Bishop Sean Wilde UE, the author of Magic Without Tools, is a member of the Aurum Solis. He holds degrees in multiple traditions and is the only publicly verified traditional sin eater in the world. Residing in New Orleans, he co-owns Sassy Magick, Sassy Magick Noir and Sassy Magick Boutique, metaphysical shops located in the French Quarter, where he also teaches weekly magical and psychic development classes. His spiritual and magical journey began at the age of 4, with a haunting in his childhood home. His first public speaking engagement was at the age of 11. He has spoken in Canada and the United States, at conferences, festivals, universities, and secondary schools. Trained at university in Anthropology, Philosophy and Religion and Culture his post-secondary background introduced Sean to a variety of traditions, faiths, and systems of thought. Throughout his journey he’s been a professional psychic, ghost hunter, magic without tools teacher, co-authored a published training manual for a Western Magical Tradition in Ontario and advised on books about living vampires. Exploring magic both in the spirit of anthropological participant observation and as an Initiate of different traditions has given him an often-unique perspective on the spiritual world. His collective training, schooling, participation, and discussions ranging from healing modalities, a Western Mystery School, Roman Catholic healing masses, countless rituals of various traditions and even training in the spirituality of Opus Dei, informs his magic.
