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by Kristen J. Sollée

Fearless explorations of art, sex, feminism, occulture, and the power of the witch

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witches, sluts, feminists

Conjuring the Sex Positive

Spirituality & Religion
History
Politics
Society
Feminism

Witch, Slut, Feminist: these contested identities are informing millennial women as they counter a tortuous history of misogyny with empowerment. This innovative primer highlights sexual liberation as it traces the lineage of “witch feminism.”

Juxtaposing scholarly research on the demonization of women and female sexuality that has continued since the witch hunts of the early modern era with pop occulture analyses and interviews with activists, artists, scholars, and practitioners of witchcraft, this book enriches contemporary conversations about reproductive rights, sexual pleasure, queer identity, pornography, sex work, and more.

a whirlwind history of the witch

IN AMERICA AND HER SHARED HISTORY WITH SEXUALLY LIBERATED WOMEN AND RADICAL LIBERATIONARY POLITICS.

Kim Kelly

author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I FELT LIKE I WAS READING ABOUT

a history that I was actually part of

Jacqueline Frances

author of Striptastic! and The Beaver Show

to understand the current misogynistic political climate

AND TO LEARN HOW WOMEN WICKEDLY WEATHERED THESE STORMS BEFORE — LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THIS BOOK.

Alex Berg

executive creative director and on-air journalist

informative and irreverent...

A WONDERFULLY WILD FLIGHT THROUGH HERSTORY. THIS TOME IS A GIFT THAT CELEBRATES FEMALE POWER, WITH ALL OF ITS DANGER AND DELIGHT.

Pam Grossman

author of Waking the Witch and host of The Witch Wave podcast

200+ ratings

cat call

RECLAIMING THE FERAL FEMININE

Spirituality & Religion
History
Politics
Mythology
Feminism

The cat: A sensual shapeshifter. A hearth keeper, aloof, tail aloft, stalking vermin. A satanic accomplice. A beloved familiar. A social media darling. A euphemism for reproductive parts. An epithet for the weak. A knitted—and contested—hat on millions of marchers, fists in the air, pink pointed ears poking skyward. Cats and cat references are ubiquitous in art, pop culture, politics, and the occult, and throughout history, they have most often been coded female.

Cat Call is a wide-ranging feminist exploration of the cat archetype that combines historical research, pop culture, art analyses, and original interviews to tease out the connections between myth, history, magic, womanhood in the digital age, and our beloved, clawed companions.

KRISTEN SOLLÉE FLIPS THE CATCALL ON ITSELF BY DISMANTLING PATRIARCHAL USES OF THE FELINE TO DISCREDIT THE INTIMIDATING POWER OF THE PUSSY WHILE GIFTING US WITH A BOOK THAT LEAVES YOU EAGER TO

embrace your personal cat power

Sophie Saint Thomas

author of Reproductive Rites and Sex Witch

cat call is the necessary text

THAT LINKS THE FELINE, THE FEMININE, AND THE MAGICAL. IN MANY WAYS, IT’S THE CAT LOVER’S MODERN EPIC POEM, AN ODE TO THE MANY SACRED ARCHETYPES WE CAN ALL TAP INTO—THE FERAL, THE FEAR-INDUCING, THE AUTONOMOUS…FOR ANY CAT LOVER OR WITCH, THIS BOOK IS A FEVERISH EXAMINATION OF THE FELINE IN OUR DREAMS AND IN OUR LIVES—AND WITHIN OURSELVES.

Lisa Marie Basile

author of Light Magic for Dark Times and The Magical Writing Grimoire

NO ONE WRITES ABOUT THE SUBJECTS OF SEXUALITY, DESIRE, THE SHADOW, AND DIABOLISM WITH SUCH RELISH, AND WHEN I READ HER WORDS, I FEEL BOTH SMARTER AND LESS AFRAID OF MY OWN ʻTABOOEDʼ FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS. LIKE A CAT, KRISTEN SOLLÉE SEES IN THE DARK, AS SHE GUIDES US GRACEFULLY FORWARD WITH HER VISION OF

unapologetic, feminine power

Pam Grossman

author of Waking the Witch and host of The Witch Wave podcast

cat call will change the way you think about the cat forever

FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH BEWITCHING, INSPIRING, AND CUNNING ANECDOTES ON THE POWERS OF THE FELINE, THIS BOOK WILL LEAVE YOU INSPIRED TO RECLAIM YOUR OWN FERAL FEMININITY. I CANNOT RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH.

Gabriela Herstik

author of Sacred Sex and Inner Witch

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witch hunt

A TRAVELER’S GUIDE TO THE POWER AND PERSECUTION OF THE WITCH

Spirituality & Religion
History
Politics
Society
Travel

Part history, part travelogue, part memoir, Witch Hunt is a captivating guide to the historic witch hunts and how their legacy continues to impact us today.

Traveling through cities and sites across Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Kristen J. Sollée—a second-generation witch herself—explores the witch as a figure of female power and persecution. By infusing an adventurous first-person narrative with extensive research and imaginative historical fiction, Witch Hunt captures the magic of travel to make an often-overlooked period of history come alive.

