Witch Wednesdays

Welcoming back Lalania to the podcast today! Wise Earth Medicine Tarot endeavors to simplify the mysteries of the tarot and ground it in the natural world. Drawing upon Lalania Simone's indigenous ancestral knowledge, this beautiful deck presents the tarot as a form of earth medicine. Focusing on the animistic realm, this tarot deck and guidebook takes us on an internal vision quest where we learn the wisdom of all natural things. Each of the seventy-eight cards features three keywords on the front for instant access to the traditional tarot meanings. The four suits have been renamed according to their element rather than their symbol, which further enhances the deck's connection to nature: water rather than cups, fire rather than wands, wind rather than swords, and earth rather than pentacles. The ninety-six-page full-color booklet includes the traditional tarot meanings as well as an oracle-style message. The message presents “the medicine,” a word used in indigenous spiritual traditions to refer to the spiritual healing power with which each animal or plant is endowed.Find the deck and Lalania:Deck: https://redwheelweiser.com/book/wise-earth-medicine-tarot-9781578638635/Website: ⁠www.cosmicseedstudio.com⁠Lalania Simone is an indigenous artist, author, and mystic devoted to a path of personal expansion and collective liberation. She understands the power of images and words and is dedicated to using both to empower people. Lalania is the creator of Tarot of the Cosmic Seed and Oracle of Awakening. These decks feature diverse representations of people and cultures from around the world. She is also the co-owner of Alchemy Ritual Goods, a popular spiritual shop in Denver that offers Ancestral Medicine Clinic, a sliding-scale clinic offering multiple modalities dedicated to healing and spiritual liberation.

From fairy tales to your garden, Enchanted Plants is an illustrated treasure trove of the lore and magic in the kingdom of plants. Take a walk through mystical, magical, and folkloric gardens and discover the plants and flowers that have captured our hearts and minds for centuries. From the baneful bog to the garden gate, plant lover and lover of the bizarre Varla Ventura brings together forgotten lore of plants for the ultimate romp through a botanical wonderland, including excerpts from fairy tales and a lively discussion of each plant's legendary magical and medicinal properties. Enchanted Plants is arranged by general environment:cultivated plants and edibles;toxic plants;meadowlands;the woods;marshes and swamps; andtropical plants.Each chapter contains a cultivated selection of plants, arranged alphabetically by popular common name, with additional information including botanical name, common names, folklore, ethnobotanical properties, magical and occult properties, and modern usage if applicable.Find the book and author:Book: https://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-Plants-Treasury-Botanical-Folklore/dp/1578638607Author: https://www.varlaventura.net/Varla A. Ventura is the author of several books, including Fairies, Pookas, and Changelings: A Complete Guide to the Wild and Wicked Enchanted Realm. As a lover of all things strange, Varla's interests extend into the weirdness and magic of the plant kingdom. With a deep fascination for folklore and medicinal plants, she has been studying herbalism and botany for more than thirty years. Her plant knowledge comes from a combination of experimentation, formal classes in botany, and working in the horticultural industry for fifteen years.

Empower your magickal teas with crystal grids! The author of the popular A Tea Witch's Grimoire takes tea magick to a new level as she brings you into the enchanting realm where the art of tea-making intertwines with the power of crystal grids, creating a harmonious fusion of energies that will elevate your magickal practice.Tea magick has a profound connection to nature, mindfulness, and spiritual transformation. Here you'll learn how to select and prepare teas that align with your intentions, harnessing their unique properties to enhance your rituals and meditations. But the enchantment doesn't stop there. A Tea Witch's Crystal Brews unveils the captivating realm of crystal grids, where carefully selected gemstones are arranged in geometric patterns to amplify intention and manifest desires. Explore the world of crystals and unlock their hidden powers as you discover the intricate interplay between crystals and tea magick. Along with rituals and recipes in this book, you'll unravel the secrets of combining these two ancient practices, creating a synergy that enhances your spiritual journey. As you explore the symbiotic relationship between specific teas and corresponding crystals, you'll gain insight into the sacred geometry behind crystal grids and learn how to design your own layouts that align with your intentions.A Tea Witch's Crystal Brews offers step-by-step instructions, enchanting rituals, recipes, meditations, and practical tips that allow you to infuse your daily life with the transformative energies of tea magick and crystal grids.Find the book and author:https://redwheelweiser.com/book/a-tea-witchs-crystal-brews-9781578638710/https://www.instagram.com/the_tea_witch_blog/?hl=enhttps://theteawitchblog.com/author/smharlow/https://www.facebook.com/s.m.harlowbooks/S. M. Harlow discovered her love of wildcraft over two decades ago. When she is not writing, Susana is studying to become a doctor of traditional naturopathy. She lives just outside Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband and son. She is the author of A Tea Witch's Grimoire: Magickal Recipes for Your Tea Time.

Presented as a hardcover collector's edition, Duets encompass two of the best-selling Pagan Portals titles under one cover. In the edition we chat about today, you will find Rhiannon and Blodeuwedd by Jhenah Telyndru.Rhiannon ... An exploration of Rhiannon that remembers her history, reclaims her divinity, and renews a pathway into relationship with this Welsh Goddess of Sovereignty.Blodeuwedd ... A reclamation of the true nature of Blodeuwedd, a widely misunderstood Welsh Goddess whose myth holds deep wisdom and powerful lessons for the modern-day seeker.Find Jhenah:Rhiannon and Blodeuwedd: https://ynysafallon.com/moon-books-duets-rhiannon-and-blodeuweddWebsite: ⁠www.ynysafallon.com⁠Sisterhood of Avalon: ⁠www.sisterhoodofavalon.org⁠More Resources: ⁠linktr.ee/ynysafallon⁠YouTube Channels Mentioned: Kristoffer Hughes (https://www.youtube.com/@dynmarw1) and Mhara Starling (https://www.youtube.com/@mharastarling2730/videos)Jhenah Telyndru is a creative mystic who loves science and values fact, she embraces the conscious co-creation of the future, while immersing herself in an impassioned study of the past.Jhenah holds an MA in Celtic Studies from the University of Wales, Trinity St. David, as well as a BA in archaeology. She is the founder of the Sisterhood of Avalon and serves as Academic Dean and lead instructor of the Avalonian Thealogical Seminary. Jhenah teaches retreat experiences around North America and the UK, and facilitates pilgrimages to sacred sites through Mythic Seeker Tours. She is a frequent presenter and guest speaker at academic conferences, religious symposia, Women's Spirituality gatherings, and Pagan festivals. A priestess in the Avalonian Tradition, Jhenah has been dedicated to the work of Avalon for over 30 years, and has been active in the Goddess Spirituality movement since 1986.In addition to her formal studies, Jhenah has delved into Hermetic science, Qabalistic philosophy, transpersonal astrology, archetypal tarot, and depth psychology.

In the flow of healing waters and the urgent cry of the Earth, we hear the voice of the Celtic mother goddess Modron, also known as Matrona. A goddess of fertility, abundance and healing, but also of grief and loss and ancestral wisdom, she is still present, although hidden, in today's world. We find her myths in the tales of the Mabinogi, the Welsh Triads and modern tales of Avalon, and her image and veneration in the ancient religions of Celtic Gaul, where she first emerged as a river goddess.We can trace echoes of her in ancient Indo-European texts and possibly even further back to the agricultural myths of the Neolithic. She is even present in the stars. Modron - Meeting the Celtic Mother Goddess takes a deep dive into this often overlooked goddess who has inspired our modern myths, combining solid academic research with suggestions for personal practice and ritual, from a modern day dedicant and scholar of Goddess veneration. Modron is emerging from the depths. Will you answer her Call?Substack: https://kellebandea.substack.comX: https://x.com/DeaKelleFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050923191257Kelle is a naturalistic pagan and greenwitch of Roma/Traveller heritage. 'Modron' is her first book and she has three more forthcoming all with Moon Books.

