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Bellezza Squillace is an Ordained Priestess of RCGI and Advisor for the WTI where she teaches many forms of energy management. In 1992, her Father suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while in his winter home in AZ, and where his legal MN Advanced Health Care Directive was not honored. He lived without brain waves for far too long in a coma while Bellezza arbitrated with the hospital staff to remove life support. She is a strong advocate for completing this medical form by people of all ages and health conditions.

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."

Kip Parker is a Guardian of RCG-I, and the author of the series The Rememberer's Tales. Ordained again in 2008, she is a holder of memories of the ancient Tribes. This writer's journey begins and ends with the global lesbian tribe. Upon her introduction in 1985 to the Goddess community, her projects instantly morphed from introspective personal work to an exploration of the idea and substance of a Lesbian Nation. Having only rudimentary formal training, this writer's style has evolved in an earthy, inherently intuitive manner. Her current work intends to bring to the world a portrait of her theory that today's lesbian tribe is spiritually, emotionally and perhaps even genetically connected through the ages. Her current project, book 2 of the series, explores the era of 3500 B.C.E., and relies upon the development of its young characters to reveal an enticingly familiar societal structure for today's lesbian tribe. The inspiration for this series is the work of Maria Gimbutas, the famed archaeologist. The series attempts to answer her eternal question "Where were the women?" They were, are, and will be, right here.

Marisa Folse has served as an energetic healer since childhood. Her remembered knowledge has been enhanced with decades of in depth study on energy medicine and crystal work. Marisa, an ordained Guardian Minister, lives a very happy life with Bellezza Squillace at the southern tip of Sierra Nevada Mountains.