Resources
Here are some of the noteworthy resources and references that are foundational to this research.
Researchers
Spiritu-Intimacy
A sexological exploration of intimate human-spirit relationships as representing forms of sexual orientations and behaviors deserving of recognition, understanding, and acceptance. Curated by sexologist and researcher Dr. Amy Marsh. https://spirituintimacy.com
Ida Craddock
Ida Craddock was an early 20th century sexologist and independent researcher who was married to an angel. Her research was foundational to many sex magick practices later developed by 20th century occultists. https://www.idacraddock.com/
References
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D'aoust, Maja. 2019. Familiars in Witchcraft: Supernatural Guardians in the Magical Traditions of the World. Rochester, VT: Destiny Books.
Donnelly, Dorothy. 1982. “The Sexual Mystic: Embodied Spirituality.” In The Feminist Mystic, And Other Essays on Women and Spirituality, edited by Mary E. Giles, 120–42. New York: Crossroad.
Eliade, Mircea.. 1977. “Mystical Marriage of a Siberian (Goldi) Shaman.” In From Primitives to Zen: A Thematic Sourcebook of the History of Religion, 437–8, New York, NY: Harper & Row.
Espinoza, Yalila. 2013. “The Erotic Intelligence of Plants: A Heuristic Inquiry of Women's Sexual/Spiritual Experiences with Sacred Amazonian Plant Teachers.” PhD diss., California Institute of Integral Studies.
Filan, Kenaz. (2004) 2013. “I married a Lwa: The sacred nuptials of Haitian Vodou.” Witches of the Craft, January 12, 2013. https://witchesofthecraft.com/2013/01/12/i-married-a-iwa-the-sacrad-nuptials-of-haitian-vodou/
Foor, Daniel. 2002. Animist Psychology: Healing Self and Culture Through the Path of Relationship. Self-published ebook.
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Plato. n.d. “on the Daimon, between god and man.” Symposium, 202b–203a.
Pope Francis. (2018, July 4). “Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago” on the “Ordo Virginum” (Papal instruction). Vatican City: Holy See Press Office.
Radin, Dean. 2018. Real Magic: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science, and a Guide to the Secret Power of the Universe. New York: Harmony Books.
René, Georges, and Marilyn Houlberg. 1995. “My Double Mystical Marriages to Two Goddessess of Love.” In Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou, edited by Donald J. Cosentino, 287–99. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.
Rigoglioso, Marguerite. 2009. The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Sarbacker, Stuart Ray. 2011. “Indo-Tibetan Tantrism as Spirit Marriage.” In Perceiving the Divine through the Human Body: Mystical Sensuality, edited by Thomas Cattoi and June McDaniel, 29–44. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Sprinkle, Annie and Beth Stephens. 2021. Assuming the Ecosexual Position: The Earth as Lover. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
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Tyson, Donald. 2000. Sexual Alchemy: Magical Intercourse with Spirits. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn.
Walker, Polly. 2013. “Research in Relationship with Humans, the Spirit World, and the Natural World.” In Indigenous Pathways into Social Research: Voices of a New Generation, edited by Donna M. Mertens, Fiona Cram, and Bagele Chilisa, 299–316. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.
Wilby, Emma. 2005. Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern Brithsh Witchcraft and Magic. Brighton, UK: Sussex Academic Press.