Kathryn Rountree is professor of anthropology at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. She has published on contemporary paganism in Malta and New Zealand, feminist spirituality, animism, pilgrimage, embodiment and the contestation of sacred sites. Her books include Embracing the Witch and the Goddess: Feminist Ritual-makers in New Zealand and Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities in a Catholic […]

Najah Lightfoot is the author of Good Juju: Mojos, Rites & Practices for the Magical Soul and a regular contributor to the Llewellyn annuals and The Library of Esoterica —Volume III — Witchcraft. Her magickal staff is on display and part of the permanent collection of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft in Cleveland.

Jan Birchfield is an expert on leadership, psychology and meditation. She recently launched a retreat center in Taos, New Mexico, offering guided meditation and assistance building a spiritual community. Arrange an interview through the contact form on her website.

Julian Sambrano is an intuitive healer and artist in Los Angeles. He runs Mostly Angels LA, a New Age shop offering crystals, sage and readings.

Chani Nicholas is a counseling astrologer in Los Angeles. She leads astrology workshops and writes horoscopes for her clients, many of whom are millennials.

Manny Tejeda-Morena is editor and publisher of The Wild Hunt, an online news site focused on paganism, the occult and New Age beliefs.

Duane Bidwell is an assistant professor of health professions education at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. From 2010-2022, he was a professor of practical theology, spiritual care and counseling at Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California. Bidwell is the author of When One Religion Isn’t Enough: The Lives […]

Cristina Rocha is a professor at Western Sydney University, where she researches Pentecostal Christianity, Buddhism in the West, New Age spirituality and transnational links between Australia and Brazil, where she grew up. She is president of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion and co-editor of the Journal of Global Buddhism and Religion in […]