Josephine McCarthy, a leading magical adept, teacher, and author of over thirty books, is renowned for her work in magical practice and training. She created Quareia, a detailed magical training course available for free online. Practicing magic since the 1970s and teaching since the early 1990s, her works on magical exorcism, health maintenance, technique, nature magic, and Egyptian Funerary texts are considered classics. She resides in the UK with her husband, magical artist Stuart Littlejohn.