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Bio: Link
People often ask me why I chose the name Link. One
important lesson for me this time around is to understand how all things
"interconnect" -- like noodles in the same cosmic broth. (Okay, I
also wanted a really simple name that would not raise eye-brows in a mundane
setting. Something like RunningBuffaloMoonFeather just doesn't fit me...)
Most of my writing focuses on how ordinary parts of
everyday life can be sacred and magical. Being ordinary makes them no less
special! I try to erase the lines that separate spirituality from the rest of
life. I don't spend too much time in elaborate ritual, but rather see nearly
every action as a magical event, from slicing an apple to licking an envelope.
I often encourage readers to not blindly follow traditional spoon-fed
teachings, but to discover what feels right for themselves, and for the moment.
The most important Book we could ever find is written deep within ourselves,
and within nature -- and every day we turn a new page!
I grew up in a small suburban NJ town, the youngest child
of two hard-working parents. I survived 12 years of Catholic school, which
helped shape my "everyday" spiritual views (With the nuns of Saint
Mary's School, everything was a religious experience - from lunch to recess to
taking tests and doing homework.) While I shed much of what I learned there, I
think a few things stuck.
I began learning about the Craft in the mid-1970's, but
did not really become active until 1993 (what I call reaching "Spiritual
Puberty"). My first teacher was a dear friend and neighbor, a Gardnerian
3rd Degree, who was killed in a car accident in 1984. (Great guy, lousy
driver...) In 1993 I became a member of a small Tradition with only a few
members spread out around the US. This gave me the opportunity to spend time
with/learn from elders well-recognized in the Community. I am also a member of Covenant of the
Goddess, Earth Spirit, Circle Network, Free Spirit Alliance, and ADF. I am legally certified as clergy with both
Covenant of the Goddess and ULC (for whatever that means). My work has been
published in many places throughout the US, plus Canada, England, Ireland,
Holland and Australia.
Jobwise, I have worked for large international
telecommunications companies since 1984. (Again, a lesson in how things
connect...) I hold a bachelors degree in
Communications/Journalism, and a masters degree in business and government
policy. I moved from New Jersey to Miami
Beach, Florida on August 1, 2001 and enjoy Miami’s internationally diverse
culture, with a Latin spice!
Fun? I enjoy good food and good wine, bad humor, camping,
gardening, traveling, almost anything Brazilian, the Ocean, SciFi, and sleeping
late at least once a week.
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