I have been active in the Wiccan and Pagan community for a bit more than four decades, and I am always looking for those who are coming up to bear the torches, plant the seeds, and craft our cultures. Laura Tempest Zakroff enchanted me with arcane sigils, aether-quaking dance moves, and a fine laugh—actually a cackle. I read her blog, admired her art, and encountered her in person to read her energy, and she did not disappoint. In fact, I invited her to teach at the Seelie Court, the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel’s land, and encouraged my students to follow her work. Our styles of practice are wildly different from each other except in the thing that matters most to me. She encourages questions, creativity, confidence, and rigorous attention to letting go.
Since you have opened this book, a new magick has begun. Your expectations, anticipations, and hopes for what this book might bring are being combined with the author’s words. Page by page the book will be recreated in your mind as a new weaving, a patchwork quilt, of interconnected thoughts, or perhaps as a new garment cut from the pattern of the book. This always happens, and every book becomes different in every reader’s hand. The difference with Weave the Liminal is that I believe it is the author’s fond hope that your creative flow will remake the book to truly suit you.
In my tradition, when beloveds pledge to each other in a hand-fasting, a wedding, they are declared to be neither bound nor free as the cords are removed from their wrists. This is a statement about the beautiful and challenging nature of their love, life events, and free will winding and twisting a path through time in a way that blurs what is cause and what is effect. Weave the Liminal is also a statement about the beautiful and complicated relationship a witch has with their path. Often, relationships are where life lessons are learned, karma is unfolded, and the soul is polished or tarnished. Much the same can be said about the relationship between a witch and their path. This book is about learning limits and knowing when to bend, push, or stretch them.
Not everything is as it appears. The tone of the book may be light when the topic is filled with deep currents and undertows. Dramatic words may help to highlight what may seem obvious or lighthearted. It is a very enjoyable read, but don’t underestimate how many layers are present just because you are amused. The Muses can kick you from one end of the universe to the other while keeping you entertained.
This book is about examining the science, craft, and art of being a witch. It beautifully examines the sacred union of the modern with the traditional, the emerging and the established. A seasoned practitioner such as myself can learn as much from this book as a newly awakened witch because it explores dynamics that are perennial. I look forward to seeing how the landscape of witchcraft will be changed over the years by this book. Turn the page if you will. It is time to start.
Blessings,
Ivo
Ivo Dominguez Jr. is an Elder in the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel and is an author, astrologer, and ritualist. His latest book is Keys to Perception: A Practical Guide to Psychic Development. Visit www.ivodominguezjr.com.