Vanessa Irena (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and writer from New Orleans, now based in the Catskill Mountains. They create experimental music as knifesex and with their partner as House13, with whom they created the soundtrack to the indie horror film, The Woods. Their published work includes two chapbooks in Hadean Press’ Guides to the Underworld series: Ecstasy: A Devotional Guide to the Female Mystics, and Saint Raphael the Archangel which they co-authored with Dr. Alexander Cummins. They write about art, magic, and the body in their newsletter (add the usual). They are also a self-taught metalsmith and the owner of Sword + Scythe, where they create handcrafted talismanic jewelry. They have been practicing and studying magic and astrology for close to two decades, and making art, music, and talking to spirits for most of their life.