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Diana L. Paxson has been a member of the Troth since 1992. Diana is a Troth Elder who has served on the High Rede and as Steerswoman and continues to serve the Troth as Coordinator of the Troth Clergy Training Program and editor of our journal, IDUNNA. She leads Hrafnar kindred in Berkeley, California. Diana is also well-known as a teacher and author. Of her many short stories and novels, BRISINGAMEN, THE WODAN’S CHILDREN trilogy, and THE BOOK OF THE SPEAR are of particular interest to Heathens. Her non- fiction books include TAKING UP THE RUNES, TRANCE-PORTATION, THE WAY OF THE

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Robert L. Schreiwer is a founder of the Heathen denomination of Urglaawe, Ziewer (godsman) of Distelfink Sippschaft, a trained practitioner of the Pennsylvania German healing and magical traditions of Braucherei and Hexerei. Through the Pennsylvania German Heathen Alliance for the Urglaawe and Distelfink Sippschaft, he has been conducting a project to gather oral lore from all regions of Deitsch (Pennsylvania German) settlement. He was an Instructor of Pennsylvania German at Kutztown University in 2008-2009, and he is currently working on other

Patricia Lafayllve has served The Troth as a Steward, High Steward, Redesperson, and Steer. She created the Lore Program, is a certified Troth godsperson, and is currently serving in her second term as High Steward. She is the author of Freyja, Lady, Vanadis: An Introduction to the Goddess and A Practical Heathen’s Guide to Asatru. She is a seidhkona, a Freyjasgythja, and a good egg.

Stacey Stewart is a rising Heathen artist who has been advancing the expression of Urglaawe traditions by providing imagery to Pennsylvania Dutch myths as well as form to the Urglaawe rune sets. As Editor of the Urglaawe newsletter, Hollerbeer Hof, and as the Public Relations Director of Distelfink Sippschaft, Stacey has been expanding the breadth and the reach of our theories and lore. Her interpretations feature both traditional motifs, representing where we are from, and modern interpretations of the art of past to assist the Urglaawe community in embracing the visions of the future of this

Ben Waggoner writes stuff for the Troth. Some of it's not bad.