Silver RavenWolf born Jenine E. Trayer, is an American author and lecturer who focuses on Neopaganism

Neopaganism

Neopaganism is an umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements, particularly those influenced by or claiming to be derived from the various pagan beliefs of pre-modern Europe...

. She is married and has four children. She currently resides in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania

Dillsburg, Pennsylvania

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Biography

RavenWolf was a member of the Serpent Stone Family, and received her Third Degree Initiation as a member of that coven. She is the leader of the Black Forest Circle and Seminary, an organization containing several covens spanning the United States and Canada. She has appeared as a lecturer and workshop facilitator at events in the Neo-Pagan

Neopaganism

Neopaganism is an umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements, particularly those influenced by or claiming to be derived from the various pagan beliefs of pre-modern Europe...

 community. She has been active in Wiccan anti-discrimination issues. She is also a Powwower

Pow-wow (folk magic)

Pow-wow is a system of American folk religion and magic associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch.-Origin of the name and practices:Its name comes from the book Pow-wows, or, The Long Lost Friend, written by John George Hohman and first published in German as Der Lange Verborgene Freund in 1820...

, having adopted the Pennsylvania Dutch

Pennsylvania Dutch

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 practice in a neo-Pagan context.

RavenWolf is the author of seventeen books on Wicca

Wicca

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 and Paganism

Paganism

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 in general. She has also written several novels. Currently, her books have been translated into Czech

Czech language

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, Spanish

Spanish language

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, Italian

Italian language

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, German

German language

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, Russian

Russian language

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, Hungarian

Hungarian language

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 and Portuguese

Portuguese language

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. She is the director of the Wiccan/Pagan Press Alliance Midnight Drive.

Non-Fiction

• American Folk Magick: Charms, Spells & Herbals (1999) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 156718720X, ISBN 978-1567187205
• Angels: Companions in Magick (2002) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567187242, ISBN 978-1567187243
• Halloween: Spells, Recipes & Customs (1999) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567187196, ISBN 978-1567187199
• HedgeWitch: Spells, Crafts & Rituals For Natural Magick (2008) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 0738714232, ISBN 978-0738714233
• Hex Craft: Dutch Country Pow-wow Magick (1997) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567187234, ISBN 978-1567187236
• Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives by Michael Newton (introduction by Silver Ravenwolf) (2002) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567184855, ISBN 978-1567184853
• Mindlight: Secrets of Energy, Magick & Manifestation (2006) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 0738709859, ISBN 978-0738709857
• Silver's Spells for Abundance (2004) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 073870525X, ISBN 978-0738705255
• Silver's Spells for Love (2001) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567185525, ISBN 978-1567185522
• Silver's Spells for Protection (2000) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567187293, ISBN 978-1567187298
• TeenWitch!: Wicca for a New Generation (2003) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567187250, ISBN 978-1567187250
• To Light a Sacred Flame: Practical Witchcraft for the Millennium (2002) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567187218, ISBN 978-1567187212
• To Ride a Silver Broomstick: New Generation Witchcraft (2002) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 087542791X, ISBN 978-0875427911
• To Stir a Magick Cauldron: A Witch's Guide to Casting and Conjuring (2005) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567184243, ISBN 978-1567184242
• Solitary Witch: The Ultimate Book of Shadows for the New Generation (2003) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 0738703192, ISBN 978-0738703190
• Witches Runes: Insights from the Old European Magickal Traditions (Cards) (with Nigel Jackson) (2002) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567185533, ISBN 978-1567185539
• A Witch's Notebook: Lessons in Witchcraft (2005) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 0738706620, ISBN 978-0738706627

Spanish titles

• Hechizos Para El Amor
• Hechizos Para la Prosperidad
• Hechizos Para la Proteccion
• Jovenes y Brujas: Un Manual Practico de Brujeria Para Jovenes

X " Montarse en una Escoba de Plata"
X " Como preparar un Caldero Magico"

Fiction

• Beneath a Mountain Moon (1995) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567187226, ISBN 978-1567187229
• Murder at Witches' Bluff: A Novel of Suspense and Magick (2000) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567187277, ISBN 978-1567187274

Witches' Chillers series:

• Witches' Night Out (2000) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567187285, ISBN 978-1567187281
• Witches' Night of Fear (2001) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1567187188, ISBN 978-1567187182
• Witches' Key to Terror (2001) Llewellyn Publications ISBN 0738700495, ISBN 978-0738700496