magic is real if you want it

on disney and harry potter adults and the myth of disenchantment

May 14 • Vanessa Irena

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ephemera vol. 3

oh you’re a witch? name how many cockroaches you’ve eaten

May 6 • Vanessa Irena

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April 2026

constraint is generative

on OULIPO, submission, and the erotics of the bind

Apr 3 • Vanessa Irena

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March 2026

ephemera vol. 2

saints of wounds and wombs

Mar 28 • Vanessa Irena

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on the haunted nature of art-making

my research and experience making talismans of the pleiades

Mar 19 • Vanessa Irena

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irony is the death of magic

doing magic is cringe. deal with it.

Mar 5 • Vanessa Irena

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February 2026

the artist is possessed

art is not safe

Feb 23 • Vanessa Irena

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ephemera vol. 1

the dead, sigils, and vampires

Feb 9 • Vanessa Irena

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2

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January 2026

how and why i make talismans

a brief intro to my astral magic practice

Jan 27 • Vanessa Irena

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on real art

the diminished status of art in occulture has only gotten worse in the age of AI

Jan 24 • Vanessa Irena

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