num_pages: 336
description: This celebration of forgotten magical women from Salem to WitchTok is a fascinating and empowering read for anyone interested in occultism or feminist history.Meet the mystical women and nonbinary people from US history who found strength through the supernaturaland those who are still forging the way today. From the celebrity spirit mediums of the nineteenth century to contemporary activist witches hexing the patriarchy women have long used magic and mysticism to seize the power theyre so often denied.Organized around different approaches women have taken to the occult over the decadesusing the supernatural for political gain seeking fame and fortune as spiritual practitioners embracing their witchy identities and morethis book shines a light on underappreciated magical pioneers including:  Dion Fortune who tried to marshal a magical army against Hitler  Bri Luna the Hoodwitch social media star and serious magical practitioner  Joan Quigley personal psychic to Nancy Reagan  Marie Laveau voodoo queen of New Orleans  Elvira queer goth sex symbol who defied the Satanic Panic  And many more!
language: English
title: Toil and Trouble: A Women’s History of the Occult
publisher: Quirk Books