Nottingham Pagan Book Club reads The Modern Craft: Powerful voices on witchcraft ethics

14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG1 2DH
Five Leaves hosts the Nottingham Pagan Book Club, a reading group for those interested in Pagan literature, both modern and classical. The group is open to anyone who would like to discuss books from a pagan perspective, be they long-time pagans or just curious about exploring pagan spirituality.
The book is available from Five Leaves Bookshop for 15% off but feel free to get it elsewhere (including the library) if you’d prefer. To access the discount, email your order to bookshop@fiveleaves.co.uk or come by the shop.
Because of the wide range of topics covered in this book, we will focus our discussion on the following essays. Please feel free to read the rest of them (they’re all worthwhile!) and bring that into the discussion, but if you only have time to read a few, these are the ones!
- Chapter 2: Brass Knuckles, Broken Mirror, Binders and Glitter Bombs, by Jane Claire Bradley
- Chapter 4: Mental Health and Magic, by Lisa Marie Basile
- Chapter 9: Ethics and the World of African Traditional Religions, by Lilith Dorsey
- Chapter 10: Witchcraft and the Anthropocene, by Alice Tarbuck
We would also suggest you read the intro.
About the book, from the publisher:
This eclectic collection of essays on responsible witchcraft is a fascinating snapshot of contemporary occult practice. Essay topics include the ethics of decolonization, meditations on what it means to honour Mother Earth during the Anthropocene, the reclamation of agency for working-class and queer witches through practical spellwork, a gender-fluid perspective on breaking down traditional hierarchies in magical symbolism, a day in the life of a disabled Pagan Irish practitioner, and so much more.
These essays show how we can all find inspiration and a force for powerful change in the modern Craft.
Featuring contributions from: Claire Askew, Lisa Marie Basile, Stella Hervey Birrell, Jane Claire Bradley, Madelyn Burnhope, Lilith Dorsey, AW Earl, Harry Josephine Giles, Simone Kotva, Iona Lee, Briana Pegado, Megan Rudden, Sabrina Scott, Em Still and Alice Tarbuck