{"product_id":"muses-no-more-portraits-of-occult-women-paperback-paperback","title":"Muses No More - Portraits of Occult Women - Paperback - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eﾙna Maria Blyth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuses No More: Portraits of Occult Women is a meandering ghost train through the lives, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ework, politics and beliefs of both familiar and lesser known female occultists from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edistant past to the 20th century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the freedom fighting New Orleans Voudon Queen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarie Laveau to the witch-next-door personality of Sybil Leek, these biographical portraits\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebring light to women often sidelined in occult spaces and memory in favour of the heavyweights \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuch as Arthur E. Waite, Aleister Crowley and Gerald Gardner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will discover that there was much more to Pamela Colman Smith's magical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eundertakings than her illustrations for the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck, and that Doreen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValiente, whilst valiantly fighting for the modernisation of Wicca, was an ardent follower of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etelevised football.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with fascinating historical trivia, there are deeper narratives at play in this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompendium too - the struggle for women's liberation, pleas for modernisation of religious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emovements, the reign of the patriarchy in many magical traditions, and the fight for civil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoroughly well-researched and written with the flair of an impassioned queer, feminist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoccultist, Muses No More tells the centuries-spanning stories of women who threw off their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaprons in favour of the search for greater esoteric knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book concludes with tried and tested personal practices and rituals, respectfully\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edesigned in honour of these wondrous women, so that we might channel their power and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eknowledge to cast off our own apron strings and pursue the mysteries of the vast unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.45 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48361156411562,"sku":"9782492143106","price":43.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/Esd39eh5wC9782492143106.webp?v=1780192858","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/fr\/products\/muses-no-more-portraits-of-occult-women-paperback-paperback","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}