Episode 174: Women in Art & the Occult: Hilma af Klint & Vali Myers

About this episode

The episode explores the creative lives of magical women, focusing on Hilma af Klint and Vali Myers.

In episode 174 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew delve into the creative lives of magical women for their new series, Women in Art & the Occult. They open with the story of Hilma af Klint, a Swedish artist who explored Spiritualism, mediumship, automatic drawing, and the teachings of Rudolf Steiner and Madame Blavatsky in her work and creative process. Kate and Kristin also discuss Vali Myers, a bohemian artist known as the Witch of Positano. Vali w...

People in this episode

Hosts: Kristin Lisenby, Kate Belew

Topics covered

• Women in Art
• Occult
• Spiritualism
• Mediumship
• Automatic Drawing
• Bohemian Artists

Keywords

• Hilma af Klint
• Vali Myers
• Spiritualism
• mediumship
• automatic drawing
• women in art
• occult

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rudolf Steiner, Madame Blavatsky

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