“A cold spring, the violet was flawed on the lawn. For two weeks or more the trees hesitated; the little leaves waited. One day in a chill white blast of sunshine, on the side of one a calf was born.” — “A Cold Spring” by Elizabeth Bishop Springtime always evokes the poet in me and […]
Writer, Fashion Alchemist, and Venus devotee Gabriela Herstik has conjured up a potent guide for solitary witches that infuses disparate practices with a feminist punch. Her newly released book, Craft: How To Be A Modern Witch, is empowering without being trite or preachy, witty without losing reverence for the subject matter, and equal parts style and […]
Last weekend, artist, activist and Satanic firebrand Jex Blackmore led a ritual of resistance that drew hundreds to a neon-lit warehouse in Detroit. Inspired by the recent implementation of a biblical “sexual identity” workshop by a metro-Detroit church and the hiring of religious activists in key positions in the Department of Health and Human Services, Blackmore’s […]
Well-versed in the ways of aural and visual seduction, creatrix Corinne Dodenhoff is our February Slut of the Month. A witch, fine artist, illustrator, musician, and 1/2 of Babe Coven (with her ride or die Haleigh Moon), she’s conjured interdisciplinary shows, witchy markets, and community events that center femmes and body positive magic. This Saturday, she’ll […]
Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers is a kaleidoscopic grimoire that positions the great literary craftswomen of our time as seers, sorceresses, and sages. Taisia Kitaiskaia’s gripping, exquisitely crafted words are set ablaze by Katy Horan’s haunting images that pulse with primal magic. Their collaboration will not only inspire you to dig deeper into transportive […]
After years as an inimitable fixture on the New York underground scene with her band Crisis, Karyn Crisis returns with a new project, Gospel of the Witches, and a powerful, hypnotic record that she summoned with her partner, Davide Tiso. On Salem’s Wounds, Crisis is both conjurer and supplicant, entwining lore of the witch with the power of the divine […]
A font of knowledge on mysticism and magick throughout history, Pam Grossman is one of the pre-eminent curators, writers and scholars giving voice to our pagan past and present. Whether declaring 2013 “The Year of The Witch” in The Huffington Post, editing Abraxas: International Journal of Esoteric Studies, or giving riveting presentations on the occult […]
As a ghoul who’s regularly covered in enough blood to rival your heaviest flow day, Severely Mame is a perfect fit for our October Slut of the Month. We’re thrilled to post this pre-Samhain sit-down with New York City’s favorite dead girl as she talks sins, seduction and spells with us. Ripped from the epitaph […]
Instead of stocking up on stretch velvet and spike heels (or maaaybe in addition to), Slutist wants to commemorate a few of our favorite feminist witches on this, the blackest of Fridays. Pam Grossman One of the leading academics lecturing on mysticism and the occult in art and culture, Pam pronounced 2013 the year of […]
