In the Grove of the Druids

Though I was born in the gritty Navy town of Bremerton, Washington and raised in the Levittown realities of the south Seattle suburbs, I became convinced early on that the world couldn't be as empty of magic and meaning as the culture around me insisted. That conviction launched me on a search that led me in my teen years to the traditions of Western magical spirituality, and eventually to initiation in several magical orders, including the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, in which I received most of my training, and the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA), which I now head as Grand Archdruid. For the last thirty years the Mysteries have been my life; I continue to study and practice the ancient wisdom teachings, and to share them with others through my books and personal instruction. These days I live in Ashland, Oregon with my wife Sara, and still find time for daily magical practice alongside my occult writing, my duties as head of AODA, and an increasingly active role as a researcher, writer, and teacher in the field of peak oil and the unfolding crisis of the industrial world.