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Being a pagan shaman is a complex role. “It’s the onlyjob for which being transgender is not just an advantage but a necessity,”says Raven Kaldera, who has been a herbalist, author, transgender activist,ordeal-master, god-slave and shaman for over a decade now.

Earlier this year, Raven undertooka teaching tour of pagan BDSM (yes, that’s pagan Bondage, Dominance, Sadism& Masochism) lectures and workshops across Europe, accompanied by Jessica,Raven’s daughter (who naturally calls him ‘mum’), and Joshua, his slave (“The ‘slave’word,” says Raven, “I don’t like it, but there isn’t a better one.”).Meanwhile, Raven’s wife Bella has been looking after Cauldron Farm, theMassachusetts homestead where they grow vegetables and keep goats, sheep andchickens.