This class encounters the profound tool of narratology and storytelling as a generative and ensorceled ritual-process through which the Witch can identify, engage, walk-into, and transform the ecologies of their Imaginal, the spirit-world, and the spirits in said world. The philosophy and ethos of storytelling-for-witchcraft and witchcraft-for-storytelling will be complemented by case-studies, practical exercises, and witchcraft workings to support the practitioner in their literary aspirations as much as their witchcraft ambitions. In addition to the aforementioned explorations, the class will conclude with some foundational investigation in how to pursue relationship with spirits capable of inciting creative inspiration—whether that be with a cherished author amongst the Mighty Dead, a Stellar Spirit in the legion of a Storytelling Star, or a Mermaid Queen with an unspoiled affection for artists.
 
About the Presenter:
Sasha Ravitch spends her days as a consultant-practitioner and professional author. She regularly appears for podcasts and conferences, having twice been a keynote speaker for AstroMagia, as well as a regular lecturer for the Salem Witchcraft & Folklore Festival, and most recently in academic conferences on the subject of Salome. Ravitch spends her free time spinning starlight and constellating desire from the floor of the ocean or a sunny rock in the river.
 
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