Listen "Seraphina Madsen and Aurora"
Episode Synopsis
"I was fascinated by the idea of what is real and what isn't real what people perceive to be real and not real"
Welcome back to Series 4 of the Rippling Pages. And Seraphina Madsen is here to talk witches, the occult and different realities!
Aurora is Seraphina's second novel and is published by Dodo Ink
Read an extract here
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Rippling Points:
Witchhunts and witchcraft - a cultural phenomenon or do novels about it reveal something more pervasive about our culture?
Permission to read - knowing no boundaries and enjoying what you read. How Aurora and her friend's quest for new knowledge is something to be embraced
Reference Points:
Dee Brown - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Carlos Castaneda
Joseph Campbell
Dion Fortune
Jack Kerouac - On the Road
Seraphina Madsen - Dodge and Burn
The Book of the Dead
Welcome back to Series 4 of the Rippling Pages. And Seraphina Madsen is here to talk witches, the occult and different realities!
Aurora is Seraphina's second novel and is published by Dodo Ink
Read an extract here
Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running costs! Thank you! - https://ko-fi.com/liambishop
Rippling Points:
Witchhunts and witchcraft - a cultural phenomenon or do novels about it reveal something more pervasive about our culture?
Permission to read - knowing no boundaries and enjoying what you read. How Aurora and her friend's quest for new knowledge is something to be embraced
Reference Points:
Dee Brown - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Carlos Castaneda
Joseph Campbell
Dion Fortune
Jack Kerouac - On the Road
Seraphina Madsen - Dodge and Burn
The Book of the Dead
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