Today I'm joined by author Judika Illes to chat about her newest book (and all the other things she's contributed to the witchcraft community!) Let us know - who is your favorite cinematic witch?
⁠WITCHES: A COMPENDIUM⁠ (amzn.to/3A1rAYU) is a concise compendium of witches through the ages, from earliest prehistory to some of the most significant modern practitioners, Witches explores who and what is a witch. Also included are an exploration of the sacred and the profane, the myths and misconceptions of witchcraft, a travel guide for the witch curious, and introductions to practicing witches of today.
Witches explores what a witch is and the different ways to be one. Judika Illes presents the history, mysteries, and diverse natures of witches from around the world. Featuring a who’s who ranging from famous-or infamous-historical witches such as Tituba, Sybil Leek, Aleister Crowley, Isobel Gowdie, and Countess Erzsebet Báthory (widely known as the Blood Countess) to popular literary, cinematic, and TV witches such as Endora, the Scarlet Witch, Melisandre, Storm, Agatha Harkness, and the Wicked Witch of the West, Witches also offers travel tips for witches and a guide to the tools of the trade such as brooms, wands, cauldrons, and mirrors.
This celebration of witches and witchcraft also features:
Sacred witches such as Baba Yaga, Lilith, Isis, Hekate, Diana, Circe, and YemayaFamiliars and creatures closely associated with witchcraft including cats, bats, crows, owls, and foxesArt witches like Moina Mathers, Vali Myers, Rosaleen Norton, Leonora Carrington, and CameronDifferent schools of witchcraft including green witchery, kitchen witchery, Wicca, and Hekatean WitchcraftThe various things witches do from divination to spirit working to spell-casting
Judika Illes is a lifelong student, lover, and practitioner of the magical arts. She is the author of numerous books devoted to spells, spirits, and witchcraft, including Encyclopedia of Spirits, as well as Pure Magic, Daily Magic, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, and Sages, and Magic When You Need It. She has been a professional tarot card reader for over three decades and is a certified aromatherapist. A native New Yorker, Judika teaches in the US and internationally, live and virtually. Follow her on Instagram @judikailles and on Facebook at AuthorJudikaIlles/.
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