‘I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness’
Book review of Irene Solà’s I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness, a graphic magical realist novel about cursed women, folklore and death in Catalonia.
Scarce and wounded: ancestors as symbols and obstacles
Explore how cultural loss and guilt shape modern ancestor work. A reflective essay on ancestry and making what we inherit worth carrying forward.
A tarot reader’s review of ‘The Castle of Crossed Destinies’
A tarot reader’s review of Italo Calvino’s The Castle of Crossed Destinies, exploring its two-part structure, what works and what didn’t quite land.
Meditation in Western practice and modern magic
Meditation isn’t new or ‘Eastern’. Explore the history of meditation, Western contemplative practices, and why modern occultists still recommend it.
Strange and wounded: a review of ‘The Wax Child’
A review of The Wax Child by Olga Ravn and Martin Aitken, exploring witchery and witch trials in Denmark during the 1600s through the lens of a wax doll.
Hope from one Pagan perspective
A reflection on hope beyond optimism: ancient wisdom, myth, Paganism, and practical ways to endure grief, burnout, injustice, and modern despair.