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"I like to say that living a spiritual life in harmony with the Goddess and the God isn't all 'tra-la-la we all love
the Goddess,' and yet at the same time our lives can be ecstatic, juicy, and fun. We can be smart about our spirituality
and still have a good time."
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About Gail
Gail started her writing career early when a story she wrote in the first
grade was posted on the board by her teacher. The story was about Jo-Jo the monkey. Her mother
saved that story for Gail!.
Currently she lives in a 100+ year old house with her partner Mike and their
two dogs. Mike shares her spiritual interests and is an exceptionally fine priest, following the ecstatic path of Gaia.
Published Books and Articles on Pagan Spirituality
Gail is the author of Rituals of the Dark Moon: 13 Rites for a
Magical Path published by Llewellyn in 2001. She is also the author of The Wid God: Adventures with the
Sacred Maculine from Spilled Candy, as well as the forthcoming Ecstatic Witch: The Path of Shamanic Witchcraft
from Red Wheel/Weiser. She contributed a chapter entitled "Sweet Dreams" to Cakes and Ale for the Pagan Soul
edited by Patricia Telesco (Crossing, 2005). Her short writings have appeared in Sagewoman and several
Llewellyn Annuals including The Witches Calendar, The Spell-A-Day Almanac and The Tarot Annual.
Gail went to the University of Maryland. Over the years, she earned
a B.A. in library science education, a Master's degree in library science (MLS) and a M.A. in English. She has a 30+
year career as an academic librarian and college library director.
Her academic writing has appeared in The Journal of Academic
Librarianship, The Pomegranate: the International Journal of Pagan Studies, Library Journal, Feminist
Collections and Choice.
She contributed three chapters on early American women writers to The
Age of Milton: An Encyclopedia of Major Seventeenth-Century British and American Writers edited by Alan Hagar.
Her contributions to this anthology were highlighted by a reviewer for The Times Literary Supplement by saying, "Gail
Wood's entries on pioneering Anglo-American women writers...are uniformly engaging, succinct, and stimulating." She
prizes that analysis and hopes that her teaching and writing continues to reflect those qualities.
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Spiritual Biography
Gail discovered witchcraft and the Goddess in the mid-1980s after an intense
period as a fundamental Christian. She has been a Witch and Wiccan priestess for more than 20 years; and is also a Reiki
Master and an avid Tarot reader. She loves to teach. Her path emphasizes shamanic journeywork, the Dark Moon,
and the ecstatic, compassionate discovery of magic. She has a strong solitary practice which is enhanced and augmented
by group practice.
RavenMyst Circle
Gail is a member of the Ravenmyst Circle, a Wiccan circle of traditional witchcraft. In 2005, she received her
third degree and is now High Priestess of The Coven of the Heron. She is also ordained clergy and provides life passage
ceremonies and short-term spiritual counseling.
| Gail discovers that the Goddess is alive & dancing |
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| Taken in Baltimore, Md in 2002 |
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Gail Wood
Author, Teacher, Priestess, & Tarotist
P.O. Box 15 * McLean, NY * 13102
www.rowdygoddess.blogspot.com
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