Welcoming back Danielle today for a conversation about fairy tales as living, breathing repositories of ancient wisdom and magick. In The Night House: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Rites, and Magick for the Wise and Wild, bestselling author and word-witch Danielle Dulsky peels back the layers of these timeless narratives to reveal their potent role as guides for navigating today's world. Rich with insight and a deep reverence for the ancestral art of storytelling, Dulsky's latest work reclaims the hidden power of fairy tales as spell books, treasure chests, and sacred rites.Historically kept and transmitted by women, fairy tales are distinguishable from other types of folk tales for their magickal and supernatural elements, and because of this, they were often dismissed as trivial domestic fantasies for women and children. The Night House illuminates how this marginalization kept these stories safe from the witch-hunter's noose and allowed women to safely store and transmit their ancient and sacred wisdom. Each of The Night House's nine chapters is a door to an otherworldly realm, unveiling the spiritual and practical magick embedded in tales like “Little Red Riding Hood “and “Cinderella.” By decoding their “glamour spells” and ancestral rites, Dulksy offers a path for readers to reconnect with the Earth, their ancestors, and their own spirits. Mythic images and Jungian universal archetypes arise, and “old ways” are made visible, revealing the call to continue the medicinal work of story keeping for the modern world. Find Danielle: The Night House: https://amzn.to/3R7NuP3Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolfwomanwitchWebsite: DanielleDulsky.ComDanielle Dulsky is the author of The Night House and numerous other titles including Woman Most Wild, The Holy Wild Grimoire, and Bones & Honey. A heathen visionary, painter, poet, storyteller, and word-witch, she teaches internationally and has facilitated circles, embodiment trainings, communal spell work, and seasonal rituals since 2007. She is the founder of The Hag School and believes in the emerging power of wild collectives and sudden circles of curious dreamers, cunning witches, and rebellious artists in healing our ailing world.

In a culture that often prioritizes and celebrates rugged individualism and separateness, Hestia welcomes us home. Her magick invites togetherness and shared resources by cultivating spaces of belonging andcommunity. May Hestia call her back to our homes to celebrate families of all shapes, sizes, and forms, creating sustainable structures for ongoing collaboration and nourishment.Find Irisanya:Book: Hestia: Goddess of Hearth, Home & CommunityWebsite: www.irisanyamoon.comSubstack: irisanya.substack.comLinks: https://bio.site/irisanyamoonIrisanya Moon (she/they) is an author, witch, international teacher, poet, and Reclaiming initiate who has practiced magick for 20+ years. She has taught in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, bringing her blend of grounded, graceful, and radically authentic facilitation to inspire transformation and liberation at the personal and collective levels. She has written a number of books. Plus she has written essays, articles, poems, and blogs for Witches & Pagans, Pagan Dawn, Coreopsis Journal, Moon Books, Revelore Press, Llewellyn, Epona Muse Publishing, and more. Irisanya cultivates spaces of self-care/devotion, divine relationship (whatever that means to you), and community service as part of her heart magick and activism.

A revolutionary take on hedge witchery that focuses on what it means to reconnect with the sacred hedge in a modern world, Celtic Hedge Witchery—A Modern Approach teaches the ways, ideas, and methods of the hedgerow, so they become accessible even to those who cannot visit the physical locations themselves. Delving into secret liminal spaces, Morris expands the knowledge and understanding of what it means to truly embody the witchcraft life. She connects readers to the wildcrafting elements of plants and natural remedies, realigning the soul to the vibrations of the spiritual ecosystem to reconnect with the Earth and all her spirits. In a time when modernity, technology, and disconnection from the land has caused so many of us to feel lost and disheartened, Morris helps foster our kinship with the land.Weaving together Morris's personal witchcraft gnosis, Celtic Hedge Witchery focuses on embracing the shadows within ourselves as a reflection of sacred spaces. Morris offers a revolutionary take on what it means to be a hedge witch in the modern era and empowers us to “come home” to both the Earth and to ourselves. https://www.starryeyedsupplies.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/c/starryeyedlilladyFacebook: www.facebook.com/StarryEyedSupplies/Instagram: www.instagram.com/starryeyedlillady/

Thrilled to have Crow Moon back again today to chat about so many topics including updates to his practice in the last year, teaching Living a Wiccan Life, creating folk music and witchy poetry (listen for the original Litha poem shared!), tips for beginner Wiccans and artists, and generally living in accordance with seasons and the Wheel of the Year.Find Crow Moon:Website: Crowmoonaz.comInstagram: @crowmoon5Meditations and Courses: https://insighttimer.com/crowmoon/coursesMusic: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2RLlU7E1aRRb1Uxy1m6sT3Crow Moon is the founder of the Corvidae Circle Wiccan Tradition. He teaches Wicca, nature-based spirituality, and meditation online. Crow Moon is also a musician and produces witchy, folk-inspired music.

Chatting all about tarot today with Natalie Labriola, author of Tarot - Timeless Secrets of the Ancient Mirror.Who is the Hermit? And the High Priestess? What is the Fool's Journey? How does tarot reveal your place in the Wheel of Fortune? Can a deck of cards really help you understand who you are? In this dense little book, packed with antique illustrations and worked examples, author Natalie Labriola reveals the ancient magic of the tarot, introducing us to the colorful characters and eternal principles whose placement in a spread of cards can mirror our everyday lives.Find Natalie:Book: Tarot - Timeless Secrets of the Ancient Mirror with Natalie Labriola - https://redwheelweiser.com/book/tarot-9781952178474/Website: www.talis.studioInstagram: www.instagram.com/natalielabriolaNatalie Labriola is an artist, astrologer, tarot practitioner, and founder of Talis Studio. She holds an MFA in sculpture from Bard College, and she lives in Los Angeles, California. 

Today I'm chatting with Davezilla about tech, the internet/apps, AI, and their place in witchcraft.Magical AI Grimoire helps you to understand how to work with technology in the practice of your magic. Whether you're trying to use promptcraft to perfect a spell, ChatGPT to outline and strengthen a ritual, or Midjourney AI to recreate what you've only seen on the astral plane, Davezilla will be your guide. AI apps can write spells, tell you how to perform them, and give you a list of materials needed. AI learns and adapts to you, and likewise as you transform, so transforms your AI. It's symbiosis on a chaos magic level. Witches and magicians have been using computers to organize sabbats and ceremonies for years. Astrology apps were some of the first applications written, and in most covens, it's a good bet that at least one of the members works with computers. All across the globe, witches and magicians are finding that technology can have a spiritual essence and mind of its own or, rather, that the spirit world enjoys playing with tech as much as we do. The internet could be one more astral plane, for all we know. Davezilla provides context and history for the evolving uses of AI—from Alexa to Spotify to ChatGPT and beyond—and leads the reader through a new magical realm with responsibility and clarity of insight.Find Davezilla:Website: https://hexsupport.club Book: Magical AI Grimoire (Weiser Books) Tarot Deck: Tarot of the Unexplained (Weiser Books)Davezilla is a longtime member of the Detroit pagan community, with over forty years of experience in occult/new age religions. A Gardnerian witch (initiated 1979), Discordian, ngangalero (initiated 1993), and santero (initiated 2006), he got the itch to write from his father and sister, who were both outstanding copywriters. Davezilla is a professional full-time illustrator and splits time between digital illustration and teaching business owners how to use AI. He is the recipient of numerous awards, among them the Platinum DotCOMM Award, Gold AVA Digital Award, Bloggie Award (seven-time recipient), and AdWeek People's Choice Award. He lives in Royal Oak, Michigan, with his brilliant wife, precocious daughters, and menagerie of pets. He is the author and artist behind Weiser Books's Tarot of the Unexplained.

Chatting today about so many topics with author Raven Digitalis, including navigating the world as an empath and his latest work of fiction, Black Magick.Darkness is interpretive. It's in our nature to explore the shadows. Through the 13 stories presented in Black Magick, the reader is transported into mysterious settings that blur the line between fiction and reality. Renowned writers have contributed their expert tales to this collection, including Storm Constantine, Tracy Cross, and even Edgar Allan Poe. Each story uniquely integrates occultism and magick, deepening the mysteries of the shadow. By acknowledging darkness through the written medium, we can better come to terms with the darkness within ourselves. And when we explore the darker aspects of life, we more accurately come to know what it means to be human.Find Raven:Website: www.ravendigitalis.comBlack Magick: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Raven-Digitalis/author/B001JS9TBI?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueFacebook: www.facebook.com/ravendigitalis Instagram: www.instagram.com/ravendigitalisOriginally trained in Georgian Witchcraft, Raven Digitalis has been an earth-based practitioner since 1999, a Priest since 2003, a Freemason since 2012, and an empath all of his life. He holds a degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Montana, co-operated a nonprofit Pagan Temple for 16 years, and is also a professional Tarot reader, DJ, card-carrying magician, and animal rights advocate. He lives in Missoula, MT.

