Word Witchery by Katie Ness

Publication: 28th October 2025

Ancient priestesses of antiquity wrote and performed poetic incantations to the gods. Discover the forgotten magic of women’s voices, of their poetry, and their word witchery!

Poetry priestesses have been practising the art of poetry as spells for thousands of years. From Enheduanna of Sumer, invoking Inanna, to Sappho of Lesbo’s connection to Aphrodite and Princess Gwenllian, daughter of the King of Gwynedd, said by some to be the author of the Mabinogi, those women and many more used their voices through poetry to connect to the divine feminine within and around them.

Word Witchery helps readers connect to the women and deities associated with poetry and the magical word, and includes activities and journaling practices.

Katie Ness is a writer, budding historian, and yoga instructor specialising in folklore, mysticism and spirituality, holding a BA Honours in Fine Art from UCLAN, Level 4 certifications in Prehistoric Art and The History of Folklore from Oxford University, and extensive expertise in Yoga history, Vedic philosophy, Tantra, Sanskrit and the Śākta Traditions from the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. As a yoga instructor and wellness educator she specialises in Ayurvedic Hatha Yoga and Yoga Nidra, women’s spirituality and health, Circle sharing and sacred oil anointing. Katie also offers instruction on the history and philosophy of yoga, available as a guest teacher for teacher training programs. She has been a contributing writer for Kindred Spirit Magazine, Meditation Magazine, Femme Occulte, Witches Magazine, Occulture Magazine, Haunted Magazine, The Feminine Macabre, Girl God Books and many others. As a woman of the goddess path, she became an initiated Magdalene priestess in 2017, is a follower of the Bhakti Shakti tradition and is a practitioner of folk magic.

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