Welcome! I’m Bat Collazo. My pronouns vary, but ze/zir/zirs is a decent default. I’m a queer, trans, neuroatypical, multiracial Latinx in my mid-30s, living in the Midwest so-called United States.
I’m a published author, poet, independent scholar, speaker and instructor, and visual artist. I have a double major Bachelor of Science degree in writing and gender studies, and a day job in health policy. I practice a variety of traditional crafts, like distaff spinning, wood carving, and machine-free tattooing, and I’m interested in homesteading, bushcraft, and simple living. I engage in social justice activism in all facets of my life, including in my art, writing, and spirituality. This means I oppose fascism, authoritarianism, hierarchy, and all forms of abuse and oppression, and I do my best to help work towards freer and healthier communities.
Caring, reciprocal relationships are important to me, and not just with humans. As an animist, I strive to engage with others and Others as complex, real people with agency, deserving of respect. Spiritually, I have formal, oathed commitments to Loki (as of 2017), Robin Goodfellow (as of 2022), and the folkloric Jack (as of 2024), but I have important connections to a wide variety of beings. I especially enjoy spending time with the land, and with the beloved dead.
I identify as a witch, Pagan, and Heathen, and I’ve been practicing for close to 15 years. My spiritual and research interests are both currently balanced between Norse Heathenry and Northern European traditional fairies.
Questions? Please contact me.