A chat all about crystals today! In his newest work and full-color guide, crystal healing teacher Nicholas Pearson shows how crystals are ideally suited for confronting negative energies and providing enduring protection as he demonstrates how to partner with the mineral kingdom for protection, cleansing, and countermagick.In the realm of protection, Pearson explores passive approaches—such as psychic shields, jewelry, and carrying gemstones—as well as more active practices—such as spells, meditations, and rituals. He shares magickal techniques for warding your home, vehicle, and work space and for counteracting geopathic stress, EMF pollution, and ill-wishing from those around you. To combat and neutralize psychic attack, he examines the necessary yet challenging territory of binding, banishing, reversal, curse-breaking, and exorcism, sharing crystal spells, grid layouts, and rituals for spirit release. He also looks at special techniques aimed at strengthening the boundaries of empaths and highly sensitive people.The author's in-depth directory of 145 of crystals and gemstones describes the uses of the most powerful and effective traditional gems and stones as well as more recent additions to the healer's tool kit, teaching you everything you need to know to protect yourself and recover from psychic and magickal attacks.Find Nicholas:Crystals for Psychic Self-Defense: https://theluminouspearl.com/books/crystals-for-psychic-self-defense/Website: www.theluminouspearl.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/theluminouspearlMore Links: www.linktr.ee/theluminouspearlNicholas Pearson has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for more than 30 years. The award-winning author of several books, including Crystal Basics, he offers classes online and in-person around the globe. He lives in Orlando, Florida.

In your hands are the keys to bringing the gifts of the ancient magic-weavers, the storytellers, into your life. The Bards of old wove magic with their words. Through myth and legend, history and inspiration, they shaped the world around them. Just like them, you can connect with the magic of storytelling to create powerful change. Join professional performer, ritualist, bard, and witch Halo Quin, and discover how to use your voice in magic, how to unravel the secrets of stories, how to craft your own rituals to bring the power of myths and folk tales into your life, and how to find, learn, and tell stories to enchant the world inside and outside the circle.Storytelling for Magic: https://haloquin.net/book-storytelling-for-magic/Website: https://www.haloquin.net The Enchanted Academy: https://the-enchanted-academy.mn.co/Author BioDr Halo Quin is a practicing witch, storyteller, author, philosopher, and a lifelong lover of magic. She is a devotee of the Faery Queen, a lover of the Welsh gods and myths, and sensual witch exploring the divine erotic and sacred nature of pleasure and beauty, and working to (re)enchant the world. She lives in Aberystwyth, UK.

Witch Blood Rising is a celebration of the ways that witchcraft has stubbornly kept itself alive in Western culture—and a call to action for all seekers who yearn for a witch's life.Growing up in an endless sea of California suburbs, where sacred groves and wise women only existed in movies, Asa West spent her childhood chasing visions she didn't understand. When she found a guide to witchcraft in a tiny bookshop, she knew she'd found her calling—despite a patriarchal society's efforts to keep her away from a life of mysticism.But it's not easy to awaken your witch blood in a culture that laughs at magic and renders women powerless. Although the market abounds with practical guides to witchcraft, it's harder to find books that chronicle the art of living a witch's life. Asa West uses her almost thirty years of magical practice to bring warmth, humor, and insight to a spiritual path that's at once immeasurably ancient and continually reborn. She explores all the ways that witchcraft rises up from the blood of its devotees and through subjects like the online herbalism industry, Marvel movies, witch-hunting manuals, bee priestesses, and tarot.Witch Blood Rising is a celebration of the ways that witchcraft has stubbornly kept itself alive in Western culture—and a call to action for all seekers who yearn for a witch's life.Asa West is the author of The Witch's Kin and Five Principles of Green Witchcraft, and her work has appeared in The Offing, Joyland, Gods&Radicals, and other publications. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has been covering feminism and media since 2007 under the name Julia Glassman. As a journalist for The Mary Sue and other outlets, she covers everything from Marvel movies to folk horror—and, of course, all things witchy. You can find her online at www.asawestauthor.com  and The Red Tail Witch (https://linktr.ee/theredtailwitch).

Today I'm chatting with author and master astrologer Laurie Farrington to cover birth charts! Understanding the basics of signs, planets, houses, and aspects is the first step for anyone interested in this topic. How to Read and Interpret a Birth Chart will walk you through the next steps: how to determine what is most important and how to merge the many astrological patterns into a coherent whole. Laurie Farrington provides a unique perspective, gathered over years of practical service. How to Read and Interpret a Birth Chart provides sixteen guideposts designed to deepen understanding and will help readers to grasp what is most important in the chart. The reader will be able to understand any birth chart with confidence.   About the Author Laurie Farrington, the founder of Astrolore, began her professional practice more than thirty years ago. Laurie is a master astrologer, consultant, writer, teacher, and mentor. With a focus on empowerment, self-care, and personal growth, she has worked with thousands of clients over the years. Find the Book and Laurie: Book: https://amzn.to/4jNPOIb Website: https://lauriefarrington.com/ Astrolore Astrology: https://astroloreastrology.substack.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/LaurieFarrington YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AstroPath8

Today I get to chat with Jana Stern, a gifted psychic, astrologer, and spiritual activator. We attempted to focus on chakra wellness techniques, but we really covered so much more! (TW: We have a frank (but gentle) chat about some tough topics, such as mental health, depression (at the beginning of Jana's story), cancer (at 14:50), and health/healing with energy work. Please take care if you're sensitive to these topics and we'll see you in the next episode!)  Chakra wellness offers a simple yet effective way to address physical, emotional, and energetic imbalances. Jana explains how the chakra system acts as an “energetic map” of the body, with each center tied to specific emotions, experiences, and physical health. By integrating these techniques, you can access tools for clarity, stability, and personal growth. Find Jana: Jana Stern is a psychic, astrologer, and spiritual activator with over 15 years of expertise and a lifelong connection to her psychic lineage. Founder of The Resilience Revolution and host of "I'm Really Into 'That Stuff” podcast, she empowers clients through tailored spiritual practices. A certified Life Activation™ practitioner, Jana blends metaphysical knowledge with practical tools for transformation. Her mission: to integrate spirituality with mental health to create profound societal change. Website: https://www.janastern.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/janasternhealer X: https://x.com/janasternhealer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JanaSternHealing/ Linked In: https://linkedin.com/in/janastern TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@janasternhealer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1mQgC0ejYxl2mrGxp-yXRA Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/im-really-into-that-stuff/id1548227201

I'm joined today by author Angelica Merritt to chat about her upcoming book Womb Witch: Herbal Magick for Reproductive Health. Find Angelica and Womb Witch: Website: https://www.angelicamerritt.com/ Book: https://amzn.to/3PhtxnV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dandeliondazed/ About the Book: Liberate your uterus - Herbal remedies and wise perspectives to help make your cycle less of a rollercoaster. Ever felt like your uterus is out to get you? Or experienced dismay at the politicians out to get your uterus? This book will speak straight to your soul. Get to know your body with this inclusive guide to herbal, holistic self-care for every womb, at every stage of life—from puberty to post-menopause and everything in between. Herbalist and pregnancy loss doula Angelica Merritt offers a wealth of anatomical science, plant medicine, and nutritional and herbal strategies to support body literacy, a regular menstrual cycle, and your reproductive goals. If you're dealing with irregular menstruation, PCOS, infertility, pregnancy loss or release, perimenopause, or any other reproductive health issue, look to these pages for remedies that bridge the scientific and the spiritual. Inside you'll find guidance in holistic modalities such as castor oil packs, breath work, breast and womb massage, baths, and infused oils, along with rituals and journal prompts. You'll learn about the connections between the womb, the moon cycle, and the archetypes of Maiden, Mother, and Crone. Transform your self-care through the magick of the womb within! Angelica Merritt is a Community Herbalist, Full-Spectrum Pregnancy Loss Doula, Postpartum Caretaker, and Author of Womb Witch: Herbal Magick for Reproductive Health. She has over 8 years of formal training in herbalism, holistic energy work, functional nutrition, birthwork, and a B.S. in Journalism from Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Her work aims to assist others in "awakening the wild within" through herbalism, storytelling, nature immersion, and practices that invoke intuitive guidance. Find more of Angelica's work and teachings through her project Dandelion Dazed, where she encourages others to frolic in nature, gather wild foods and medicines, and contemplate life through the esoteric lens.

