who rediscovered and reclaimed her magical side in 1999, and happily found a spiritual home in the Reclaiming tradition. She has attended nine Spiral Heart witchcamps and numerous Reclaiming-related courses and workshops, has taught several Elements classes and other courses, is active in the local Dragon’s Cauldron, and continues study, daily practice and teaching based on Reclaiming and Anderson Feri traditions.
A grandmother, botanist, singer, logophile, and member of an intentional community, Wren likes to commune with the green realm and the beings of the forest, create places where Mystery can enter on her land and in her home, and do magic with fellow Witches.
Yarrow has mowed grass in a cemetery, cut sugar cane in Cuba, written computer programs below a morgue. He is passionate about poetry and mathematics, about deity and justice.
He's helped organize SpiralHeart Witchcamps since 1997. He is an initiate of the Reclaiming and Feri traditions and a priest of Lilith. He loves the dance of light and shadow, the strength that comes from facing our weaknesses, the wisdom that comes from making mistakes. He meddles.