T. Thorn Coyle

T. Thorn Coyle (born September 24, 1965) is a Neopagan author and teacher, dancer, singer/composer, and activist from the United States. They practiced within the Feri and Reclaiming traditions of witchcraft Coyle separated their work from the Feri tradition. They founded the Morningstar Mystery School to continue their teaching.

Coyle has published several books on magic and spiritual practice that detail meditations and exercises for personal growth and empowerment. Their first book, Evolutionary Witchcraft, serves as a "magical workbook" for the Feri tradition and reflects practices they developed including "devotional dances." It also reflects the influences of Sufism, Gurdjieff, and radical Catholicism on their approach to magic. Their later books on spiritual practice include instruction on using magic to support the "Great Work" of union with the divine.

Coyle presented at the Parliament of the World's Religions in 2009 and 2015.

In 2015, they began focusing on writing fiction. Most of their novels, including the series The Panther Chronicles and The Witches of Portland, are fantasy with themes of magic and social justice. They have studied Gurdjieff and were initiated into Phi Beta Kappa. Coyle moved to Portland, Oregon in 2016.

Coyle is a life-long activist for social justice issues, and sees their writing, magical practice, and activism as interrelated. They have demonstrated for causes such as anarchism and anti-racism.

Tattoos Thorn Coyle has many tattoos, and wrote this of them in 1997: "Tattoos are spiritual markers for me. When I started getting them ten years ago, it came from a need to have rites of passage that included spiritual reminders and physical markers. All my tattoos have a spiritual meaning to me, and layers of meaning that shift over time." Some of Coyle's tattoos were photographed by Charles Gatewood.

Works

Non-fiction Evolutionary Witchcraft. Tarcher/Penguin, 2004.

Kissing the Limitless: Deep Magic and the Great Work of Transforming Yourself and the World. Weiser, 2009.

Crafting a Daily Practice: A Simple Course on Self-commitment. Sunna Press, 2012; 2nd edition, 2017.

Make Magic of Your Life: Passion, Purpose, and the Power of Desire. Weiser, 2013.

Sigil Magic: For Writers, Artists, and Other Creatives. Sunna Press, 2015.

Fiction Like Water, PF Publishing, 2015.

Alighting on his Shoulders: Ten Tales from the Sideways Worlds, PF Publishing, 2015.

Break Apart the Stone: Ten Tales from the Sideways Worlds, PF Publishing, 2017.

To Raise a Clenched Fist to the Sky (The Panther Chronicles #1). PF Publishing, 2017.

To Wrest our Bodies from the Fire (The Panther Chronicles #2). PF Publishing, 2017.

To Drown this Fury in the Sea (The Panther Chronicles #3). PF Publishing, 2017.

To Stand with Power on this Ground (The Panther Chronicles #4). PF Publishing, 2017.

By Earth (The Witches of Portland #1). PF Publishing, 2018.

By Flame (The Witches of Portland #2). PF Publishing, 2018.

By Wind (The Witches of Portland #3). PF Publishing, 2018.

By Sea (The Witches of Portland #4). PF Publishing, 2018.

By Moon (The Witches of Portland #5). PF Publishing, 2018.

By Sun (The Witches of Portland #6). PF Publishing, 2018.

By Dusk (The Witches of Portland #7). Kindle edition, 2019.

By Dark (The Witches of Portland #8). Kindle edition, 2019.

By Witch's Mark (The Witches of Portland #9). Kindle edition, 2019.

We Seek No Kings (The Steel Clan Saga #1). PF Publishing, 2020.

We Heed No Laws (The Steel Clan Saga #2). PF Publishing, 2021.

Audio recordings Face of a New Day, 1998.

Give Us a Kiss, 2000.

Songs for the Waning Year (with Sharon Knight), Trance Jam Records, 2009.

Songs for the Strengthening Sun (with Sharon Knight), Trance Jam Records, 2009.

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