Joshua Siddhartha Wetzel was born on Oct. 9 th 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University there in 1993 with a BA in History. He joined the IOT (Illuminates of Thanateros) in 1992. Married (1996) Divorced (2001) Remarried (2003) and is a happily polyamorous fellow. “The Paradigmal Pirate” is his first work though he also has a contribution in the Immanion anthology “Magick on the Edge”. His articles can be found o in the Magical Journal “Konton”. The author welcomes well articulated feedback, questions and comments.