Book of Shadows Viewing Party and Reading Group Reminder for tonight
What are these witches cooking up?! + plus invitation to tonight's reading group
Inside: a glimpse into your favorite witches’ Books of Shadows (BOS), the prize winner for the January edition of BOS of the month, and an invitation to tonight’s reading group at 6pm.
Dear Ones,
It is with great pleasure that I share the images below. They were created by… us! Our beautiful community here at Mystery Cult.
At the turn of the year, I offered the three part Hermit Year workshop series to Yearly and Founder’s level subscribers. One session was a Book of Shadows workshop.
To help keep us inspired to work on our Books of Shadows throughout the year, I have set up a little monthly prize.
If you post a pic of a spread you created in Book of Shadows that you felt inspired by, and that you want to share with others to help kindle their excitement too, you’ll be entered to win a different prize every month!
Scroll down to the see the nominees, the prize winner, and the prize!
[Side note about the Hermit Year Workshop series for Founders and Yearly Members: Just in case, because I know some folks were confused. Yearly subscriptions cost 20% less per year than the monthly subscriptions. I do it that way so that people who are willing to commit to working with me for a year get the best deal, and in return, they help me have income stability. My hope is that it’s a win-win for everyone. And for those monthly subscribers who are still deciding if they wish to commit to a yearly membership, the workshops will be there for via replay whenever the time feels right. No pressure!]
Violet Hammersly

Tricia S.


Sarah Bien


Ramona S.

Nicola Corl


Mica Touchwood

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Fiona Haser Bizoni
Emm Ruiz
Dionne Stevens

Bird Fly Away

Anna Meyada

And the Winner Is…
So, I had said that I was going to narrow the entries down to five and then choose from those, but in the end… I couldn’t choose just five! They were all so good. So I just put all the names in a hat and drew at random. And this month’s winner is… drumroll please:
Ramona S.!
Ramona S., come on down! It’s your lucky day. We will be reaching out to you to send you a beautiful box set of …
Prize: The Flowerwise Oracle Deck

A detailed and botanically illustrated deck and accompanying guidebook provides fascinating facts, folklore, and histories of each of the 44 flower oracles. The deck and book are timely and remind us of the importance of preserving the beauty and healing power that can be found in our natural world.
Hope you enjoy it, Ramona!
If you didn’t post your pix in January, or somehow I accidentally missed your pic, don’t worry, there will be a chance to post next month. Everyone’s a winner here at Mystery Cult!
See you at the Reading Group tonight!
READING GROUP TONIGHT: Mon 02/03/25, 6pm PST.
Our reading for tonight is from Dean Spade’s book Mutual Aid.
Here are the questions for closer reading, two of which I got from this super cool website Radical In Progress (maker of radical study guides!):
What is mutual aid and what makes it different from other forms of assistance? How does mutual aid relate to the concept of solidarity?
What are the ‘two big jobs’ of social movements, and what do they look like in action? For this question, think about how both of these jobs manifest in each of the case studies.
What kind of radical person is the practice of mutual aid aiming to create? Do you see yourself being able to become someone like that?
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