About Tempest... Questions? I don't mind at all answering serious questions about Witchcraft, but I do ask for respectful and intelligently written emails. It can get very annoying receiving 50 emails with the single line "send me your book of shadows or all your spells--thanks". I am also not a psychiatrist or spell factory. Tell me a little about yourself, and what it is you're looking for. You wouldn't just come up to me in real life and spout a line like the one above right out, so don't expect me to answer such nonsense in email. Cause one day, you never know, you just may meet this Witch. You may send email to me at tempestthewitch@yahoo.com. I will try to answer your emails as quickly as I can, though please be patient! It can take up to a few weeks for me to get on track if we've been on the road. Who is Tempest anyway? I have been a practicing Witch for over 13 years now, and held Pagan beliefs for most of my life. My journey down this path has been an interesting one. At a young age, I spent many hours reading about ancient cultures and the occult, as well as many hours in my parents' backyard studying nature and working with it. I was given a Catholic education, but found myself constantly at odds with its belief systems and dogma. I looked into my father's religion of Judaism after hearing about "the Jewish Goddess" Shekinah, but still did not find what I needed. I remember about age twelve reading Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon and wishing that religion was still alive. Not long after did I discover it truly was in many forms, and that my beliefs did have a name and religion of their own--Witchcraft. And so I took the necessary direction in order to follow my path more deeply, studying and learning from teachers, mentors, and other Family. I was the head and founder of the Cauldron of Annwyn Pagan Society---a collective of solitary Pagans who came together to network and celebrate for 3 years (now part of "RIPagans"), co-founder of PYRAA-- The Pagan Youth Religion & Art Alliance, and was the Associate Editor and Creative Director of Crescent Magazine. Besides from the rather public activities, I am the head, or as we call it, the Focus, of the First and Second House of the Modern Tradition. My profession is artist----to see my work, click here. I now live with my husband and our cat in the Bay Area of California, and tend to be a bit more quiet community-wise then I was back in Rhode Island. Besides vending my artwork and the magazine at local faires and festivals, I read Tarot at the San Jose Metaphysical Book Shop on occasion, and mainly exercise my spirituality through dance exploration and workshops. Check out my dance performance schedule for upcoming shows and sacred dance classes.