Contributors
Ariman
Ariman is one of the Associate and Department editors of Rune-Gild Magazine and is a Fellow of Eormensyl Hall of the Rune-Gild.
P.D. Brown
P.D. Brown was born in York and grew up in Kendal, which was then in the county of Westmorland. His life-long interest in stories and mythology led him through Wicca, the teachings of Franz Bardon, ceremonial magick, Chaos Magic, and finally to Germanic Heathenism and the Rune-Gild. He is a countryside ranger, professional storyteller, and Master within the Rune-Gild. He has carved two rune stones and will soon commence his third. He lives in Scotland, likes dogs and poetry and dislikes politicians and developers. His stories are available to order from his website at http://www.scop.co.uk/.
Janet Didur/Hjalldis
Janet Didur, in addition to being a certified Master Gardener from the UC Davis San Mateo CO-OP Extension, holds a MA in Anthropology from the University of Calgary and is the author of The Social Behavior of Howler Monkeys (and for a pint of beer she’ll tell you monkey stories). She is a Certified Massage Therapist, and Hypnotherapist. Her experience with operant trance work goes back over twenty years. She is a Fellow of Galdrabrú Hall of the Rune-Gild.
Nadine Drisseq
Nadine Drisseq is an Apprentice in the Rune-Gild. She is also the current head of the North American Section of the Illuminates of Thanateros and is proprietor of Incendiary Arts Aromatics.
Angela Holm
Angie Holm is a professional video producer in San Francisco and an instructor of Film Editing at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She has been interested in silent film for many years and produced the 2009 restoration of the famous German silent film, Pandora’s Box, 1929, funded by Hugh M. Hefner. Angie is a member of Galdrabrú Hall.
D. Jonathan Jones
D. Jonathan Jones was named a Fellow in the Rune-Gild in 2005. His published book 3 Paths through Midgard: A Rune Poem forms the basis of his Fellowship work. He lives in Kent, England.
Michael Kelly
Michael Kelly lives on the Isle of Man and has a passion for the mythology of his Norse and Celtic ancestors. He has studied magical traditions for over 25 years, having cut his teeth on the grimoires many years ago. He found a solid philosophical grounding for his magical interests in the Temple of Set and went on to update The Book of Ogham at Edred’s request. He has since written Apophis, a book of Draconian magic, and is now writing Aegishjalmur, a sequel focused solely upon the Dragon lore of the North. He is a Fellow of Eormensyl Hall of the Rune-Gild.
Angi Killough
Has been practicing, and experimenting with, traditional homesteading and self-sufficiency techniques for 15 years. Her professional experience includes animal husbandry, rehabilitation, and conservation. Angi is an Apprentice within the Rune-Gild.
Dave Lee
Dave Lee is a Master in the Rune-Gild. His Master-Work is available as Bright From the Well, published by Mandrake of Oxford, 2008. His other writings include Chaotopia!: Sorcery and Ecstasy in the 5th Aeon, and a booklet + CD guide to breathwork, Connect Your Breath. He also teaches at Arcanoriumcollege.com. His website is at www.chaotopia.co.uk and his blog is at chaotopia-dave.blogspot.com.
Ristandi
Ristandi has worked with the Northern Mysteries for over two decades, since he first discovered Edred’s works in 1987. After formally joining the Gild in 1993, he was named Fellow in 1998, Master in 2007. He is a member of the Woodharrow Institute and the Gild’s Seidhr Network. Ristandi holds a Ph.D. in Folklore and Mythology, and his writings on Northern European spiritual traditions have appeared in a variety of journals and magazines like Leidstjarna, Rune-Kevels, Rûna, and Symbel. In January of 2006, Ristandi raised Blåkulla Hall to further the work of the Gild in Southern California, and served as its Hall Steward and Master until 2008, when he relocated to the East. He is currently a member of Vermont’s Mitternacht Halle. When not seeking the Runes in the Green Mountains, Ristandi can be found lurking around Burlington, keeping company with lake monsters, accordion players, and other disreputable folk.
Jon Sharp
An Associate and Department editor for Rune-Gild Magazine, CJ (Jon) Sharp has been actively involved in seeking the Mysteries for over 20 years. For much of that time he was involved in the hermetic tradition, but realised that he had been climbing the wrong tree. He is currently a Fellow of the Rune-Gild within the Eormensyl Hall, England. His main interests are the idea of Truth, the application of philosophical approaches to the Work (especially Husserl’s ideas about the eidetic mode of consciousness) and the application of Mytho-mathematics to our Tradition. He’s working on his Ph.D. which considers the possibility of a philosophical framework in which the Work of the Gild becomes a valid category of activity and as a way of knowing/being in the world. He’s also very keen on the linkage of thought and action as speculation without application is a waste of time and reflection without implementation is a recipe for self stagnation.
Lothar Tuppan
Lothar, a Fellow within the Rune-Gild, is the Steward of the Rune-Gild’s California Mark as well as the Leader of the Rune-Gild’s Galdrabrú Hall in Northern California. He is also an oral storyteller.







