Therese Pendragon

A native Salem, Massachusetts witch, Therese Pendragon has practiced Witchcraft and the spiritual arts for nearly four decades. She has studied with and been initiated by many teachers, including Laurie Cabot, the "official Witch" of Salem. Therese’s present spiritual focus is on the Mysteries of Isis.

A professional performer and multi-instrumentalist, Therese is proficient in voice, percussion, Queana flute, lapharp, zither, and the beautiful handmade panpipes she fashions from reeds harvested in Salem. With husband Michael Pendragon she has co-created a catalog of ambient musical recordings, including 13 Moons, Eight Solar Holidays, Dragon Tales, Angels and Aliens, Sun Child and Peace Moon. They performed together in the rock band Original Sin in the early 1980s, during which time Therese also undertook studies in sound healing and harmonic overtones with Ted Levine, a member of David Sykes’ harmonic choir at New England Sound Healers Association. She has also extensively researched and practices crystal and pranic healing.

Therese has danced for 30 years, specializing in Sacred Dance. She designs and creates her own striking costumes and jewelry, including fine needle and beadwork and decorative hand-painting. (She has also been bestowed the title "Salem Priestess of Sacred Baking" for her delectable homemade bread!)

Therese and her daughter helped make modern Salem history , taking part in the first Salem Witches’ Heritage Day Parade in 1978. The following year she appeared with Laurie Cabot and the witches of Salem in the April 1979 issue of National Geographic – the first time American witches "made the map" internationally, with a group portrait by photographer Nathan Benn, accompanying Randall S. Peffer’s article, "Massachusetts’ North Shore, Harboring Old Ways."

As prominent practitioners and healers in the Salem pagan community, Therese and Michael have made numerous national media appearances, including:
- CBS Evening News with Dan Rather 1985
- Lifetime Channel’s "Nature of Witches" 1995
- National Enquirer TV 1999

Today Therese and Michael own and operate The Oracle Chamber, a sanctum of peace and harmony offering spiritual counseling, tarot, palmistry, past lives, channeling, astrology, numerology, dream analysis, and workshops on a variety of Magickal topics. Classes in practical Magick are available, along with an array of occult supplies with a focus on the rare, unusual, and hard-to find.

The Oracle Chamber is located at 142 Derby Street in downtown Salem, Massachusetts 01970. (978/745- 9988)