Temperance Alden is a social media strategist and the author of the book Year of the Witch. She began her spiritual journey with family traditions and has devoted more than nineteen years to developing and practicing her personal path of witchcraft and paganism. Temperance studied history at Salem State University and is currently studying religion in South Florida. In her free time, she enjoys blogging and reading what some might consider too many books. Temperance leads the online community Wild Woman Witchcraft and loves teaching folk witchcraft to the next generation of witches. And she hosts the FolkCraft podcast. Please visit her website to learn more.