- Clare Vaughn, co-author of Pagan Prayer Beads




The spiritual quest has always been a major focus in my life, and I am endlessly fascinated by the stories others tell about their spiritual lives.

My formal education includes a Masters Degree in Comparative Religion from the University of Washington, and I’ve completed additional graduate-level studies in theology, spirituality, and ethics at Seattle University’s School of Theology and Ministry and the Swedenborgian House of Studies at the Pacific School of Religion.

Over the years I have identified with a variety of traditions and shared worship experiences with many others. I’ve found my own spiritual home in the path of the underworld priestess, working with deities who are associated with literal and symbolic death and transformation, the “shadow” aspects of our psyches, and the voluntary and involuntary ordeals of life. I am also ordained as a Grail Priestess within the Ordo Arcanorum Gradalis, a Christo-Pagan fellowship of the Holy Grail.

I have a special interest in the relationship between sexuality and spirituality, the use of archetypes as a tool in spiritual discovery, and working with Pagan veterans. I have eighteen years experience reading and teaching tarot, and can bring that skill to a session when desired. I also make prayer bead strands.

I am a member of Spiritual Directors International, and meet monthly with my own spiritual director.