• Who Am I?

       

      Everyone has a calling.

      Mine is showing you how to live with reverence and joy.

      Hi. I'm Carolyn.

       

      As a Wiccan priestess, I draw from my Celtic background. I am ordained to perform legal weddings in any state, and provide chaplaincy and spiritual counseling services in the state of California.

       

      I was trained and ordained at the Artemis Institute in Sebastopol, CA, in 2000. I then received an additional ordination from the eco-feminist American Priestess ministry associated with Belladonna Sanctuary.

       

      I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Literature and Theory of Outsiders in American Society, a minor in Spanish, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. I also have an extensive background in theatre and comedic performance.

       

      Currently, I am the Community Engagement Director for an LGBTQ health research project. I help diverse groups of people connect, problem-solve, and take positive action together.

    • “Carolyn Hunt is fabulous! Participating in a ritual with Carolyn is a blessing; she has the unique ability to create a spiritual environment which is both sacred and fun. Carolyn always articulates profound truths, and on many occasions she has helped me set a strong intention which later on has come to fruition.”

      ~Joanna

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      In case you were curious...

      Activism and Community Building

      I am the founder of Bay Area Rising, (part of V-Day's One Billion Rising), a nonprofit that brings together a powerful network of artists, spiritual leaders, and activists dedicated to ending violence against women and girls.

       

      I have volunteered my services for several wonderful nonprofits, including 13 years providing guided imagery for low-income women living with cancer at the exceptional Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic in Oakland and San Francisco.

       

      Most recently, I am in the acknowledgments of the award-winning journalist and social activist Naomi Klein’s tour de force This Changes Everything, this era’s game-changing book about global warming and what humanity can do before it’s too late.

       

      My work as a priestess and as an intentional community builder is referenced in several excellent non-fiction books: Susan Jane Gillman’s hilarious New York Times bestseller Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress (yes, I married this couple!), Erika Dillman’s ground-breaking The Party of Your Life: Get the Funeral You Want by Planning it Yourself, and Janelle Orsi’s The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life, & Build Community.

       

      I have been married for 25 years to social justice activist Cecilie Surasky and we have a teenaged son. We live in Berkeley, CA

    © Carolyn Hunt 2019

    Site design and original photography: surasky.org and juliamoon.net

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