Resume / Curriculum Vitae

Sharynne MacLeod NicMhacha

Teaching Experience

August, 2005    Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York

                           Series of staff workshops on Celtic Spiritual Tradition
                           Two-day workshop on Celtic Shamanism May, 2005 Rowe Conference Center, Rowe, Massachusetts

                           Weekend Workshop on Celtic Mysteries and Spiritual Tradition

May, 2005 Rites of Spring, Western Massachusetts Festival Event

                           Instructor for intensives on Celtic religious traditions at large annual 500-person earth spirituality festival and gathering

April, 2005 Whole Health Expo, Northampton, Massachusetts

                           Instructor for seminar on Celtic spirituality, 'Journey to Avalon'

March, 2005 University College Cork, County Cork, Ireland

                           Honorarium lecture at Irish University on Celtic myth and symbols

March, 2005 Crystal Connections, Cork City, Ireland

                           Workshop facilitator at Irish New Age center - Celtic spirituality

Spring, 2005 University of Massachusetts, Amherst

                           Extension School Instructor, Celtic mythology course

January, 2005 Feast of Lights, Northampton, Massachusetts

                           Teacher and ritual presenter for large earth spirituality gathering

Winterterm, 2005 Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts

                           Instructor for intensive seminar on Celtic mythology and culture

Sept. 2004 - Goddess of the Seven Sisters, Northampton, Massachusetts

August 2005                            Workshop facilitator for a year-long series of workshops and rituals on various aspects of Celtic shamanism and spirituality

August, 2004 Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York

                           Instructor, series of staff workshops on Celtic spiritual tradition

                           Invited guest and Celtic shamanic representative for multi-cultural shamanic ritual for world peace, co-hosted by John Perkins, Donna Henes and Bill Medicine Bear Record.

July, 2004 University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

                           Hosted by the School of Scottish and Celtic Studies to give a presentation on Celtic cosmology and the ritual year

1998-2000 Clan Gregor Society Annual Gathering

                           Scottish Gaelic instructor for beginning students, annual gatherings of Clan Gregor Society (MacGregor), Northeast Chapter

1995 - New Age Centers, Stores and Spiritual Gatherings

                           Present Unicorn Books, Circles of Wisdom, Open Doors, Amethyst Point, Barnes and Noble, Eastern and Western Mass. Pagan Pride, Tatnuck Books, Nu Aeon in Salem, Healing Essence Center

                           Workshop Instructor and Ritual Presenter at numerous New Age and spiritual stores, centers and events for over ten years.

October, 2005 Harvard Celtic Colloquium, Harvard University
Hosted by Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures

                           Invited by organizers of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium to return to the Colloquium this year to plan and facilitate a group panel and discussion seminar for Celticists from North America and Europe.

March, 2005 University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

                           Invited to University College to present an Honorarium Lecture: Rioghainn na h-Oidhche: Lunar Symbolism in Celtic Mythology

October, 2004 Harvard Celtic Colloquium, Harvard University Celtic Studies Panel and Discussion Group

                           Invited by organizers of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium to plan and facilitate a panel and discussion seminar for professional Celticists from the U.S., Canada, Ireland and the U.K., focusing on the state of Celtic studies and opportunities inside and outside of academia

July, 2004 University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland School of Scottish and Celtic Studies

                           Conference on Traditional Cosmology - The Ritual Year

                           Éisce, Gaeth ocus Muir: Three Notes on Archaic Celtic Cosmology

                           Published in Cosmos, The Journal of the Society for Traditional Cosmology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

October, 2003 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts                            Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures                            Harvard Celtic Colloquium

                           Oenach Aimsire na mBan: Seasonal Work, Gender Roles and an Early Irish Cycle of Myths

                           Published in Proceedings of Harvard Celtic Colloquium

October, 2002 Harvard University, Harvard Celtic Colloquium

                           Mistress of the Wild Things: An Inquiry in the Nature of Abundance and Female Power in Early Irish Tradition

October, 2001 Harvard University, Harvard Celtic Colloquium

                            The Descent of the Gods: Cosmology, Genealogy and Pantheon in Irish Mythological Tradition