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THERE IS NOW A VERY CLEAR NEED FOR A TRAVEL GUIDE THAT DEALS WITH ­PLACES ASSOCIATED WITH HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY VIEWS OF WITCHCRAFT; AND THEREFORE, IT IS A REAL PLEASURE TO FIND ONE

so extensive, well-written, well-informed, and good humored

Ronald Hutton

author of The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present

witch hunt is a transcendent travelogue

WITH A WICKEDLY DELICIOUS, FEMINIST TWIST. SOLLÉE WRITES WITH A DEEP RESPECT FOR THOSE WHOSE LIVES WERE LOST IN THE NAME OF WITCHCRAFT AND WITH A WIDE, WILD LOVE FOR THOSE OF US WHO SEE THE MODERN RESURGENCE OF THE WITCH AS A SIGNPOST FOR A BETTER, FREER FUTURE.

Pam Grossman

author of Waking the Witch and host of The Witch Wave podcast

impeccably researched and keenly felt

THE WITCHES OF KRISTEN SOLLÉE’S NEW BOOK TEACH US HOW TO LIVE MAGICALLY. IMPECCABLY RESEARCHED AND KEENLY FELT—TO READ THIS BOOK IS TO ENTER INTO A ROMANCE WITH THE WITCH. A TRAVELER’S TRYST. SOLLÉE’S LOVE OF PLACE, THE MOSS AND THE COBBLE STONES, THE OCEAN SPRAY AND THE CRUMBLING CEMETERIES PUTS HER IN A POLYAMOROUS LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE WITCH AND THE WORLD IN WHICH SHE LIVES.

Amanda Yates Garcia

author of Initiated: Memoir of a Witch and host of the Between the Worlds podcast

an expansive, transformative, and empowering book

KRISTEN SOLLÉE HAS WRITTEN AN EXPANSIVE, TRANSFORMATIVE, AND EMPOWERING BOOK [THAT] SHARES THE HISTORY OF THE WITCH, HER MAGICK, AND PERSECUTION WITH REVERENCE, AND RESPECT... THIS BOOK WILL TRANSPORT YOU TO DISTANT LANDS WHERE THE WITCH ONCE DANCED [SO] YOU CAN COME TO UNDERSTAND THE WITCH AND HER WORLD IN A WAY THAT FEELS PERSONAL AND INVITING.

Gabriela Herstik

author of Sacred Sex and Inner Witch

what readers are saying

About Kristen's Books

Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex PositiveWitch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the WitchCat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine5-stars

One of my favourite books

One of my favourite books to date. So informative and intersectional, covering the vast and cross-cultural history of witches into modern day feminist, queer, non-binary witches and witchcraft practices. The writing is fun and accessible. Great read if you're a practicing witch, or interested in the history and modern-day presence of witches and witchcraft.

Kenza | Goodreads
Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex PositiveWitch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the WitchCat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine5-stars

An engrossing, empowering, and brilliant read

Love this book. SUCH an engrossing, empowering, and brilliant read…Page by page, you’ll tap into your most catty, feral, transgressive self — caught with the delicious story of the cat between your claws.

Lisa | Goodreads
Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex PositiveWitch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the WitchCat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine5-stars

A magical journey through history

This book is a magical journey through history, tourism, and connecting to past generations in a modern world. I listened to it on Audible, but it is so good that I’m buying a copy to read.

nascarhistorygal | Amazon
Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex PositiveWitch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the WitchCat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine5-stars

A fiery, feminist deep dive

It's equal parts a history lesson and manifesto, offering a fiery, feminist deep dive into the cultural legacies of witchcraft, slut-shaming, and the fight for sexual liberation. It calls on every woman to own her power unapologetically…If you're ready to challenge old ideas, embrace your own power, and understand the magic of resistance, this one's for you. An absolute must-read.

@feministlitreviews | Instagram
Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex PositiveWitch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the WitchCat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine5-stars

This book was a homerun!

As a person obsessed with her cat, with interests in feminism and witchcraft, this book was a homerun! My second book from this author and both have been excellent and informative reads. If you're curious on how cats and the cat archetype relate to women, witches and feminism, I highly recommend this book!!

Kelsey | Goodreads
Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex PositiveWitch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the WitchCat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine5-stars

A MASTERPIECE!

A truly amazing read! Sollée manages to transport you directly into the fabric of the site, the history, and the wonderful stories she weaves throughout this captivating book. I HIGHLY recommend this work for anyone interested in travel and the occult. A MASTERPIECE!

William D. | Amazon
Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex PositiveWitch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the WitchCat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine5-stars

Eve’s forbidden knowledge

This is a super amazing book. Each page blew my mind like I was absorbing Eve's forbidden knowledge from Satan which of course I could not get enough of. Devoured it in one sitting. A quick read as it's short, but so rich & full of intensely delicious tidbits. Essential reading for any feminist hot witch who wants to historically contextualize her practice and know she's not alone on the path.

Andrea | Amazon
Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex PositiveWitch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the WitchCat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine5-stars

The right balance of light-hearted and deep

Just the right balance of light-hearted and deep; this one explores a myriad of topics relating to women, cats, feminism and sexuality. A fascinating read.

Jamie | Goodreads
Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex PositiveWitch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the WitchCat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine5-stars

I absolutely LOVED this book!

I absolutely LOVED this book! Written in a casual style, the author takes you on a journey to some of the most prominent and important places in witch history. You feel like her travel companion through Europe, the United Kingdom and America while learning important historical information about the times that women were being persecuted/executed as witches.

C.B | Amazon

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No one writes about the subjects of sexuality, desire, the shadow, and diabolism

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