Southern Fried Witch

So, many moons ago, I did an episode on getting back to the Witch body as a way to become more whole. Then, the other day on the phone with a Cauldron Level Batchild, I was asked: okay, well, what do we do when we've walked the steps to answer the call to action and need to get back to our body? To rest, to restore, what do we do?Damn, Beth. What a perfect question. I hope my answer isn't too shocking, or weird, but: it's what I do. And that's the only place I can speak from.I love this episode more than most. It mattered more than many. And I cannot thank you enough for asking it.Love y'all like chicken! SebaP.S. Get yor' ass outside and play, Batchildren. Do it like your life depends upon it. Because it does. :)To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

This one is incredibly personal, to say the least. But we have become personal, Batchildren. So let's go.Wasted time is a real thing, no matter how much sunshine we try to pump up our own arse. It grieves me that I've done it, and this is what I'm doing to address that loss. I have one year left of my fifties, and I plan to shove as much joy as possible into it. Manifest something. Make it awkward. :)Witchify it. Love y'all like chicken,SebaTo support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

This is the last installment of "what to do if you are called to action." Plan, prepare, practice, then: JUMP. With every action, there is risk. Assessing that, accepting that, is critical in the fight ahead of us. Protecting what we love is worth it. And if energy only understands “go,” then what is our energy and where are we sending it?Love y'all like chicken.To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all, this is a long one. I met this listener at the Batchildren Ball several years back and she feels like family. So I gave it hell. She's a bit stuck, the way we all have been at some point in our lives, between potential paths to take. Thank you, K, for writing in!Find that fire, Witch. Then, add wood. Love, SebaTo support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

This is Part II of “Called to Action,” what do you do next? Learning to nurture sustainable energy sources is a no brainer, but for me, the last place I consider is myself. Snuggle up on the porch.Let's talk about the next step in preparing for what's to come. Love y'all like chicken, SebaTo support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

TW: Christian Trauma/Depression and Su**ide Hey, y'all: tonight I'm sharing the story of a very dear and wonderful young witch who struggled through quite the Christian quagmire to be where she is today. I'm honored to read that tale of survival, but want to make sure that all of you beautiful Batchildren are prepared: she shares stories of fighting to stay alive (s*#cide) and I will lean up against stories of SA in my own contextualization of it all. Be careful to take care of yourself first and assess whether you can listen to this one.And Dandelion: you are the fiercest flower to ever break through concrete. Love y'all like chicken,SebaTo support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

I've seen the calls to action, far and wide, and am working on my own ways to be a part of the Witch's Resistance--as we all should be. But, y'all, the question I keep getting is: how do I even begin? Hold a sign? Join a local group? And the answer is, of course, yes.But to be a bit more specific: the way that I begin is always to sharpen my athame, my skill sets, and my methodology. And none of those moments are wasted, especially if we have a small window of time to ready ourselves. Snuggle in on the porch, Batchildren. This is a hard talk, but we need to have it.And get you a whetstone.Love you like chicken,Sebahttps://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Y'all, Mother Nature just hates a blank space. She doesn't like being naked (shocking, I know) and will cover herself with whatever she can to heal Herself. We, even as Witches, are fond of carving voids (btw, did you know that the word "avoid" comes from this other lovely word?) whether we realize it or not.But, and this is a really cool "but": she loves the path of least resistance. It's the best resistance, of all--but it requires one hell of a dose of courage and constitution.Walk with me a little here? Would love to hear your thoughts on this one.Love ya like chicken,SebaTo support this podcast and keep it on the air and receive extra content, go to https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

We often forget that the whole reason for a harvest is in the reveling in it during Cailleach's (the Celtic Winter Witch) long ride. Otherwise, what was it even for? I'm running around trying to prepare my little farm for 15 degrees, it turns out--something the Deep South is not prepared for, I assure you.And so, I turn to my dried herbs and teas, my pickles and pears, and revel in the harvest. Part of that is time relishing the friendships that sustained me, and giving back to them as well. You, Batchildren, are a part of that harvest.And I am part of yours.Stay warm, SebaTo support this podcast and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

So, you got a sign, you warded, and all is well . . . right?Not so much. Let's talk about what's next after we get signs, where the holes might be in our warding, and the importance of paying attention to the nuances therein.Love y'all like chicken! SebaTo support this podcast and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

