If you’re looking for ideas for how to celebrate Yule, particularly as a solitary practitioner, you may be interested to know that I wrote a ritual and an essay on the holiday in Llewellyn’s 2024 Sabbats Almanac, which you can buy now. The ritual focuses on reconnecting your body to the rhythms of the earthContinue reading “Approaching Yule, a time for radical rest”
Category Archives: Books
“Sagittarius Witch” is available for pre-order!
You know what’s awesome? Writing a book and getting it published. Know what’s awesome-er? Getting the opportunity to write a book with one of your mentors. I’ve had to hold in my squee about this for many months, but I’m super excited to finally tell you that I’m the second author on Sagittarius Witch, oneContinue reading ““Sagittarius Witch” is available for pre-order!”
Look, Ma, I’m in the Sabbats Almanac!
Every year, Llewellyn Books publishes a Sabbats Almanac, which is basically a guidebook for solo practitioners and people leading rituals for various groups. Each of the holidays features some historical information, a craft project, a recipe, some thoughts about the holiday, and a ritual. I’m not ashamed to say that I have definitely made useContinue reading “Look, Ma, I’m in the Sabbats Almanac!”
“Sacred Gender” is fierce, wise, and an absolute must-read
I’d been eagerly anticipating the new book Sacred Gender since I first heard about it earlier this year. When I finally got a review copy, I sat down to read it, and by page 17 I had to briefly set it aside and pick up my phone to text a bunch of my friends thatContinue reading ““Sacred Gender” is fierce, wise, and an absolute must-read”
“Falling Through the Tree of Life” is a deeply personal and experiential journey through Kabbalah
A gushing love letter to Kabbalah (I will use the author’s spelling for the purposes of this review), full of wonder and joy, Jane Meredith‘s Falling Through the Tree of Life: Embodied Kabbalah invites the reader into a full-body, full-sensory, ecstatic experience of living in, around, and through the Tree. I was lucky enough to get anContinue reading ““Falling Through the Tree of Life” is a deeply personal and experiential journey through Kabbalah”
“Queer Qabala” is out TODAY!
Happy book birthday to Queer Qabala: Nonbinary, Genderfluid, Omnisexual Mysticism & Magick! As of today, the book is out, and you can find it all sorts of places online and IRL. If you can’t wait to get your hands on it but are short on funds or don’t like buying books, you can request itContinue reading ““Queer Qabala” is out TODAY!”
“Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture From Around the World” (review)
In 2018, I was perusing shelves at my local pagan bookstore when I was delighted to find not one, but two books titled Queer Magic, each with bright rainbow designs on dark-colored covers. They’d even been released within slightly more than a month of each other, albeit by different publishers. At the time, I boughtContinue reading ““Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture From Around the World” (review)”
“Blackfeather Mystery School: Magpie Training” (review)
There are a lot of introductory magickal training books out there, but few that I would highly recommend to just about any magickal practitioner. Each has their strengths and weaknesses. Some are highly accessible, but lack depth. Others are too deep and intimidating. But Blackfeather Mystery School: Magpie Training is accessible, comprehensive, and life-changing, andContinue reading ““Blackfeather Mystery School: Magpie Training” (review)”
“The Four Elements of the Wise” is deeply useful for all levels of magickal practitioners
Ivo Dominguez, Jr.‘s latest book, The Four Elements of the Wise: Working with the Magickal Powers of Earth, Air, Water, Fire, achieves an extremely tricky thing: It’s a book with useful information and practical ideas for all magickal skill levels, on a widely-studied subject, without making newbies feel overwhelmed and lost, or advanced practitioners boredContinue reading ““The Four Elements of the Wise” is deeply useful for all levels of magickal practitioners”
Four reasons I’m squeeing about “Qabalah for Wiccans” (review)
I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of Qabalah for Wiccans by Jack Chanek (it comes out December 8, 2021), and it straight-up made me shriek with joy and shout “YES!” on multiple occasions while reading it. This book was so good, it made me giddy. Chanek elegantly weaves Qabalah basics with WiccanContinue reading “Four reasons I’m squeeing about “Qabalah for Wiccans” (review)”