Sabrae

Sabrae has been with Celestial Tides since it formed as a study group in the Fall of 1990 and currently is the High Priestess of the group. Her leanings to witchcraft go back to third grade when she got a hold of a small pocket book of witchcraft and magick.  Even though she was doing spells during her elementary school years, she attended a Methodist church and was part of the youth group. Her personal revelation occurred in the seventh grade with a church-sponsored showing of the movie "The Rapture" (the 1970's version). Troubled by visions of hell and damnation of all  "unsaved people" and the rampant hypocrisy of many  church members and other Christians she knew, she left Christianity for good. She continued to perform spells for many years, guided by her original book, and read everything she could find on witches. Unfortunately this was mostly fiction that had little grounding in reality. The idea of witchcraft as a religion and the worship of the Goddess was a foreign idea, and so Sabrae pretty much became an atheist.

While attending college, bits and pieces of Wicca and witchcraft seemed to keep coming Sabrae's way. It wasn't until she was married and traveling in San Francisco in 1986 did she run across a used bookstore (and a book) and finally decide to look into the religious aspects of Wicca and witchcraft in earnest. A New Age bookstore near her husband's hometown provided her first real look into the Neo-Pagan movement.  A solitary practice followed until finding local Pagans and going to her first group ritual on Spring Equinox 1990.

Many Pagan-centered endeavors followed, including stints as a layout designer for two Pagan chap journals, one with a modest international circulation, as well as writing articles for Pagan magazines. She is also a founding member of the local CUUPS group, now known as the Circle of Gaia Dreaming, and is still actively involved with them.

Sabrae's most recent spritual work has centered around dedicating herself as a priestess of Hecate. This work has been very fulfilling, if not somewhat difficult, but as most know, difficult work can be the most rewarding.

Sabrae currently teaches at a local high school, sings and writes music for fun, and shares her home with her husband and their many animals. She has recently completed graduate school and received her Master's degree. During the summer she will be found in her garden or hanging out at the pool!

                                                                  -9/03

E-mail Sabrae at sabrae@celestialtides.com

Read our other members' bios:
[Rock] [Sabrae] [Selena] [Star] [TwilightRose] [Waverider]

 This page was updated on January 11, 2004 .