Happy October!
Yes, indeed, it’s finally Pumpkin Season (or as I prefer to call it: Pomegranate Season), and all sorts of witchly winds are starting to blow. I hope your full moon was fruitful, and that you are getting ready to turn inward and commune with spirits of all sorts.
My month kicked off magically, as I got to deliver my “Witch Pictures: Female Magic and Transgression” presentation as a guest lecturer at the New School to a Witchcraft and Feminism class last week. I also participated in New Zealand’s tremendous “Occulture: The Dark Arts” exhibition via a filmed piece at my home and a live Q&A Skype session, both of which screened at the City Gallery Wellington last week. The film will be made available online soon, and I will be sure to let you know when it’s up.
In the meantime, there are plenty of other ghoulish and ghostly goings-on:
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THE 3RD OCCULT HUMANITIES CONFERENCE AT NYU IS THIS WEEKEND!
The third Occult Humanities Conference at NYU is nearly here and is SOLD OUT. However, PLEASE NOTE that the vending area, gallery exhibition of Tin Can Forest’s work, Saturday night evening performance, and Sunday evening closing reception are all FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC on Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th, per the posted schedule on the website.
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We can’t wait to see you at some or all of our occultic weekend.
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SABAT 4: ELEMENTS
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I’ve been thrilled to be a contributor to every issue of the exquisite Sabat Magazine since it launched, and the next one is really something special. Sabat 4: Elements is a 5 poster, unbound booklet, with each piece focusing on one of the 5 elements. It’s part periodical, part dark art. My essay, “Dirty Divinity,” is in the Earth section, and I was honored to get to dig deep for this one. Order your copy of the Sabat 4: Elements set here.
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LITERARY WITCHES OUT TOMORROW!
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As I mentioned in the last newsletter, I wrote the forward to “Literary Witches” by Taisia Kitaiskaia with illustrations by Katy Horan. It’s out tomorrow, so please support these wyrd women and pick up your gorgeous copy in a bookshop near you or online here.
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IN WILD AIR
I’ll be the featured guest for the In Wild Air newsletter next week. All issues are archived online eventually, but if you’d like to read mine ASAP, you can sign up for the newsletter here.
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WITCH WORKS
My WitchEmoji sticker pack for iPhone iMessage is still going strong, and it is perfect for your texts about Halloween hijinx and Samhain schemes. It’s got loads of great reviews and is super fun to use, so do make sure to nab yours here.
And of course, What Is A Witch, my and Tin Can Forest’s illuminated incantation in book form, is a perfect gift for your favorite witches!
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There’s more exciting news on the horizon, so you will most likely be hearing from me again later this month. Until then, may your veils be thin, your coats thick, and your hearts full of might and magic.
