Muses No More - Portraits of Occult Women - Paperback

�na Maria Blyth

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English

Hexen Press
21 December 2023

Occult studies; Witchcraft; Feminism & feminist theory; Mysticism, magic & ritual

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Muses No More: Portraits of Occult Women is a meandering ghost train through the lives,

work, politics and beliefs of both familiar and lesser known female occultists from the

distant past to the 20th century.

From the freedom fighting New Orleans Voudon Queen

Marie Laveau to the witch-next-door personality of Sybil Leek, these biographical portraits

bring light to women often sidelined in occult spaces and memory in favour of the heavyweights

such as Arthur E. Waite, Aleister Crowley and Gerald Gardner.

Readers will discover that there was much more to Pamela Colman Smith's magical

undertakings than her illustrations for the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck, and that Doreen

Valiente, whilst valiantly fighting for the modernisation of Wicca, was an ardent follower of

televised football.

Filled with fascinating historical trivia, there are deeper narratives at play in this

compendium too - the struggle for women's liberation, pleas for modernisation of religious

movements, the reign of the patriarchy in many magical traditions, and the fight for civil

rights.

Thoroughly well-researched and written with the flair of an impassioned queer, feminist

occultist, Muses No More tells the centuries-spanning stories of women who threw off their

aprons in favour of the search for greater esoteric knowledge.

The book concludes with tried and tested personal practices and rituals, respectfully

designed in honour of these wondrous women, so that we might channel their power and

knowledge to cast off our own apron strings and pursue the mysteries of the vast unknown.

By: �na Maria Blyth
Imprint: Hexen Press
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 313g
ISBN: 9782492143106
ISBN 10: 2492143104
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 21 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active