Baby Witch Podcast

An update on the podcast

We're back! After an unexpected hiatus, Katie and Missa are back with answers to the questions you've been sending us! Let's get back to witchy work!

By listener request, Katie and Missa explain and review several popular forms of divination in today's episode. Listen in to learn about oracle decks, runes, pendulums and plenty of practices ending in -mancy.

As we finish our two-part series on herbalism, Katie & Missa discuss teas, kitchen witchery, and the many ways to incorporate herbalism into your practice. We also recommend some of our favorite starter herbs.

Part 1 in our 2-part herbalism series. In today's episode, Katie and Missa go over some herbalism basics like where to find magickal herbs and how to grow them on your own. Stay tuned for part 2 in 2 weeks!

It's the season of love! On today's episode, Katie & Missa discuss our views on love magic and our suggestions about how to practice magick for radical self-love!

Welcome to the second of our two-part series on candles and witchcraft! Today Katie and Missa discuss specific ways to incorporate candles into your magickal practice. Blessed Imbolc, Witches & Wonderers!

Join Katie and Missa for the first of our two-part series on candle magick. We start by discussing a history of candles, candle accessories, and general candle safety.

Katie & Missa explain why we're passionate about anti-capitalism and how we avoid incorporating capitalism into our witchcraft and spiritual practice.

Brick dust, black salt, and evil eyes. Whether you're protecting your physical space, your physical self, or your magical practice, join us on today's episode to explore different ways witches protect ourselves.

It's spooky season, and the veil is thinning. In today's episode, Katie and Missa discuss your different types of ancestors, ways to work with them, and how to get your ancestor practice started.

To kick of season 2 of Baby Witch Podcast, we're getting back to the most basic question of all. What is a witch? Join Katie & Missa as we discuss who gets to call themselves a witch and how to avoid gatekeeping.

Happy Anniversary Witches & Wonderers! For the end of season one, Katie & Missa discuss what we've learned over the past year, explain our new schedule, and give you some more witchy podcast episodes to listen to during our brief hiatus! See you all next month for season TWO!

What is cultural appropriation, and what does it have to do with witchcraft? On today's episode, Katie and Missa discuss how modern witchcraft has been affected by cultural appropriation, and we offer a little advice to baby witches on how to create a magickal practice without appropriating traditions from BIPOC.

We're getting back to the basics today, discussing our recommendations for the many different ways how you can create an altar in your own home or on the go. There are many types of altars and even more ways to utilize them, but hopefully this episode will give you a great place to start!

The witches and women discussed in today's episode have made undeniable contributions to modern witchcraft. However, there is no witch messiah, and none of our founders are without their flaws. Today Katie and Missa discuss some of the controversies regarding Gerald Gardner, Aleistar Crowley, Z Budapest and others. Content warning: This episode will discuss sexual violence, the Holocaust & nazism, transphobia, and mental health issues. If any of these subjects are troubling or triggering for you, please take care.

After a brief hiatus spent listening, learning, donating and protesting, Katie and Missa are back with a short episode to discuss why witches must be intrinsically devoted to social and racial justice.

Shoutout to our pagan and polytheist witches! On today's episode, Katie and Missa discuss the many different ways to work with deities in your practice and offer advice on how to build your personal pantheon.

We've talked a lot in previous episodes about different spells you can perform, so today Katie and Missa discuss the most common ways to perform ritual spell work. Check out this episode for advice on calling the corners, casting circles, and what to do with the remnants of your ritual.

Happy 4/20 witches & wonderers! We're celebrating today's HIGH holiday by discussing canna-witchcraft and other mind-altering substances you may be considering including in your craft.

Katie & Missa become rock enthusiasts in today's episode and explain the integral role crystals play in witchcraft and recommend a few starter crystals. Listen until the end to hear about our favorite crystals as well!

During this turbulent time of stress and shelter in place directives, Katie & Missa sit down with you to discuss some ways to practice self-care during social isolation. Stay safe, stay at home, and remember social distancing is an act of love.

Do you really need an athame? In episode 15, Katie & Missa discuss which (witch) altar tools we've found most useful for beginner witchcraft.

What is glamour magic? Katie and Missa discuss the many facets of glamour magic and the ways you can start incorporating glamour magic into your everyday life right away!

In a continuation of our last episode, Katie and Missa explore how to get started reading tarot. From recommended guide books, to daily draws, we've got your baby witch tarot advice here.

If you've been following along with #TarotTuesday on our Instagram, you've gotten pretty familiar with the Major Arcana. Today we discuss the arcanas, a brief history of tarot, and recommend some great decks for you all!

Happy New Year Witches! We're kicking off 2020 by discussing the cycles of our big, beautiful moon! Join us to learn more about the most potent magic to practice at each phase.

In episode TEN, Katie and Missa discuss some of our favorite witchy 101s, spellbooks, and other magickal tomes. We recommend our favorite podcasts (other than this one) and give our best advice on resources to get you started on your path.

Katie and Missa conclude our astrology series with a discussion about the role astrological houses play in your natal chart.

The episode you all (okay, we all) have been waiting for. We're nearing the end of our Astrology series and discussing the life changing astrological event that is your (our) Saturn Return. If you're a Capricorn or Aquarius(!) Saturn, you DO NOT want to miss this episode!

Katie and Missa discuss the effect the outer planets have on generations and their impacts on politics and social movements. As an added bonus, Missa can't stop giggling at how Katie pronounces Uranus!

Continuing with our astrology series, Katie and Missa dive into inner planet placements of the natal chart and their affect on your personality. We're also getting into what it means when Mercury is in retrograde and how to survive it.

What's your sign? You might be familiar with your sun sign, but today Katie & Missa kick off an intro-to-astrology series by taking a look into the "big 3" birth chart placements. Listen in and learn more about not only your sun sign, but your moon and rising signs as well.

Wicca vs Witchcraft? Jewish Mysticism & Christian Witches? In episode 4, Katie and Missa explore the interactions and intersections of witchcraft, religion, and spirituality. Thank you for your patience while we got this episode published on a Witchy Wednesday instead of our usual Magickal Monday. We'll be back to our regular schedule in 2 weeks!

Happy Mabon Witches! In our last episode, Missa explored the first half of the Wheel of the Year - Samhain through Ostara. Today Katie brings us full circle through the second half of the Wheel - Beltane to Mabon just in time for today's Autumnal Equinox!

In episode 2 of the Baby Witch Podcast, we dive into one of the most fundamental parts of witchcraft: the Wheel of the Year. This is the yearly cycle of Solstices, Equinoxes, and Cross-Quarter Days that witches celebrate. In Part 1 of this 2-part episode, we take an indepth look at the first half of this cycle and start the wheel turning!

Welcome witches & wonderers! We're Katie & Missa - two best friends sharing our magickal journey with each other and with you. If you're new to the Craft or just curious about this witch thing you keep hearing about on social media, come hang out with us and learn about witchcraft without being overwhelmed by the experts. In our first episode, we'll be discussing our early experiences with witchcraft & how we got started on our paths.