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Celtic Spirit Journeys - Presenters

Mara Freeman

Mara Freeman is a British author, storyteller and teacher who has been an internationally respected teacher of Celtic sacred traditions for over twenty years. She is an initiate of the Western magical arts, an Archdruidess of the Irish Druid Clan of Dana and Honored Bard with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and founder of the Avalon Mystery School. Mara is author of many published articles, recordings, and the book, Kindling the Celtic Spirit, (HarperSanFrancisco, 2001.) See more about Mara Freeman.

John Matthews

John Matthews is an internationally renowned authority on mythology and folklore with a special interest in the Arthurian and Grail traditions. He has produced over forty books ranging from the worlds of the Celtic and Arthurian legends to collections of stories, essays, and poetry. His best known and most widely read works are The Grail: Quest for Eternal Life, Taliesin: Shamanism and the Bardic Mysteries in Britain and Ireland, and The Celtic Shaman. See more about John Matthews.

Caitlin Matthews

Caitlin Matthews has written over 36 books and leads workshops on Celtic mythology, spirituality, shamanism and healing. Her works have been a source of wisdom, healing and inspiration to thousands of people around the world. Her most popular books and divination systems include: The Celtic Spirit, The Celtic Devotional, Elements of the Celtic Tradition, The Celtic Book of the Dead and the Celtic Wisdom Tarot. See more about Caitlin Matthews.

Ronald Hutton

Ronald Hutton is a leading authority on history of the British Isles in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, on ancient and medieval paganism and magic, and on the global context of witchcraft beliefs. Also the leading historian of the ritual year in Britain and the current world expert on the history of modern paganism. His books include: Witches, Druids and King Arthur; The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain; and The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft. See more about Ronald Hutton .

Nicholas R. Mann

Nicholas R. Mann is a long-term resident and researcher of Glastonbury. He is a geomancer, an artist, storyteller and author of many books including The Isle of Avalon, Energy Secrets of Glastonbury Tor and The Silver Branch Cards tarot deck. An experienced guide, he holds a degree in ancient history, and is an authority on the ancient and sacred places of Britain. See more about Nicholas Mann.

Cheryl Straffon

Cheryl Straffon has been tour guiding for twenty years to sacred sites in Britain and Europe. She is an author of several books including Pagan Cornwall: Land of the Goddess, The Earth Goddess, and Daughters of the Earth, and editor of the magazines Meyn Mamvro and Goddess Alive! She was born in Cornwall and has lived there for most of her later life, and is Chair and Project Director for the Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network. See more about Cheryl Straffon...

Denni Clarke

Denni Clarke had a spiritual experience at a crop circle which changed her life six years ago. Since then, she has devoted her time to being a messenger for the CircleMakers, sharing the wonder and magic through lectures and tours to crop circle country. She is the author and photographer of Crop Circle Wisdom – Simple Teachings from the CircleMakers. See more about Denni Clarke.

Karen Ralls

Karen Ralls is a Oxford-based author, medieval historian, and world religions scholar, is widely recognized for her ground-breaking work. A lively and inspiring conference speaker, international lecturer, acclaimed specialist researcher, and media / film consultant, Dr Ralls is the author of The Knights Templar Encyclopedia (Career Press, NJ, 2007), The Templars and the Grail (Quest Books, Chicago, 2003), The Quest for the Celtic Key (Luath, Edinburgh 2002) and Music and the Celtic Otherworld (Edinburgh University Press, Palgrave/Macmillan, NY 2000). She obtained her PhD from the University of Edinburgh, and was asked to remain on as Postdoctoral Fellow and lecturer for six years, before continuing at Oxford in 2001. See more about Karen Ralls.