{"product_id":"muses-no-more-portraits-na-maria-blyth-9782492143090","title":"Muses No More - Portraits of Occult Women","description":"\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 (white, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emale) heavyweights such as Arthur E. Waite, Aleister Crowley and Gerald Gardner.\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e ﾙna Maria Blyth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2492143090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782492143090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hexen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 6.30w x 0.69d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ﾙna Maria Blyth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45264955572479,"sku":"9782492143090","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1ff31fc-39e7-46a5-b5ea-5dfe9765f740.jpg?v=1713419757","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/muses-no-more-portraits-na-maria-blyth-9782492143090","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}