Rev. Skip Ellison started in the Neopagan movement when he was initiated into a Celtic Traditional Wiccan coven in 1982. He worked with the coven in several positions and then in the fall of 1990, had the opportunity to attend a workshop presented by Isaac Bonewits on Ár nDraíocht Féin, A Druid Fellowship (ADF). Isaac’s workshop interested him enough about ADF that he joined the organization soon after in 1990. He was mainly impressed by Isaac’s vision of a religion that would be open to everyone, public and that, some day in the future, would have groves and temples in every city. Since then, Skip has served on ADF’s Mother Grove since 1992. He has held several positions and is currently ADF’s Archdruid and is a Past Chief of the Magician’s Guild. He was the Grove Organizer for Muin Mound Grove, ADF in Syracuse, NY and became its second Senior Druid, a position he held until 2001. He has created a magical training system based on the trees of the forest and has authored two books titled: “The Wheel of the Year at Muin Mound Grove, ADF: A Cycle of Druid Rituals” and “The Druids’ Alphabet: What Do We Know About the Oghams?” He has also created a magical training system based on the trees of the forest. As a faculty member of the Grey School of Wizardry, Skip is: Dean, Dept. of Divination; Dean, Dept. of Beast Mastery; Professor of Divination; and Instructor in Magickal Creatures, Druidry, History, Camping & Woodcraft. He is a retired Industrial Electrician and now works at tending his land and gardens, learning more about history and traveling around the US, Canada and Europe visiting ADF Groves and talking about ADF at festivals. He can be reached at: sellison@twcny.rr.com or via his web site at www.dragonskeepfarm.com. Further information about his magical training course, online classes and his books can also be found on the web site.


Nybor a graduate from the Minneapolis School of Art, Nybor has owned and operated art studios in Minneapolis and New York City and is most renowned for his black and white science fiction art, including book and magazine covers and interiors. In 1985, he gave up the tie, tails, and “cocktail crowd” for a humbler, more peaceful life in the West Virginia mountains where he could dedicate himself studying the mysteries and to creating the art he wanted to. At that time he, along with Elspeth began holding circles in science fiction conventions on what Pagandom really is. Shortly after that they founded Haven, best described as a loose, widespread group of solitaries. Besides being an artist, healer, teacher, pastoral counselor, ritual magician, and theorist, Nybor has been made an Elder in several communities as well as for the Guardians. Having finished his tarot deck, his next project is an illustrated book of Goddesses. He is also working on a unified theory of magik. At the change of the millennium he is still hard at work at his art. When you look at the detailed and colorful works of Nybor, you would never know that this artist is colorblind. Nybor lives in wild and wonderful West Virginia with his mate Elspeth, two fur persons, and a small orchard. His email is nybor@mail.wvnet.edu