RU334: ÙNA MARIA BLYTH ON MUSES NO MORE: PORTRAITS OF OCCULT WOMEN

Rendering Unconscious Podcast is now at Substack! https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU334: ÙNA MARIA BLYTH ON MUSES NO MORE: PORTRAITS OF OCCULT WOMEN: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru333-una-maria-blythe-on-muses-no Rendering Unconscious episode 334. Ùna Maria Blyth is here to talk about her new book Muses No More: Portraits of Occult Women (Hexen Press 2024), which features illustrations by Luciana Lupe Vasconcelos. https://www.hexen.fr/books-prints/muses-no-more-una-maria-blyth#/edition-hardcover Follow at Instagram: @unaofthepeatbog @hexen_press @luciferovs The conversation centers on the book Muses No More: Portraits of Occult Women by Ùna Maria Blyth, which features 17 occult women, including Marjorie Cameron, Maya Deren, Annie Besant, Marie Laveau, Pamela Colman Smith, Maria de Naglowska, and Rosaleen Norton. The artist Luciana Lupe Vasconcelos created the cover art and accompanying illustrations. With this book, Ùna emphasizes accessibility and personal connection, avoiding dry academic language. She discusses the importance of including gossip and personal stories. The second half of the book includes interactive spells and exercises to engage readers. This discussion touches on the challenges of being a queer artist and the importance of play and experimentation in both magic and psychoanalysis. Ùna also mentions her apprenticeships in writing and cartomancy, available on her website. https://www.unamariablyth.com Ùna Maria Blyth is an occult writer and practitioner of peatbog folk magic, tarot reader/teacher, workshop facilitator, and meditation teacher living in the Shetland Isles. Alongside offering card readings, magical consultations & meditation facilitation, she has written for a range of publications including Folklore for Resistance, Sabat, Rituals & Declarations, Cunning Folk Magazine, Doggerland, Fire & Knives, and the academic text Reframing Immersive Theatre (published by Palgrave Macmillan).