I'm chatting today with author and chaotic wellness witch, Mandi Em, about her newest book, Shadow Work for Hot Messes. Mandi Em's book, Shadow Work for Hot Messes, is the ultimate guide to self-awareness and healing, even if you're a certified hot mess. Mandi condenses the complex concept of shadow work into a three-step process: Perceive, Investigate, and Integrate. By delving into core wounds, inner child work, and feelings of shame and fear, readers are prompted to confront their inner shadows, leading to a more empowered and fulfilled self.  With prompts, activities, and fill-in-the-blank exercises, this book encourages readers to reconnect with themselves and pursue their personal healing journeys. It's the next evolution of shadow work as only Mandi Em can deliver it. With introspective exercises and relatable guidance, this one-of-a-kind book helps you do the work to become a happier, healthier, and more empowered hot mess. Take yourself from hot mess to a happier, more empowered hot mess who is in touch with their shadow self with this powerful new book from Mandi Em, the unhinged author behind Witchcraft Therapy, Happy Witch, and Feral Self-Care. This book is intended to provide fun and sassy direction to folks looking to reconnect with themselves and pursue their own healing journey for maximum wellness. The tone of this book is like having a BFF right by your side, helping you swerve around the BS and yanking you back to your core to connect with your own inner shadow to find healing and live your best life. Find Mandi: The Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-Work-for-Hot-Messes/Mandi-Em/9781507222997 Website: https://healingforhotmesses.com Instagram: instagram.com/healingforhotmesses Facebook: facebook.com/healthylivingforhotmesses YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HealingforHotMesses TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healingforhotmesses Mandi Em is a humorist, author, and chaotic wellness witch. She's the author of Witchcraft Therapy, and she shares funny, approachable self-help guidance on her blog and social channels for Healing for Hot Messes and resources for nonreligious witches over at The Secular Witch. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, HuffPost, SheKnows, Refinery29, McSweeneys, and more. She and her husband are born-again hippies raising their three children in beautiful Vernon, BC, in Canada. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm chatting today with Lalania Simone about Lalania's newest deck, Tarot of the Cosmic Seed. In an effort to decolonize the tarot, remove outdated ideas of hierarchy, and shift ingrained gender norms, Lalania, founder of Alchemy Ritual Goods, has created a lush and vibrant deck with unique imagery and symbolism and an array of people and cultures. Having renamed the royalty cards—including the Hierophant, Emperor, Empress, and the court cards—Lalania has expanded their interpretation into energy signatures rather than personality types. The result is a deeply diverse spiritual tool, a bridge to the mysterious and the esoteric, as well as a guide to the everyday. Using the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition as a foundation, this deck offers a twist: there is a twenty-third card added to the Major Arcana—The Cosmic Seed, a representative of us all as infinite, cosmic spirits, enmeshed in sacred flesh for a time on this Earth. Find Lalania: Buy Tarot of the Cosmic Seed: https://amzn.to/3VkQb2j Instagram: @the.cosmicseed www.lalaniasimone.com Lalania is an artist and entrepreneur on a path of personal expansion and collective liberation. Their work here on earth is to awaken to the fullness of my divine presence, and to experience the pure divine potential in every person and thing that surrounds them. Lalania is the author of Urban Soul Warrior: Self Mastery in the Midst of the Metropolis, the creatix of Tarot of the Cosmic Seed, and co-owner of a magical BIWOC owned metaphysical shop called Alchemy Ritual Goods. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Today I'm joined by author Coby Michael to chat about poison plants and their potential use within your witchcraft practice. Examining the art and science of working with noxious and malefic plants and fungi, Coby Michael discusses the occult properties of poison and how poison plants can be used in spell work and other magical operations. He looks at the plants of Fate and the divination practices they support, love magic with poison plants, shadow work, the devil's garden, and the use of nightshades as power plants for medicine and magic. Presenting a detailed formulary, he shares rituals, magical correspondences, and recipes for working with specific poison plant allies and other baneful herbs of occult herbalism.Exploring the path of dark herbalism, the author explains how it encompasses not only veneficium—poisonous plants and fungi—but all plants that humanity has tried to forget, from “invasive” plants and those we can't domesticate to those that have been regulated arbitrarily or simply feared as “toxic” or “poison.” He shows how the dark herbalist seeks out plants that are adversarial or taboo because the qualities we consider “dark” are really the plant's spiritual medicine and can offer powerful wisdom and healing. Examining poison history, lore, and occult toxicology, he explains how the aim of using these plants is not to cause physical death, but rather death of the ego. He shows how “poison” in this sense is an alchemical force that allows the practitioner to become a vessel for the forbidden fruit of knowledge and how the transmutation of our personal poisons can lead to powerful self-transformation. Find the Book and Conference: Poison Path Grimoire: https://www.innertraditions.com/the-poison-path-grimoire Botanica Obscura: https://www.botanicaobscuraconference.com/ Find Coby: Website: thepoisonersapothecary.com Facebook and Instagram: @poisonersapothecary Patreon: patreon.com/poisonersapothecary COBY MICHAEL is the author of The Poison Path Herbal & The Poison Path Grimoire, and co author of Leo Witch and is a prolific writer. He is an occult herbalist and Poison Path practitioner and founded The Poisoner's Apothecary in 2016. Coby has studied religion, history and herbalism and is well read in a variety of occult sciences and is practitioner of “traditional” witchcraft and folk magic. He has been lecturing and facilitating workshops since 2016 and has appeared at events around the world. Coby is founder and co-host of Botanica Obscura Conference and online plant spirit practitioner gathering held annually every march. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

All about the energies and magic of December plus a few December holidays to highlight. Correspondences: Crystals: turquoise, onyx, bloodstone, blue topaz  Animals: elk, horse, stag, reindeer  Flowers: Narcissis  Deities: Jupiter, Artemis, Rhiannon, Thor The sun is in Sagittarius until December 22. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign. Moon Phases December 1: new moon in Sagittarius December 8: second quarter moon in Pisces December 15: full moon in Gemini December 22: fourth quarter moon in Libra December 30: new moon in Capricorn December Ancient Holidays: Saturnalia (December 17-23) - a major Roman festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture and time. Brumalia (December 24 - December 25) - a Roman festival celebrating the winter solstice, overlapping with Saturnalia. The festival honored Bacchus, the god of wine and revelry, and involved feasting and drinking. It was a celebration of the lengthening days and the return of the sun. Sol Invictus (December 25) - Sol Invictus, or the "Unconquered Sun," was a festival dedicated to the sun god Sol. Celebrated on December 25th, this festival marked the rebirth of the sun as the days began to lengthen. It was a significant holiday in the Roman Empire and is thought to have influenced the choice of December 25th for Christmas. Kalikai (December 15 - January 15) - Kalikai was an ancient festival celebrated in the Middle East, including parts of Mesopotamia and Anatolia. The festival was associated with the rebirth of the sun and the end of the darkest period of the year. It involved celebrations, feasting, and offerings to gods and deities associated with the sun and fertility. Feast of the Nativity of Mithras (December 25) - Mithras was a deity from the Persian tradition who was adopted into Roman religion. His birthday was celebrated on December 25. The festival of Mithras celebrated the birth of the god of light and truth. It was part of a broader Mithraic tradition that was influential in the Roman Empire and shared themes with other December festivals. Wild Hunt (December) - In Norse mythology, the Wild Hunt was associated with the Yule season and was believed to be a ghostly procession led by a god or spirit. December Modern Holidays: Yule (December 21) - Yule, or the Winter Solstice, marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. It is a celebration of the rebirth of the sun and the gradual return of longer daylight hours. Dongzhi Festival (December 21 or 22) - The Dongzhi Festival, or Winter Solstice Festival, is celebrated in China and other East Asian countries. Christmas (December 25) - Christmas is one of the most widely celebrated holidays worldwide, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is observed by Christians and also celebrated by many non-Christians. Hanukkah (Dates Vary) - December 25 - Jan 2 this year - Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday that typically falls in December, though its exact dates vary each year according to the Hebrew calendar. Kwanzaa (December 26 - January 1) - Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African-American culture and heritage, founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga. Omisoka (December 31) - the Japanese New Year's Eve celebration, marking the end of the old year and the beginning of the new one.  New Year's Eve (December 31) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm joined today by Siri Vincent Pluoff to chat about their newest book, Queering the Runes. Queering the Runes by Siri Vincent Pluoff is a love letter to the runes, the gods, and the people who follow the Nordic path. The author presents an alternative approach to the runes, one that creates a gentle container for those who want to follow this heathen path. Pluoff presents the traditional meanings of the runes, then helps the reader to queer the runes in their own way. Included is the lore associated with each rune, exercises, to apply them to modern life, activities to engage with the rune (layouts, castings, and galdr), and how to use the runes for divination. Queering the Runes seeks to blow open perceptions of the runes. Exploring them as active, living symbols available to all, as well as the inherent connection with ancestral magic that comes with rune work.  Siri Vincent Pluoff has been a practicing witch for nearly twenty years and has been reading tarot and runes professionally for six. They are also the brain behind the radical heathenry podcast, The Heathen's Journey, adapted from their column of the same name at Little Red Tarot. Websites: sirivincentplouff.com; lore-books.com Instagrams: @siri.vincent.plouff, @lore.books.mn TikTok: @SiriVPlouff --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Tap into the divine wisdom of horses for guidance and self-transformation as I'm joined today by oracle deck author Sandra Wallin. Allowing you to tap into the earthly and spiritual wisdom of horses, this oracle embraces humanity's millennia-old relationship with horses as interactive guides to transformation. Each beautifully illustrated card conveys the captivating presence of the horse, offering an encounter with the equine soul while transmitting healing frequencies directly from the mystical Council of Horses. Serving as portals of transformation, the cards allow you to actively engage with horses as sentient beings who choose to support the well-being of humankind. The accompanying book explains how to work with the cards, alongside a history of the horse as an intermediary between humans and the divine. From modern-day mystics to legendary horse avatars like unicorns, kelpies, Pegasus, and Chiron, the horse of each card offers guidance and courageous questions to help you determine if you are on the right path, off track, or need a nudge in a more positive direction. Find Sandra and the deck: https://www.sandrawallin.com/councilofhorses https://www.instagram.com/chironsway https://www.facebook.com/ChironsWay/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Today I'm chatting with Casey Zabala about the anthology A Confluence of Witches. A Confluence of Witches aims to highlight how witchcraft has always been a diverse, constantly evolving, culturally specific practice with many lineages and rich traditions. It features essays, spells, and reflections from witches, traditional healers, herbalists, and artists on themes of magical activism, animism, and merging ancient practices with modern technologies, among other mystical subjects. The diverse representation of contributors will honor and celebrate the multicultural and multivalent ways that the witch operates within our society. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandererstarot/ Casey's substack: https://notesfromthehedge.substack.com/ Casey's website: https://www.wandererstarot.com/ Modern Witches Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/witchesconfluence/ Modern Witches Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/modern-witches/id1583475537 Order "A Confluence of Witches": https://modernwitches.org/anthology --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

