Brandy Williams | Writings

This is a miscellaneous collection of writings. Some of them were floating around online years before there was a web. I've collected this stuff here because, well, it's my stuff. I find that it's interesting to put my output in one place like this. I keep trying to find time to typeset some of the other things in my files--say, the Mythos interviews!

Use notes: Some of these pieces have been printed in small press newsletters and distributed widely on the Net/Web. Take one copy for personal use. If linking to this site or taking a copy for use at your site, please credit this site rather than any other place you might have gotten this material.

Papers | Other Writings

Papers

Feminist Thelema Background: Feminism

Handout distributed with my Feminist Thelema lectures. This is a brief overview of feminist movement in America, including a very high level history, types of feminism, basic definitions, sources of feminist Thelema, and a beginning definition of feminist Thelema. Required background material for the lectures.

Invocation of Deity

A review of Ceremonial and Wiccan approaches to invocation, along with notes on my personal experiences.

Beyond Prostitution: The Sexual Priestess as Priestess

Sacred prostitutes are riding point for a new, sex-positive feminism and a native Western approach to sacred sexuality. I point out that there are also other ways to approach sacred sexuality.

On Pagan Speakers: The State of Pagan Scholarship

Transcript of a presentation given at the Seattle Pagan Scholars Position of Studies Tea in September 1997.

Wiccan Devotionals

Delivered to the Parliament of the World's Religions on Friday, September 3, 1993 on behalf of Covenant of the Goddess. A theological definition of a pagan ground for discussion.

The Woman's Phallus: Possession and Power in the Worship of Dionysus

Reprinted in Think! The Best in Pagan Thought, Volume 3 Issue 2, Beltaine/Summer 1998, this paper was originally presented at Dionysia 1990 in Washington State. Sex, power, gender politics, invocation of deity--this paper has it all.

Open Circle Ethics

Things to consider when organizing a pagan event open to the public.

Greek Ritual Dance

Some notes on modern Hellenic Pagans and approaches to dance as a form of sacred worship.

Dancing for Joy

Modern American dance is restricted to specific age groups and settings. Folk dancing provides a form of dance for anyone, anytime, strictly for the joy of it.

NLP: Applied Magick

Applying Neuro-Linguistic Programming philosophy to the study of magick.

Other Writings

Ways of Seeing Web Diary

Poetry

WTO Report

One person's reporting of the World Trade Organization meeting and protests in Seattle in December of 1999.