About the author
Sophie Strand is a writer whose work reweaves mythology, ecology, and the history of religion, publishing with Inner Traditions and Bear & Company. Her book The Flowering Wand (2022) reexamines the sacred masculine through figures such as Osiris and Dionysus, read alongside fungal and mycelial ecology, while The Madonna Secret (2023) reimagines the story of Mary Magdalene against the historical landscape of Second Temple Judea and Galilee. Strand's approach, sometimes described as rewilding myth, treats ancient stories as ecological and bodily as much as theological, drawing on botany, mycology, and biblical scholarship alongside poetic retelling. She has become known for essays and books that resist tidy doctrine in favor of entangled, embodied readings of scripture and legend. Her readers tend to come from overlapping interests in eco-spirituality, feminist theology, and myth studies, drawn to a style that is lyrical and research-grounded rather than devotional or instructional.
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💬 What our editors say about Sophie Strand's books
“Strand delivers a compelling reimagining of the sacred masculine, effectively weaving together mythological analysis and ecological awareness. The text succeeds in liberating figures like Tristan and Jesus from rigid frameworks,…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine
“Sophie Strand delivers a compelling reimagining that challenges conventional sacred understanding by centering on desire and tragic complexity. The narrative effectively weaves together spiritual journey and personal history,…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Madonna Secret
