RavenWolf received her Third Degree Initiation from a member of the Serpent Stone family, a pagan congregation.[clarification needed] While studying under a British Traditional Witch who claimed to have ties to the International Red Garters in Britain, Silver also became connected with a family lineaged witch who was the last in his line of the tradition. It was this mentorship that prompted the beginning of the Black Forest Circle and Seminary in the 1990s.[citation needed], The Black Forest Circle and Seminary is an organization that contains hundreds of covens spanning the United States and Canada.
Until the 2010s, she appeared as a lecturer and workshop facilitator at events in theNeo-Pagan community. She was active in Wiccan anti-discrimination issues.[2] She was also aPowwower, having adopted thePennsylvania Dutch practice in a neo-Pagan context.[3]
RavenWolf is the author of over 17 books onWicca andPaganism in general.[4] She has also written several novels. Currently, her books have been translated intoCzech,Spanish,Italian,German,Russian,Hungarian,Dutch andPortuguese. She is the director of the Wiccan/Pagan Press Alliance Midnight Drive.[5]
Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives by Michael Newton (introduction by Silver Ravenwolf) (2002) Llewellyn PublicationsISBN978-1-56718-485-3
To Light a Sacred Flame: Practical Witchcraft for the Millennium (2002) Llewellyn PublicationsISBN978-1-56718-721-2
To Ride a Silver Broomstick: New Generation Witchcraft (2002) Llewellyn PublicationsISBN978-0-87542-791-1
Witches Runes: Insights from the Old European Magickal Traditions (Cards) (with Nigel Jackson) (2002) Llewellyn PublicationsISBN978-1-56718-553-9
Solitary Witch: The Ultimate Book of Shadows for the New Generation (2003) Llewellyn PublicationsISBN978-0-7387-0319-0
^RavenWolf, Silver (1995).To Stir a Magick Cauldron. Llewellyn Worldwide. About the Author.ISBN978-1-56718-424-2.Born on September 11, 1956, Silver is a true Virgo
^Wohlberg, Steve (2005).Hour of the Witch. Destiny Image Publishers. p. 127.
^Kriebel, David W. (2007).Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch: A Traditional Medical Practice in the Modern World. Pennsylvania State University Press. p. 41.
