Publications

Katie Ness is a knowledgeable writer, historian, and yoga instructor specialising in folklore and spirituality, holding a BA Honours in Fine Art from UCLAN, Level 4 certifications in Prehistoric Art and The History of Folklore from Oxford University, and extensive expertise in yoga history and Vedic philosophy from the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, with an MA forthcoming.

As a wellness educator specialising in women’s spirituality and health, Katie integrates yogic principles with pagan practices, priestess ceremonies and women’s circles together with therapeutic arts and folk-crafts, and she also offers instruction on the history and philosophy of yoga as a guest teacher for teacher training programs.

Her poetry is widely published online and in print with national & international magazines and she has performed her poetry and prose at a number of events such as Brighid of Faughart Festival Ireland, Burning Woman Festival, Be Woman Project’s Navratri Festival, Say Her Name online event and The C Word Mag Events as well as Poetry Cove Radio.

She has been a contributing writer for Kindred Spirit Magazine, Witchology, Femme Occulte, Witches Magazine, Occulture Magazine, Haunted Magazine, The Enquiring Eye, The Feminine Macabre and You Aligned. Two of her short stories feature in Mulberry Literary and a book collection entitled ‘Incurable’ published with Running Wild Press. Below you can see a list of her publications both digital and in print.

As of 2024 Katie is currently learning to play the Lyre Harp with Lutherios Music Company whilst she prepares to do her Masters to become an Occult/folklore Historian.

In her free time she is working on a travel memoir and short story collection. She lives for Creativity, Knowledge, Travel and the liberating feeling of being free spirited.

Books

Non-Fiction:

  • Word Witchery: Walking The Path of the Poetry Priestess, Non-fiction pagan, forthcoming with Moon Books Publishing, coming soon in summer 2025
  • Wander Witch/Witchy Ways: At the Crossroads, Seeking the Sacred in the Landscape (Hybrid Travel Memoir), pending TBA

Other:

  • Aphrodite Fever Dream, Poetry Book, published with Undressed Society Press, December 2023
  • Juggernaut, Poetry Book, published with DarkThirtyPoetry Press, March 2024
  • Blue Lotus, Poetry Book collaboration with Wendy Rivera, forthcoming 2025
  • Beyond the Black Pool: And other short stories, pending TBA

Poetry for Literary Magazine’s & Anthologies

Short Stories

Occult & Folklore Articles for Alternative Lifestyle Magazines

Travel

  • Assortment of Travel Articles on Atlas Obscura
  • 12 Must Read Travel Memoirs By Women published with The C Word Mag
  • Women’s Walks: Pilgrimage’s of the Folkloric Feminine with The C Word Mag
  • Macabre Madam’s of Britain: Spooky Halloween special with The C Word Mag
  • Interview with Valerie Parkinson: Woman of the Mountains
  • Sicily: The island of lemons, honey and lady saints (forthcoming)
  • Cyprus: Aphrodite’s Abode, remnants of a pagan past (forthcoming)
  • Tenerife: Tara and Teide, the hidden magic beyond the tourism (forthcoming)
  • Sardinia: Cunnusa’s Paradise and Isola Maddalena (forthcoming)

General Essays

Wellbeing Articles

Podcasts & Interviews