M. Macha NightMare (Aline O'Brien), is an internationally published author, ritualist, and interfaith activist. A member of the American Academy of Religion, Marin Interfaith Council, the Nature Religion Scholars Network, and other professional organizations, she has been active in the expansion and sustainability of Cherry Hill Seminary, the first and only seminary serving the Neopagan community. Macha is the author of Witchcraft and the Web and Pagan Pride, and, with Starhawk, The Pagan Book of Living and Dying.