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Mike
Nichols
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Nichols is the celebrated author of The
Witches' Sabbats book and Web
site--the
ultimate resource on Pagan holidays and related writings--and a
contributing author to Creating
Circles & Ceremonies. Mike has been a featured speaker on
National Public Radio, Spiral Dance
Radio,
and Eclectic Pagan Podcast (episodes 16 and 22) on iTunes. He
does extensive online teaching and writing, occasionally guest lectures
at Pagan festivals, and performs in a Pagan band called Spellbound.
A pioneer in the American neo-Pagan movement, Nichols taught classes in
Witchcraft for twenty
years continuously, from 1970 to 1989, in Columbia and Kansas
City,
Missouri, through the Communiversity and at his bookstore, The Magick
Lantern. He
was also the editor of The
Lantern's Light, the
store's in-house publication. A founding member of the Coven of New
Gwynedd, Nichols was
the first Wiccan representative on the Kansas City Interfaith Council.
Nichols is a lifelong student of the Craft and, after years of
research, writing, and teaching, he still
considers himself a student.
He received his BA from the University of Missouri, with a double
major in communications and psychology (specializing in
parapsychology). He has done graduate work in the field of library and
information science.
Mike
Nichols' 2008 Speaking Schedule
Feature
Interview at The
Wiccan/Pagan Times
Eclectic Pagan
Podcast Interview - iTunes - FREE
Recorded May 21, 2007
In this
hour-long interview, the hosts and Mike discuss the upcoming Midsummer
holiday, current Pagan issues, and touch on music and animation. The
podcast
may be downloaded for free at either iTunes or Eclectic Pagan Podcast's
Web site.
Eclectic Pagan
Podcast Interview - iTunes - FREE
Recorded Nov. 12,
2006
In an
hour-long interview with podcaster Tom Brisson, Mike discusses his
new book, The Witches' Sabbats;
the history of the Craft in America; and related topics. The podcast
may be downloaded for free at either iTunes or Eclectic Pagan Podcast's
Web site.
Praise
for Mike Nichols
"Mike has been an important and respected figure in the midwestern
Pagan community for more than 30 years. His influence on many of
the people now active in Paganism was primarily transmitted through the
20 years of Witchcraft classes he taught in Columbia and Kansas
City, Missouri, through his bookstore, The Magick Lantern, which was a
haven for those interested in Paganism during the '80s, and through
his publication, The Lantern's Light,
which was an excellent example of
Pagan writing and editing.
"Mike's abilities as researcher, writer, and teacher have included his
studies and publications in such fields as psychical research, the
occult, theology, mythology, folklore and music, as well as Witchcraft
and Paganism. His talents in song writing, music recording and mixing,
and computers round out his amazing resume.
"Many of Mike's articles--including his beloved essays on the Pagan
holidays--have been available in the file areas of various Pagan
computer bulletin boards since 1988, and have by now reached and
influenced a worldwide readership."
--Dallas Heltzell, online news
editor-producer, The Denver Post
"Mike Nichols is a rare treasure in our emerging Pagan community. His
feet are firmly placed on the terra firma of tradition and he holds a
wealth of knowledge and lore, while at the same time he embraces our
evolution, and the new people who join us, with an open mind and an
open heart."
--M. Macha NightMare, author of
Pagan Pride:
Honoring the Craft and
Culture of Earth and Goddess and,
with
Starhawk, The
Pagan Book of Living and Dying; chair, Public
Ministry Department, Cherry
Hill
Seminary
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