As a lifelong Science Fiction fan I grew up reading Heinlein. I remember well reading “Stranger in a Strange Land.” But few people have had it start a life path as interesting as Oberon Zell-Ravenheart’s. He has been a long-time influence on the Neo-Pagan community.

One of my readers suggested interviewing him. I asked and Oberon quickly gave his permission.

Christopher: So many Neo-Pagans seem to be science fiction fans. Why do you think that is?

Oberon: Well, I think that’s obvious. Science fiction is the literature of imagination, of speculation, of wonder, of exploration, and of possibilities. It is literature by and for intelligent, curious, questing readers. I think that the impulses that draw people into alternative religions—especially Paganism—are the same as those that draw us into science fiction. It all begins with the fairly tales we are introduced to as children. These naturally take us into classical myths and sagas, which lead seamlessly into such things as the Arthurian Cycle, Lord of the Rings, and other tales of magick. And it’s an insignificant step from fantasy into science-fiction—so much so that they are commonly considered a single category: fantasy/ sci-fi. Science fiction is the mythology of our time—and of the future.

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Trish Telesco is a mother of three, wife, chief human to five pets, a fulltime professional author with numerous books on the market, and a Kitchen Witch. She travels a minimum of twice a month to give lectures and workshops around the country.

I happened upon her in a forum and we conversed for several months before I learned who she was, just knowing her as a nice person on the forum who seemed to just treat everyone else in a friendly manner. Once I learned she was one of my Pagan writers I asked if I could interview her and she was nice enough to give permission.

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M. Macha NightMare is the Witch with the most unforgettable name. She has lived through a lot of American Wiccan history and made some herself.

She helped found the Reclaiming tradition, been in the forefront of interfaith work, is an author and coauthor of at least three books and writer of countless articles in the Pagan media. She has given untold number of workshops and talks, interviews and is part of the Cherry Hill Seminary as well. When I asked for permission to interview her she was quick in giving permission.

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I have been aware of Cherry Hill Seminary for some time and interviewed at least one person teaching there and also of course M.

Macha NightMare.

But for more in-depth information, I decided to go to the Executive Director Holli S. Emore.

Christopher: Could you tell our readers a little bit about yourself?

Holli: I've definitely had a mystic bent since childhood, reading a good bit of whatever metaphysical and occult books I could find in the library between ages 10 and about 13, including Cayce, some Blavatsky and

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I first reported on Jordsvin on page 17 of ACTION Samhain 2007. But one member thought there was a lot more about him and what he had done for the Heathen community that was worth knowing, so I asked again for an interview and he kindly gave his permission.

A bit of background -- Jordsvin was born in 1959 in Northeast Tennessee, USA. He has degrees in Spanish, French and Library Science; works at the local university and community college, and is a partnered gay male since shortly after moving to Kentucky.

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It’s been a while since the last time we had an article about our Pagans in the military. Some have had their problems and some have had little problems so it is always good to be aware of what is happening to them and perhaps how we could be of help to them.

I put out a call on one of my Pagan military and Pagan vets forums and Matt was kind enough to give permission for an interview.

Christopher: Matt, could you tell us a bit about yourself? How long have you been in the Air Force and how long have you been a Pagan?

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