The three founders of Hearthstone Community would like to honor and acknowledge
the Elders and Teachers that have taught us, influenced us, and loved us through the years.
We have personally learned from each of them, and without them we would not be who we are, or where we are, now.
In alphabetical order….
Kenn Day
Kenn Day is a full-time Shaman, actively practicing in a professional setting for over thirty-five years. In addition to offering healing sessions in person and remotely, he is an author, lecturer and teacher who presents in-depth training in Post-Tribal Shamanic teachings. These are teachings received from his Spirit Ally, Grandfather.
He is the author of two books on the Shaman experience, Dance of Stones: A Shamanic Road Trip (Moon Books 2013) and his latest Post Tribal Shamanism: A New Look at the Old Ways (January 2014).
Kenn has studied various indigenous forms of shamanic practice, as well as shiatsu, movement technique, jin shin do, and other body-centered therapies. He has taught numerous workshops in the United States and Europe, and is a sought-after lecturer on the Shamanic experience.
He offers both foundation and advanced level workshops in Post-Tribal Shamanic Teachings – in person at his practice,
Body & Soul, in Cincinnati, Ohio, online through Glide Wing, and in major cities across the country.
Joy Marie Wedmedyk (Iyalocha Omi Lasa) has studied shamanism, mediumship, divination, and mysticism for over 45 years. She has extensively studied with traditional Elders from the Americas, Cuba and Africa. Initiated to Yemaya in Lucumi Orisha worship, she also received initiations in Native American and African Shamanic traditions. Joy is an accomplished Medium and Shamanic practitioner, offering healing and guidance to others through these ancient healing traditions. Her deep connection to the Ancestors and the Ancient Ones, and to the spirits of Heaven and the Light, opens the way for healing in this world and in the world of the Spirits.
Joy has been traveling and teaching for over forty years and is a sought after presenter at various Pagan, Neo-Pagan and New Age venues. As organizer for the Midwest Shamans Conference, Joy provides the opportunity for individuals to study the ways of the Elders and Shamans of the world and to experience, create, and learn from the cosmology, mythology, and wisdom of the people of the Earth.
Joy co-authored with Lillith Three Feathers, Heart of the Elder: Good Elders and their Influence, (Megalithica Books, a division of Immanion Press 2018). This book shares astounding real-life experiences, magical blessings, and spiritual connections that confirms the importance of Elders in Paganism. Joy was a quoted source for the book Drawing Down the Spirits by Kenaz Filan and Raven Kaldera (Destiny Books 2009). She was also a contributing author for Walking the Path of the Ancient Ways (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (February 5, 2012)) and Calling to Our Ancestors (Asphodel Press, 2015).
A creative and spiritual artist, Joy crafts both herbal and salt baths for cleansing and healing, artisan perfume oils, makes jewelry, and draws and paints. All of her products express spiritual or metaphysical meaning and are created by following the teachings of her Elders and the guidance of the ancestors and benevolent spirits.
Lillith Threefeathers
As a child, Lillith ThreeFeathers wandered into the anthropology section of the library and began a lifelong investigation of ancient cultures and traditions. From an early age, her grandfather engrained in her a love for the mysteries of nature. During the Seventies, she began walking a spiritual initiatory path in her quest to understand the world through shamanic awareness and personal experiences. Building from that foundation, she studied dreamwork, mediumship, and alternative, ceremonial, and energetic healing with Shamans and Elders from Australia, Africa, and the Americas. In addition to in a number of shamanic initiations, she is a priestess of two amazing goddesses: Lilith and Yemaya.
She founded the Circle of Living Spirit, a multi-faith, earth-based church, and she functions as Elder for that group. Currently she teaches as adjunct faculty and graduate faculty at Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary (also known as Wiccan Seminary). Her classes range from introductory courses in shamanism and dreamworking to in-depth studies of goddesses, ancestors, and divine beings.
Lillith ThreeFeathers was a quoted source in Drawing Down the Spirits by Kenaz Filan and Raven Kaldera (Destiny Books 2009). She has one hundred articles to her publishing credits and writings in several anthologies including Lilith Queen of the Desert (Knickerbocker Circus 2010), and Calling to Our Ancestors (Asphodel Press 2015). Lillith co-authored a book with Joy Marie Wedmedyk called The Heart of the Elder: Good Elders and Their Influences (Megalithica Books, a division of Immanion Press, 2018). Called an inspiring and important resource by reviewers, The Heart of the Elder shares real-life experiences, amazing spiritual connections, and magical gifts received from Pagan and Neopagan Elders.
Joy Marie Wedmedyk
Patricia Robin Woodruff
Patricia Robin Woodruff is an artist and writer, polymath and Priestess. Her Slavic Lemko heritage is from the Carpathian mountains and she is following a spirit-initiated path of a Lemko Bosorka (shamanic witch.) She is also training to become a żerca (Slavic clergy) and was given the name of Bojana.
Woodruff has a PhD in Metaphysical Theology. Her broad knowledge base combined with in-depth cultural studies are providing groundbreaking new insights on the roots of Slavic Magic. Having read over 3,000 sources on the subject, Woodruff can provide new insights into this ancient religion based on recent archeological discoveries, newly-revealed rituals, and analysis of petroglyphs. Her work is uncovering the ancient commonalities between religions and getting back to the core shamanic roots of this amazing culture.
She is the author of Woodruff’s Guide to Slavic Deities (2020). Dr. Woodruff currently published the first book in a series on the Roots of Slavic Magic. You can find her books on Amazon at amazon.com/author/patriciarobinwoodruff
Or you can go to her personal page at https://patriciarobinwoodruff.com/ , where you can join her Patreon, follow her books, or see her upcoming events.