CCIWI is lead by a wonderful group of annually elected people who sit on our Council and help guide the effective and productive outcomes of this amazing church. The Council is made up of six positions as follows:
- The Elder Chairperson
- The Elder Secretary
- The Elder Treasurer
- The Elder Public Officer
- Two Elder Councillors
Your current Councillors are:
The Elder Chairperson/Public Officer
Rev. Amethyst is the founder of CCIWI and was originally trained as an Alexandrian before moving into more eclectic traditions and finally developing the now global Inclusive Wicca. She has a wonderfully patient husband, four grown up human children, one doggy shaped child and two cat shaped children. Her favourite hobbies are eating chocolate and sleeping. Please feel free to email her if needed via the Contact Us page and you can also locate her on Facebook or her website here.
The Elder Secretary
Rev. Jamie Stone Bear lives in central Virginia, USA and is one quarter Shawnee and three quarters Scot/Irish. So his early years were spent wrapped in Irish and Scot wisdom and superstitions. His Native path was his strong point, that he still clings to. It brought him through the Viet Nam war, and helped with the healing on his return. It of course put him in the position of being a solitary. On the Wicca Path he remained a solitary, until O & M at which point he found family and a vast array of knowledge. he says he truly has come home. he became a Councillor for CCIWI in 2009. He’s retired, 20yrs in the nuclear industry as a television producer, and then 17 yrs Lynchburg City School System. He came to the Wicca path after his discharge from the US Navy in the early 60′s, at that time info was little and far between. He was influenced by Sybil Leek, and the pursuit of knowledge has been a major part of his life since. he has to admit it has been a great journey so far, and now to be able to give back to O & M and CCIWI are the high points. He lives with his lovely wife of 25 yrs, four feline children and one canine daughter. They share in keeping up several flower and herb gardens and also play a couple of cowboy games. They both play Cowboy Fast Draw, and he plays the SASS cowboy game. Life is good.
The Elder Treasurer
Saphi
ra lives in the Huon Valley, Tasmania, on 140 acres of native bush with her wonderful husband, 2 little dogs and lots of native wildlife outside. She grew up in a Christian family but was disillusioned with the church so left and after a few years she started researching other spiritual paths. She was led to books about Wicca and after about 25 years or so she finally started practicing as a solitary in 2008. Saphira has been a student of O & M since Feb 2009 and joined the CCIWI Council in 2010. She has 2 beautiful daughters and 2 wonderful grandsons. She’s a professionally trained marriage celebrant and as Saphira is semi-retired now, she can devote much of her time to things that are important to her, such as Wicca and learning more and developing her creative and magickal skills.
Elder Councillors
Raincloud has been living in the suburb of Blackburn (Melbourne) for the past 9 years with his wife. He grew up in Cairns, North Queensland. He previously worked in small business Insurance Broking before changing careers. He is currently studying a Bachelor of Technology. Raincloud has previous experience is public speaking and the administration of clubs and community groups, having been a charter president of a Rotaract club and president of a Toastmasters club. After Catholic School he became Buddhist for 9 years before exploring Druidry, and Celtic Christianity. He finally settled on Wicca, being drawn to the Wiccan concept of Deity, and European pagan spirituality. At heart he prefers a flexible, eclectic approach that he finds in the Inclusive Wicca Tradition. He is currently studying his First degree with the Oak & Mistletoe coven.