Lexa Roséan (born May 1958), is an American writer, dancer and licensed psychoanalyst as well as a Wiccan high priestess[1] in the neo-Gardnerian Minoan tradition.
[4] As a lecturer and pagan writer she has authored and published eight books on spellcraft, Wicca, astrology, and Tarot (four of which have been translated into German, Polish and Russian).
In an interview on Fox 5 with Alan Colmes in the Strategy Room in 2009, asked for her religious background, Roséan winkingly uses the term "JeWitch" and refers to herself as a Magickal Consultant.
[8] She has been the subject of numerous articles in publications including The New York Times,[9] Newsday, USA Today, Voice of Russia and Marie Claire (Chinese edition),[10] as well as a featured guest on television programs, including CNN, 20/20 The Joan Rivers Show, MTV, Food Network, and Fox News.
Her poetry can be found on the Knitting Factory's 100 Greatest Poets album, and was reviewed by Michael Musto in The Village Voice.
[15] Among her most influential teachers were Carlos Gavito, Susana Miller, Laura Grinbank, Cacho Dante, Pupi Castillo, Graciela Gonzalez, Omar Vega and Alicia Cruzado.
In 2007 (with Kumi Ueki), 2008 (with Gayle Gibbons Madeira) and 2009 (with Sarah La Rocca) Roséan competed in the US Tango Championship.
In 2010, as part of New York City's first Queer Tango Festival, she taught, DJ'd and performed at various venues including the Players Club.