Shawn is one of the founding board members and current President of the SEF. He has written many of its rituals and led some of its retreats, including Dancing the Stang, the Journey through the Egyptian Underworld, and the Isis Intensive. He founded Team Wheels of Fortune and is chair of the End of Life Committee.
Shawn was initiated into the Coven Chthonioi and the Order of Ganymede in the 1983-4, co-founded Symbios coven in 1987 and Kouretes coven in 2009. He has worked with several pagan organizations in varied capacities, including the EarthSpirit community and Covenant of the Goddess. He became a Freemason in 1991 and master of Satucket Lodge in 2001, then serving as secretary for 11 years.
His interests include the reconstruction of ancient Egyptian temple rites and communal rituals of ancient and modern cultures. He also crafts magical tools and meditational foci, blending myth, symbol, and material correspondences.