Artist. Author. Witch.

An artist, author, and fusion bellydance performer, Rhode Island-based Renaissance Witch Laura Tempest Zakroff is a simmering cauldron of talents and projects. 

She penned the award-winning “Sigil Witchery,” as well as a library’s worth of tomes on modern witchcraft. A professionally trained visual artist as well, her talent in weaving meaning into design shines through in her oracle decks, which feature her original mystical folklore-inspired artwork.  Her musical collaborations and transcendent dance round out the performance layer of her multidimensional artistry. 

Although her craft may cover a wide range, she ties it all together as a steadfast mentor in modern witchcraft. She is a facilitator of social change for witches and pagans, and founded the grassroots movement We Are Aradia to inspire others to take a stand through both magical and mundane activism. The many events and festivals she has produced have done much to educate the public and foster community among modern witches everywhere. Tempest’s “Witchual Workout” videos help foster physical and energetic strength through ritually-inspired movement. Come, watch her weave the threads of visual, auditory, verbal, and somatic art into a movement to take back our power as witches.