Morven Westfield

Morven Westfield first became fascinated by the unseen and the world beyond in her childhood, delighting in superstitions and ghost stories. Later, tales of clairvoyance and accounts of ESP grabbed her attention. Her interests expanded again during the occult revival of the early 70s when she discovered the works of Sybil Leek, Paul Huson, and Stewart and Janet Farrar. At this time she also developed an interest in medicinal and magical herbs.

Contributing articles on folklore to the Witches’ Almanac since 2006, Morven also spends her time writing fiction. In her two-book series (Darksome Thirst and The Old Power Returns), modern witches discover and battle vampires. “The Fortune Teller” appeared in the anthology Snowbound with Zombies and her cautionary tale, "The Witch's Apprentice", appeared in the anthology Wicked Witches.

Features contributed to The Witches' Almanac:

Spring Egg Spells, The Witches’ Almanac 2007 , p. 12
Fearless Flying, The Witches’ Almanac 2006 , p. 30
Crystal Balls — Visions in Smoke, The Witches’ Almanac 2008 , p. 26
Flying Ointment, The Witches’ Almanac 2009 , p. 38
Hot Cross Buns, Sweet Pagans, The Witches’ Almanac 2010 , p. 107
New Year's Traditions — Sweet grape, sweet month, sour grape, sour month, The Witches’ Almanac 2011 , p. 52
The Little Warrior — A protective talisman (Viking), The Witches’ Almanac 2012 , p. 32
What the Moon Sees — Moonshine and moon-cursers, The Witches’ Almanac 2013 , p. 60
The Power of Hair, The Witches’ Almanac 2014 , p. 27
Graveyard Dust, The Witches’ Almanac 2014 , p. 148
Picking Things Up — Pins and pennies, The Witches’ Almanac 2015 , p. 58
Walpurgisnacht, The Witches’ Almanac 2015 , p. 81
Fireflies, The Witches’ Almanac 2015 , p. 94
The Magic of Kohl, The Witches’ Almanac 2016 , p. 12
Nyctophilia or the Love of Night, The Witches’ Almanac 2016 , p. 27
The Cursed Amethyst & Other Cursed Gems, The Witches’ Almanac 2016 , p. 38
Breaking Glass, The Witches’ Almanac 2016 , p. 122
Sidonia Bork, Sorceress, The Witches’ Almanac 2016 , p. 149
Corpse Doors, The Witches’ Almanac 2017 , p. 136
Easter Witches, The Witches’ Almanac 2017 , p. 140
Thumb Cats, The Witches’ Almanac 2018 , p. 24
Seer Stones, The Witches’ Almanac 2018 , p. 84
La Santa Muerte, The Witches’ Almanac 2018 , p. 105
Coffin Rings, The Witches’ Almanac 2018 , p. 132
Nettles, The Witches’ Almanac 2018 , p. 154
Horshoes, The Witches’ Almanac 2019 , p. 136
The Black Dog, The Witches’ Almanac 2019 , p. 145
Horse Creatures, The Witches’ Almanac 2019 , p. 150

Bibliography:

The Old Power Returns (novel), Harvest Shadows Publications, 2007
Darksome Thirst (novel), Harvest Shadows Publications, 2003
Morven contributed various articles to Harvest: A Neo-Pagan Journal from 1980-1992

Morven's website can be found here