Official Bio:
Laurelei Black is a hedge-rider, a Cunning Woman, a traveler on the crooked path. She is a priestess of love and pleasure, an Ishtar-woman, an Aphrodite-woman. She is a friend to daemons and a mate to the Red God. A bone collector; a temple dancer. A daughter of Avalon.
Laurelei is the author of over dozen books on Aphrodisian and Witchcraft practice, a co-Director and frequent presenter at the Babalon Rising Festival, a co-host of the Water Priestess Confluence and the Bewitching the Waters Symposium, a co-owner of Midian Events and also of Driftwood Tiny Retreats, and the proud proprietress of Asteria Books & Events and also of Blade & Broom.
Less Official Bio …
I am a multi-passionate poet, priestess, and practitioner of magic. I am/have been a teacher in public high schools, a disability advocate, a professional psychic reader, a bellydance instructor, a homeschooling parent, an indie publisher, and an event organizer. All of these roles show up in my magic, my priestessing, and the work that I bring to the community.
I hope to bring wisdom, beauty, grace, love, and enlightenment to my community -- through teaching, writing, and showing up!
I write under the following pen names, in order to best connect with the diverse audiences I serve:
Laurelei Black — folkloric witchcraft, Aphrodisian studies
Delilah Temple — erotica, steamy urban/paranormal fantasy
Mother Georgia Hopkins — Pagan-centric home education, Pagan family, Pagan kids
Gemma Zwaan — activity/coloring books, planners, journals plus altar cloths, banners, etc
Penny Printzen — historical fiction following the legacies of remarkable women
Ruby Cannon — ULTRA-cozy mysteries
Alpha Adams — mash-up fiction
Poppy Keele — humorous non-fiction, alternative living