Ipsita Roy Chakraverti was born in Kolkata. She went to college in Montreal, Canada, where, apart from graduating with Honours in English Literature, she became a member of the Society of the Study of Ancient Cultures and Civilizations and studied the myths, legends and esoteric history of old world cultures, before choosing the study of Wicca as her true calling. Her life has been an amazing one. Time and again she has encountered the mysterious 'X factor' when the meeting ground between science and the supernatural has been transcended by a force that defies explanation. She is Secretary of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, in charge of women's affairs and undeveloped areas of Bengal.