About Us

Ancient Light is located on the Central Oregon Coast in the lovely city of Waldport. We’re in the first block south of the stoplight on the east side of the street and you can see our planter sign from the light. Turn east onto Willow Street and immediately left into our parking lot. Address is 145 NW Arrow St. or 145 NE Highway 101, Waldport, OR

Anja

At the age 3, in desperation at my wiggliness, my Czech grandmother taught me to embroider. I’ve been hooked on all kinds of crafts since then and have taught them, too, since my teen years.

I spent 15 years as an SCA merchant (Society for Creative Anachronism) selling my blackwork embroidery patterns (Mab’s Creations) and other products, such as period toys and music.

My first training in magic was from my Slavic shaman grandfather, but I didn’t become Wiccan until my mid-20’s, going on 30 years now. I got my 2nd degree in 1985 and have practiced steadily since, both as a solitary and in circles. My 3rd degree didn’t come until 2010 and I stepped down as HPS of the Rose of the Sea Teaching Circle in December pf 2012, and then picked up the mantle again in 2017 with Tempus as our High Priest

Tempus

I’m not sure if he’s a Wiz with a crystal ball or a whiz, but this is Tempus, the incredible invisible husband who channels from the Pun Plane!

He’s been the quiet motive force behind all the repairs and re-dos at the shop in 2009 (once the bookshelf got finished) from getting the Roomba to work again, to the drip irrigation system that is watering the flowers.

Since his major interests are astrology and alchemy, he’s intending to take over the incense making and may actually get the Ancient Light brand cone and “plotz” incense underway. He’s also been encouraging Anja to make costumes for the Roomba. . . Uh-oh. . .

Rose of the Sea Wiccan Teaching Circle

Ancient Light is the covenstead for this group that started in 2004. We sponsor OCPPG (the Oregon Coast Pan-Pagan Gathering) every fall and have classes in Wicca (among other things) on a regular basis.

Grandma

Grandma Helen, my mother, loved living on the Oregon Coast. She moved out here from Maryland, where she had lived her whole life, until as she put it, she, “Hit the Oregon Trail” in her 80th year to come live with our family in her last years. She was here when this whole thing started and loaned us the seed money to get the shop going in the first place. I had some stock and the know-how. Tempus had the business experience. She had the encouragement and was the backup that we needed to finally create the “brick and board” store that we had been contemplating for so very long. Sadly, her doctor’s diagnosis of “tomorrow or 10 years, but it won’t be more” happened on Beltane Eve of 2008, but you never know when she’s going to comment on someone’s grammar, even yet! The shop library is her memorial, as her life-long commitment was to teaching and education. I used to put in the shop ads, “…and don’t forget to say hi to Grandma!” as the tagline, as she loved getting to talk to people at the shop, even if once in a while she said some really hilarious things as her hearing and memory deteriorated! We miss her. …and this was one of her favorite pictures of herself, featured on the shop’s Samhain card.

Last update 8/22/18