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Enchanted resistance: A history of political magick
Political magick has been used as a form of protest for centuries. Read about these historical moments to see how we can use these lessons today.
Jailbreaking the Goddess, by Lasara Firefox Allen
I highly recommend Jailbreaking the Goddess to people who are unfamiliar with intersectional feminism and magick, and for creating new communities.
Magica Sexualis exhibition in New York
Stephen Romano Gallery in Brooklyn is celebrating the esoteric spirit in art with its exhibition Magica Sexualis, co-curated by Australian esoteric artist Barry William Hale and American art dealer, writer, and gallery owner Stephen Romano.
Did Freemasonry invent modern Paganism?
Freemasonry's influence may have gone largely unacknowledged, though it, too, at times, has existed as a conduit for ideas and traditions.
God, Goddess, and Other: Fertility faiths and queer identities
Can Wicca and other fertility-based faiths be reconciled with queer and non-binary identities?
Reincarnation, vampires, and snake gods
This post introduces our new links round up column, called "Linkage." If you've found something cool, please post a comment with the link below.
100 Years of Fringe Religion: Thelema, Discordianism, Wicca, Satanism and…Atheism?
I was putting together a time-line for another essay when something occurred to me. Various religions that started as fringe have grown and expanded...
Aradia, by Charles Godfrey Leland
Aradia, Gospel of the Witches, by Charles Godfrey Leland The Witches' Almanac, 9780982432358, 178 pp., 1899, 2010 Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903) was an American folklorist who...
Fire Child, by Maxine Sanders
There are lessons to be learned from Maxine Sanders’s writing in Fire Child, some so simple that they are often forgotten.
Witchcraft in Yorkshire, by Patricia Crowther
Witchcraft in Yorkshire, by Patricia Crowther Harvest Shadows, 9780974174013, 71 pp., 1973, 2008 The public perception of Witchcraft (or Wicca, if you prefer) has come a...
Something I eight?
CHAOS KAOS KAYOS CHAYOS KAIOS QUAIOS QUAYOS KAIYOS ...to name but a few. Eight is the number of my true love's name in the morning...