The Witch

Zehara Nachash

Zehara Nachash is a fourth-generation Witch, Hoodoo practitioner, and practicing Vodouisant who follows the ancestral veneration and rites of Vodou. A devoted servant of Maman Brigitte and the Guede, Zehara blends folk magic with deep ceremonial knowledge. Raised in Boston, she began exploring the occult early, mastering scrying and tarot by her teens. Her spiritual path weaves together Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Ceremonial Magick, and Shamanism.

Initiated into the Temple of the Seekers in 2004, she also studied Egyptian magick at Temple Harakhte. A prophetic dream in 2012 led her to Vodou, and she now studies under Mambo Samantha Corfield. Zehara is a contributor to Witch Way Magazine and the author of Grave Spirits, Snake & Bone’s Little Book of Magick, The Eternal Coil, and Snake Charming. She teaches regularly at University Magickus and has presented at WitchCon Online and other international occult and esoteric conferences.

An international artist, Zehara has sold her artwork throughout the UK and Europe. She is best known for her one-of-a-kind jewelry and Spirit Bottles—each piece created in close communion with the Spirits and imbued with intentional magick. Her art is deeply rooted in ancestral reverence and spiritual purpose.

For over two decades, Zehara was known as “Boston’s Resident Snake Charmer.” A professional belly dancer and snake priestess, she trained under Bahijha and Serpentessa, merging ecstatic dance and ritual performance into a sacred experience. Her appearances include ads, music videos, and theatrical shows that reflected her commitment to transformation and reverence through movement.

Zehara also founded the Pagans Behind Bars Project, which supports incarcerated Pagans and Wiccans across the U.S. She holds both a BA and MA from Keiser University and currently lives in Richmond, VA, with her husband, their pets, and six beloved ball pythons