All about the energies and magic of November plus a few November holidays to highlight. Correspondences: Crystals: citrine, cat's eye, topaz Animals: snake, eel, goose, raccoon  Flower: chrysanthemum  Deities: Pluto, Anubis, Kali, Inanna The sun is in Scorpio until November 22. Scorpio is a fixed water sign. Moon Phases November 1: new moon in Scorpio November 9: second quarter moon in Aquarius November 15: full moon in Taurus November 22: fourth quarter moon in Virgo November Ancient Holidays: The Festival of Ceres (November 1): held in early November, was dedicated to Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility. The Roman Festival of Compitalia: a festival held in November dedicated to the Lares, the spirits of the ancestors and guardians of the home and fields.The Festival of the Dead (Nebra): celebrated by the Gauls and other Celtic tribes in late October or early November, dedicated to honoring deceased ancestors and included rituals and feasts to ensure the protection and favor of the spirits of the dead. The Feast of Neptunalia (Early November): a festival dedicated to Neptune, the Roman god of the sea and water. It was celebrated in early November. The Festival of Saturnalia: a major Roman festival held in mid-November to honor Saturn, the god of agriculture and time. Although Saturnalia was primarily celebrated in December, its influence and some of its preparations began in November. The festival involved feasting, gift-giving, and role reversals, reflecting themes of liberation and abundance. Modern Holidays: All Saints' Day (November 1): a Christian holiday dedicated to honoring all saints, known and unknown. It follows All Hallows' Eve (Halloween) and is observed by many Christian denominations. All Souls' Day (November 2): a day set aside to honor and pray for the souls of deceased loved ones who are believed to be in purgatory. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) (November 1-2): a Mexican holiday that honors deceased loved ones and celebrates their lives. It overlaps with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Veterans Day (November 11): a U.S. holiday that honors military veterans who have served in the armed forces. Thanksgiving (Fourth Thursday in November): a major American holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, focusing on giving thanks for the harvest and blessings of the past year. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm chatting today with Jezmina and Paulina about their new book, Secrets of Romani Fortune-Telling! In Secrets of Romani Fortune-Telling, Paulina Stevens and Jezmina Von Thiele share the knowledge and personal experiences of being raised to be fortune-tellers. They share divination methods, tools, and techniques that have been created, adapted, or popularized by the Roma, including card reading, palmistry, dream divination, and tea-leaf and coffee reading. They share exercises to strengthen your intuition and discover your natural gifts, and explain how divination helps with shadow work, blockages, and self-awareness. Find More: romanistanpodcast.com jezminavonthiele.com romaniholistic.com https://www.instagram.com/jezmina.vonthiele https://www.instagram.com/romanistanpodcast https://www.instagram.com/romaniholistic --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Today I'm joined by author Judika Illes to chat about her newest book (and all the other things she's contributed to the witchcraft community!) Let us know - who is your favorite cinematic witch? WITCHES: A COMPENDIUM is a concise compendium of witches through the ages, from earliest prehistory to some of the most significant modern practitioners, Witches explores who and what is a witch. Also included are an exploration of the sacred and the profane, the myths and misconceptions of witchcraft, a travel guide for the witch curious, and introductions to practicing witches of today.  Witches explores what a witch is and the different ways to be one. Judika Illes presents the history, mysteries, and diverse natures of witches from around the world. Featuring a who's who ranging from famous—or infamous—historical witches such as Tituba, Sybil Leek, Aleister Crowley, Isobel Gowdie, and Countess Erzsebet Báthory (widely known as the Blood Countess) to popular literary, cinematic, and TV witches such as Endora, the Scarlet Witch, Melisandre, Storm, Agatha Harkness, and the Wicked Witch of the West, Witches also offers travel tips for witches and a guide to the tools of the trade such as brooms, wands, cauldrons, and mirrors. This celebration of witches and witchcraft also features: Sacred witches such as Baba Yaga, Lilith, Isis, Hekate, Diana, Circe, and Yemaya Familiars and creatures closely associated with witchcraft including cats, bats, crows, owls, and foxes Art witches like Moina Mathers, Vali Myers, Rosaleen Norton, Leonora Carrington, and Cameron Different schools of witchcraft including green witchery, kitchen witchery, Wicca, and Hekatean Witchcraft The various things witches do from divination to spirit working to spell-casting Judika Illes is a lifelong student, lover, and practitioner of the magical arts. She is the author of numerous books devoted to spells, spirits, and witchcraft, including Encyclopedia of Spirits, as well as Pure Magic, Daily Magic, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, and Sages, and Magic When You Need It. She has been a professional tarot card reader for over three decades and is a certified aromatherapist. A native New Yorker, Judika teaches in the US and internationally, live and virtually. Follow her on Instagram @judikailles and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AuthorJudikaIlles/. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Today I'm joined by author Kris Spisak to chat all about her newest (and fifth!) book, Becoming Baba Yaga. Becoming Baba Yaga (https://redwheelweiser.com/book/becoming-baba-yaga-9781642970517/) is an in depth look at the Baba Yaga mythos and history through Slavic folklore. The book is filled with historical and cultural context and analyses, and is a comprehensive resource for anyone hoping to learn more about this ambiguous character and how her multifaceted presence still ripples through the present day.  Spisak explores Baba Yaga's connection to nature as an Earth goddess and as an herbalist. She also delves into the Shadow Self and Baba Yaga's aspect as a trickster and places her in a modern context as not merely a witch of the woods but also as an archetype and force for finding your own path.    Find Kris: https://kris-spisak.com/  https://kris-spisak.com/becoming-baba-yaga/  https://www.instagram.com/kris.spisak/  https://www.facebook.com/KSWriting Kris Spisak earned her bachelor's degree in English from the College of William and Mary, her master of liberal arts from the University of Richmond, and did further graduate work in fiction through the University of Iowa. She taught college writing courses at schools including Virginia Commonwealth University before stepping away from the classroom to pursue her own writing work. Kris has been spotlighted in Writer's Digest and HuffPost for her work as an editor and author dedicated to helping other writers. She is the author of The Baba Yaga Mask (a novel) and Get a Grip on Your Grammar. Kris fully believes that well-written words and well-told stories have always changed the world and that they will continue to. She can't wait to tell you her next story. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm joined today by author and witch Michelle Tea to chat about her newest book, Modern Magic. We talk all about growing up as a goth witch in the 80s, finding your own ritual groove in your practice, playfulness in witchcraft, and more! Find the Book: ⁠Modern Magic⁠ An enchanted sibling to the cult classic Modern Tarot, Modern Magic: Stories, Rituals, and Spells for Contemporary Witches, by professional tarot reader and feminist Icon, Michelle Tea provides a fascinating, magical history of spiritual traditions from around the world—giving all the tools, spells, and rituals to navigate our stressed-out lives. Witty, down-to-earth, and wise, Tea bewitches us with personal tales about crafting her magical practice and coming into her own. She pairs enchanting stories from her days as a goth teen in Massachusetts with insights from her experiences as an adult to share her observations about the world as well as her vision for what it could be. Modern Magic gives us the tools to tap into a stronger, distinctive magic that lies within us, one that incorporates queer, feminist, anti-racist, intersectional values.  About Michelle: ⁠Website⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠X⁠ Michelle Tea is the author of over a dozen books, including the cult-classic Valencia, the essay collection Against Memoir, and the speculative memoir Black Wave. She is the recipient of awards from the Guggenheim, Lambda Literary, and Rona Jaffe Foundations, PEN/America, and other institutions. Knocking Myself Up is her latest memoir. Tea's cultural interventions include brainstorming the international phenomenon Drag Queen Story Hour, co-creating the Sister Spit queer literary performance tours, and occupying the role of Founding Editor at DOPAMINE Books, a Los Angeles-based, non-profit press that publishes work by edgy, emerging queer writers. In addition to helming the imprints Sister Spit Books at City Lights Publishers, and Amethyst Editions at The Feminist Press, Tea produced and hosted the popular Your Magic podcast, wherein she read tarot cards for Roxane Gay, Alexander Chee, Phoebe Bridgers and other artists, as well as the live tarot show Ask the Tarot on Spotify Greenroom and Instagram. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

All about the energies and magic of October plus a few October holidays to highlight. Correspondences: Crystals: Opal, tourmaline Animals: bat, rat, crow, raven, dove  Flower: calendula  Deities: Athena, Hephaestus, Venus, Shiva, Cernunnos The sun is in Libra until October 23. Libra is a cardinal air sign. Moon Phases October 2: new moon in Libra October 10: second quarter moon in Capricorn October 17: full moon in Aries October 24: fourth quarter moon in Leo October Holidays: Winter Nights (Vetrnaetr): an ancient Norse festival that marked the beginning of winter. It typically took place in late October or early November. Feast of Pomona (Late October): The Feast of Pomona was dedicated to Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit, trees, and orchards. Although not exclusively tied to October, it was often celebrated in late autumn as the harvest came to an end. The Festival of Cailleach: The Cailleach, or the Old Hag, is a figure in Celtic mythology associated with winter, storms, and the land. Some traditions marked the transition to winter by honoring the Cailleach in late October. Thesmophoria: an ancient Greek festival held in October in honor of Demeter and Persephone, goddesses associated with agriculture, fertility, and the cycle of life and death. The Rites of Eleusis (Eleusinian Mysteries): secret religious rites held annually in honor of Demeter and Persephone, primarily in September but extending into early October. These rites were part of the broader context of harvest and fertility. October 8 - Canadian Thanksgiving: celebrated on the second Monday of October. It's a day for giving thanks for the harvest and blessings of the past year. The holiday is similar to the American Thanksgiving but occurs earlier due to Canada's earlier harvest season. October 11-12 - Yom Kippur: the Day of Atonement, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It typically falls in October, depending on the Hebrew calendar. October 31 - Halloween: has roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. Halloween is associated with costumes, trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins (jack-o'-lanterns), haunted houses, and themes of the supernatural. October 31-November1 - Samhain: an ancient Celtic festival that marks the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, traditionally celebrated from the evening of October 31st to the evening of November 1st. It is considered one of the four major Gaelic seasonal festivals and is often regarded as the Celtic New Year. October 31 - Diwali: also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most important Hindu festivals. The date of Diwali varies each year based on the lunar calendar, but it often falls in late October or early November. This year the 5 day fest starts on October 29, but Diwali itself is October 31 to November 1. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Today I'm chatting with Dr. Cressida Stone about her book, The Secrets of Santa Muerte. I learned so much about this Mexican folk saint from the book but also just from this talk, so I know you will too! The Secrets of Santa Muerte is a practical handbook on how to connect with the mysterious Mexican folk saint. Drawing from authentic Mexican sources and traditions, it details secret, esoteric knowledge that will foster a deep connection with the Saint of Death. The book covers the fascinating history of this revered folk saint as well as practical tips on how to: Create an altar to Santa Muerte and keep it cleansed of negative energies and free of demons. Interpret the acceptance of offerings and signs from Santa Muerte. Use the moon's power to heighten your work with her. Work with her saint through candles and statues. Use color combinations in your spell work to achieve your desires. Find Cressida Stone: ⁠Instagram⁠ Find The Secrets of Santa Muerte: ⁠Amazon⁠ ⁠Red Wheel/Weiser⁠ Cressida Stone, author of Secrets of Santa Muerte, is an English writer. The author leads a double life as a British doctor of anthropology trained in classic methods at the University of Oxford, while also moving in occult circles as Cressida Stone, publishing grimoires on Santa Muerte, practicing witchcraft, and reading tarot cards for the wealthy elite, the disenfranchised, and sicarios alike. She has apprenticed in Mexico with brujos (witches) and shamans of Santa Muerte at temples to the Saint of Death, learning their ways of working with the folk saint. She embraces a non-dualistic philosophy of life and death.   Stone's book Secrets of Santa Muerte has been praised by Jason Miller, author of Consorting with Spirits, as "the most complete workbook I have found in English on the subject". Stone also received endorsements from numerous famous Mexican Santa Muerte witches and leaders, including Yuri Mendez, Bruja of the Three Virtues, who attests that "Cressida Stone has deep knowledge of the spirituality of Santa Muerte. She has traveled across Mexico where the roots of devotion to the Saint of Death truly originate. She honors our faith and shares the teachings of Santa Muerte clearly, aiding people to respectfully venerate and learn correctly about Santisima Muerte. This is because Cressida has been to those special places where devotion to Holy Death is deep and true.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Sara is back for the part 2 we promised! She answers some follow up questions about the energy of the sabbats and then we dive into the topic of including children in celebrating the natural cycles and teaching them the magic of the world around them. Find Sara: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/aranelsara/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/sara.aranel.7 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

It's such a joy to be joined today by author Amy Blackthorn! We're chatting about her history in witchcraft and her new book, Sacred Plant Magic. But I couldn't help myself, as an avid reader of all of Amy's books, to ask about some of her other works as well. You'll definitely learn a lot in this very fun episode. Buy the Book: ⁠https://redwheelweiser.com/book/blackthorns-book-of-sacred-plant-magic-9781578638307/⁠ Renowned herbalist Amy Blackthorn shows readers how to bring plant spirits into their daily spiritual practice with therapeutic access, subconscious learning, and divining skills that help them understand plant spirits on a deeper level. Blackthorn's Botanical Magic showed a new generation of witches how scent affects people, whether they understand it or not. In Blackthorn's Book of Sacred Plant Magic, we travel even deeper into the magical garden of scent. We know that a walk down a summer street can bring back the smell of childhood summers with friends, riding bikes and swimming. Spring breezes carry with them the clean soapy smell of your second-grade teacher. We experience scents not only in the here and now but also filtered through the lens of our past. Using the power of scent, we can create a sense of the sacred in our daily lives. Part reference guide, part recipe book, and part ritual journey, Blackthorn's Book of Sacred Plant Magic offers readers an in-depth exploration of the vital connection between scents and magical practice. Amy Blackthorn is a professional intuitive and the bestselling author of several books on botanical magic, including Blackthorn's Botanical Magic, Blackthorn's Botanical Brews, and Blackthorn's Botanical Wellness. The founder of Blackthorn's Botanicals, she has a certification in aromatherapy and was ordained by the Order of the Golden Gryphon. Amy lives in Delaware. Keep up with Amy's book news at ⁠amyblackthorn.com⁠ and view her tea shop ⁠blackthornsbotanicals.com⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

All about the energies and magic of September plus a few September holidays to highlight. Correspondences: Crystals: sapphire, zircon, sardonyx  Animals: bear, stag, fox  Flowers: aster, morning glory  Deites: Frigg, Hestia, Persephone, Odin The sun is in Virgo until September 22. Virgo is a mutable earth sign. Moon Phases September 2: new moon in Virgo September 11: second quarter moon in Sagittarius September 17: full moon in Pisces September 24: fourth quarter moon in Cancer Septemer Holidays: Labor Day (U.S. and Canada): The first Monday in September celebrates the contributions of workers. In the U.S., it marks the unofficial end of summer. Patriot Day (U.S.): September 11th is a day of remembrance for the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. International Day of Peace: Observed on September 21st, this day is dedicated to promoting world peace and ending violence and war. Mid-Autumn Festival (China and other East Asian countries): Also known as the Moon Festival, this is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, which often falls in September. It's a time for family gatherings, moon gazing, and enjoying mooncakes. It falls September 17th this year. Oktoberfest (Germany): While it starts in late September, Oktoberfest is a world-famous festival celebrating Bavarian culture with beer, food, and entertainment. Starts September 21st this year Mabon on September 22: Mabon is a pagan festival celebrated as part of the Wheel of the Year, which marks the autumn equinox. It usually falls around September 21st to 23rd in the Northern Hemisphere, when day and night are of equal length. Mabon is a time to honor the second harvest and give thanks for the abundance of the Earth, as well as to acknowledge the coming darker days of winter. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm joined today by Sara to chat all about Celtic holidays, including the Lughnasadh season, connecting with the seasons and energies of the Earth, trusting your intuition to find and forge your own path in your witchcraft and spiritual journey, and more! Be sure to leave your questions for part 2. Find Sara: https://www.instagram.com/aranelsara/ https://www.facebook.com/sara.aranel.7 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

All about the energies and magic of August plus a few August holidays to highlight. Zodiac Signs + Correspondences: Crystals: peridot, carnelian  Animals: crow, owl, sturgeon  Flowers: poppy, gladiolus  Deities: Helios, Ra, Aekhmet, Amaterasu The sun is in Leo until August 22. Leo is a fixed fire sign. Lion's Gate Portal (8/8) Moon Phases August 4: new moon in Leo August 13: second quarter moon in Scorpio August 19: full moon in Aquarius August 26: fourth quarter moon in Gemini Ancient August Celebrations: Portunalia (Roman, August 17) Vinalia Rustica (Roman, August 19) Consualia (Roman, August 21 and December 15) Vulcanalia (Roman, August 23) Hekatombaion (Greek, late July to early August): The first month of the Attic calendar, which included several festivals such as Panathenaea and Hekatombaia. Akitu (Ancient Mesopotamia, New Year Festival, date varies): Celebrated in honor of the god Marduk, marking the beginning of the agricultural year. The festival occurred twice a year, with the most significant celebration taking place in the spring, but it also had an autumn counterpart that could fall in late July or early August. Disablót (Norse, date varies, often held in late summer) August 1: Lammas / Lughnasadh August 18: Zhongyuan Festival (Chinese, Ghost Festival, date varies in lunar calendar, often falls in August) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Today I'm chatting with musician, medium, and sound healer Laura Carbone. A renowned witchy artist who's based in Berlin and spends time in LA, Laura's lush and ambitious double concept album, The Cycle, is filled with melodic folk and goth/rock influences, and explores the emotional turmoil, trials and challenges the album's protagonist faces during the changing seasons of the year. She's also toured the world with The Jesus & Mary Chain and Dennis Lyxzén of Refused and performed at festivals around the world. Find Laura: ⁠http://thecosmicdreaming.com⁠ The Cycle: ⁠https://linktr.ee/lc_thecycle⁠ Newsletter: ⁠https://cosmicdreaming.myflodesk.com/northnode Instagram: ⁠@lauracarbone_⁠  Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/lauracarbone⁠ Sound Healing: https://www.thecosmicdreaming.com/cosmic-magazine/what-is-soundhealing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Such a treat to have Tenae Stewart, the Witch of Lupine Hollow, back again to chat about her newest work, Botanical Cocktails! We get to chat all about life updates, creating a new book, herbalism, crafting cocktails, and more. Be sure to attend The Modern Green Witches Summit - July 10-11, 2024 - Herbology class is in session for the witchy at-home herbalists! Join us for two days of herbalism classes to celebrate the launch of the new book, Botanical Cocktails. Free to attend - replays available until July 13. Link: https://lupinehollow.krtra.com/t/HV1Uu8bWMha4 Find Tenae: Botanical Cocktails by Tenae Stewart teaches how to make more than fifty seasonal cocktail (and mocktail) recipes using delicious, organic ingredients from your own yard or herb garden. It down the different types of plants that can be used in cocktails, where to source them, and how to grow them yourself. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm joined today by debut author Rosalind Moody to chat about her book, The Spark: Sex, Love & Spirituality in a Toxic Dating World. She's turned the chaotic quest of her twenties — to find love at any cost — into an empowering memoir-manual for women looking to securely anchor their self-worth amidst the turbulent storm of the modern dating scene. Find Rosalind: ⁠https://septemberpublishing.org/product/the-spark-hb/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rosalindmoody/?hl=en⁠ Meet Rosalind Moody, one time editor of a leading spirituality magazine and a woman on a mission to find a soul mate. Despite all her meditating and multiple tarot card readings she keeps manifesting the same guy in different bodies. Finally she learns the lessons she needs, her spirit guides rejoice and she is able to redefine her singledom and enjoy independence and self-esteem. The Spark charts Rosalind's adventures both physical and spiritual, offering love-summoning rituals, self-esteem building chakras, moon guidance, tarot card pulls and journaling practices to readers along the way. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

All about the energies and magic of July plus a few July holidays to highlight. Zodiac Signs + Correspondences: Crystals: turquoise, ruby  Animals: dog, loon, woodpecker, salmon  Flower: Larkspur, waterlily Deities: Demeter, Luna, Mercury, Danu, Parvati  The sun is in Cancer until July 22. Cancer is a cardinal water sign. Moon Phases July 5: new moon in Cancer July 13: second quarter moon in Libra July 21: full moon in Capricorn July 29: fourth quarter moon in Taurus Ancient July Celebrations: Ludi Apollinares (Games of Apollo) Tammuz (Mesopotamia) Hephaestia (Greece) Heliacal Rising of Sirius (Egypt) Festival of the Toad (China) July 1: Canada Day (Canada) July 4: Independence Day (United States) July 14: Bastille Day (France) July 26: Summer Olympics --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm joined today by author and herbalist Jane Barlow Christensen to chat about herbalism and using common plants in your healing journey. Simple Steps to Make Your Plants into Your Own Herbal Apothecary with full color pictures. Be Your Own Shaman by Jane Barlow Christensen and Brian Christensen features 101 plants with healing properties. The plants can be found worldwide, and many can be cultivated in your very own garden. Specific health conditions and their healing plants are included with preparation methods. Find More: Order the Book Barlow Herbal About the Authors Jane Barlow Christensen is an herbalist who owns and runs Barlow Herbal Specialties. Jane loves everything natural, holistic, wellness, fitness, and nutrition oriented. She believes it is our right as humans to be vibrantly healthy, that if given the right tools our body knows how to heal, and that each of us is responsible for ourselves and the love, joy, and spiritual and physical health we experience. Jane grew up in rural Idaho as the second of fourteen kids. She has two grown sons and two grandchildren. She lives in Salt Lake City and enjoys hiking all over the mountains of Utah.   Brian R. Christensen is Jane's younger son and has worked with her professionally for eight years. He has spent hundreds of hours wildcrafting plants in the US Mountain West, notably Lomatium. Brian has a deep love and wisdom for herbs and healing plants. He loves to be with his dog and fiancée in nature, watch football, lift weights, play guitar, and cook up delicious food in the kitchen. Brian was born in a military hospital in Fort Campbell, KY, has lived in Germany and in Northern and Southern California, and currently resides in beautiful Salt Lake City. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm joined today by debut author Nathan King to chat about Awakening the Witch Blood. We chat all about the European folklore and mythology that relates to the practice of traditional witchcraft and how you can awaken your own Witchblood in your magical practice. Find Nathan: Nathan: https://www.instagram.com/Nathan_toilandtrouble Witch-Path Magick & Occult: https://www.instagram.com/witchpath_magick_and_occult_/ Book: https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/awakeningthewitchblood Nathan King is a Michigan based Witch, Occultist, psychic and High Priest (Minos) of the Minoan Brotherhood Tradition. He spent a good deal of his magical life being trained in historic Salem, Massachusetts. He has been featured on SYFY and Travel Channel during his time in witch-city, and has worked with several shops and events within his field. Nathan is also a practitioner of Folkloric Witchcraft and carries a deep passion for spiritual contact and pagan spirituality as a living art form. Nathan is an active ritualist and workshop lecturer at several events throughout the Midwest as well as being a theater enthusiast and animal lover.  Nathan's debut book is Awakening the Witch Blood which will be released late in 2024. For more information about Nathan and his other magical work, visit his website at https://witch-path-readings.square.site/. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Today I'm joined by Kamden Cornell to chat about their newest book: The Tameless Path: Unleashing the Power of Invasive Plants in Witchcraft. There's so much you can do with the "weeds" in your area, don't dismiss them! They're so useful in your witchcraft practice. We also chat about classes, sourcing items, making oils and potions, and more! Find Kamden: Website: Heart & Vine Apothecary Instagram: @heart_n_vine_apothecary Book: https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/thetamelesspath An apothecarist and wortcunner, Kamden S. Cornell has an avid love for plants of all kinds. As a bioregional animist and folk witch, they specialize in using the plants around them for their herbal and magical craft. As a non-binary, gay, queer, the outsider perspective is important to them and they are deeply drawn to invasive species, which have been much maligned and persecuted. That working relationship spurred the creation of The Tameless Path: Unleashing the Power of Invasive Plants in Witchcraft. Kamden also teaches classes on foraging, survival, and field herbalism in the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque, NM, as well as classes on tarot, alchemy, and witchcraft practices. They own a small, witchcraft-based business called Heart &Vine Apothecary that focuses on herbal remedies and ritual goods. They are the author of two self-published works- Ars Granorum: The Six Seed Arts of Witchcraft and On Needles and Pins: A Witches' Book of Poppetry and Figure Magic. They are also a regular columnist for Noumenia News, the periodical publication released by The Covenant of Hekate. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

All about the energies and magic of June plus a few June holidays to highlight. Zodiac Signs + Correspondences: Crystals: pearl, chalcedony, alexandrite Animals: deer, eagle, fox Flower: rose Deities: Artemis, Cerridwen, Hermes, Odin The sun is in Gemini until June 20. Gemini is a mutable air sign. Moon Phases June 6: new moon in Gemini June 14: second quarter moon in Virgo June 21: full moon in Capricorn June 28: fourth quarter moon in Aries Ancient June Celebrations: Ludi Piscatorii (Fishing Games) Feast of Epona Feast of Minerva June 10: Duanwu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) June 16: Father's Day June 20: Litha --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm chatting today with channeler and psychic teacher, Jenny Zakrzewski. We talk all about the clairs, psychic soul gifts, find your purpose, awakening your spiritual self in a grounded way, starseeds, daily practice, and more! Find Jenny: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@starseedacademyofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starseedacademy/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

Today I'm joined by author and clinical psychologist David Shoemaker to chat about Thelema and his newest book, The Way of the Will. In THE WAY OF THE WILL, David Shoemaker explores how the spiritual discipline of Thelema, founded by Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), can be utilized to enhance your psychological and spiritual growth. The book grew out of the authors own teachings and experiences—podcast episodes, classes, and of course, many years of personal practice and supervision of other initiates. It is a compendium of useful tools and perspectives designed to serve as one of many useful guides in the magician's library. David Shoemaker is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in Jungian and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. David is the Chancellor and Prolocutor of the Temple of the Silver Star (totss.org), a Thelemic initiatory and educational organization. He is a long-standing member of O.T.O. and has many years of experience training initiates in these traditions. Author/teacher website: livingthelema.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@livingthelema5221/featured ThelemaCon 2024: thelemacon.org Temple of the Silver Star: totss.org A.'.A.'.: onestarinsight.org Professional website: dr-shoemaker.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm joined today by author and poet Amanda Lovelace to chat about their newest work, Make Your Own Magic. We have such a fun talk about beginner magic, re-finding yourself as an advanced practitioner, the importance of journaling and simple daily practices, and more! Find Amanda: Website: https://amandalovelace.com/ Instagram: @ladybookmad Threads: @ladybookmad Facebook: @poetessamandalovelace Tiktok: @ladybookmad Drawing from amanda's years of practical experience, this interactive beginner's guide shows that magic doesn't have to be fancy, time-consuming, or one-size-fits-all. MAKE YOUR OWN MAGIC introduces the tenets of witchcraft so that you can develop your own practice and relationship with magic in whatever way works for you. With simple explanations, twenty all-new inspiring poems, words of encouragement, magical journaling prompts, and more, this book sweeps away the gatekeeping and offers you the tools needed to begin building a strong, long-lasting practice focused on self-love.    amanda lovelace (she/they) is the author of several bestselling poetry titles, including her celebrated “women are some kind of magic” series as well as her “you are your own fairy tale” trilogy. they are also the co-creator of the believe in your own magic oracle deck & the cozy witch tarot deck, & they are now the author of their very first witchcraft book, make your own magic. when she isn't reading, writing, or drinking a much-needed cup of coffee, you can find her casting spells from her home in a (very) small town on the jersey shore, where she resides with her poet-spouse & their three cats. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

All about the energies and magic of May plus a few May holidays to highlight. Zodiac Signs + Correspondences: Crystals: agate, emerald, carnelian Animals: beaver, cow, elk Flowers: lily of the valley Deities: Aphrodite, Dionysus, Gaia, Horus, Osiris The sun is in Taurus until May 20. Taurus is a fixed earth sign. Moon Phases May 1: fourth quarter moon in Aquarius May 7: new moon in Taurus May 23: full moon in Sagittarius  May 30: fourth quarter moon in Pisces May 1: Beltane May 9: Lemuria May 12: Mother's Day May 27: Memorial Day --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm joined today by author George Lizos to chat about the ancient Greek pantheon and the transition into modern day Greek mysticism. SECRETS OF GREEK MYSTICISM is the first spiritual book about the Greek gods and goddesses written by a native, practicing priest of Hellenic Polytheism. Rather than presenting the gods and goddesses as symbolic, lifeless figures, Secrets of Greek Mysticism teaches readers how to find each god or goddess within them. This is achieved by explaining the deeper spiritual meaning of popular myths and through grounding insights on the gods' virtues as they relate to modern life: practicing bravery with Ares, cultivating endurance with Demeter, and embodying love with Aphrodite.   George Lizos is a spiritual teacher, intuitive, and creator of Intuition Mastery School. He is also a priest of Hellenic Polytheism at the world's first modern temple of Zeus in Cyprus. https://georgelizos.com/greekmysticism https://www.instagram.com/georgelizos/ https://georgelizos.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support

I'm joined today by the Practical Mystic, Nicole Frolick. We chat all about healing, reclaiming lost parts of your soul, connecting with your inner child, plant medicine, and more! Including different forms of meditation and daily practices. TW: Nicole briefly discusses her experience with SA as a minor and healing as a part of her journey. It's a gentle and not detailed discussion but may be triggering for some. You'll hear a tone to be able to skip the segment. Nicole Frolick is a practical mystic, experienced in intuitive life coaching, inner child healing, and the reclamation of one's Secret Self, a process that uncovers the hidden and yet most valuable strengths, talents, and untapped purpose of the soul. She is also the host of "Enlighten Up", a weekly podcast.With over 25 years of experience in the realm of healing the mind, body, and soul connections, Nicole acts as a Surrogate Siren who co-captains one's soul through a deep psychic descent into the unchartered waters of the unconscious mind. You can find her on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witch-wednesdays/support