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Bellezza Squillace is a Feminist Astrologer whose Natal Venus is in Taurus in the 1st House. She has a passion for the Earth, all of nature & the Elements. She currently works as a Docent for the Tomo Kahni CA State Park, is the executive director for Guardians Around The Earth. She is spearheading a community project to install an outdoor Labyrinth in her town’s Central Park. Bellezza is an Ordained Priestess of RCGI and active in this spiritual community.

Jade River is the Co-founder of the Re-formed Congregation of the Goddess-International; the first legally incorporated tax-exempt religion serving the women's spiritual community. She is the creator of the Women's Thealogical Institute, the first organization to internationally offer in-depth training for women seeking training in Goddess religion. She is author of many books about women's spirituality among them are Tying the Knot: A Gender Neutral Guide to Weddings for Pagans and Goddess Women, Delphi: A Goddess Oracle and To Know: A Guide to Women's Magic and Spirituality.

Susan Swope lives in the mountains of Pennsylvania and is in the South Mountain Sisters group of the Women's Thealogical Institute. This poem grew out of her WTI work.

Max Dashú founded the Suppressed Histories Archives in 1970. Since then, she has built a collection of some 15,000 slides and 100 shows on global women's history, female spheres of power, mother-right, patriarchy, empire, shamanic arts, and Goddess traditions. See http://www.suppressedhistories.net for articles and excerpts from The Secret History of the Witches, her forthcoming sourcebook on European folk religion and the witch hunts. Max's prints, magnets, and cards re-envision bold and spirited women, pagan sacraments and goddesses around the world, at http://www.maxdashu.net Her latest offering is the dvd Women's Power, a panoramic view of female leadership, creativity, wisdom and courage around the world and over thousands of years. More information and online video clips at http://www.suppressedhistories.net/womenspowerdvd.html.