She grew up in the countryside south of London, leaving school at 16, to work of a farm. Later worked in London for publishers and eventually at the British library. She was able to go to university as a mature student, gaining a B.A.Honours degree in 'History of Ideas'.She is the author of A Harvest of Festivals, A Witch Alone, Modern Magician's Handbook along with 13 other books covering village witchcraft, philosophy of magic and ritual magic. She was taught by W.E.Butler and Doreen Valiente among many others. She organized the first Esoteric Conference which continues to bring together seekers, writers and experts and is the editor of the Quarterly magazine QUEST, which allows writers to share their experiences, magical, witchcraft and druidic arts and knowledge. As well as writing countless magazine articles she have given talks at international pagan conferences, run workshops in the U.K. and Holland, and evening classes including for the Continuing Education programme at Bristol University and other institutions. From time to time she has taken part in radio debates, preferring to speak directly to an audience, rather than being filmed