Who We Are
Meet the "Morgana's" Family...
Rev. Teresa “Galan” Frederick
-
Proprietor and HWIC ("Head Witch In Charge")
– Teresa is a
certified herbalist and ordained legal clergy who owns Morgana's
Elementals with her Husband of over 20 years and her teenage daughter.
She has been walking an eclectic pagan path for many years with a serious slant towards witchcraft (And has been called a “Diva Witch” by her friends and her spiritual family).
Teresa is happy to have finally found her spiritual family after being a solitary practitioner for many years. In 2006, she co-founded the Clan of the Burning Hearts. About her spiritual family, Teresa has often remarked, “where have you guys been all my life?”
After closing her spiritual self off for a time (She says, “Trying, I suppose to conform to what society expected of me – stupid, huh?”). She is reclaiming her heritage and coming into her own. Teresa is an empath, a healer, a novice hand drummer, and “student of many things...”
Next on the agenda for Teresa is becoming a Doula, a Yoga instructor and a Reiki Master... She says, “Life is just beginning and I have many roads yet to travel. For now, I just want to sit back and enjoy the ride!”
Rev. Tom “Midnight’ Vandeberg
- Resident Psychic, Teacher, and Webmaster – Midnight
is also ordained clergy. He is a gifted Tarot and rune reader, a
certified hypnotist, and a
skilled magician and teacher.
Midnight began his magical studies at an early age and has been studying and doing magic for over 20 years. His studies have covered a very broad array of magical and spiritual schools of thought – from ceremonial magic to native shamanism; from Wicca to African Diasporic Religions. He came to Paganism through his interest in magic. For many years he worked either in small groups or as a solitaire. After much searching, both in the world and within himself, Midnight came to a point where he discovered the need to bond with a larger community. To this end, Midnight began working with several local Pagan groups, eventually founding a Pagan alliance group, of which he was the president for nearly five years.
These days, Midnight is focusing on working more directly with the members of the spiritual community by doing more reading and counseling and by teaching more classes. He feels compelled to help guide more people to find their true spiritual path.
Thomas Frederick - Proprietor , Curmudgeon – Thomas is Teresa's adoring husband. Though he actively seeks after new knowledge and experiences, his spiritual path is very much a personal thing.
Thomas enjoys meeting new people and is always quick with a joke and a ready smile.
Often, Thomas is seen in the company of Midnight. When the two are together...well, let's just say their wives have taken to calling them "The Terrible Tom-Toms." For "The Tom-Toms", no job is too small, no job is too large...it just doesn't matter, it's going to take them all day. They will tell you that a couple of fine, hand-crafted cigars will ensure that the job is done right, but that won't get it done any quicker! Their motto: "Will work for beer...and cigars."
Morgan
Frederick - Morgana's Elementals Namesake, Assistant Manager
–
Morgan
is the daughter of Tom and Teresa and the namesake of Morgana's
Elementals. She's working a "real" job, now, so she's not at the shop as
much as she used to be, but we know that the shop is where her heart is.