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.
Books
The best books I read in 2025
A year of books on animism, Hermetic philosophy, science and contemplation, witch trials, and the complex histories of magic across cultures and traditions.
Altered Traits: Meditation and the mind, brain, and body
A review of Altered Traits, which looks at the science of meditation and what it reveals (and doesn’t) about its effects on the mind, brain, and body.
Bending the Binary: Polarity Magic in a Nonbinary World
In Bending the Binary, Deborah Lipp explores polarity in magic for a nonbinary world, but inconsistent arguments and unclear concepts make it a challenging read.
The best books I read in 2024
The best books I read in 2024 spanned practical guides to magick, poignant fiction, profound explorations of death, and the wisdom of Indigenous knowledge.
A year in reading: the best books I read in 2023
Like many Witches, I love to read and never read as much as I want to. I’m on my 26th title this year, and here are the best books I read in 2023.