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International Columnist Jaime Gironés interviews Alejandro Reyes-Ortiz, Priestess of Avalon and founder of the Goddess Temple in Mexico, based in Mexico City’s Roma neighborhood.
Este mes se cumplen 3 años de que el Templo de la Diosa en México abrió sus puertas como templo permanente en la colonia Roma de la Ciudad de México. Este espacio, fundado por Alejandro Reyes-Ortiz, está dedicado a la exploración y celebración de la divinidad femenina y es parte de la red de templos del Templo de la Diosa de Glastonbury, Somerset, Inglaterra. Alejandro Reyes-Ortiz es arquitecto de interiores, internacionalista y empresario. Ha practicado la cábala, la masonería, la wicca y la druidería. Durante los últimos años se ha dedicado a la práctica del camino de La Diosa y del Motherworld, se formó en Inglaterra como sacerdotisa de Avalon durante más de 5 años bajo la mentoría de Kathy Jones.
TWH interviews Pagans and explores the issue of sex worker rights in the context of Paganism.
TWH — When Pagan musician Mama Gina landed in a St. Louis hospital while touring in the summer of 2016, doctors told her they had to amputate one of her toes due to complications from her diabetes. But the singer-guitarist knew the real cause: ’Twas the dragon! “This crazy song came out of me in August 2015 and it actually took several months to write,” Mama Gina said by phone from her home in Tampa. “This story was circulating in my brain about this bard who has a curse on her that nobody can remember her name – which totally sucks if you’re a bard.
[Interview by journalist ZB, special to The Wild Hunt]
Penny Slinger is a British born, multi-media artist known best for her esoteric, surrealist, provocative photographic collage work focusing on spiritual alchemy, the sacred feminine, and female psyche. In part one of our interview, journalist ZB spoke with Slinger about her beginnings, her inspirations, and the early days of her personal and creative exploration. In part two, Slinger discusses spiritual alchemy, sexuality, the Goddess Temple, and her well-known Dakini Oracle projects. ZB: In your work, you address the subject matter of bi-sexuality and embracing the alchemical concepts of uniting the masculine and feminine within oneself. Do you see a connection between bi-sexuality and the integration of the psyche through spiritual alchemy?