Rodgers is a natural priestess, regardless of what magical path she chooses to take or has taken she has a natural capacity to connect deeply with inner world beings and learn directly, for both good and bad, from them. But, bar a couple of them, I wanted to hear more of the author’s voice, of her experiences and her conclusions. The interviews in the book are varied, relevant and very interesting. ![]() What I found were open, honest and at times profound realisations that the author had come to through her exploration of blood, body, ritual and art. I knew I was not going to come across anything silly or self-indulgent, as the writer of this book is far too intelligent for that. I opened The Bloody Sacrifice with more than a wee bit of trepidation. The Bloody Sacrifice is an honest, modern and thought-provoking personal insight into an ancient aspect of our spirituality and creativity. Whether this power is held within blood and how much impact is created merely by our perception is for the reader to decide. ![]() Documenting this part of her journey gives an understanding of AIDS, HIV and HCV, and their effect on spirituality and contemporary blood rites.īlood Ritual, with all its history, baggage and dangers hold the power to create change. As a blood-related illness affected various parts of Charlotte’s life, she was given a chance to explore blood rituals in a very different way. Martinie has integrated his Tibetan Buddhist beliefs into his Voodoo practice and in doing so shows how personal spiritual evolution can effect change within a syncretic religion. For example Louis Martinie, a priest in the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple. Also included are Charlotte’s interviews with tattoo artists priests from belief systems which utilise blood sacrifice artists who use their own HIV positive blood as a medium and those who use mortifications and body modification to effect changes in consciousness and self.Īll here share a common bond of talent combined with an ability to articulate their beliefs. It chronicles her use of road kill and blood in art, ritualised scarification and tattoo work, and the use of venous and menstrual blood in magick. ![]() A personal experience of contemporary blood ritesĬharlotte Rodgers is a non-denominational magickal practitioner and an animist, and The Bloody Sacrifice is the story of her work with blood.
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