Sorita d’Este, 2013
Sorita d’Este is an author, researcher and publisher who manifests her knowledge and passion for the Mysteries through her work.
Her research and writing pushes at the boundaries of Western Esoterica and beyond, often questioning and challenging the status quo and inspiring others towards experiential mysticism with firm foundations build on lessons learned from history, standing positively in today and looking with enthusiasm towards the future. She passionately believes that it is possible to manifest creativity, positivity, love and enchantment through the creation of independent, free-thinking and more spiritual communities, with firm foundations in truth, natural balance and generosity.
She is the author of 18 published books to date, including Hekate Liminal Rites, Artemis Virgin Goddess of the Sun and Moon, Visions of the Cailleach and The Isles of the Many Gods. She has also edited 6 anthologies, including Hekate Her Sacred Fires, Priestesses Pythonesses and Sybils and Horns of Power. Her work has also been published in numerous books, magazines, journals and part-works. For a more complete list of her published work, see Bibliography in the Books section.
When she is not writing herself, nor walking the liminal boundaries in the gaps between civilisation and the wilderness, she works as a publisher, bringing the work of others into print. She is the founder and owner of Avalonia, a small independent publisher of books on magic, myth and folklore. Avalonia’s mission is to expand the esoteric horizons by publishing books which pushes at the boundaries, presenting fresh and new research on a wide range of subjects, authors published by Avalonia include David Rankine, Jan Fries, Paul Harry Barron, Katie Gerrard, Kim Huggens, Cliff Seruntine, Donald Tyson, Marion Pearce and Georgi Mishev. You can find out more by visiting www.avaloniabooks.co.uk
Today she lives in Glastonbury (Somerset, UK) where she continues her work and studies, with current areas of interest including Gnosticism, Buddhism and Philosophy of Mind.
~Last updated, April 2013