Jaq D. Hawkins
Jaq D. Hawkins (born 27 October,1956), also known as Denise Channing, is a British occultist, author, and lecturer on chaos magic. Another pseudonym under which she has written is Mark Chao.
Hawkins also founded Goblin Films in order to produce her fantasy novel, Dance of the Goblins, as a film.
Early career
She first became known as a writer in the magical scene in the 1980s through articles in various magazines. Most notable was Mezlim, an American quarterly. Her first book, Understanding Chaos Magic, was published in 1996. Since then she has become known internationally to some of those within the occult and pagan subcultures as both a writer and lecturer on the subject.
She is the author of Spirits of the Elements series, including Spirits of the Earth, Spirits of the Air, Spirits of the Fire, Spirits of the Water and Spirits of the Aether. In each volume, Hawkins shares an understanding of the basic nature of elemental spirits seen to represent each element, as well as associations and uses in elemental magic.
She is also the author of Chaos Monkey, Women of Power: The Woman as Magus and is cited in Ramsey Dukes' work, Uncle Ramsey's Little Book of Demons.
Recent history
In May 2005, Hawkin's first novel, Dance of the Goblins was published as the first installment of the Goblin Trilogy, which led her to try her hand at screen writing, and subsequently to opening her own film company, Goblin Films. The Goblin Films website states that a film adaptation of Dance of the Goblins is currently in pre-production. There are not currently sufficient funds to finance it. Acting as producer, Hawkins, often under the name Denise Channing, has been seen in local media in promotion of the film, taking interviews with radio stations and newspapers. Most notable was her November 2007 appearance on the BBC2 television programme Dragons' Den, although her request for investment was turned down.
Hawkins also runs courses online on magical subjects, through the Arcanorium College.
Bibliography
- Women of Power, Capall Bann Publishing, 2006. ISBN 186163-241-X
- ''Dance of the Goblins, International Waters, 2005. ISBN 1-905336-004
- Chaos Monkey, Capall Bann Publishing, 2003. ISBN 186163188X
- Spirits of the Aether, Capall Bann Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1861631456
- Spirits of the Water, Capall Bann Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1861630905
- Spirits of the Fire, Capall Bann Publishing, 1999. ISBN 186163076X
- Spirits of the Air, Capall Bann Publishing, 1998. ISBN 1861630654
- Spirits of the Earth, Capall Bann Publishing, 1998. ISBN 1861630026
- Understanding Chaos Magic, Capall Bann Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1898307938
- Hawkins is one of 23 contributing authors to Liber Malorum, edited by Sean Scullion, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9557984-0-5.
Further reading
- Breakspear, Francis. Kaostarr! Hidden Publishing, 2007.
- Evans, Dave. The History of British Magick After Crowley. Hidden Publishing, 2007.
External links
Articles
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