I talked a bit about this the other night on my Patreon fireside chat, but of course, I ended up wandering a bit. While tradition may hold that Samhain is the Witch's New Year, my question will always be: whose tradition? From what geographical location? Turns out, in the Deep South, Yule has always felt more aligned with my own Witch's New Year.Y'all stay warm in this coming winter storm! Love y'all like chicken.To support this podcast and receive extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

I don't think I've ever been this raw while podcasting. It's been a long year for me, and for all of us I reckon. This is where I landed. I cannot thank all of those who held space for me, believed in me, and sent me so much energy and love.I'm still healing, but that's a good thing. Love y'all like chicken--and the moon and stars.SebaP.S. Try to say centrifugal force five times really fast. Now, do it with a Southern accent, lol.

I couldn't release the last one I did, y'all. It was a broken mess, and I worry that y'all can't handle much more of that. I saved it, so we will see if I ever get brave enough to put that out into the world.But this one is special, in more than one way. Around minute 22, my son let my grandbaby call me--and then, let me keep it in the recording. (Don't have time to smooth it, so prepare for a sudden baby voice.) This is my heart, the soul that has kept me alive. And she was, indeed, wearing a "dwess."Blessed Yule. Please light the candle of your heart and stay. I know how hard it is--but there's magic still. Love y'all like chicken. SebaTo support this podcast and receive extra content, go to: patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

I know I'm not the only one who suffers in the winter (shoutout to my sweet Joanna). This is one of the ways that I cope: by giving a sh*t, even though it feels counterintuitive to where I am in the cold.Love y'all like chicken, SebaTo support this podcast and receive extra content from the porch, go to: https://www.patreon.com/c/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all! This one is a little longer than usual. I just started rambling about why I do what I do and this is what came out, a love letter to the land. I did this one on September 14th, right before my legal battle, and released it only on Patreon to protect my land and family. I won that battle. Love y'all like chicken!To support this podcast and receive extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/c/southernfriedwitch

Just rambling about how to survive the coming changes, y'all. Winter is all about planning the garden to come, reflecting on where we've been, and gathering the lessons together around our hearth fires to ponder and reflect.Love y'all like chicken, SebaTo support this podcast and receive extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/c/southernfriedwitch*I briefly mention the "Toilet Paper Plant" aka Plectranthus barbatus in this episode. I'm thinking of sending cuttings in the spring to anyone in the Familiar/Cauldron level, so remind me in March? To learn more about this wondrous plant, go to: https://www.robingreenfield.org/bluespur/

Y'all, I tried not to talk about it. I walked around the house, I screamed at the sky, just trying to get it out of me--but, it still came out. Don't listen if you're tired of hearing about it. The thing is: I just couldn't get past the covert narcissism of the asshats who did this. And so . . .I reckon I might lose some folks over this. But, this is where I stand. I figure, what the hell. Everything is burning, so will I.Be safe. Be Witches. Don't stop planting the seeds. And I love y'all like chicken. Seba

Hey, y'all. Just me, ruminating on the truth of scars and how we can't truly erase our past. There's something exquisitely beautiful about scars, especially as they tell the real of a time and a place. As Witches, we know the value of tracing the memories, the history, and by doing so: find ourselves.Love y'all like chicken, SebaTo support this podcast, go to: https://www.patreon.com/c/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all. I know that it's been a very long time, but if you remember my “Message” from July: I'm holding to my promise. It's October, the worst of my battle is over, and I'm back. Limping a little, but still standing on the porch.I'm not going to over-edit this one. (That wouldn't be authentic.) I feel very much like I've had surgery and don't want to pop a stitch. There's been asshattery and outright cowanism—and I may be releasing the episodes that have only been hosted over on Patreon for the past year. But in the meantime, settle in on the porch and let me tell you where I am today.I'm healing. I'm a Witch who has survived betrayal trauma. And I'm here, once again, to share my barbaric yawp across the treetops.Blessed Be, SebaTo support this podcast and listen to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/c/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all: I'm continuing to release old extra content from Patreon until I can podcast publicly again in October. This is one of my “porch talks” with Terrin from August 25th, 2022 wherein Terrin shares his protection spells and sigils. Good stuff!Love y'all like chicken, SebaTo support this podcast, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

