Steve is 46, and living in London, which is in the South East of the UK.
 Steve's Profile
I’m Malaysian-born and American-raised, and was first drawn to these isles as an innocent little kid by Poldark, Agatha Christie, Oliver Twist and Fawlty Towers, and then latterly by Vera Brittain and the war poetry of Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen, which led me to embark on a PhD in history in London. When that was done, I went back Stateside and, through a fortuitous twist of fate, I returned here a few years ago after my divorce. Slightly eccentric and non-conformist, I have spent much of this journey as an outsider looking in, no matter where I am. In my wise old age, I've come to see that as an asset rather than a problem. I’m told I’ve had many lives and that in this one, my soul came from somewhere else, which would explain why I often feel I have a stronger connection with animals than with Homo Sapiens.
I was introduced to Wicca by a high priestess several years ago when I was still Stateside who took me to a Samhain gathering (one of the most amazing spiritual experiences ever), introduced me to the tarot, banishing spells and things like the five elements, helped me understand magic, and persuaded me to explore my spiritual/intuitive side. I’ve since continued on that journey as a solitary although I may not be as ‘tuned in’ now as I was in 2012-13. It doesn’t help that I now live in a very tiny flat which makes the casting of a circle rather difficult. Apart from dowsing, meditating and reading tarot from time to time, I horse-ride and play the piano in my free time.
I believe in spirit guides and am keen on astrology and astronomy. I welcome the darkness of the autumn/winter and find there’s something magical about Dartmoor. If there’s any place on this island that I feel most at home in, it’s Dartmoor, Cornwall and Edinburgh. I would take a holiday in the cold of Lapland or the Swiss or Austrian Alps or Colorado Rockies or the South Island of New Zealand in the winter over a beach holiday in Bali or the Caribbean any day. I once took a course in mediumship but wish I could develop that side of me more (I am too grounded most of the time; can’t help it, as I have a very scientifically oriented job!). I am looking to meet other pagans as I don’t get to meet kindred spirits often, and it would be nice to meet a partner who’s a pagan as well -- but I’m looking for friendship first and foremost.
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