Sacred Forest Gifts

Rev. Raven Goldenseal, born Billy W. Mitchell, was raised in southeast Texas and currently lives in San Marcos, Texas where he attends Texas State University as a Geography: Resource & Environmental Studies major. He began his Wiccan journey in April 1994 while living in Upstate New York. He was briefly co-High Priest of the short-lived Dragon Moon Coven in Watertown, NY. When he moved back to southeast Texas the coven disbanded, though the coven members are still in contact with each other. In July 2005, he met his soulmate, DoveSong, on the popular Pagan website http://witchvox.org and have been together ever since. They are now happily married and look forward to spending the rest of their lives together. He received his Credentials of Ministry and Master of Wicca Certification in March of 2009 from the Universal Life Church Monastery after 15 years of study and practice in the faith. As Billy W. Mitchell, he is a poet and author. In November 2005 his first poetry collection, “Schisms of Reality” was published. His second poetry collection, “Schisms of Reality 2: Love, Spirituality, and Politics” has just been accepted by his publisher, PublishAmerica, LLLP. The release date has not yet been determined. He has several novels that he is working on including a pagan teen fiction 5 book series entitled “Taliesin Island”, a fantasy novel entitled “Renaissance Magic”, a science fiction novel entitled “Red Rover”, and a gothic teen fiction series entitled “Lore, Texas”. Some of his hobbies include writing, reading, playing the bass guitar, camping, hiking, attending renaissance festivals, and listening to various genres of music including: rock, heavy metal, black metal, alternative, blues, jazz, celtic folk, pagan, and gypsy.