Ellen Evert Hopman - A Featured Presenter with HexFest 2023

Presented by Brian Cain, Christian Day
and the Witches of New Orleans

Ellen Evert Hopman

ELLEN EVERT HOPMAN is an author, Master Herbalist and Druid Priestess. A professional member of the American Herbalist’s Guild, she teaches Herbalism and Druidism in the USA and in Europe. Her books and videos on herb craft and Druid wisdom include; The Sacred Herbs of Samhain – Plants to Communicate with the Spirits of the Dead, The Sacred Herbs of Beltaine – Magical Healing and Edible Plants to Celebrate Spring, The Real Witches of New England : History, Lore & Modern Practice, A Legacy of Druids – Conversations with Druid Elders from Britain, the USA and Canada, Scottish Herbs and Fairy Lore, Secret Medicines from Your Garden – Plants for Healing, Spirituality and Magic, Secret Medicines of your Kitchen, Tree Medicine -Tree Magic (on the herbal and magical properties of trees), A Druid’s Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year and A Druid’s Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine (Druid medicine, Ogham and Celtic lore of herbs), Being A Pagan (with Lawrence Bond) (a book about what it means to be a Wiccan, a Witch or a Druid in the world today), and Walking The World In Wonder - A Children’s Herbal (a book of herbal formulas and recipes suitable for children of ALL ages). Her video Gifts from the Healing Earth, teaches the basics of herbal healing and her video “Pagans” covers the eight festivals of the Pagan Wheel of the Year. She is currently Archdruid of Tribe of the Oak, www.tribeoftheoak.com, an international Druid teaching Order, and was the founder of the White Oak Druid mailing list and a co-founder of the White Oak Druid Order (Ord na Darach Gile) www.whiteoakdruids.org . She was Co-Chief of the Order of White Oak for five years. She was a founder and then Vice President of the Henge of Keltria Druid Order for nine years. Ellen was Professor of Wortcunning, Healing, and Lore at the Grey School of Wizardry for four years, and was one of the founders. She is Second Circle in ADF (initiated by Isaac Bonewits) and was made an Archdruidess in the Druid Clan of Dana, Grove of Brighid, by Lady Olivia Robertson when she visited her castle in Clonegal. Ellen is also a Bard of the Gorsedd of Caer Abiri. She was a featured subject in a documentary about Druids; A&E Television's; "The Unexplained" (Secret Societies, The Druids and the Knights Templars original air date 4 March 1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2IxNJGe03U ). Find her books, workshops and blog at www.elleneverthopman.com

Visit Ellen Evert Hopman online at www.elleneverthopman.com

Ellen Evert Hopman has a table in our Vending Area!

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Workshops for 2023

Tree Medicine Tree Magic Multimedia
Saturday, Aug 12, 9:00am
St Joseph Salon [map]

The Witching Herbs - Working with Baneful Plants Multimedia
Saturday, Aug 12, 1:30pm
St Ann Cottage 1 [map]

The Sacred Herbs of Samhain
Sunday, Aug 13, 1:30pm
St Mary Salon 2 [map]

Multimedia = Multipedia Workshop

Full Schedule