The Magick Kitchen Podcast

S8E13 - Queer Rites of Passage and Daring to Be Visible in The Queer Community with Enfys J Book

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Elyse gets real with a bit of a bolder coming out conversation with Enfys J Book, bestselling author of Queer Qabalah and their newest book, Queer Rites. We discuss the importance of rites of passage, almost lost from our modern world, and how important they are to infuse into our magical practices and traditions. We also go deep on the challenges of cis presenting queer people (Elyse is raising her hand here) and the importance of shining bright even ...

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