This episode was originally released as Extra Content for Patreon members on 6.21/22. There's an energetic flow under everything, and in this episode, Terrin calls it “witchifying” our daily energy flow. Love y'all like chicken!To support this podcast and hear new content from 2023, go to: patreon/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all—it's been a long time since I was able to release new content (except for on Patreon), but I wanted to keep this channel alive until after October. At that point, I'll be free to share with y'all publicly again!And so, in the meantime: I'm releasing old “extra content” from my Patreon. I'm starting with an episode from the way-back-machine, but then will share all eight extra content recordings with y'all!Things have taken a massive shift since these recordings were made and all new extra content on my Patreon will now host only myself, Seba. I'm clearing out the dust and starting over—but first, join me for a little jaunt through the past? If you would like to hear more recent content during the wait for October, pop on over to https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch and settle in. I'm not dead yet, lol. Love y'all like chicken,Seba

Y'all, Seba is still podcasting, but only releasing privately on her Patreon for now. Episodes are released every week, so do check out her page at https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch to keep listening! Thanks and shoutout to Andrew Reynolds for his epic radio voice. To get in touch with Andrew for any voice work (including calmer, less theatrical tonal gems), go to: pressthabuttonz@gmail.com and drop him a line!Love y'all like chicken!

I'm still riding down old dirt roads, but lately, I've been running into me. As a little girl, I crafted safe little places to run when my world was crashing to the ground. It appears that they have waited for me, still beating and thumping somewhere in the summer of 1970-somethin.'To support this podcast, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

I've spent a lot of time, y'all, in my woods lately. As a child, the woods were my momma, the cradle that saved me from trauma, and they still know my name. Thought I'd share. Love y'all like chicken,SebaTo support this podcast and keep me on the air, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Behold, my field of f***s, and find that it is barren . . . and ready for planting. Let's talk about planting seeds, doing so as part of the Craft, and the responsibility therein.Love y'all like chicken, SebaTo support this podcast, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey y'all, I know I'm a little late this week. I'm at the precipice of making a huge choice and I reckon my heart just couldn't beat right for a few days. But I'm here, slinging mud off my bones. So, snuggle up on the porch and let's chat about how contextualization is just as important as intent when thinking through our Craft. A possum comes in to play, but y'all expect that, right? Me, a Witch, in context as a Southerner—as always.Also, y'all send good thoughts to us down here in Alabama. The folks in charge have lost their damn minds. I'm a Witch living in a Wannabe Gilead—and it's only getting worse. Standing for my birthright as an Alabama Witch and doing what I can to fight for my neighbors, my DIL, and my grandbaby. Don't forget us? We're still here.To support this podcast, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all. I've been thinking about focus lately and how much energy it takes to just stay in place. It turns out, I've been treading water. And I'm exhausted. So, I've been doing a little manifestation work—creating a path that doesn't exist quite yet. It's work, to come out of trauma. Where we land can be a place that we design as witches.To support this podcast, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all. In a lot of ways, this is my “unsilencing of the lambs,” a love letter to Imbolc. Today's episode is short, organic, and a bit of a ramble on the idea of a “blood and bone” impregnation, rather than fertilization. In my experience, the darkest nights of the season are also the time of the deepest growth—bony growth—of that which we have sown within ourselves. Hope your Imbolc was wonderful and blessed,SebaTo support this podcast, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all: I've dug deeply into this idea of witch shame. You know, that feeling that comes after a crafting doesn't work, or something horrible happens and you didn't/couldn't stop it. I also am currently standing in half ruins and wanted to chat with y'all about the critical nature of doing the repair work, rather than just walking away, from the things that matter to my little Witch heart.So here y'all go--miss y'all. Getting better every day. xoxo SebaTo support this podcast: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Well, y'all: I wish I could say that everything is fine, but it's really not. I'm still struggling to share what it's like to go through trauma as a witch, and hopefully, that will resonate with someone out there. It's incredibly difficult to practice my Craft right now, and so I'm letting myself go dormant. After all, the killing freeze is not over yet. And I hope to survive it.Sharing my Freefunder is hard for me, as it means that I also automatically “out” myself under my government name. Please respect my boundaries on social media under that name and understand that I cannot—no matter how dire my situation is right now—”friend” everyone who would like to do so. I still have children to protect. Love y'all like chicken. And: I'm trying harder than y'all know. SebaTo offer help in this crisis (missing exterior wall, legal fees, broken electrical line): https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/back-on-her-feetTo support this podcast (and that matters more than you know right now), go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Well, y'all, by now you know that my world blew up a few months ago quite unexpectedly. Tonight, I am just leaning into the microphone to share how I'm walking through trauma as a Witch. When everything fell apart, I ran into the trees, and because of the bonds and covenants I have entered with the land spirits, the woods, my land, my ancestors, and my beautiful “Big Mama” (aka goddess), there was solace there. More than that, there is guidance and support. Tonight, I'm sharing the raw of my experience—so expect that. I promised, all of those years ago when I started this podcast, to tell you the truth. Sometimes, that's a bloody mess.And: don't worry. I don't know how to stay down. I'm one stubborn Aries Witch. Love y'all like chicken, SebaTo support this podcast (which would be just wonderful right now), go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

