Jhenah Telyndru (MA, Celtic Studies) is a priestess, author, and educator. She founded the Sisterhood of Avalon in 1995, and serves as Academic Dean of the Avalonian Thealogical Seminary. A formally trained Celticist through the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, she also holds a BA (Hons.) in Archaeology from Stony Brook University. Jhenah hosts residential training retreats around North America and the UK, presents internationally at conferences and festivals, teaches online workshops and immersion programs, and facilitates pilgrimages to sacred sites in the British Isles through Mythic Seeker Tours.
A best-selling author, her published works include: Avalon Within: A Sacred Journey of Myth, Mystery, and Inner Wisdom (Llewellyn, 2010), The Avalonian Oracle: Spiritual Wisdom from the Holy Isle (Schiffer, 2016), Rhiannon: Divine Queen of the Celtic Britons (Moon Books, 2018), The Mythic Moons of Avalon: Lunar and Herbal Wisdom From the Island of Healing (Llewellyn, 2019), Pagan Portals – Blodeuwedd: Welsh Goddess of Seasonal Sovereignty (Moon Books, 2021), andThe Ninefold Way of Avalon: Walking the Path of the Priestess (Llewellyn, 2023). Her writing has been featured in fiction and non-fiction anthologies; periodicals, including PanGaia, SageWoman, Watkins Body Mind Spirit, The Beltane Papers, Circle Magazine, and The Tor Stone; as well as various datebooks and annuals from Llewellyn, Moon Books, and Ninth Wave Press.
Jhenah performs rites of passage in her community, and is in service as a Transpersonal Tarot Counselor and teacher. She is currently undergoing training to become an Awenydd and member of Anglesey Druid Order (ADO), and is a certified Amicus Mortis (Friend of Death) through the Order. A priestess in the Avalonian Tradition for over 35 years, Jhenah has been following a Pagan path since 1986.
Jhenah welcomes your feedback about any of the works presented in these pages, as well as any inquiries regarding her writings, recordings, workshops and presentations.