Patti first discovered Wicca and Paganism in 1987, and has studied a number of different magical and occult systems. She got her first Tarot deck as a gift in 1988, and has been reading cards ever since. She is an initiated third-degree High Priestess in the Isiac tradition of Wicca, an advanced-level Reiki practitioner, and is licensed Pagan clergy in the state of Ohio. Patti is also active in the planning of her local Pagan Pride Day.
Her freelance work has appeared in a number of Pagan publications, including Gaea's Cauldron, Llewellyn's 2007 and 2008 Herbal Almanacs, and Pagan Parenting. Patti is also the author of a middle-grade novel about teenage witches, Summer's Ashes (2007 Keene Publishing).
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Experience:
Patti Wigington has over twenty years of experience in studying Paganism and Wicca. She works as an educator in the Pagan community, and is in the process of forming her own Wiccan coven.
Patti says:
When I first discovered Paganism, I was nineteen and unsure of what direction my life was headed. A friend introduced me to a Wiccan he knew, and I realized that there was an entire community of people out there who believed the same things I did. Fortunately, I was raised by parents who encouraged me to question and learn, so it wasn't that much of a leap to become involved in Wicca! As I got older and expanded my network of friends, I learned more and more. Becoming Pagan seemed like a natural progression of things. I've become more and more involved in my local Pagan community, and I'm pleased that more and more people are becoming open to earth-based faiths.
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