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Fallingstar, Cerridwen, 1952-

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"Cerridwen Fallingstar, also known as Cheri Lesh, is an American Wiccan Priestess, Shamanic Witch, and author; born Charlotte Arbuthnott Lesh, on November 15, 1952 in Southern California; attended Beloit College from 1970-1974, receiving a degree in English Literature and English Composition. She obtained a master's degree in English Literature from UCLA in 1976; mid to late 1970s, Fallingstar pursued a career as a journalist in Los Angeles, writing mainly for the alternative press; Still using her birth name, she wrote often on feminism, feminist sexuality, and related matters; studied extensively with ZsuZsanna Budapest, joining Budapest's all-women Susan B. Anthony coven; founded her own first coven, Kallisti, in 1975; and began publishing poetry and literature under her Craft name, Cerridwen Fallingstar; studied Starhawk, and in 1980 was a founding member of a coven called the Holy Terrors; early member, Minister, and Elder of the Wiccan fellowship Covenant of the Goddess; 1980s, living in Marin County in Northern California ... professional work in the areas of shamanism, Witchcraft, trancework, healing, and psychic work ... other traditions, including Native American, West African, Tantra, Reiki, Zen, Kundalini Yoga, and New Age teachings; In 1991 she founded an organization called EarthRite; 1991 ... founded her third coven, Eye of the Crescent; lectures and teaches classes and workshops ... led spiritual journeys to sacred sites ... works as a professional psychic; provides past-life hypnotic regressions, and trance journeys; married to Elie Demers, a psychiatric nurse; lives in the town of San Geronimo in Marin County, California)"--Adapted from Wikipedia

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Article: [Untitled]. A note from Cerridwin Fallingstar, 1979

 Article — Box 1: Series 2, Folder: 11, Item: 1
Collection number: Folder 11
Description

Cerridwin Morningstar shares her traveling experience with Elie and Mornging Glory Zell; attribution correction for "The Search for the Summer King"; and new lyrics for "Rickety Tickety Tin" included in this issue

Dates: Publication: 1979

Nine Apples: A Neopagan Anthology, compiled and edited by Chas S. Clifton, 1979

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Collection number: D4DFD768-F276-5CA4-44A5-9F9384A531D4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains links to digital content available through V-text.

Dates: 1979

Recipe: Scottish Shortbread, 1979

 Article — Box 1: Series 2, Folder: 11, Item: 1
Collection number: Folder 11