Manny was born in Cuba and raised in the American South. He currently resides in Miami, Florida and Nemi, Italy. He is a Witch now following eclectic tradition and was raised as a child of Oyá. He currently serves as the National First Officer of the Covenant of the Goddess and is also the editor-in-chief of The Wild Hunt. His PhD is in organization behavior and statistics, and his academic research has been on leadership, research methods, spirituality, and Witchcraft. His most recent academic publications explore the role of ecospiritualty in the workplace and markets and his presentations have been on the psychospiritual benefits of pilgrimages and green spaces. The Wild Hunt is a daily online news journal that covers Paganisms, Witchcraft, Heathenry, polytheism, and related religious and cultural movements from around the world. Founded in 2004, it has become the leading source for original journalism, commentary, and community reporting within the broader Pagan spiritual communities.
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Coming to the Center Hosts Manny Tejeda y Moreno Aug 30, 2025
Our guest on August 30 is Manny Tejeda y Morena (click to register for Zoom link)
Manny was born in Cuba and raised in the American South. He currently resides in Miami, Florida and Nemi, Italy. He is a Witch now following eclectic tradition and was raised as a child of Oyá. He currently serves as the National First Officer of the Covenant of the Goddess and is also the editor-in-chief of The Wild Hunt.
His PhD is in organization behavior and statistics, and his academic research has been on leadership, research methods, spirituality, and Witchcraft. His most recent academic publications explore the role of ecospiritualty in the workplace and markets and his presentations have been on the psychospiritual benefits of pilgrimages and green spaces.
The Wild Hunt is a daily online news journal that covers Paganisms, Witchcraft, Heathenry, polytheism, and related religious and cultural movements from around the world. Founded in 2004, it has become the leading source for original journalism, commentary, and community reporting within the broader Pagan spiritual communities.
Coming to the Center is your chance to listen and learn, as well as ask questions of contemporary figures in the community. Each semester Executive Director, Holli Emore, hosts a live interview with thought leaders, scholars, & experts in Pagan spirituality. Each 60-minute session will be held on Zoom; a good internet connection and the latest version of Zoom is recommended.
Free and open to all, you don’t have to be a student to participate, but you may want to become one after attending!
Cherry Hill Seminary and United Theological Seminary in Historic Collaboration
Columbia, S.C. — Cherry Hill Seminary announces that in an historic step toward interfaith education and mutual understanding, two theological institutions from different spiritual traditions—United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and Cherry Hill Seminary—are partnering to offer selected joint courses beginning this fall.
This collaboration bridges theological divides by inviting students to explore spiritual practices and the rich diversity of sacred traditions in the Pagan faith. “Understanding the Ritual Experience” will be taught virtually by Dr. Robert Patrick who is an adjunct faculty member at both institutions.
Cherry Hill Seminary academic dean Dr. Margo Wolfe states, “When this opportunity presented itself, students from both schools were enthusiastic about the possibility of working together. At a time when division is too often the norm, such a collaboration affirms the sacred in pluralism. Our students will gain both practical skills and a deeper understanding of spiritual diversity. We hope this is just the beginning of more possible partnerships.”
Students from both schools will have the opportunity to register for these graduate level courses. (CHS students may now register for the course here.)
Cherry Hill Seminary serves Pagan and Nature-based communities by providing transformative education and empowering students to advance academically and lead spiritually. For more information contact CHS@cherryhillseminary.org, or 1-803-862-9088.
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This Is Who We Are
Giving compassionate support to individuals in crisis, leading small groups, holding rituals to mark the seasons of both nature and our lives, contributing to scholarship in religious studies, and even working in formal congregations – Cherry Hill Seminary students turn up in communities around the country and beyond. There’s a reason for that. Our students…Continue reading→
Courage for this Time
By now nearly all of us will know, or know of, someone who has lost their job because of policies and directives coming out of Washington, DC. To paraphrase the old meme, if you are not disturbed, you are not paying attention. Our patron ancestor, Hypatia of Alexandria, lived in similarly chaotic times, through political…Continue reading→
You Are Not Alone
First, you are not alone. When crisis strikes, grassroots organizations lead the way, like Cherry Hill Seminary. Driven by people who understand that in times of need, we rely on each other. Second, we have something no one can take from you. Cherry Hill Seminary is deeply committed to providing transformative education so that you…Continue reading→
A Threshold of Change
Now, more than ever before, Paganism and the many forms of earth-centered spirituality have become the threshold over which increasing numbers step, seeking what is both within and without, both healing and celebration, profane and divine. Some see the growth of Paganism as hope for the earth, itself. Many look to the eclectic and diverse…Continue reading→
Wishes for the Winter Solstice
Social media recently surprised me with old photos of me in front of kindergartners at a local school, telling them about the winter solstice. If you love to tell stories, as I do, you gotta love how transfixed five year olds are when you move into a bit of a singsong chant about how it…Continue reading→
Parting Words: Candace Kant, Ph.D.
From Our Outgoing Academic Dean: Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Board Leadership, I have genuinely enjoyed serving as Academic Dean for the past three years and have been honored to be able to work with the dedicated, committed, talented, and enthusiastic students, faculty, and administration of Cherry Hill Seminary. In my three years as Academic…Continue reading→
The Burden of Liberty
Fireworks, footlongs, baseball and the beach are the usual order of the day on the U.S. Independence Day holiday. Our philharmonic here in S.C. will accompany lakeside festivities with the usual 1812 Overture, complete with cannon fire. And many will contemplate the years they served in uniform, or supported someone who did. Being in the…Continue reading→
Deep In My Heart I Do Believe
This week I watched a fantastic documentary film called Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance. The inspiration of Shared Legacies was in jarring contrast to the Washington riot we’ve been seeing replayed over and over on television. It’s hard to place the lives lost in the DC melee beside civil rights martyrs. Still,…Continue reading→
Pagans in Pandemic Spring 2020
We asked you to share what’s happening in your world as we go through the pandemic together. Thanks to everyone who responded! Read here Aidan Solar in Canada; Lucia Morena Vela in Spain; Laurel Holmstrom-Keyes in California; Julie Olson, CMC, in Arizona; Katherine Bayne in Virginia; David Oringderff in Missouri; Strobus White in Massachusetts; Maggie Beaumont…Continue reading→
A Calling to Pagans
Tomorrow many Christians will celebrate a feast of fire which they call Pentecost. Some of you may remember the story, and it feels as if fire is raining down on all our heads today, around our country, just as it did on the early apostles of the Pentecost story. I asked my friend, a Lutheran…Continue reading→