R.I.P. Anima Noira: Bohemian Sorceress and Artist

I am deeply mourning the loss of my friend and mentor, Anima Noira. This Bohemian sorceress left our realm far too soon.

Anima Noira was a multifaceted individual—a Czech occultist, prolific author, and prominent public figure whose work successfully blended divination, ceremonial magic, and dark esoteric art. Internationally, she was recognised for her engaging, high-level discussions on the darker currents of ceremonial magic and the esoteric Left Hand Path. She cultivated a significant following through these media appearances and a successful podcast she hosted for several years.

At one point in her life, Anima Noira temporarily stepped away from her focus on divination, dedicating nearly three years to the visual arts. During this period, she worked professionally under her artistic name, Nora Michalská. She immersed herself in the world of photography, pursuing production and collaboration work for the renowned photographer Petr Jedinák (aka Czech decadent photographer) who is known for creating hundreds of portraits of well-known personalities and celebrities, also, he focuses on intimate, raw and often provocative aspects of human experience (his most well-known Orgasmic Portraits). This phase demonstrated her profound aesthetic sensitivity and professional engagement with the visual arts.

Muse and Collaboration: Nora Michalská served as the key muse and model for Petr Jedinák's intimate and atmospheric photographic work. Their collaboration places her directly within the creation of powerful visual art—specifically portraiture and the nude form—often imbued with a mysterious or esoteric aesthetic that was entirely consistent with her public persona as a "sorceress." 

Beyond her public identity, Anima Noira was a cherished friend and guide, offering her profound insights to me during my own life's crossroads and turbulent times. Her chosen name, Anima Noira (the Jungian concept representing the "dark inner feminine"), suggested a profound engagement with shadow work, yet tragically, her personal life was marked by extreme misfortune in romantic relationships.

Despite being an extraordinarily strong woman, even embracing years of dedicated travel and letting go of material possessions as part of her deep spiritual journey, she faced devastating patterns in her search for love. Naturally inclined toward a sexually submissive role and, at heart, a hopeless romantic, she found herself perpetually escaping one highly abusive relationship after another.This vulnerability was heartbreakingly exploited. Instead of being protected and cherished, this "wild foxie" was repeatedly subjected to callous abuse. 

As her friend and a fellow woman, I feel compelled to mention this devastating contradiction: a woman of such immense spiritual and professional power who endured such profound personal pain due to the cruelty and spinelessness of others. Her challenges with men stood in stark contrast to her public strength and were a painful part of her human story.

Her grieving father, constrained by his Catholic faith, stated in his obituary email that she "died in a state of mortal sin." I will boldly assert this: if Anima Noira found her way to Hell, it is because she chose that path. She possessed a profound esoteric knowledge of those realms, and her journey would not have been accidental.

Hey, my missed friend, if you need any guidance on those darker shores, know that I am spiritually tied to Dante's Beatrice, and I have messengers who dwell even in the infernal depths... After all, we have something in common, in Jungian theory, the anima can be a pathway to the "Self," the archetype of wholeness and integration. Beatrice's role as a divine guide, leading Dante from the depths of Hell to the heights of Paradise, aligns with this concept of ascending toward a more complete self.

I will meet you again somewhere—wherever our journeys may cross once more.