Stephanie Rose Bird is a hereditary intuitive, contemporary rootworker, solitary green witch and visionary. �She has been involved with mysticism, symbology, spiritualism and the occult for thirty years. �Bird is inspired by her ancestors, in particular her grandmothers, one of which was a psychic and the other a spiritualist minister and herbal healer. �Her uncle, a Santeria priest, Babalawo of Shango, taught her the Ifa traditions of the Yoruba people. �Bird studies healing, magical and divination traditions of indigenous people around the world with a focus on Africa. �Her passions include keeping the ancient traditions alive and updating them so that they evolve with us,… suiting our current environment and lifestyles. �She is a member of the American Folklore Soceity, the Herb Research Foundation and the Handcrafted Soap Maker's Guild. Bird holds a BFA cum laude from Temple University and an MFA from UC San Diego, and has received multiple academic awards. �Bird was an assistant professor at the School of the Art Institute of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1986-2002. �Bird is active advising masters' and doctoral candidates, giving lectures, conducting goddess rituals, and writing for numerous publications. Visit Stephanie's webpage at� http://www.stephanierosebird.com/ .�Website:� http://www.stephanierosebird.com/Blog:� http://stephanierosebirdstudio.blogspot.com/ �Facebook:� https://www.facebook.com/stephanierosebirdauthor . �� �