morwyn is a new age and amateur sleuth author, a wiccan priestess and a ceremonial magician. she holds a b.a. in latin american studies from the university of colorado (magna cum laude), an m.a. in spanish, and a ph.d. in portuguese and brazilian studies from the university of wisconsin. she has taught at major universities, including the university of colorado (professor and lecturer of portuguese and spanish), university of pittsburgh, and brown university for 15 years. she has lived in the united states, mexico, brazil, england, scotland, wales, portugal, spain, and italy, speaks five languages, and has studied esoteric traditions in those lands.