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 […]
knifesex‘s Babalon begins with hypnotic intensity, building in a brooding crescendo as creatrix Vanessa Irena whispers: “Holy is the whore.” She repeats this phrase, mantra-like: a fitting beginning to a sonic offering to Babalon. Alternately sinister and celestial, fusing noise, trip hop, and synthwave, knifesex’s first full-length release is a soundtrack for destroying the divide between sacred […]
When the sky holds a pink hue along the horizon line a few moments before or after sunset, it’s known in stargazer circles as the Belt of Venus. We’ve ushered in Libra season in the Northern Hemisphere with the Autumn Equinox, and much like Venus’s rosy belt, this time of year briefly holds the Sun’s […]
What is the best way to live under oppression? What is the way out from under it? As feminists have often noted, oppression and oppressive forces such as patriarchy, capitalism, and racism are rarely defined in easy, narrow terms. Oftentimes, the task of defining what oppression you are even dealing with comes down to psychoanalyzing […]
“Butterfly that flutters in the morning light, you have known many forms before you ever took flight.” —Jamie Sams and David Carson, Medicine Cards. The last days of summer always contain feelings of bittersweet reflection along with perpetual “back to school” anxiety. For me, summer always meant the freedom to create and to live purely […]
What’s in a name, one might ask? My name, Cat, like the animal, was first a happy accident and then a deliberate choice. I tried out Kate, Cathy and Katie, all perfectly fine derivatives of Catherine, but none felt quite right. As a girl, I was always uncomfortable so I tried to make everyone else […]
An exhibition that centers magic and ritual, “Season of the Witch” contends with modern day mysticism through paintings and sculptures that pulse with primal electricity. The show, curated by Sarah Potter, runs from July 22nd through September 4th at the Seligmann Center in Sugarloaf, NY, and is infused with the uncanny at every angle. Featuring […]
Hell bent for metal and leather, Cult Sisters is a line of haunting talismans hand crafted by Erin Terror. Her chokers, rings, and pendants have a backstory and purpose infused with intention, inspiring the wearer to create their own magic each time they get dressed. As admirers of the Cult Sisters aesthetic for years, we were moved to […]
The longest day is approaching, Midsummer, and like the missing girls from Picnic at Hanging Rock, I feel entranced by the seductive and mysterious formations of nature, day-dreaming of nothing more than wanting to escape, escape, escape. Along with the solstice, we enter the mothering, all-encompassing water sign of Cancer ending the week with a […]
The third Legacy of the Witch festival at Saint Vitus was an affirming reminder of how vital the witchy, feminist, sex positive community can be. We not only raised $1000 for RAINN, but had a damn good time while doing it! Our favorite photographer Justina Villanueva captured a few moments of the fest in action:
