Horn and Cauldron Clergy
Our ordained Clergy offers the leadership and guidance for a healthy Coven seeking spiritual growth.
Gail and Darrell have both had extensive prior experience (over three decades each) with Pagan spirituality in solitary and group settings.
Gail McHugh, HPs
Gail Ann McHugh, an elder in the Spiral Tree Grove Traditon, is the founder and High Priestess of Horn and Cauldron, Church of the Earth. Gail is an initiated and ordained Wiccan High Priestess, Pagan Elder, witch, spiritual teacher, dancer, facilitator, mother, grandmother, and psychologist with over 3 decades of daily spiritual practice as a way of life. As a witch, spiritual counselor, and ritual leader, Gail personifies a deep connection with the natural world, the turning of the Wheel of the Year and the phases of the Moon, and recognizes the cyclic nature of life and creation in all things. Through ritual work, myth and metaphor, magickal practice, teaching, and always with mirth and reverence, Gail celebrates the Mysteries in all her endeavors. As a lifelong seeker, Gail has travelled extensively to numerous sacred sites around the world, including the British Isles, Europe, the Aegean, and the Americas (North, Central and South). Gail has lectured and presented various workshops at many gatherings nationally and internationally.
Darrell Moore, HP
Jamaican-born, Darrell Moore is an initiated, legally Ordained Clergy and High Priest of Horn and Cauldron, Church of the Earth. He is an elder in the Spiral Tree Grove Tradition, Pagan Elder, witch, spiritual teacher, spiritual counselor, father, grandfather and ritual leader. With a strong interest in Pagan community, Darrell is the Local Coordinator for Rhode Island Pagan Pride Day Festival. He is at home in the outdoors, working directly with animals and communing with the land and trees. Darrell is very familiar with the interconnectedness of nature and celebrating the ancient mysteries. He too enjoys to travel and visit sacred sites. He is a licensed professional engineer specializing in environmental remediation and conservation.