This podcast episode hurt. If you noticed that I was gone for a month, this is why. I'm holding on, pushing through, railing at the sky and healing in increments. And I'm so sorry that it took this long to talk.But here it is. It's raw and all I have right now. I hope you're still listening. Never give up.Episode notes:The fundraiser to repair my broken farmhouse: https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/back-on-her-feetTo support this podcast (critical right now) go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey y'all. I've had an unexpected trauma, and the podcast host of Obscure Appalachia has been so kind as to record a mini episode to explain it for me. I'm struggling to get back on my feet, in every way that that means. Candis, the podcaster and Batchild listener, did indeed strong-arm me into letting everyone know what is happening. I'm so sorry, and I hope to make everyone quite proud of me as I try to stand back up.Until then: thank you for the years of support and magic. Thank you for anyone who has sent love, chicken feed, and hope. I hope to be back soon. You will also find that, because of the depth and degree of this trauma, I am coming out of the broom closet. Please know that right now, I cannot friend anyone on FB and am still trying to protect my children in Alabama. But it's finally time and I have nothing left to lose. Love you like chicken, SebaEpisode NotesThe campaign to repair my home and farm: https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/back-on-her-feetThe podcaster who created this message: https://www.obscureappalachia.com/

There aren't words to express, y'all, what the little gathering in the woods of Alabama meant to all of us. We came from California, Washington, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, and all the places in between. There wasn't enough time. There will never be enough time, when Witches come together to heal under the moon.Today, the porch is the woods. If you listen, you are bearing witness to what we found there.Blessed Samhain. SebaTo join the Batchildren Patreon, support this podcast, and receive extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

I've been haunted lately, y'all, by those ghosts of years gone by. Here's what I do about it: I try to work on me. I don't want my children, nor my friends, to feel encumbered by sorrow or blackened memories when I'm gone. And so, I work toward becoming (as we all are doing every day) their beloved dead.Happy Samhain. I'll see y'all on the other side--of this week. xoxoTo support this podcast and receive extra content, join the Batchildren Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all: I've talked a lot about the path of least resistance before as it pertains to nature and the Craft. But, sometimes, we need to “jump a track,” so to speak, rather than just going with the flow. Let's talk about the momentum needed to do just such a thing, but also how I have utilized “backward design” in my own path to aid in that endeavor. For more on the path of least resistance in nature: For more on backward design: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/backward-design-basics/To join our Patreon Batchildren Fam, support this podcast, and find extra content: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all! I've been thinking about what we do with ashes, whether they be from spells, rituals, home fires, or garden burns. It's just incredibly important to consider what created our ash and how to dispose of it in ways that are both magical and responsible to the environment. Today, I'm running through some of these moments with y'all: and it gets a bit scientific and teachy. Along the way, we also will cover closed loop systems and how they can utilize ash—as well as why they are critical to Witch Folk. Hope you find it helpful! Love y'all like chicken.To support this podcast, get extra content, and become a member of the Batchildren family, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitchEpisode Notes:There is a mistake in this podcast: while dent corn does have a little toothy dent and technically can be eaten before its ripe, it is used more for making ethanol, in the production of sweeteners, and feeding livestock. That being stated: I've known folks to eat it in a pinch. It, nor the flint variety, should be confused with Sweet Corn.”Using Wood Ash in the Vegetable Garden” goes over compost, soil, and other uses! Go to: https://www.growveg.com/guides/using-wood-ash-in-the-vegetable-garden/”Unlocking Nixtamal,” the ancient process of using ash to nixtamalize corn! Go to: https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/what-is-nixtamal-article

