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About Christopher Drysdale
Christopher Drysdale is an animist, martial artist, shamanic practitioner, healer, meditation instructor, and psychopomp. He’s been pagan for more than 30 years, has a master’s degree in anthropology, and thinks “making the world a better place” is a pretty good idea. He makes his home in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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