My name is Lorna Smithers and I am Brythonic polytheist author and shamanic practitioner. I have been practicing shamanism in service to Vindos and the Gods and spirits of Britain for fourteen years. I am a longstanding member of the Way of the Buzzard and have completed a shamanic practitioner apprenticeship with Jayne Johnson.

My books include: Enchanting the Shadowlands, The Broken Cauldron and Gatherer of Souls (Sul Books). My writing has appeared in magazines such as Sacred Hoop and Indie Shaman.

I am autistic and asexual and have lived experience of anxiety and an eating disorder. Shamanism, meditation, breathwork, yoga, strength training and good nutrition have helped me build a better relationship with my body and regulate my nervous system. Healing my own wounds has provided a firm foundation for helping others.

I lived as a nun for three years and still lead a semi-hermitic life. My core practice is ‘being present for Vindos’. I tend a garden and volunteer in Greencroft Valley.