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Witch way: Author and mystic Sarah Lyons will launch her book tour at Catland Books on Jan. 3.
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Call her a social justice warlock!
A modern-day witch will kick off
her book tour with a night of spells
and rituals in Bushwick. The author of
“Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to
Magical Activism,” at Catland Books on
Jan. 3, says that her book will teach the
basics of adding some occult energy to
your protest, and the grimoire’s launch
party will really unearth some eldritch
mysteries, with a lecture, workshop and
guided meditation.
“If my book is a ‘101,’ then the tour
is sort of a ‘102,’ ” said Sarah Lyons.
“It’s to give people more of an in-depth
look into some of the topics I am talking
about in the book.”
“Revolutionary Witchcraft” focuses
its crystal ball on social justice issues
and environmental activism, describing
inclusive rituals and magical actions
that can help the planet, while also describing
mystical movements that have
proved powerful in the past.
“Magic to me is not something I separate
from any part of my life,” Lyons
said. “It’s for people who may be interested
in activism and not know too
much about witchcraft. Or may have an
interest in witchcraft but doesn’t know
how it can relate to politics.”
Lyons discusses a protest by AIDS
activists in Washington DC, where protesters
marched the streets while carrying
the ashes of their dead loved ones, as
a magical ritual that looped in the spirits
of the dead as a “force to be reckoned
with.”
Would-be witches can refer to the
book for spells that can be incorporated
into everyday life, including a “land acknowledgement”
ceremony, designed to
honor the land the spell casters stand
on, and the indigenous people who
once called it home. The “Trans Rite
of Ancestor Elevation” is a nine-day
ritual practiced from Nov. 12–20 for
gender non-conforming individuals to
acknowledge their spiritual ancestors,
which non-magical people generally acknowledge
with the one-day Trans Day
of Remembrance.
Lyons said magic is coming to an exciting
time in history with more and more
people opening their eyes and welcoming
the mystical world into their lives.
She credits this change of climate to
an increase in political engagement and
young people having a clear image of the
changes needed to better the world.
Spell check
Modern-day witch writes a
book about magical activism
turn with pedal steel player
Jonee Earthquake. 8 pm.
Free. Pete’s Candy Store,
709 Lorimer St. in Williamsburg.
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“Revolutionary Witchcraft 2020
Winter Tour” at Catland Books 987
Flushing Ave. between Bogart Street
and Evergreen Avenue in Bushwick,
(718) 418–9393, www.catlandbooks.
com. Jan. 3 at 7 pm. $15.
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