About the Author

Crystal Blanton is a Wiccan High Priestess, living in the San Francisco bay area.  Ms. Blanton is a California Native living in the heart of many of the Neo-Pagan movements.

As a mother of four, grandmother of three and a married wife of thirteen years, Ms. Blanton has experienced the ups and downs of family life and grown spirituality as a result.  Professionally Ms. Blanton has worked in the Social Services field for the last 12 years, specializing in addiction studies and counseling.  After the years of training and experience in counseling, addiction, mental illness, developmental disabilities and criminal justice; Crystal found herself having to deal with the same issues within her own family unit.

Ms. Blanton has used the heartache from these experiences to enhance her understanding of spiritual balance and professional understanding of how behavior and perceptions affect our everyday lives.

Crystal Blanton continues to work as a drug and alcohol counselor in adolescent treatment while maintaining her family, family coven, mentoring students, running her personal business, being a Board Member and Acting Executive Director for FWTI, being in a local coven, maintaining two traditions and continuing to write for her community.

Blanton is expecting the release of her first book in 2010 with Megalithic/ Immanion Press.