Raven Kaldera is a Northern Tradition Neo-Pagan shaman, homesteader, astrologer, herbalist, vampire, intersexual transgendered activist, and one of the founders of its current incarnation, the First Kingdom Church of Asphodel. He is the author of far too many books to list here, but a visit to his hub website at www.ravenkaldera.org will tell you more than you wanted to know. He lives with his wife, his slaveboy, and any number of friends and poly-family folks in the wilds of Massa-chusetts. 'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds.