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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them)

@thewordwitch.bsky.social
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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Gender anarchist, dirty Aquarius, devoted heretic, that witch // books: QUEER DEVOTION (5.20.25), RADICAL TAROT // decks: FIFTH SPIRIT TAROT, THE GAY MARSEILLE TAROT // www.thewordwitchtarot.com

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Solitary Witch Books @witchbooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Favorite Tarot Books! Featuring @lonmiloduquette.bsky.social @lilithdorsey.bsky.social @thewordwitch.bsky.social and many others. #witchsky #booksky #tarotsky #witchybooks #esotericbooks #tarot #tarotbooks
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That Immigrant Witch 🏳️‍🌈🇹🇷🇻🇪 @elhoimleafar.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Some new acquisitions 🐈‍⬛ - Queer Devotion. - Radical Tarot. - Fifth Spirit Tarot. By Charlie Claire Burgess. - Tarot For You And Me. By Gary D’ Andre & Jess Vosseteig - Rainbow Tarot. By So Lazo. The Oracle of Daydreams & Moonbeams. By Tess Whitehurst. #witchythings #witchystuff #witchybooks
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I hope you enjoy them!! ❤️ Thanks so much!
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cody 🌱 @bramblebug.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
also if you are queer and interested in finding (or re-finding) a spiritual connection within your identity, I highly recommend “Queer Devotion” by @thewordwitch.bsky.social. I am only in the beginning of this read and I am so much appreciating every bridge being built so far.
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Ariana Serpentine @arianaserpentine.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The recent post about trans men being erased in history made me think of Joan of Arc, who I believe was a trans man. After reading Queer Devotion by @thewordwitch.bsky.social (which is an amazing book) I’m pretty sure of this. www.thewordwitchtarot.com/queer-devotion
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Queer Devotion | Charlie Claire Burgess
A liberating exploration of the queer divine in deities and figures of myth and legend that opens pathways for LGBTQIA+ people to revere the divinity within and create an affirming spiritual practice,...
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
This is my favorite thing to hear! This, and that it was part of your deck-creation journey. That’s probably the biggest compliment ever, imo!
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Hey, y’all! After burning out hard post-book launch, I’m slowly returning to social media! While I was away, I started a new project—a queer horror novel 🔪🩸🌈💉—and I’m halfway done. 😁 So my presence will still be spotty from the writing cave.
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Mora S. Rosa 🍄✨ @rosasininho.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I was inspired by this amazing books by @thewordwitch.bsky.social that I recommend to everyone seeking to explore the Divine Queer #witchsky
A book titled “Queer Devotion” in front of a shelf
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Thank you so much! I’m so happy you’re connecting with the book! 🌈💖
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Heck yeah! 🐶🪴✊🏻
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I’m so happy you’re enjoying them!! ❤️
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Aw yay! I love to hear this! 🥰
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Thanks for listening! Glad you enjoyed it! 💚
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
It’s liiiiive!!! This is the podcast recording that I was so excited about last month. ☺️💚 Listen in for one of my favorite interview convos ever, on one of my very favorite podcasts!!
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
It was indeed!! Thank you for listening! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! ☺️💚
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
P.S. The recording went GREAT. Not sure if I’m supposed to say what it is yet, but the episode should drop in July, so stay tuned!
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Just recorded a VERY COOL interview with a podcast I’m a huge fan of! We were originally supposed to record 2 weeks ago, but I got sick. I pulled cards for whether to reschedule. For no, I pulled The Hanged One. For yes, Page of Pents. And here he is again in my daily draw today! TAROT WORKS Y’ALL.
Two cards from The Gay Marseille Tarot propped on the corner of Charlie’s altar. The cards are the Ace of Coins (Pentacles) and the Page of Coins (Pentacles). The Ace has a stylized coin with leopard print and a 4-petaled violet in the center, with budding vines growing from it. The Page shows a trans guy in green overalls that show his top surgery scars, a straw hat, and a diabetic arm patch. He stands in a tilled garden and holds up a larger-than-life coin in one hand and smiles at it.
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Literally SCREAMING that @kristenkorvette.bsky.social is reading my book!! *Witches, Sluts, Feminists* was so powerful for me. It’s the first place I read other queer and trans witches articulating that queerness, transness, and Other-ness can be a source of power. ❤️‍🔥
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Joy @joy-shines.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Beginning @thewordwitch.bsky.social 's *Queer Devotion* tonight, and I love that I'm reveling in the chapter on Aphrodite after spending the day thinking on last year's Pride month ritual dedicated to Kybele...and planning for this year's to Inanna.
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I’m so happy to hear you’re enjoying it!! And I love that you’re planning a ritual to Inanna this year! I feel like she’s the deity we need for Pride 2025. Unashamedly genderqueer, indomitably powerful, no mercy. 🔥
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Haha! Every time I see that photo, you crack me up! 🤣💚
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I haven’t done a ritual there (what a cool idea!), but I pass by it multiple times a week and almost always remember to look up and say hi!
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Yesterday’s book release party for QUEER DEVOTION was epically lovely!! Here’s just a few of my favorite shots. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to celebrate with me and to Seagrape Apothecary for hosting! My heart is full. 🌈💗
Charlie is standing behind a podium and speaking. They’re wearing a black suit vest with a silver watch chain, black knee-length trouser shorts, and Doc Marten combat boots. Their bare arms are covered in black and grey tattoos. Their hands are lifted in front of them because they talk with their hands. To their left is an ASL interpreter and to their right is a display of Queer Devotion books and limited edition candles that Charlie collaborated on with Seagrape Apothecary. A wide shot of the reading that shows the room with every seat full! Charlie stands at the front. The room is paneled in warm wood behind them. To the right is a wall of geometric bookshelves filled with books, candles, and witchy goods and a dusty pink rainbow mural. Edison bulbs dangle from a gnarled tree limb that extends across the space overhead. Guests sit in an assortment of folding chairs, couches, and along a long wood table with benches.Charlie is wearing a face mask and giving a thumbs up beside an absolutely luxurious, decadent, and gigantic charcuterie board piled with fruits and cheeses, which is probably the fanciest thing that has ever been assembled in their honor.Charlie is holding a large bouquet of flowers in rainbow colors and laughing with a huge smile on their face.
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Omg I love to hear this! Thank you so much. And your bestie too! 🥰
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Ooh yay! I hope you’re enjoying it! 💕
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
👆🏻 The Seagrape event is also ASL interpreted!
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Thank you, Jeanna! (Very belated over here too, lol) 🥰🌈💞
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Aw, yay! This warms my heart! 💗
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Thank you for sharing! 🥰🥰💞💞
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Lane Smith 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🤘🏻🖤🔥 @leftlanesmith.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Just got my hands on this new book by @thewordwitch.bsky.social so I haven't read much of it yet but I'm excited to! The mix of our closely shared values & gender/sexuality experiences with a perspective on #spirituality very different from mine is in the sweet spot of fascination & learning for me!
Photo of "Queer Devotion: Spirituality Beyond the Binary in Myth, Story, and Practice" by Charlie Claire Burgess laid on top of a rainbow colored kuffiyeh.
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
I love hearing this!! Thank you for engaging with the book from this space of curiosity and fascination! 💞✨
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Yay!! I hope you’re enjoying the book AND your week off! ✨
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
This is TOMORROW!! After postponing the Queer Devotion release party for over a week, I’m COVID-free and ready to party! 🎉🕺🌈🪩 If you’re in PDX, join me at Seagrape Apothecary tomorrow, 5/29, 5-7pm for readings, refreshments, giveaways, a limited batch candle collab, & lots of queer joy!
A flyer with a photo of Charlie and the Queer Devotion book cover on a mint green background that says “Queer Devotion Book Release Party. New date! Thursday, May 29th, 5-7pm. Seagrape Apothecary, 2823 NE Sandy Blvd, PDX. Masks required & provided.”
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
QUEER DEVOTION sighting in the wild at @alwaysherebooks.bsky.social, where I’m doing an author talk, Q&A, and book signing this Saturday, 5/31, 6-8pm!
Copies of Queer Devotion stacked face-up on a table, surrounded by other books by LGBTQIA+ authors, including “Marsha” by Tourmaline, “The Starving Saints” by Caitlin Starling, and the new “WITCH” anthology. The overall vibe is of brightly colored queer joy. Queer Devotion sits face-out on a light green shelf next to Fifth Spirit Tarot and Radical Tarot (all by Charlie). A shelf talker card under the book says “Upcoming event! Join us for an evening of readings, Q&A, and devotion with Charlie Burgess. May 31st, 2025.”
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Thank you! 💗
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Siri // 🥀🐺 @sirivplouff.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Happy pub day @thewordwitch.bsky.social!!!! This one is STUNNINGLY GOOD
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
When it’s your book’s publication day and you’re sick but still festive 😂🥳
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Ariana Serpentine @arianaserpentine.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Get this book! It’s so good!
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
THANKS, FRIEND 🥰💞✨
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I’d love that! Thank you so much! 🥰 And what an amazing and much-needed newsletter!
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Yay! I hope you love it! 💗
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Thank you so much, Eli!!! Knowing you loved the book is huge for me!! 🥰🌈💞✨
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Thank you so much, Siri!! 🥰🥰🥰
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
OMG THANK YOU FRIEND I LOVE YOU TOOOO 😭🥰💖🌈💞✨
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Thank you so much, Ariana! For sharing, for reading, for blurbing, and for writing your book that was so foundational to this one! 💖
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Tamsin the Sword ⚔️ Monster 🧌 @tamsin.reimaginedgirl.com · 20/05/2025
I got to read a pre-release copy of @thewordwitch.bsky.social's breathtakingly beautiful book, and I can categorically state that, if your interests lie anywhere within a standard deviation of queerness and spirituality, you need this book. 🥰
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Thank you so much, Tamsin! 😭🥰 I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again: Hearing that you loved it is one of the most meaningful endorsements possible! 💗
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you connect with it! 💞
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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
TYSM! 🥰💞🎉
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