Leila Castle
Leila Castle has studied and taught Sacred Feminine traditions since
1967, when at 16 she became a professional belly dancer, a featured dancer
of the legendary Bal Anat company with Jamila Salimpour. After living in
Oaxaca, Mexico in 1975 she began traveling to sacred sites, going on to
research the Glastonbury Zodiac in Somerset, England 1979-84. There she met
and collaborated with pioneers of the British Earth Mysteries including
Christopher Castle, with whom she co-directed Spotted Fawn Geomantic Arts
in Pt. Reyes, California 1986-90, and John Steele, cofounder of The Dragon
Project, with whom she studied and worked closely for many years.
In 1991 she made a pilgrimage to sacred feminine sites in Tibet with
Tsultrim Allione. As editor
and an author she published Earthwalking
Sky Dancers - Women's Pilgrimages
to Sacred Places, 1996. She is a contributing
author to The World of Aromatherapy, 1996, (Rose & Earle), Goddess
Traditions and Aromatherapy, and Teonanacatl - Sacred Mushrooms of
Vision, 2004, edited by Ralph Metzner. She continues her love of perfumery
creating natural botanical
perfume for the last 20 years.
Phone
(415) 663-1954
Address
P.O.Box 302
Pt. Reyes Station, CA 94956
Email
leilacastle@earthlink.net
Web Site
www.leilacastle.com
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