“We have no record from Hypatia about the circumstances of her life,” writes Meg Elison in her review of the 2009 film about the ancient Roman philosoher. “Letters written to her by men are preserved; none of her letters to them remain.”
Arts & Culture
Starwood at 45½
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At Starwood Festival, psychonaut roots, Pagan-adjacent community, music, ritual, and radical hospitality converge, creating an intimate, transformative gathering where seekers, artists, and elders alike rediscover land, lineage, and the enduring feeling of coming home together.
Arts & Culture
Skincare as Sorcery: The Occult Economics of K-Beauty and Glass Skin Witchcraft
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“This is a grimoire,” writes Beatrix Kondo. “You must learn which extracts do what, which acids exfoliate, which peptides build collagen, which ferments penetrate deepest. You must study. You must practice. You must have faith.”
Arts & Culture
Book Review: The Wax Child
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“For contemporary practitioners of Witchcraft, the novel demands wrestling with a complicated history,” Cosette Paneque writes. “These women weren’t claiming the identity of ‘Witch.’ They were sharing knowledge, building community, exercising what small control they could over their precarious lives.”
Interviews
Hope, Blood, and Heritage: The Iranian Revolt Through the Eyes of an Iranian Pagan
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In her own words, an Iranian Pagan recounts life, faith, and fear under Iran’s theocracy, explaining how ancient stories, seasonal rites, and spiritual identity have become tools of survival and resistance against the regime during the current protests.
Arts & Culture
Review: Lubanko Tarot brings raw intensity
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Alan U. Dalul reviews E. Lubanko’s new tarot deck, recently published by Llewellyn.