I'm a 74 year old male, high school graduate, with four years of varied technical schooling: in electronics, animation and multimedia. I read extensively (like many Neo-Pagans, my library is a significant factor in the insulation of my house), and am largely self-educated. I currently earn a living as a multimedia and animation designer; creating computer and web-based training courses for adults.

I began practicing Neo-Paganism in '66. Actually, I formally broke with Christianity a year earlier, and was an agnostic for a year before I realized I needed a spiritual base. I spent the next four years looking for something to satisfy that need.

In '70, I discovered Green Egg magazine, and through it the Church of All Worlds. I contributed to their effort for several years. I first appear in print in the #60 Green Egg—page 42.

Shortly thereafter, I moved to the Twin Cities. It was while sharing a house with Isaac Bonewits, that I became interested in the New Reformed Druids of North America. From him, I eventually received ordination as a 3rd Order Druid of the SDNA in '74 (if you can find a copy, I'm listed in The Druid Chronicles).

In '75, I became interested in Wicca, and was initiated as a 1st degree into the Alexandrian Tradition in '76. I helped form the Wiccan Church of Minnesota—WiCoM—in '88, and was the editor of their newsletter for the first three years. Starting in '89, I've been teaching basic Wicca with the Twisted Willow training group for the past fourteen years. In '91, I co-founded the coven Rockhopper with my significant other: Sheberos.

Also in '91, I became a shaman the hard way; via a life-threatening illness. It was at that time, Trickster decided to become my "special friend" — lately Baba Yaga has joined that select group. Needless to say, my life has been interesting, in the Chinese sense of the word, ever since. So unfortunately, as in the song of the same title, "I'm a Wiccan, Shaman, Druid." Really… no, really… and as if that wasn't enough, now I'm also working with a local Heathenry kindred, and practicing NEO-shintô.

In 2010, I founded the shi-yaku-jin no hokora a NEO-shintô shrine to enshrine the four kani of misfortune. It's currently entering its 14 year of existence. Steven Posch and I are tending to the kami.

I've been working on the mentoring elders project for over twenty two years now. My experiences are reflected in Neo-Paganism 201. It originally started as a set of brief outlines of 17 subjects, and has since expanded to 54 subjects (and it's still growing). I am much indebted to my original protege for helping me to clarify what I'm trying to do. The man has the patience of a Buddha.