People

This article provides a biographical overview of John Michael Greer (b. 1962), examining his intellectual development from early studies in the Golden Dawn tradition of Hermetic magic through his later involvement with various Druidic organizations, including his service as Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America.

This article provides a biographical overview of Isaac Bonewits (1949–2010), a prominent figure in American Paganism who co-founded Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship and became the first person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Magic and Thaumaturgy from a Western academic institution.

This article provides a biographical overview of Phaedra Heyman Bonewits, an American artist and Pagan practitioner who became active in the Neo-Pagan movement during the 1980s and 1990s. The piece traces her educational background, her involvement with Unitarian Universalist Pagan organizations, and her collaborative written work with Isaac Bonewits on energy-based spiritual practices.

This article provides a biographical overview of Deanna “DJ” Conway (d. 2019), an American author who contributed extensively to contemporary pagan and magical literature from the 1990s onward. The piece examines her multicultural background, theological education, and prolific publishing career spanning over 30 titles across topics including Celtic spirituality, Norse traditions, dragon magick, herbalism, and divination practices.

This article provides a biographical overview of British author and philosopher Colin Wilson (1931–2013), examining his intellectual contributions and literary output across multiple genres. The piece outlines Wilson’s development of “new existentialism” as a philosophical framework, his breakthrough work *The Outsider*, and his extensive writings on occultism, mysticism, and paranormal phenomena.

This article provides a biographical overview of Austin Osman Spare (1886–1956), a British artist and occultist whose work significantly influenced the development of chaos magick. The text examines his major printed works chronologically, including *Earth Inferno* (1905), *A Book of Satyrs* (1907), *The Book of Pleasure* (1913), *The Focus of Life* (1921), and *Anathema of Zos* (1927), highlighting his contributions to sigil creation, automatic drawing, and esoteric philosophy.