Orion Foxwood grew up in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia with the folk practices of southern tradition and Appalachia. He is a Witch, an Elder in Celtic-Traditional Craft, a High Priest in Alexandrian Wicca, and teacher of the Faery Seership tradition. He is also the founding Elder of Foxwood Temple and a primary founder of the Alliance of the Old religion. Orion co-foundered of the House of Brigh Institute. For over 20 years, he has lectured extensively across the United States and in the United Kingdom.Orion has authored several books: The Faery Teachings (2003), The Tree of Enchantment (2008), The Candle and the Crossroads (2012), and The Flame in the Cauldron: A Book of Old-Style Witchery (2015).In the "other" professional world, he holds a Masters Degree in Human Services, is a licensed professional counselor and a public health administrator. His teachings are based in traditional folk practices aimed at direct spirit contact and substantive personal transformation.