Ellen Evert Hopman (born July 31, 1952, in

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)''Ellen Evert Hopman: Herbalist, Scholar, Celtic Pagan''. Interview with Carl McColeman - originally printed in New Leaves (March/April 1999 issue)
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, a lay

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, a lecturer, and a

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who lives and works in Western

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. She is the author of several books and audio tapes on

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and Druidry, and three novels.Hemler, Jennifer (1996).
Ellen Evert Hopman
'' in ''Philadelphia CityPaper'', Feb. 1–8, 1996 issue. She is a certified writing teacher with Amherst Writers and Artists and a multiple recipient of the Golden Oak Award. She was formerly a Professor of Wortcunning at the

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, where she taught

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, Celtic Neopaganism,

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ic history and Celtic lore. She is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild. and a member of the Grey Council of Mages and Sages. She has taught Druidry and herbalism in the United States, Scotland, Ireland and Canada,Dougherty, Anne Kathleen (December 11, 2004) ''Herbal Voices: American Herbalism Through the Words of American Herbalists'' and has been a speaker and workshop leader at numerous

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and

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events, and a subject of articles in ''

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Education

Hopman graduated

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from

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with a B.S. in

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, and received a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from the

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(Amherst) in 1990. She trained in Herbalism primarily with William LeSassier in New York in 1983, at the

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in Scotland under Barbara D'Arcy Thompson, and received professional training at the National Center for Homeopathy.

Druidry

Hopman joined the modern Druidic organization Ar nDraiocht Fein in 1984. She is a co-founder and former co-Chief of The Order of Whiteoak (Ord na Darach Gile), a Reconstructionist Druid organization. She is also Archdruid and founder, Tribe of the Oak (Tuatha na Dara), www.tribeoftheoak.com. She held the position of vice president of the Henge of Keltria, an international

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Fellowship, for nine years. She has been on the staff of Keltria: Journal of Druidism and Celtic Magick and has been a contributing author to many New Age and Pagan journals. She was the founder of The New England Druid Summit, a yearly gathering of Druids in

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. In 2009 she presented a paper on Celtic Cosmology at the International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS) Conference on Spirituality in Indigenous Cultural and Religious Traditions.

Broadcast media

Hopman has appeared on several radio and television programs including

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’s ''Vox Pop'' and the Gary Null Show in

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. She was also featured in a segment of the series ''Living the Wiccan Life'' produced by The

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. She presented a weekly "herb report" for WRSI radio in

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, and was featured in a documentary about Druids on

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’s ''The Unexplained'' (Sacred Societies, February 1999).

Books

*1992 - ''Tree Medicine, Tree Magic''. Illustrated by Diana Green. Seattle, WA: Phoenix Publishing. *1994 - ''A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year''.

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. *1995 - ''People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out'' (with Lawrence Bond) . Inner Traditions. *2000 - ''Walking the World in Wonder: A Children's Herbal'' (with Steven Foster, photographer).

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. *2001 - ''Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans, and Witches Today'' (with Lawrence Bond). (Revision of ''People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out'') Destiny Books. *2008 - ''Priestess of the Forest: A Druid Journey''. Llewellyn Publications. *2008 - ''A Druids Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine''. Inner Traditions International. *2010 - ''The Druid Isle''. Lewellyn. *2010 - ''Making Kitchen Medicines - A Practical Guide''. Dreamz-Work Productions, LLC *2011 - ''Scottish Herbs and Fairy Lore''. Pendraig Publishing *2012 - ''Priestess of the Fire Temple - A Druid's Tale''. LLewellyn. *2012 - ''The Secret Medicine of Your Kitchen''. mPowr Publishing, London *2016 - ''A Legacy of Druids - Conversations with Druid leaders of Britain, the USA and Canada, Past and present *2016 - ''Secret Medicines from Your Garden: Plants for Healing, Spirituality, and Magic''. Healing Arts Press *2018 - ''The Real Witches of New England: History, Lore, and Modern Practice''. Destiny Books *2018 - ''Tree Medicine Tree Magic: 2nd Edition''. Pendraig Publishing. *2019 - ''The Sacred Herbs of Samhain''. Destiny Books *2020 - ''The Sacred Herbs of Spring''. Destiny Books *2022 - ''Once Around the Sun''. Destiny Books

Video

* ''Gifts from the Healing Earth: Volume I''. Sawmill River Productions * ''Gifts from the Healing Earth: Volume II''. Sawmill River Productions * ''Pagans: The Wheel of the Sacred Year''. Sawmill River Productions * ''Celtic Cosmology'' (2009) Sawmill River Productions

References

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Secret Medicines from Your Garden
' WINNER of the 2016 Thomas DeBaggi
International Herb Association
Annual Book Award

External links

Willow's Grove - Ellen Evert Hopman
- Ellen Evert Hopman's website
Ord na Darach Gile
- Druid Order of WhiteOak {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopman, Ellen Evert Living people Writers from Massachusetts Austrian emigrants to the United States University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni Neo-druids Herbalists 1952 births Austrian modern pagans Modern pagan novelists Modern pagan writers