Raye Schwarz is a writer and artist with degrees in theatrical costuming and textile design, currently residing in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. They spent more than a decade co-creating alchemical ritual associated with the Vegas Vortex, and studied laboratory work with Robert Bartlett. Raye has presented at Mysterium, ManyGodsWest, GeekGirlCon and PantheaCon. Their article "Nine Plant Allies" is part of THE NEW ARADIA: A WITCH'S HAND BOOK TO RESISTANCE, published by Revelore Press in September 2018. <a rel="me" href="https://sunbeam.city/@raye">@raye@sunbeam.city</a>