Mago Books

11/11/2025

Mago Books publishes the S/HE journal in two formats, the Ebook and the paperback print book.  Ebook: US$10.00 (PDF not downloadable E-book for the minimum of 6 months, extendable upon re…

06/11/2025

Sisters and Read Thread by Claire Dorey Weaving was both an Original Act and an Act of Resistance. In ancient Goddess belief systems, the weaver Goddess created the universe. In contemporary art, Fibre Artists set out to dismantle the patriarchal grip on the art world, stitch by stitch. Weaving through Tragedy Since weaving is a central theme in Goddess Feminism, I’m delving into the Blood and Fibre of Philomela, a Greek Tragedy, which has inspired many ancient writers, and present day feminist writers alike: Sophocles ; Philocles ; Apollodorus in…...

Sisters and Read Thread by Claire Dorey Weaving was both an Original Act and an Act of Resistance. In ancient Goddess belief systems, the weaver Goddess created the universe. In contemporary art, F…

05/11/2025

Samhain for Celts, Kekri for Finns, El Dia de Mu***os for Mexicans, All Saints Day for Christians… Names of the celebration change but they all refer to this time of year when the veil between us and the dead is thin. Of all the past relatives, my thoughts are oddly with my great aunt Eva, who died before I was born....

Samhain for Celts, Kekri for Finns, El Dia de Mu***os for Mexicans, All Saints Day for Christians… Names of the celebration change but they all refer to this time of year when the veil between us a…

01/11/2025

Photo by Matthew Larkin, on Unsplash Living alone and feeling lonely,I was looking for comfort,but my one-bedroom apartmenthas a no-pets policy.How I longed for the sensualand intelligent presence of a feline companion,a conversation partnerwho would nuzzle me and purrwhen we went to sleep,a furry friendly familiaradept at mind-to-mind communication.I saw no way out of loneliness…...

[Editors’ Note: Learn about how the “Nine Poets Speak” series came to be in place here.] Photo by Matthew Larkin, on Unsplash Living alone and feeling lonely,I was looking for comfort,but my o…

30/10/2025

The concept of Lover was triggered by a dilemma women face in the modern work environment. Everyone knows the slogan ‘Nice girls don't get the corner office’ but women also know that they have to be emotionally highly intelligent and capable to survive in the corporate game. Competitive women easily get a reputation of being difficult, but a nice woman with a selfless attitude doesn’t get promoted....

The concept of Lover was triggered by a dilemma women face in the modern work environment. Everyone knows the slogan ‘Nice girls don’t get the corner office’ but women also know that they hav…

25/10/2025

Copyrighted by Sanna Pöyhönen The Wolf Lady / the Leader was born during the first days of the war of Ukraine in 2022. The Leader gathers a pack together, and empowers it to accomplish her mission with vision, strength and charisma. She is inspiring, independent, and persistent. Nobody challenges the relevance of her objectives, and she doesn’t stop. Ever. She is the only one of my Great Ladies sculptures that was sold immediately....

Copyrighted by Sanna Pöyhönen The Wolf Lady / the Leader was born during the first days of the war of Ukraine in 2022. The Leader gathers a pack together, and empowers it to accomplish her mission…

23/10/2025

We each have a Motherline. The Motherline is held by the mitochondria. Our mitochondria come only from our mother. Mitochondria are small: there are many of them in every cell. They not only churn out energy (ATP), they mastermind and manage our immune responses. There are three different versions of mitochondria in this quilt. Two are illustrations, cut-away views showing the inner membrane of the mitochondria....

We each have a Motherline. The Motherline is held by the mitochondria. Our mitochondria come only from our mother. Mitochondria are small: there are many of them in every cell. They not only c…

21/10/2025

About this Anthology by Trista Hendren Asherah: Roots of the Mother Tree contains a variety of writing styles from people around the world. Various forms of English are included in this anthology and we chose to keep spellings of the writers' place of origin to honor/honour everyone’s unique voice. There are two common spellings of our Goddess: Asherah and Ashera. We have honored each contributor’s choice....

[Editor’s Note: This excerpt series is from Asherah: Roots of the Mother Tree ed by Claire Dorey, Janet Rudolph, Pat Daly, and Trista Hendren (Girl God Books, 2025).] About this Anthology by …

16/10/2025

The Expressive Dark Arts: Writing, Painting, and Dancing in the Dark with Kali As a scholar of philosophy and religion, I have a strong background in the practice and study of world religions. It was not until I began a master’s degree in women’s spirituality that I grasped the enormous role the arts can play in spiritual practice. The arts that have been prevalent in my life are writing poetry, painting images of the divine feminine, and belly dancing....

[Editor’s Note: This essay was included in She Summons: Why Goddess Feminist Activist Spirituality? Volume 1, coedited by Kaalii Cargill and Helen Hye-Sook Hwang (Mago Books, 2021).] The Expr…

14/10/2025

Photo by Sara Wright There is something very special about ‘the cutting away and gathering in’ … my very wild gardens are flattened, my wildflower field has just been mowed, trees are turning, and I am possessed by joy. It’s at this time of year that the sky opens into a field of dreams. I walk down through the pines to watch the stars appear at dusk – the open field widens my vision....

Photo by Sara Wright There is something very special about ‘the cutting away and  gathering in’ … my very wild gardens are flattened, my wildflower field has just been mowed,  trees are t…

11/10/2025

Star of Ishtar (doubled), mixed media in an ice cream lid, 4 inches diameter x 5/8 inch deep, Art by Tamara Wyndham Inanna is the Sumerian goddess of war, love, and fertility. Ishtar is the Akkadian name of the same goddess. They started as separate goddesses, but were syncretized by the poet/priestess Enheduanna. Inanna/Ishtar's most common symbol was the eight-pointed star. ...

Star of Ishtar (doubled), mixed media in an ice cream lid, 4 inches diameter x 5/8 inch deep, Art by Tamara Wyndham Inanna is the Sumerian goddess of war, love, and fertility. Ishtar is the Akkadia…

08/10/2025

Helen Hye-Sook Hwang: I am honored to e-interview Dr. Danica Anderson who is the founder of The Kolo: Women’s Crosscultural Collaboration. I am deeply grateful for Danica’s Kolo work in that it is grounded in the praxis of women in war zones, while offering healing and empowerment drawn from the matricentric Kolo tradition of Slavic origin. In my view, Danica’s Kolo project, like that of Nuwa who upholds the falling heaven pieces, threads the chasms between the bleeding of today’s women in war-torn regions and the original vision of Women....

[Editor’s Note: Return to Mago E-Magazine (RTME) introduces Sister Organizations under the banner of the Nine Sister Networks as a way of consolidating Matriversal Feminism previously kno…