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Pinning, repainting, and learning new magical methods

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Josephine McCarthy

Now the dust has settled from the frantic rush of selling the paintings, booking in the printer and nervously waiting for the proof (which arrives later today), over the last few days I have focused on the magical aspect of … Continue reading →

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Deck paintings at the teen angst phase – fighting names, and going out into the world

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Josephine McCarthy

Well this has suddenly turned into a bronco ride! The website for the deck is finally up, the paintings are going up for sale in batches, the fundraiser for printing is launched, and meanwhile the images have turned into a … Continue reading →

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Deck Process and Places

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Josephine McCarthy

New deck – the process and places Continue reading →

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A new magical baby

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Josephine McCarthy

I have been silent on this blog for a long long time…. Because I have been busily beavering away on my next project – the next magical baby….. When the pandemic hit, I was put to work on a new … Continue reading →

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Tarot resources, interviews and shit shows

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Josephine McCarthy

I have been quiet on this blog for a while as it has been a busy and chaotic year so far (no shit.. says half the world)… but with the world chaos in mind, here is a blog about what … Continue reading →

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My latest podcast with GlitchBottle..Nov 2019

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Josephine McCarthy

A podcast I recorded with Alex of Glitch Bottle has just gone public…. I am chatting with Alex about the environment, nature magic, working magically in service for the environment and how to approach it..  you can find the podcast … Continue reading →

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Talks and Podcasts

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Josephine McCarthy

It has been a busy time for me lately, besides working with students, preparing new texts for the Quareia page, etc, I have been doing podcasts, lectures and have a masterclass coming up at The Magickal Womens Conference in London … Continue reading →

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Goodies of myth, magic and wonder!

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Josephine McCarthy

Magical artists Stuart Littlejohn and Cassandra Beanland who teamed up to do the Quareia magicians deck have both opened Redbubble online stores so that you can buy their work in prints, art board, and on bags, mugs etc.  It is … Continue reading →

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Magicians go mad in Munich

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Josephine McCarthy

I had only just gotten back from a trip to see family in Yorkshire, when we were out again to go visit Munich, Germany. Frater Acher kindly hosted us to go to Munich for a few days and run around … Continue reading →

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A trip to Brigante land

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Josephine McCarthy

Last week I headed north for a week, visiting with family and old friends, and going around some of the old sacred places in Yorkshire, England. It is a very old land that was once the territory of the Celtic … Continue reading →

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