BIOGRAPHY OF PAUL MOONOAK
			
	
	I was born March 18 in Miami, Florida and grew up there among
coconut palms, Cubans, condos, and the sparkling Atlantic.  I also spent
time in the Caribbean, especially Nassau.  Everything in the subtropics is
bright:  the sunshine, deep green grass, shimmering blue seas, dazzling
flowers, even the houses are often painted bright colors. As an artist I
reflect this background in my paintings. 
	It was in College, working part time in the Writing Lab, that I
met one of those beautiful Cubans, and in 1980, got married.  We moved to
Gainesville, Florida to attend the University of Florida where I got my
Bachelor's degree in Religion.  My first son, Arian, was born in Miami in
1984, and my second, Tammen, also in Miami, in 1987. 
	In 1990, I was introduced to Neo-Paganism and Wicca, and
immediately felt I had found my spiritual home.  I was invested as
minister in 1997 in my tradition, The Church of All Worlds, and within the
Pagan community I am also a Bard, teacher, writer, and local leader.
Several of my articles and essays have been published in Pagan journals,
and I teach workshops at Pagan gatherings in Florida and Georgia.
	I currently live in the woods of North Florida on a couple of
acres of land with my sons and my cat, Kaya (a Jamaican term
for marijuana).  My passions are painting (colorful & abstract acrylics), music
(from Marylin Manson to Tchaikovsky), and my kids.  I also like
shrimp scampi, Bailey's, traveling around Florida, boogie boarding, and
beautiful people.