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Astrea Taylor

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Astrea Taylor is the author of Intuitive Witchcraft, Inspiring Creativity Through Magick, Air Magic, Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods, and The Magic Bell.

She's an eclectic/intuitive pagan witch whose life goals include empowering other witches and encouraging them to use intuition in their witchcraft.

She has also published passages in Mastering Magick, The Witches' Companion, Witchology, Green Egg, The Witches' Calendar, The Witch's Almanac, and several other periodicals and books. Sometimes, she blogs as Starlight Witch on Patheos.

When she's not co-leading the Aurora Fire dance group, she presents workshops and rituals at festivals across the country.

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In House of Transformation your use of collage as their art form seems to me to speak to many elements of the story, from creating one's life from various pieces to the ever-changing group dynamic where the "pieces" are essentially put together by Ananda. Would you give some insight to how and why you chose collage/photo-montage as their art form?

Astrea Taylor Hello Earl. I hope you're well. Thanks for your insightful question. :)

Collages are an intriguing art form, aren't they? They combine the most beautif…moreHello Earl. I hope you're well. Thanks for your insightful question. :)

Collages are an intriguing art form, aren't they? They combine the most beautiful, vibrant images to tell an epic story, or reframe images into different settings, making them deeper than the sum of their parts. Collages are a microcosm of emotion, and create powerful feelings of awe. Ananda is particularly good at creating them; of creating anything out of thin air, really.

Collages are also fragile. Unless they're well-preserved, the glue dries and the tape loses its gum. The assemblage falls apart, piece by piece.

To answer your question, one of the themes in both timelines is escapism, although the characters' avoidance of reality is not without soul-searching and depth. Breakthroughs happen. Unfortunately, breakdowns also happen, because escapism can rarely be supported for long periods of time before the real world crashes in.

In this way, collages seemed a suitable art form -- for their ease of creation, profound insight, and vulnerable nature. Ultimately, I believe the collages were initially an inspiration for the characters to discover themselves. Later, the collages allowed them to re-find themselves and seek more lasting art forms with which to express themselves -- ones that do not fall apart so easily.

I appreciate your additional intuition about Ananda's friends being like collage pieces she assembles.

Thank you again for your brilliant question. Please don't hesitate if you have any other questions / comments. <3 (less)

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A MOOC I took from MOMA sent an invite for a stream Thursday, 2/9 at noon Eastern time on The Bauhaus Photocollages of Josef Albers. I thought of your wonderful book and thought I would share it with you. The talk is at the 92nd St Y but the email said it will stream on MOMA's Facebook page and will be available from MOMA's YouTube page after event? http://www.92y.org/Event/MoMA-s-Bauhaus-Photocollages-of-Josef-Albers

Astrea Taylor Hello Earl. Thank you so much for thinking of my book! However, I see the event is sold out at this time. :( I'll look for the youtube video when it p…moreHello Earl. Thank you so much for thinking of my book! However, I see the event is sold out at this time. :( I'll look for the youtube video when it pops up. I love collages and the synergy they create. This is definitely something I could appreciate. (less)

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	Intuitive Witchcraft: How to Use Intuition to Elevate Your Craft 4.23 avg rating — 365 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Air Magic (Elements of Magic, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 134 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods: History, Insights & Magickal Practice by Jason Mankey, Astrea Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 115 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Llewellyn's 2023 Magical Almanac: Practical Magic for Everyday Living by Llewellyn Publications, Llewellyn Publications, Mickie Mueller (Contributor) 4.02 avg rating — 116 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inspiring Creativity Through Magick: How to Ritualize Your Art & Attract the Creative Spirit by Astrea Taylor (Goodreads Author), Michael Herkes (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.16 avg rating — 64 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Belle Dame Sans Merci really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Trust Us, We're Fire Dancers! Life Lessons learned from Fire Dancing by Astrea Taylor (Goodreads Author), Kristl Chitty 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Creativity Magick: The Intersection of Art & Ritual

Creativity, art, and magick overlap with one another. When they are combined, the result is often a transcendent state for the artist and beautiful, soulful art.

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“The first tenet of intuitive witchcraft is you are intuitive: know your intuition, and to your intuition be true.”
― Astrea Taylor, Intuitive Witchcraft: How to Use Intuition to Elevate Your Craft

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“The first and most important step in intuitive witchcraft is finding yourself—or if you’ve lost yourself, re-finding yourself. By knowing who you are, you hold the keys to your own freedom.”
― Astrea Taylor, Intuitive Witchcraft: How to Use Intuition to Elevate Your Craft

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“Intuitive witchcraft is a spiritual lifestyle that celebrates the truth of who we are and what we feel. It’s all about creating a meaningful spirituality that honors our unique souls. We work with different energies—our own, that of the material world, and that of the immaterial worlds. With that wisdom, we draw from deep within and cast our will and purpose out into the world.”
― Astrea Taylor, Intuitive Witchcraft: How to Use Intuition to Elevate Your Craft

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“The second tenet of intuitive witchcraft is you are energy: seek understanding, balance, and alignment of your own energy.”
― Astrea Taylor, Intuitive Witchcraft: How to Use Intuition to Elevate Your Craft

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“The third tenet of intuitive witchcraft is you are magic: you have the ability to modify your energy and the energies around you through willpower.”
― Astrea Taylor, Intuitive Witchcraft: How to Use Intuition to Elevate Your Craft

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“Intuitive witches do whatever works—if something works for you, use it. If it doesn’t, try something else.”
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