Missing Witches: Recovering the True Histories of Feminist Magic
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- Author：Risa Dickens
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Summary
A guide to invocations， rituals， and histories at the intersection of magic and feminism， as informed by history’s witches—and the sociopolitical culture that gave rise to them。
When you start looking for witches， you find them everywhere。 As seekers and practitioners reclaim and restore magic to its rightful place among powerful forces for social， personal， and political transformation， more people than ever are claiming the identity of “Witch。” But our knowledge of witchcraft and magic has been marred by erasure， sensationalism， and sterilization， the true stories of history’s witches left untold。
Through meditations， stories， and practices， authors Risa Dickens and Amy Torok offer an intersectional， contemporary lens for uncovering and reconnecting with feminist witch history。 Sharing traditions from all over the world—from Harlem to Haiti， Oaxaca to Mesopotamia—Missing Witches introduces readers to figures like Monica Sjoo， HP Blavatsky， Maria Sabina， and Enheduanna， shedding light on their work and the cultural and sociopolitical contexts that shaped it。 Structured around the 8 sabbats of the Wheel of the Year， each chapter includes invocations， rituals， and offerings that incorporate the authors’ own wisdom， histories， and journeys of trauma， loss， and empowerment。 Missing Witches offers an inside look at the vital stories of women who have practiced—and lived—magic。
When you start looking for witches， you find them everywhere。 As seekers and practitioners reclaim and restore magic to its rightful place among powerful forces for social， personal， and political transformation， more people than ever are claiming the identity of “Witch。” But our knowledge of witchcraft and magic has been marred by erasure， sensationalism， and sterilization， the true stories of history’s witches left untold。
Through meditations， stories， and practices， authors Risa Dickens and Amy Torok offer an intersectional， contemporary lens for uncovering and reconnecting with feminist witch history。 Sharing traditions from all over the world—from Harlem to Haiti， Oaxaca to Mesopotamia—Missing Witches introduces readers to figures like Monica Sjoo， HP Blavatsky， Maria Sabina， and Enheduanna， shedding light on their work and the cultural and sociopolitical contexts that shaped it。 Structured around the 8 sabbats of the Wheel of the Year， each chapter includes invocations， rituals， and offerings that incorporate the authors’ own wisdom， histories， and journeys of trauma， loss， and empowerment。 Missing Witches offers an inside look at the vital stories of women who have practiced—and lived—magic。
Reviews
Maggie May
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Missing Witches is about identity and otherness， viewed through the lens of witchcraft， specifically modern Western witchcraft and Paganism。 This is immediately clear when you see the chapters are organized around the Wiccan based ‘Wheel of the Year’。 However， it does look at those issues around the world。 The writing style is conversational and personal but a lot of research obviously went into it。 This isn’t a book about magic in the most literal sense， but about the magic of finding power whe Missing Witches is about identity and otherness， viewed through the lens of witchcraft， specifically modern Western witchcraft and Paganism。 This is immediately clear when you see the chapters are organized around the Wiccan based ‘Wheel of the Year’。 However， it does look at those issues around the world。 The writing style is conversational and personal but a lot of research obviously went into it。 This isn’t a book about magic in the most literal sense， but about the magic of finding power when society tries to keep it from you。 The writing style is not one that appeals to me personally but I think it is a book that will appeal to those who feel lost， and those who wish they had a mentor， or could just have a conversation with someone who understands some of the things they are feeling。 It is probably also a book that would be useful for people who just don’t understand what the fuss about feminism， identity， and ‘otherness’ is all about。 。。。more
Ashley
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Short answer : I love this。 Long answer : I love this。 Full stop。 Admittedly， I skipped around like a choose your own adventure book， started on Ostara （since we just celebrated） and really drank in the story being told - it felt more like a conversation or maybe an informal lecture about both Ostara and two “lost” Witches， as well as personal recollections from the author （each sabbat switches which author is voicing/instructing） and the message of renewal and rebirth that Ostara brings was thr Short answer : I love this。 Long answer : I love this。 Full stop。 Admittedly， I skipped around like a choose your own adventure book， started on Ostara （since we just celebrated） and really drank in the story being told - it felt more like a conversation or maybe an informal lecture about both Ostara and two “lost” Witches， as well as personal recollections from the author （each sabbat switches which author is voicing/instructing） and the message of renewal and rebirth that Ostara brings was threaded throughout it all。 Each section ends with light instruction and incantation。 I had to stop reading after I gorged on Ostara and Imbolc and plan to reread each section as it corresponds with wherever we land on the wheel of the year （Beltane is up next）。 Truly lovely， I honestly went into it thinking this would be a dry（ish） retelling of historical Witches， and it was， in a sense， but more so it was a conversation encompassing powerful women and their magic （folk， literary， etc etc） and what it means to identify both as a Witch and as someone “other” in the time that they existed。 I really enjoyed the casual， non-linear setup， it worked for me （easily digestible rites that I could read in a sitting and then unpack throughout the rest of my day）。 Inclusive， intersectional， anti-racist， anti-capitalist， abolitionist feminist Witches : this book was written for me。 5 stars， easily。 。。。more
Shari Suarez
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The authors of Missing Witches host a podcast with the same name。 The book follows the Wheel of the Year starting with Yule and ending with Samhain。 Each chapter discusses two women who are strong and not talked about nearly enough in history。 The stories are interesting but the telling is a bit disjointed。 I always enjoy feminist history and this was worth the read。
Cary Morton
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