About me
Bonadea Lyonesse (Patricia DeSandro) has served the larger Pagan community as a wisewoman, elder high priestess of Wicca, and a teacher/presenter for more than 35 years. She founded the Circle of the Sacred Grove Temple of the Old Religion, an active teaching coven, in 1999. Bonadea has written and presented rituals, life passage ceremonies, teachings, workshops, essays and stories for all ages in many locations around the country. Her path of knowledge has been informed by visionary experiences since early childhood, tempered and enriched by several teachers and mentors along the way. Bonadea is a graduate of BGSU with a degree in fine arts and resides in Ohio where she writes, paints, and continues to learn about life from her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
