Ipsita Roy Chakraverti

Ipsita Roy Chakraverti (born 1950) is an Indian Wiccan Priestess, spiritual leader, researcher, author and a descendant of Keshub Chunder Sen. She is also a descendant of Poetess Kamini Roy, and first female Fellow of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Dr. Jamini Sen. thumb Quotes "I have opened the gates of the Wiccan Brigade to all in India and many have joined it from other countries as well." Source: Wiccan Brigade, Ipsita Chakraverti. "The supernatural always existed as part of nature and hence I believe it was called the super-natural – that which man knew existed but could not fully understand." Source: The Wiccan Brigade, Official Website. "I spent my early years in Canada and the US where my father was India's representative to the Council of the ICAO of the UN. It was there that I did my early education. It was there also that I was invited to join a very select group of women who were studying ancient cultures of the world and the old ways." Source: Wiccan Brigade, Ipsita. "Even though Wicca does not believe in fortune telling or divination, Luciana left a few quatrains like Nostradamus, prophesying about generations to come. I was the one who sat at a chalet monastery in the Laurentians years ago and translated them from an ancient dialect to English. I knew I had to. That was my purpose. For I was Luciana returned. To take revenge for the wrongs she had suffered, to vindicate all women who are battered and bruised as witches in India till today. I have a purpose – I know that. Through the eyes of Luciana I see this world." Source: Beloved Witch, Interview Comment. "I am She – I rise with the storm, I was killed – now I am born, On the winds of revenge, with blood, lust and greed, I will avenge." Source: Beloved Witch, 2000, p. 90 "Yes, the book is based on a real life incident. This particular episode on which the film is based is the signature story. It happened to me in the late 80s. I am a psycho therapist. I was in Calcutta at that point of time. A Mother Superior called me and said that she wanted me to heal a nun. Me being a Wicca, I asked her that wasn't it against her principles. I deal with behavioral problems. The young nun was suffering. I was told that no drugs were to be given. A Wicca was to treat her. Her spirit was suffering. I had healing sessions with her." Source: Chakraverti talking to Bollywood Hungama regarding the story and the film. "There are certain aspects of Wicca that you can't teach; they have to be absorbed. Something that I am not consciously passing on, something that has to be taken from me. I felt Deepta had the potential and I would have never forced her had she not been so keen. This is not necessarily through a mother-daughter bonding, it can be guru-shishya (mentor-protégé), or any form of relationship where there is a guiding force" Source: Ipsita on her daughter Deepta Chakraverti, in an Interview. Quotes about Ipsita "The tone of the book is knowledgeable and confident, and all through, Roy Chakraverti makes it clear that she is presenting to readers an understanding of the supernatural divorced from superstition." Source: Sheila Kumar, Indian Express, 2023. "Beloved Witch is a candid and revealing account of Chakraverti’s life. She writes about her struggles with addiction, her relationships with men, and her spiritual journey. A testament to the power of Wicca and the importance of female empowerment" Source: Anuradha Goyal "She also shares tenets to help Wiccans get ahead, in her autobiography" Source: Lamat R Hasan, Hindustan Times, 2023, Feb 20. External Links Official website- The Wiccan Brigade