The Beauty Pentacle would not exist without the lifelong programming of love and light that came from my mother. She has always been an encouraging voice and reminder of all the many blessings in life. The Beauty Pentacle has many mothers, and my mother is one of them.
This tool would also not exist if not for the encouragement and trust of Jennifer Byers, the first Witch to do this work with me. She heard my ideas and helped me to make them real. She helped me to organize my concept and gave me space to test the ideas with students. This tool would not exist in its fleshed-out form if not for the help of Irisanya Moon and Honeycomb Heart. These two Witches were on board with Walking in Beauty when my ancestor first charged me with the task of taking it out into the world. They both helped to add flesh to the beautiful skeleton that had already been created. I am very grateful to all of these folks, and pieces of each of them are woven into the challenges, tasks, and exercises contained in the book.
I am grateful to my spouse, Gwion Raven, and my daughter, Trinity, for being so understanding when I had a computer on my lap more nights than not. I appreciate them giving me space to pour out my ideas and use them as sounding boards when I just couldn’t quite focus what I was trying to say. I am so thankful to Gwion for being my constant champion and cheerleader. I am thankful to Trinity for creating the sigils found in this book.
Thank you to the New Moon Babes who bring so much beauty, joy, and support into my life. I am so grateful to have met each and every one of you.
A giant thank you to all of the brave souls who have already started the work of the Beauty Pentacle and have been taking it out into the world for many years already. It was through the classes and workshops that this idea was solidified into a real thing.
Thank you to Seed, who taught me the joy of home adventures. Thank you to Copper, who has been a patient and kind mentor. Thank you to RoseMayDance for being an inspiration and making me believe in myself.
Big hugs and kisses of gratitude to Heather Greene for being so easy to work with, so fun to be around, and so encouraging of all the random ideas in my head. To Hanna Grimson for being on top of it and making sure everything was aboveboard. To everyone at Llewellyn; Bill, Elysia, Kat, Terry, Annie, and all the amazing people who helped bring this book to life, I am so grateful.
Gratitude, love, and unending appreciation to Ariel, Lisa, Dakota, Suzie, Polly, Elvyra, and Sequoia for being so supportive. Without all of you, the beauty that is Milk & Honey would not be possible. And truly, that place is my heart and soul.
I also must acknowledge my Taurus sun, Libra moon, and Pisces rising. Venus is strong in my chart, and I am so pleased that I have found a way to channel my desire for beauty into my work in the world. Thanks, Mom and Dad, for helping me come into the world at the exact moment I did.