My birth name is Robin, and my witch name is Tala. I am an empath and I am psychic. I am a natural witch, and recently remembered strega, who was trained as a Priestess in the Gardnerian Tradition. I now practice my own form of spiritual-ecclectic wicca, with my small grove, in North Central Mass, who is interested in expanding, and is currently looking for a new Priest. I teach Witchcraft Training Courses, Levels 1-6 at local new age stores in my area, and I am also the organizer of a new wicca meet-up group in North Central Mass. I am also a Shamballa/ Reiki Master Healer Teacher, that teaches both hands on, and long distance classes. I am 43 years old, and I still get carded constantly! :) I am an Occupational Therapist who worked with the mentally ill in a state hospital for 7 years, and worked in a sub-acute geriatric facility do rehab also for 7 yrs. I was laid off, in March of 1999, because of the medicare reform, and took a job as an Activities Director, for a year, until that building closed down, and I was laid off once again. I worked with adolescent boys who on a lock down unit for 2 years, and I am now working doing therapy in homecare, which I love! :) I also a teach Occupational Therapy part time at a nearby community college, and travel around the country every year, speaking at conferences on how to motivate patients. I have also been married to a wonderful man named Tony for the past 13 years and we have been together for 18 years... he is gorgeous, a wonderful husband and an awesome cook. We live in North Central Massachusetts, in the country, just below the NH border.... we have a rustic house on a 2 acre wooded lot. We do not currently have children, as I had Hodgekins disease about 12 years ago, and was deemed "cancer free" in March of '99. We do however, have 6 animals, which we consider our 4-legged, furred children. We have 1 dog, and 5 cats. There is always some type of animal drama going on in our house as you can imagine!!! I also am blessed with a wonderful family, with parents who are still together after 40 years, and younger brother who is a successful computer programer, who graduated from Harvard. I am also blessed with true, loyal, lifetime friends who have stuck by me through all the good and bad times...... I also think I am very lucky, that I have successfully remembered who I am, and what my spiritual purpose is, in this lifetime.... THINGS I LOVE: Animals, wolves, children, the mountains, the ocean, nature, sunsets, sunrises, thunderstorms, walking in the woods, and rainbows. THINGS I LOVE TO DO: Reading, horsebackriding, photography, camping, hiking, just being in nature, traveling, going to different Renn faires, wild life rehabilitation, teaching, talking on the web (lol...the bane of my poor husbands existance!) and dont laugh.....square dancing... (I hear you laughing!) :) MY BELIEFS: I Believe in One Ultimate Life Force, or what you may call God, in which I believe the Gods and Goddesses, and all of the planes of existence are a part of.....I believe everything is all a part of the ONE. -I believe that all religions are good, and are just different paths to the same One/All, as long as they help each person to become more spiritually evolved, and helps them to become a better person in this lifetime. -I believe in fate and destiny, yet I also believe we all have choices in life, as to which path we follow...... -I believe we all have to take responsibility for our choices and our lives. -I believe in loving and accepting all people for who they truly are, without judgement, not what I think they should be, for I believe that people are at all different spritual levels, and are right where they are suppose to be at this point in time..... I try to see past the surface to their true soul -I believe in empathy, compassion, forgiveness, and being the best person you can possibly be, and living life with no regrets..... -I believe everything happens for a reason. There are no coincidences.... Just synchronisities, that you should trust your heart and follow......and they will lead you where you need to go. -I believe, that the key to life, is to let go of fear, to trust, to let go, to surrender..... to go with the flow..... To have FAITH and of course, to LOVE as "Love, is the most powerful Magick of all....." I believe there is always something yet to learn.