“As evident through the pages of this book, Snow holds a vision for the queer aspirant who hears the call to witchery, to find healing, empowerment, strength, and pride through their craft. Platonic Love Spells for Friends and (Chosen) Family Page: 208ĪPPENDIX A: ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCES Page: 233ĪPPENDIX B: BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION Page: 247 To perform this portion of the spell: Page: 185 LGBTQQIA2SP+ or LGBTQQIA2SP+ Aligned Gods Page: 115 How to Set Up a Ritual or Circle Page: 55Ĥ: MAGICKAL TIMING, MOON MAGICK & SABBATS Page: 57 Regular Meditation and Grounding Page: 32 Grimoires, Books of Shadows, and Journals Page: 30 What Do We Mean When We Say Queering Magick? Page: XXIII
While accessible to beginning witches, Queering Your Craft provides new and inspiring information for longtime practitioners interested in a pure and personal approach that avoids the baggage of history and stereotype.The Necessity of Queering Magick Page: XX
The latter portion is a grimoire of spells. For example, conventional prayer, words, and symbols have always been problematic in a queer universe: How to make them work and still be true to yourself? The bulk of the book is about learning the craft. In this introduction to witchcraft, Snow presents why/how each concept is important to a queer craft, or how to approach it from a queer mindset. This book covers the personal, the collective, and the political, and how deeply intertwined all three are in a magickal practice for those who are LGBTQ+. Queering Your Craft combines queer aesthetic and culture (like DIY culture and an emphasis on chosen family over formal covens) with pagan and metaphysical spiritual practice in a way that is commonplace but has not been written about until now. While there are books that address magick for resistance and queer myth, until now there has not been one that specifically addresses the practice of queer magick from an LGBTQ+ standpoint. Witchcraft has always belonged to the outsiders and outcasts in society, yet so much of the practice enforces and adheres to the same hierarchy we face in the world at large-a hierarchy that isolates and hurts those living beyond society’s binaries and boundaries.
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