Marty
Laubach holds a Ph.D. in Sociology at Indiana University on the
Sociology of Altered States of Consciousness. He is one of the founders
of the Crystal Serpent (a Bloomington ritual Magick group) and the Bloomington
CUUPs chapter. He was an elder of the ELF Lore Family from 1985 to 1992
and editor of the Elven Chronicles newsletter (currently working with Black
Moon Publications), and has co-organized major rituals (with Bete Cabal)
at past WinterStar Symposiums and ELF Fests. He has practiced and taught
Tai Chi since 1976, using William Chen's adoption of Cheng Man-Ch'ing long
and short forms.