Queer Magic

TOMAS PROWER (Las Vegas, NV) has lived and worked in Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Tijuana, Reno, Long Beach, and Los Angeles. He is fluent in English, French, and several dialects of Spanish. He has previously served as the youth coordinator of Bent-Con, an LGBT+ pop-culture festival, and as the cultural liaison between France, the United States, and the South American member states of Mercosur.

ForeWord Indie Award Winner"Queer Magic asks us to unlearn what we've thought about the global past and instead substitutes an inclusive, more accurate world history, where queer identities are plenty."—ForeWord Reviews"Tomás Prower takes us on a global journey, a quest to find queer magick across the world. Our stories are not confined to any one place, time, or religion, and this book is truly a diverse guide to understanding our often lost and forgotten myth and history. Certain to inspire LGBTQ+ magickal practitioners for years to come!"—Christopher Penczak, Gay Witchcraft"In his latest work, Queer Magic, Tomás Prower takes us on a journey that spans both time and continents to examine the myths, magic, and spiritual lives of those who exist outside the culturally sanctioned heterosexual binary. Surprisingly detailed, Prower examines not only the practices of pre-modern native cultures, but also the effects of Christian colonialism and its devastating and history-robbing effects upon them. He demonstrates how those cultures' near-universal acceptance of queer sexual expression has been usurped, and he shines a light on how those traditions have found ways to survive—and even thrive—in spite of being the victims of revisionist history. With interesting bits of history and lore (I may never think of Dracula quite the same way again) combined with practical exercises to help us view sexual expression and gender outside of our common modern restrictions, this book should be considered essential reading for all LGBT+ practitioners of magic and spirituality. Highly recommended."—Storm Faerywolf, author of Betwixt and Between"More often than not, people whose sexual identities, gender identities, social roles, affectional preferences, relationship styles, and so on are in the minority and tend to be erased or misrepresented in our culture. Queer Magic is a journey around the world and through the centuries to uncover some of these hidden stories. This book is not only history and mythology, it also contains vignettes, experiences, and practices from modern people from diverse backgrounds. One book cannot address everyone and everything, but Queer Magic is a heartfelt effort that will encourage you to continue the work of discovering these treasures of the spirit."—Ivo Dominguez Jr., author of The Keys to PerceptionWinner of the 2019 IPPY Gold Award for LGBT+ Non-fiction

• CONTENTSEmbarkation 1Part 1: Greater Middle East 71: Cradles of Civilization 92: Judaism 233: Islam 334: Greater Middle Eastern Magical Community 45Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa & Lands of the African Diaspora 535: Sub-Saharan Africa 556: Lands of the African Diaspora 717: Sub-Saharan African & Diasporic Magical Community 85Part 3: Europe 918: Ancient Greece & Rome 939: Pagan Europe 10910: Christianity 12311: European Magical Community 135Part 4: The Indian Subcontinent 14112: Hinduism 14313: Buddhism 15314: Indian Subcontinental Magical Community 161Part 5: East Asia 16715: China 16916: Japan 18517: Shamanism 19718: East Asian Magical Community 205Part 6: Oceania 21119: Aboriginal Australia 21320: Polynesia 21921: Oceanic Magical Community 231Part 7: The Americas 23322: Latin America 23523: Native North America 24724: American Magical Community 257DEBARKATION 261BIBLIOGRAPHY 263