cartoon graphic of Laurelei with teal grecian-style gown, starry crown, backed by crossed battle axes, with a swan and adove, red and white roses, and cowrie shells

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

Upcoming Appearances

Bewitching the Waters Symposium

November 10-12, 2023

Online

Tickets available at www.waterwitchcraft.com

Babalon Rising Festival

June 6-9, 2024

Midian Events ~ Springville, IN

Tickets available at www.babalonrising.com

Goddess Priestess Retreat

January 2024

Driftwood Tiny Retreats ~ Milton, KY

Tickets available at www.asteriabooks.com

Women’s Goddess Retreat

October 4-6, 2024

Midian Events ~ Springville, IN

Tickets available at www.asteriabooks.com

Water Priestess Confluence

April 5-7, 2024

Online

Tickets available at www.waterpriestess.com

Chasing Love - Greece and Turkey

Autumn 2024

Pilgrimage to Greece & Turkey

Tickets available at www.sashazeilig.com