Hexing the patriarchy 26 potions, spells, and magical elixirs to embolden the resistance
Book - 2019
"As our newsfeeds become more and more glutted by stories of harassment and assault, it's no surprise women are turning to every power in their arsenal to fight back--even the magical ones. As Lindy West put it in her New York Times op-ed, "Yes, this is a witch hunt. I'm a witch, and I'm hunting you." Hexing the Patriarchy: Magical Resistance from A to Z is a book for women who want to join the resistance. Upbeat and inviting, without making light of anyone's oppression or spirituality, it offers fed-up women a primer of enchantment in the form of 26 spells for undermining modern-day oppression, all gathered from authentic witches from various magical traditions. Readers will learn how to . . . make salt s...crubs to "wash away patriarchal bullshit" place spells on misogynist leadership mix potions to boost their strength against harassment . . . and more. Individually and cumulatively, the spells are designed to topple the patriarchy with a dangerous, they-never-saw-it-coming power"--
- Subjects
- Published
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New York :
Seal Press
2019.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- 276 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781580058742
- Introductions: magical letters
- A: ancestors
- B: binding
- Conjure
- Dragons
- E: essential oils
- F: fight songs
- G: growl
- H: herbalism
- Infinite intelligence
- J: justice jars
- K: kickboxing
- Lunar love
- Money magic
- N: never erase
- O: offering
- P: poppets
- Q: quilting
- R: reclaiming power
- S: social justice
- T: trust trees
- U: unleashing nemesis
- Visualization
- W: wallet charm
- Xoanan
- Y: yemaya
- Z: zodiac.