                           Published in Proceedings of Harvard Celtic Colloquium

December, 2000 Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Ford Foundation Celtic Lecture Series

                           Invited by the Ford Foundation Celtic Lecture Series to present an Honorarium Lecture: The Hazel of Immortality

September, 1999 Harvard University, Celtic and Classical Studies - Graduate and Postgraduate Study Group on Ancient Magic and Religion

                           Invited to present a talk and discussion for professors and graduate students in the Study Group on Ancient Magic and Religion:                            Mater Deorum Hibernensium, focusing on Irish mythology and comparative Indo-European mythological and spiritual traditions.

May, 1999 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts                            Harvard University Celtic Colloquium

                           Mater Deorum Hibernensium: Identity and Cross- Correlation in Early Irish Mythology

                           Published in Proceedings of Harvard Celtic Colloquium

2005 Red Wheel / Weiser Press, Boston, Massachusetts

                           Book: Queen of the Night: Rediscovering the Celtic Moon Goddess

2004 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

                           Old Irish poem Ainimm-Eolchaire ('Soul-Longing'), published in the Comparative Literature Department's journal mOtherTongue; Invited to serve as on-call staff in Translation Dept.

2004 - 2006 Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, MN

                           Feature articles in Llewellyn's Annuals Series: Magical Almanac, Herbal Almanac, Spell-a-Day Almanac and Wicca Almanac

1999 Thames and Hudson, New York, NY

                           Featured in Kay Turner's book Beautiful Necessity: Women and their Altars

1996-1997 Keltria Magazine

                           Series of Articles on Celtic Mythology and Shamanism

1995-1996 Spirit of Change Magazine

                           Series of Articles on Celtic Folklore and the Sacred Year

Education

1995-2005 Training in Core Shamanism                            Dr. Carin Roberge, Arlington, Massachusetts

                           Ten years in-depth study and training with graduate of Foundation for Shamanic Studies and student of Michael Harner

April, 2005 Instruction with Don Martín, Peruvian Q'uero Shaman

                           2004-2005 Training in Core Shamanism and Peruvian Shamanism Dr. Michael Verrilli, Northampton, Massachusetts

                           1999-2002 Harvard University, Dept. of Celtic Languages and Literatures Graduate Students of Celtic Department

                           Instruction in Scottish Gaelic, Old Irish and Cornish Languages

1999-2001 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts                            Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures

                           Studies included Old Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Irish and Welsh Literature and Poetry, Mythology and Folklore, History, Culture.

1978-1980 Classical Music Student at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA and Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 3.8 GPA

                           Invited to play oboe with the Boston Conservatory Orchestra Graduated High School at age 16 National Honors, Music Honors and French Honors Young Apprentice of National Symphony Orchestra Nominated to the Governor's School for the Gifted Instruction in oboe, flute, saxophone, piano

August, 2004 Invited to write book reviews for Journal of Indo-European Studies by Professor Dean Miller, University of Rochester, NY

July, 2004 Invited by members of staff and faculty at University of Edinburgh, Scotland to join a group of international Folklorists in the Folklore Working Group on the Ritual Year, Société Internationale d'Ethnologie et de Folklore

1980-1997 Professional Musician, Boston, Massachusetts

Performed folk, classical and rock music in the Boston area

Recorded CD in 1997 on Castle von Buhler Records, The Moors; Voted Best CD of the Year by Boston's Noise Magazine, Airplay in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Near East. Press in Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix, Guitar Player Magazine

Founding member of Boston Rock Opera Society.

Singer and Instrumentalist - flute, oboe, pennywhistle, recorder, bodhran (Irish frame drum), Tibetan flute, Irish flute, keyboards, percussion, and mandolin.

Professional Organizations and Affiliations

Celtic Studies Association of North America

Member of the SIEF Working Group on the Ritual Year (Société Internationale d'Ethnologie et de Folklore)

Honorary Member of Ars Lyrica Society

Clan MacLeod Society of North America

Member of the British Druid Order

Member of the Pictish Arts Society