What is a Witch

Conjure an image of a witch in your mind’s eye, and you’ll find s/he can take many different shapes.  Evil, beautiful, hideous, holy, a sinner who just might save us all – this multifaceted archetype is a dark layer-cake of legends and associations.  Written by Phantasmaphile’s Pam Grossman and artwork by Canada’s occult sweethearts Tin Can Forest, What Is A Witch is a an illuminated incantation, a crystalline invocation, a lovingly-crafted celebration of the world’s most magical icon.

Pam Grossman is a writer, curator, and teacher of magical practice and history.  She is the creator of Phantasmaphile, a blog that specializes in esoteric and fantastical art.  Her writing has appeared in Abraxas Journal, Sciences Occultes, Sabat, Huffington Post, MSN, Film Comment, and elsewhere.  Pam’s group art shows and projects have been featured by such outlets as Artforum, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Art in America.  She is Associate Editor of Fulgur Esoterica and the co-organizer of the Occult Humanities Conference at NYU.  She lives in Brooklyn with her fellow and their two feline familiars.