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Review: “Witchcraft Unchained” is an Occult Upgrade
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Alan U. Dalul reviews Craig Spencer’s “Witchcraft Unchained: Exploring the History & Traditions of British Craft,” from Crossed Crow Books.
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Alan U. Dalul reviews Craig Spencer’s “Witchcraft Unchained: Exploring the History & Traditions of British Craft,” from Crossed Crow Books.
The food was bad, the magic was bad, and both were written by people who had all of this knowledge they forgot to put down on the page. But making food felt like the easier version of reading the grimoires. Troubleshooting instructions, handwriting alterations, and crossing out some steps altogether made me more confident in both the kitchen and the sacred circle.
In terms of a Queer Craft, it is important to form a relationship with figures from queer history, and not just those within the Craft or occultism. Figures like Sappho, Oscar Wilde, Alan Turing, James Baldwin, and Edith Windsor each offer us an opportunity to forge spiritual bonds with those who helped to move the queer experience forward.
TWH speaks to transgender and nonbinary Witches about their reactions to the recently released “Declaration of the Traditional Gardnerian Wica,” which has been described by many in the Wiccan community as transphobic.
A declaration by a small group of Gardnerian practitioners regarding gender and sex has caused concern within the community.