Best-selling Author and Free Spirit

My new book is now available! Hedge Witch is the first book is my new fiction series, called Witches of the New Forest. The second book, The Veil Between the Worlds, is on track to come out in December 2024.

Magick, mystery and romance await you, deep in the heart of the New Forest.  

Hello, and welcome to my website! I am an author,  blogger, YouTuber, singer, and budding photographer. I live in a little village in Suffolk, UK, on the coast of the North Sea. I was born in Canada, but moved to the UK over twenty-five years ago.  The heathland, forest and shingle beaches where I live are so beautiful, and sing to my soul. Every day I am learning to deepen my connection to this land, and be inspired by its beauty, its challenges and its soulsong.

My books are based on aspects of Paganism, including Hedge Witchcraft and Druidry. I take my inspiration from nature, and use that in my spiritual practices which are shared through my writing. I have been a Witch for over 30 years, and studied Druidry when I moved to the British Isles. 

I now have a new series of paranormal fiction, called Witches of the New Forest. Book One: Hedge Witch is now available! See bibliography for more details.

The flow of the seasons and the songs of the land are available to everyone who has an ear to listen. Wherever you are in the world, these wonderful forces of nature are all around you, from the rural countryside to the heart of a city. Explore them with me in the different facets of my work, and let your soul come home to nature. 

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Biography

Joanna van der Hoeven was born in Quebec, Canada and moved to the UK in 1998, where she now lives with her husband in a small village in Suffolk, near the coast of the North Sea. She is an author with many books covering a wide spectrum of Pagan religion and spirituality.

Joanna is also singer, musician, poet, dancer, and budding filmmaker/photographer. She has a BA Hons English Language and Literature degree and also has an NVQ with the British Horse Society in Riding and Stable Management. She was the Director of Druid College UK for many years, and now she runs her own online classes. Joanna also runs her own dance company. She has been working in the Pagan community for over 30 years.