About
The Last of the Red Hot Manas
Welcome to Witch’s Brew. I am Sophie Gail, a solitary Witch living here in Peoria. I have had a life-long interest in religion. Every Saturday I turn to the “Faith & Values” page in The Journal Star, but I seldom read anything that speaks to my faith or values. So I intend to use “Witches Brew” to explore issues, stories, reviews, etc that you probably won’t see in the JS.
I belong to the Egyptian Goddess Hathor, mistress of music and dance, love and sexuality. She is the mother of the Golden Calf; she gives vigor to Pharaoh. She is the Queen of Disco. “Sacred Sex, Sacred Play” are the gifts she brings. She is the sovereign of the lands beyond Egypt. She is mistress of the Lands of the West where the dead reside. She is the Red Lady, the Mistress of Terror, the avenging Eye of her father Ra. She is the Apacolypse Cow. Hail, Hathor!
I have been a Pagan all my life, but I have been a practicing Pagan for nine years. I am proud to be a Liberal and a Feminist. I am a fantasy/science fiction geek.
My formal religious education was Christian Existentialism. I have friends who are liberal, progressive Christians. So if you take a sudden interest in saving my soul, I suggest that you read Matthew 25:31-46. Though I no longer consider myself a Christian, I trust that I am still on the right side of Jesus, and I an glad to break bread with anyone who also rises to his challenge.