Hey, y'all: I'm on my way back to health and wanted to share with y'all a Witch's Duh moment wherein I simply forgot to call my energy back home for some time. As sick as I've been for nearly a month, it was a no-brainer to do so—but life got away from me, and I became a drained battery. Also, I'm answering the listener letters that are focused on the fear of casting, lest we might hurt someone/something. Let's dig into that a little?Welcome back to the porch. I've almost got my broom set aright. :)To join the Batchildren Patreon for extra content and to support this podcast, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Well, y'all: I'm still recovering, but better every day. Snuggle up on the porch and let me tell y'all about the land, the trees, and how it feels to fall and go tumbling into the dark—cradle and all.Sometimes, being a Witch means to accept that we are also just energy, ebbing and flowing, but never quite destroyed. Hope your Autumn Equinox was wonderful! Episode Notes:For extra content and to support this podcast, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitchAlso, y'all don't miss out! So Mote Con is happening October 14th and 15th! This live virtual conference is one you don't want to miss. To find out more go to: thatwitchlife.com—the price goes up September 29th, so hurry! (And if you can't make those days, they are sending the recorded event to registrants, so don't worry.)

Hey, y'all: thank you to everyone who reached out and sent good vibes during my illness. I recorded this several days ago—but today, I feel a bit more like myself again. It was pretty scary and knocked the literal wind out of me, my Craft, and my family. What mattered, in the end, was the manner in which my ancestors showed up and supported my spirit. Here's how I was able to Witchify the most serious illness I've ever experienced—although, even here, I cannot find the words to express how crucial it is to “stay in contact” with our ancestors, rather than venerating them only at particular times of the year.Even my familiar, Tituba, had a part in keeping breath in my body. I apologize for my absence and hope some of y'all are still around to join me on the porch! Blessed Be, SebaTo get access to more content (videos, extra episodes, and pics), become an official Batchild! Go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Well, y'all, I barely kept my rear out of the hospital. I've gotten Covid after escaping it for so long and it's taken me out pretty hard. I thought I'd be able to podcast by today (eight days into the plague), but alas. This virus has me in its clutches still.If you miss content, you can go over to Patreon and sign up to support the podcast. There's a few “Patreon only” recordings over there to enjoy! Love y'all like chicken. Seba

Hey, y'all! I'm back on the porch after a long week of micro-farming and ready to share the secret to growing the best damn veggies you've ever tasted. Along the way, we have a story or two—as usual. As great mysteries go, the one I fell headlong into a few years back should not have taken me by surprise. It turns out, there's something to working with the land, rather than working the land. Somewhere in that journey, my little disinherited rear got adopted by the trees, the soil, the land spirits and all that reside here. I'll talk more about that next week, but for today, let's talk about how I came into my real inheritance and how Metallica (among other bands) changed my tomato/pepper game.To support this podcast and become part of the Batchildren family, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

