Just a personal update: Interviews, magazines, etc.: April ‘08
Hey all. Some folks have been asking what I’ve been up to, where I’m being interviewed, etc., so I thought I’d post a little personal update thingy. For those of you waiting to hear about upcoming local OAO open rituals (Women’s *dark* moons Esbats [hosted by Estha & Datura], Men’s solar rituals [hosted by me], everyone-Sabbats, everyone-full-moon-Esbats, etc.), stay tuned! I’ll type it up in the very near. I’ve just been very busy working and doing spiritual Work, battling insomnia, and am currently trying to catch up with things around the house. Also, I’ve put a small image of SHADOW MAGICK COMPENDIUM (Sept) on my MySpace page.. it’s also on Amazon.com. I’ll soon post a full description of the book (it does NOT have a Gothic focus; it’s purely magickal/spiritual) and will be taking PRE-ORDERS very soon!!
I’m also trying to get caught up on my emails (the MySpace ones, anyway) to stay in touch with friends and fans. My 2000 messages are now skimmed down to 1000.. it’s a good start :P Otherwise, I’m trying to get out of the house more and go to clubs and parties, etc., which seems to work well with my severely-nocturnal schedule. I really want to catch up more with friends locally when time permits. :::fingers crossed:::
So, my most recent PR/interview was on KERRANG! RADIO UK, who are broadcast from London. If you are in the broadcast range, keep an ear out for my 20-minute interview on Nick’s nighttime programme. It was pre-recorded, and the focus is ’Goth culture.’ Not sure on an air-date.
Local friends, circle-mates & I were featured on MTV News, which I’m sure you’ve seen (see the ‘author’ page). I think it turned out well (insecurities aside) and I’ve gotten some amazing feedback about it! Here’s the link to the full story:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1584096/20080325/id_0.jhtml
I’m also on the cover of the fantastic international NEWWITCH magazine. I’m absolutely honoured. There’s an interview and some pictures in there too. It’s available at Borders, Barnes & Noble, New Age shops, etc., and their website:
I’m also featured as one of the ’stars’ on the cover of Australia’s SPELLCRAFT magazine. What an honour as well! I love these guys; they are basically the newWitch/PanGaia of the Southern Hemisphere:
And as far as online sources, I’m also honoured to be on the cover of Mystikka Jade’s MetaCreative e-zine (they are also connected to MetaCreative radio!). This is a gorgeous e-zine whose focus is metaphysics and creative spirituality. They have great features and articles, and it’s FREE online to download, print out, etc. I was lucky enough to have an interview with the renowned Vampyre fiction author G.L. GILES (her MySpace account is located right here). The MetaCreative MySpace page is is located right here and their offical website (with e-zine available for download) is:
http://metacreativemagazine.com
Some months ago, I was also interviewed online by a number of acclaimed metaphysical sites! Here are some:
Gabrielle Faust’s ’Eternal Vigilance’:
http://www.gabriellefaust.com/archives/category/magic-myth
The Wiccan/Pagan Times (WTPT):
The Magical Buffet:
http://www.themagicalbuffet.com
Oh, I also have a little article here (note that my contribution to the Gothic subcultural side of magick basically ended in 2007. It’s fun and legitimate, but my focus is currently more on mysticism and magick :] thus, people can learn from my work without feeling that they have to belong to any particular subculture!) Anyway, here’s the ‘Magickal Elements of the Gothic Subculture’ article on Llewellyn’s site:
http://www.llewellynjournal.com/article/1360
Hope you like! I’ve also got a variety of articles in a ton of Llewellyn annuals including the new Witches’ Calendar (’09), the Witches Companion, The Magical Almanac, The Wicca Alamanc & the Spell-a-Day Alamanc. For a complete list with images, see this page of my website:
http://www.ravendigitalis.com/author
I also hope that I’ll still get lots of interviews, both in print and on radio (and perhaps more film) as my other books are released!
Am sending love and gratitude to my friends and readers,
~O.R.D.N.~ xXx
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