Picturing Pagans

WE MADE IT TO EPISODE 10!

To celebrate this very special milestone, we have our 2nd guest speaker on- Beverley Thornton, a talented pagan photographer. Beverley talks to us about her spiritual journey and pagan /witch representation in photography throughout history. From the male gaze “Hags and Slags” to photographing the lovely pagan community of today.

it is a good one, this one! so pour yourself a drink and listen to The Bell Witch Podcast where we bring you magical content from the perspective of two northern witches with kids in the 21st Century.

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Mentioned in this episode-

Bone Down Leeds

LS16 Makers Market at High Farm public house

Reiki in the Cosy Caravan at Left Bank, Burley Park, Leeds

Aspects of the Goddess

5 Rhythms Dancing

W.I.T.C.H- Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell.
Frances F Denny- Major Arcana. 2020. Portraits of contemporary American witches.
William Mortenson - the early Hollywood photographer.
Biography- American Grotesque.
Virgil Apger- Iconic photo of Wicked Witch of the West from Wizard of Oz
Photos of Eleanor Ray Bone, Doreen Valiente, Stewart and Janet Farrar from 50s/60s/70s
Ana Mendieta- Earth Body Works.
Mary Beth Edelson.
Siri Kaur- She Tells All. Shopfronts and practitioners from LA Occult shops 2019
Starhawk - influential feminist with who wrote Spiral Dance. Shes in Denny's book of portraits.
Gerald Gardner
WITCH- the political protest group with changing members and different things the acronym stood for. Demonstrations as performance art wearing cloaks and pointed hats.- Aka Women Inspired to Tell Their Collective History.
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