I've had the worst damn month, y'all. And so, I did something happy. We, as Witches and Pagans, often separate Halloween from Samhain--and, I get that. But, Halloween made me who I am. It prepared me for Samhain as an adult, deepened that resonance and steadied me for my grown life as a witch. And sometimes, when I'm super sad, all it takes the whiff of a bonfire and some caramel to bring the magic back around. This episode meant something to me. And somewhere between recording it and publishing it, the light shifted toward fall. (It's almost imperceptible, but I assure you: my friend Robin always notices it and heralds it in.)Hope you enjoy the ride toward the most wonderful time of the year. And for everyone out that who just needs October to hurry on up, here ya' go.XOXO SebaTo join our Patreon and get access to extra content, as well as the Batchild Facebook group, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all: I was fairly sick when I recorded this one. It's story time and this one is from 1991, so bear with me as I traverse the past a bit to locate riches of the past. More than anything, the poverty of my younger years taught me to see past material wealth. There was one woman who mattered in that lesson, who showed me the magic of making something good out of not much at all. Love y'all!To join the Patreon and support the podcast, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Many weeks ago now, I saw an article on Patheos called "Remembering the Witch in Witchcraft" that really took off on social media. John Beckett, a Druid Priest and author in our community, jumped into the conversation and wrote a response blog to that original article (linked in the episode notes) and, well, I was still in a quandary about it all.And so, I asked him onto the podcast. I respect John and wanted to think this out with him, especially as a Witch from the Deep South (John also has Southern roots). He was more than open to that and the resulting wonderful conversation gave me quite a bit of fodder to think through for the future. It was a chat worth having! Thank you, John.Sometimes, camouflage is a necessary part of of the Craft. But, as John points out: there are risks in shrouding ourselves for too long, too deeply. Join us on the porch as we navigate these murky waters.Sometimes, camouflage is a necessary part of of the Craft. But there are risks in shrouding ourselves for too long, too deeply, as well. Join John and I on the porch as we navigate these murky waters. (My apologies that this wasn't released in time for Lughnasagh. John and I recorded this before that holiday, and life on a farm does get out of hand. Still, good stuff for next year!)Episode Notes: The original article by Ian Chambers, "Remembering the Witch in Witchcraft," is here: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bythepalemoonlight/2023/07/remembering-the-witch-in-witchcraft/John's article, "The Witch Stands in Opposition" is here: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2023/07/the-witch-stands-in-opposition.htmlUnder the Ancient Oaks – Paganism, Polytheism, Magic, and More (John's Teaching Website)https://undertheancientoaks.com/The Book of Cernunnos: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Cernunnos-John-Beckett/dp/0988900971John Beckett on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnBeckett-UTAO

Hey Y'all! Shannon (coven student and friend) and I did a deep dive on the origin of all things goddess, what we believe, and slipped (of course) into a conversation about gender fluidity. So snuggle onto the porch and let's chat goddess worship!Episode NotesHagCraft Farm: https://hagcraftfarm.com/Carol P. Christ: https://www.ciis.edu/news/memoriam-carol-patrice-christ”When God Was a Woman”: https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/when-god-was-a-woman

I've had done, as my ancestors would say, with the contention that effectual witches should have access to money. That's not the way the universe works--that's not the way witchcraft works. Here's my take on that. Write in and let me know your stance on this? seba@southernfriedwitch.com.To support this podcast and enjoy extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all: a listener and patron of the podcast wrote in to further ponder the nature of secrets within the Craft, and so I'm doing a deeper dive today. While the line between what secrets we keep and what can be shared can, at times, be murky: there are some situations that are steadfastly dependent upon staying hushed up. Settle in on the porch and let me tell you a story about one that no longer needs secrecy, if my memory will let me. Sometimes, forgetting is part of the deal.To support this podcast and become part of the Batchildren family, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Y'all, today I'm reading a listener letter about forging connection to Nature from limited spaces, such as apartments in the city and the like. But, also, I wanted to delve further into the idea of Crafting within the in-between spaces of dark and light. It has always been evident to me that these binary concepts (good/evil, black/white) do more harm than good. And so, I'm telling a story about how wholly buying into either of those polarities can throw us horribly off balance. It's untenable to live that way, and as a Witch, I cannot imagine reducing my Craft to mere bane or glitter.It occurs to me that we risk reducing ourselves to the ideologies of all who would attempt to categorize us as good, or evil, when we agree to those terminologies. After all, what we believe can become what we are. So, y'all nestle in on the porch. It's story time—and I'll leave the “moral” of the tale up to you.To support this podcast and become part of the Batchildren family, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Y'all, today I'm reflecting on the inherent inconvenience that occurs when walking a dedicated, deeply Pagan path. From the loss of quick and easy chemicals to sharing the harvest on our little farm with the critters of the woods, I have learned that there is a cost to living this way. It's horribly inconvenient, from time to time. And it's worth moment.(A ghostly event occurs between minute 15-16, so be aware if these things frighten you!)Want to Join the Batchildren Family?To support the podcast and enjoy extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch