Art Magick: How to become an art witch and unlock your creative power

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In the process of reclaiming the pagan image from art history, it's also important to remember paganism's own history of intense violence. Tech Witch: A witch who does most of her work digitally or with some form of technology; this will become more prevalent over time in modern witchcraft.

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Both are naked, and the print was surely meant to be salacious: the Spanish ‘volar’ (to fly) is slang for having an orgasm.

It’s certainly an improvement from the days of witch burnings, but gender inequality is still evident in contemporary spiritual and aesthetic practices.

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Some of the most significant paintings on the subject coincide with this period of witch-mania across Europe and can be found in UK collections. Gardnerian Witch: A witch who practiced a secret, formal, and highly structured version of Wicca based on the works of Gerald Gardner, who is credited for the modern witchcraft movement.Witches' Sabbath by Flemish artist Frans Francken II highlights the loose morals of witches in an almost comical fashion. The artist, poet, and DJ Huxtable describes herself as “cyborg, cunt, priestess, witch, Nuwaubian princess,” and draws on the imagery of the Nuwaubian Nation, a religious cult that fuses together ideas of black nationalism, UFO theories, and Egyptian iconography. On the one hand, as in The Four Witches (1497), she could be young, nubile and lissom – her physical charms capable of enthralling men. In this episode Zaneta talks about time magic, channeling, and shares the invitations for our art and magic this lunar cycle. Increasingly, women were reclaiming the word – rather than an insult, they wanted ‘witch’ to be a signifier of power and agency.

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Henna offers an opportunity to adorn your body with a meaningful symbol that fades completely within a week. Tully practices Magick (the ‘k’ being used to distinguish between “ceremonial magick and stage magic” - this is ritual performance rather than sideshow entertainment) to “gain empowerment through knowledge” of the cycles of the Sun, the Moon, the Zodiac signs, and the Pagan gods. Within this definition, there is a lot of lee-way and open opportunity for the folkloric traditional witch to tailor his or her craft to meet his or her spiritual needs and unique path. Though a certain performative sense of mystery is important, witchcraft is essentially an inclusive practice, especially contemporary witchcraft.Art Matters is the podcast that brings together pop culture and art history, hosted by Ferren Gipson. Today, contemporary artists interested in witchcraft have also relished in the communal benefits of spirituality. Musical witches use music to cast spells, as offerings to spirits, and as a crucial piece to their magical practice.