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Bellezza Squillace is an Ordained Priestess of RCGI and believes strongly in the work of all Guardians. She lives in Tehachapi, CA which is near the Kern River & the southern tip of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, just north of the Mojave Desert, where the winds blow free and the sky is lit by the wonder of the stars at night. Legend says that this area holds the Guardian Spirits of California.

Rexenne Reeves Artist for wisewomminsblood resides in Monona WI, & is a Crafting Goddess who stretches the boundaries of creative possibility in various media to create works of art she loves. This contemporary work is her way of bringing her Inner Art out into the physical world demonstrating her journey toward the Goddess. She is a Cycle III, Guardian/Artisian in the RCGI WTI college. Painted with acrylic paints on a 2.5" x 3.5" Artist Trading Card.

Laura Keefe is enrolled in Cycle II of WTI on the Creatrix, Ritualist and Healer paths. She is also teaching the course Personal Artwork for the Triple Goddess through the WTI online college. Her lifelong love of writing music has inspired a deep passion for the power of poetry.

Patricia Monaghan is Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at DePaul University, where she teaches in the undergraduate program; she also advises students in interdisciplinary work, including goddess studies, through The Union Institute ( www.tui.edu). She is also Senior Fellow at the Black Earth Institute, a progressive think-tank dedicated to re-forging the connections between arts, social justice and environmentalism. She is the author of more than 20 books, including "The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog" and "The Goddess Path."

Sid Reger , Ed.D. is a goddess artist and scholar whose passions are prehistoric goddess arts and cultures. Her goal is to bring ancient woman-centered symbols and ideas to life for modern women. Sid is an ordained priestess of the Re-formed Congregation of the Goddess, a member of the faculty of the Women’s Thealogical Institute, and president of the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology. This article first appeared in her on-line WTI class, “Shamans, Storytellers, and Skywatchers”.