Whenever a story involving witches or anything to do with witchcraft crops up, Dr. She` D`Montford is often the first person the media contacts for an expert comment. As the editor of an international magazine on all aspects of `The Craft of The Wise,` and being recognized as a High Priestess in Australian witchcraft, this makes She` a leading authority on witchcraft in this country.

Due to this and her amazing paranormal abilities, She` was asked to be on Channel 7`s ground breaking psychic reality T.V. show `The One.`

She`, pronounced Shay, actually doesn`t use the term witchcraft very often and prefers spellcraft or `The Craft of The Wise` because she feels that they are more accurate expressions of her work and beliefs. Dr. D`Montford is the head of the Australian Shambhallah Awareness Centre Pagan Church and holds an honorary degree in philosophy, specializing in Tibetan and Hindu Shamanism. Her magazine articles on these topics are currently the world`s most widely read periodicals concerning witches.

Dr. D`Montford was raised in Queensland - her father was a successful businessman in the health food industry - and at a very early age she was regarded as a child prodigy because of the exceptional scholastic abilities she displayed. When she was only 10 years old, she was so deeply interested in religious studies; her family felt that her career path lay within the church.

Because of investigations into this poltergeist activity, She` realized that she had started to develop psychic abilities, and astonishing paranormal powers.

Not surprisingly, the elders of her local church were deeply concerned when informed about these incidents. They unfairly suggested demonic connections. The young girl was then accused of dabbling in the supposedly unchristian activity of witchcraft and experienced a dehumanising exorcisim.

This hypocritical accusation prompted a newfound interest in the occult so she abandoned her earlier clerical ambitions and, instead, began to learn everything she could about the mystic sciences. Over time, she studied with a Tibetan and a Hindu shaman - a shaman is an indigenous priest who uses magical powers to serve their community. This Tibetan shaman was so impressed by the young Australian girl`s ability she made her a special project whilst here in Australia and gave her some more specialized instruction.

Since then She` has traveled extensively, teaching, healing, performing rituals, ceremonies and giving demonstrations of The Craft of the Wise and has become recognized as one of Australia`s foremost authorities on spell crafting history and philosophy. Dr. D`Montford is also a member of Australian Alternative And Natural Therapist Association, (A.A.A.N.T.A) and several other organizations. Also, She` was the first religious Pagan marriage celebrant recognized by the Australian Attorney General`s Dept.

In 2005, She` presented Leela Williams of Metier Media Pty Ltd with the concept and connections necessary to begin Spellcraft Magazine. As editor, She`s vision is to raise awareness of the the true lifestyle of Pagans and Witches. The success of the magazine has supported She`s vigilant campaign for a better understanding of witches. She` is keen to de-bunk the negative myths that surround the craft at every opportunity.

`It`s about time that Australians started recognizing Witches for what they are,` she says, `They`re just ordinary people who happen to have spiritual and mystical beliefs a bit older and a bit different from mainstream religions. That�s really all there is to it.`