Eight Winds 2025 June 5 - 8
Rev. Jean (Drum) Pagano is a Senior Priest and Initiate of Ar nDraiocht Fein. He is also an initiate of the Anglesey Druid Order, a Druid Grade member of OBOD, and a 3rd Order Druid in RDNA. He is the author and contributor of nine books, and lectures on Druidry at festivals and gatherings on numerous continents. He is an Archdruid Emeritus of ADF.
Jason Mankey is a third-degree High Priest and prolific Witchcraft author (ten books and counting). A bit of a nomad in his younger years, Jason has lived in both the Midwest and the American South, and currently resides in California's Silicon Valley, where he helps run two local covens with his wife, Ari. Jason has spent the last twenty-five years of his life researching the Horned God, Witchcraft, and magickal history, and the occult influences in rock and roll music. He regularly lectures and leads rituals at Pagan and Witchcraft events in both North America and the United Kingdom. When not practicing, writing about, or studying the Craft, Jason can be found spending time with his cats, whisky tasting, and listening to Led Zeppelin. Jason's books include The Witch's Book of Spellcraft, Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods (with Astrea Taylor), The Horned God of the Witches, Transformative Witchcraft, and The Witch's Book of Shadows.
JoHanna Hill is an artist, writer, educator, and mother based in the Salinas Valley. She was the President of the Pagan Alliance for nearly a decade and during that time organized a wide variety of events for the Pagan Community. She has been awarded the Hart & Crescent Award by Covenant of the Goddess for her service to Pagan children and youth. She has published work on Ancestor Worship and will present some juicy information about Neolithic sites in Northern Spain. Speaking of juicy, bring your shot glass as she will have a sample of Asturian apple cider.
Gwion Raven is a tattooed Pagan, writer, traveler, musician, cook, kitchen witch, occult shop owner, and teacher. Although initiated in three magickal traditions, Gwion describes his practice as virtually anything that celebrates the wild, sensuous, living, breathing, dancing, ecstatic, divine experiences of this lifetime. Practicing since 2003, Gwion loves being in service with this community of witches and world changers. Changing the world through devotional practice, believes that we can re-enchant our lives by re-framing the so-called mundane as sacred and divine. By imbuing the familiar with a sense of wonder and infusing daily life with acts of magic, he makes all of life devotion. Read more about Gwion at The Witches Next Door at Patheos Pagan.
Sean Harbaugh, a founding member Sierra Madrone Grove, has been a very active member of ADF since 2004. He served on the Mother Grove, was the Scribe of the Gael Kin, Deputy Chief of the Council of Senior Druids, on the Grove Organizing Committee, a Dedicant Program Reviewer, GSP Reviewer, and CTP Reviewer. The current North West Regional Druid, Sean has served as NWRD, VAD, on the Clergy Council, in the Initiates program, and as an admin on ADF's Facebook groups. Sean founded the Order of Manannan and authored the Festival Handbook.
Jessica Meredith frequently performs the oracular role in our public rituals and served as Scribe on the SMG board of directors for several years. Jessica is also an artist and writer inspired by deity-centered paganism. Drawn to elemental witchcraft and tarot in high school, in later years, she earned several magi degrees within the Fellowship of Isis and then joined ADF Druidry.