Sorita D'Este - Author, Researcher - Magick, Western Mystery Tradition, Wicca & Witchcraft

Sorita describes herself as a student of "life's little mysteries". She is an author, researcher and publisher and works from home which is near the English / Welsh borders in Monmouthshire (UK) with her partner David Rankine and their baby boy. She is a Wiccan High Priestess and a Ceremonial Magician, who has a passion for planetary and elemental magick. In addition to writing, she also runs her own small publishing company Avalonia Books.

She's not sure that she has interests outside of the magickal world, because she sees everything as manifesting and being magick, be it gardening, dancing, baking, music or martial arts - all things she has a passion for.

She is the author of eight published books. With David, she co-authored

Wicca Magickal Beginnings (2008)
Practical Planetary Magick (2007)
The Isles of the Many Gods (2007)
Circle of Fire (2005)
Avalonia's Book of Chakras (2005)
The Guises of the Morrigan (2005)

Her only published solo offering to date is:

Artemis Virgin Goddess of the Sun & Moon

Additionally she edited and contributed to the following anthologies:

Hekate Keys to the Crossroads
Horns of Power (forthcoming 2008)

For the past few years she has also contributed many articles to the 'Magical Almanac' and the 'Herbal Almanac' published by Llewellyn. Topics she wrote on for these books include: Artemis, The Four Elements, The Anglo-Saxon Nine Herb Charm, Kitchen Herbs, Herbs of the Mabinogion, The Roman Spring Festivals and others. She contributed to 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 editions of these popular yearly publications.

Like David, she was also one of the major contributors to the Enhancing Your Mind Body & Spirit, De'Agostini Part-Work which was published internationally. Penning around 200 articles for this successful project, her contributions included a course in practical Palmistry, articles on herbalism, magic, indigenous spiritual beliefs and practices, chakras and healing.

She has also contributed to the following important magazines and journals:

Witchcraft & Wicca Magazine (The Children of Artemis)

A regular speaker since 2001 at Children of Artemis "Witchfest" events throughout the UK, Sorita has also contributed numerous articles to the organisation's Witchcraft and Wicca Magazine during this period. This community magazine is distributed to the thousands of CoA members worldwide, as well as through shops and online outlets. Sorita was also featured as the "cover girl" on the Beltane 2004 edition (see image to the right). Her contributions include articles on subjects like Astral Projection, The Goddesses Artemis, Hekate and the Morrigan and on being a modern day Priestess.
Pagan Dawn (Pagan Federation Magazine)

During 2006 Sorita contributed a number of articles on Herbalism for the Airmed's Cloak collumn in this long running magazine serving the pagan community in the UK. She has also contributed other articles and content over the years, including a recent article on The Morrigan.