John Michael McLoughlin
John Michael McLoughlin is an Irish-American writer and author of Pagan Portals: The Irish Pagan Book of Rites, as well as several magazine articles, most prominently featured in Witches & Pagans magazine.
Nourished and fascinated by the stories of his Irish and Scandinavian family since childhood, he is an avid researcher and devotee of traditional Irish, Norse, and Judaic spirituality and lore.
McLoughlin is also an ardent language lover, having studied Irish (Gaeilge), Hebrew, German, and French since adolescence, adding Latin and Classical Greek to the mix while at university. He embraces the adage that "the best way to learn is to teach", and has taught Hebrew, Irish, and Latin from second grade up to adult levels.
McLoughlin lives on the shores of Lake Superior, where he spends his non-writing time on a good cup of coffee, playing music, or going for a hike through the beautiful north Minnesota woods.
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