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Interviewing Christopher Orapello & Tara-Love Maguire Authors of Besom, Stang & Sword: A Guide to Traditional Witchcraft, the Six-Fold Path & the Hidden Landscape (Samual Weiser). Also designer of the Witch Lord and Witch Queen Statues. Christopher and Tara-Love discuss the genesis of their book. The design and symbolism of the Witch Lord and Witch Queen statues. Attending festivals. The hobby of sport shooting and more. You can find them at Infinite-Beyond.com
In this special episode Jason is joined by author Martha Kirby Capo to discuss Witchcraft and Wicca 101 Books! Do "the classics" still resonate in 2022? What should the discerning Witch read today? Is there any reason to read Silver Ravenwolf and Raymond Buckland today? (Both say "yes!" but with caveats!) People love to talk about "recommended reading" and where the best place to start is when learning about Witchcraft. We don't have all the answers in this edition of the podcast, but the discussion (along with the praise and the criticism) is lively!
Authors of Besom, Stang & Sword - Chris Orapello and Tara-Love Maguire - return for another hour to catch me up on what they've been doing! Please check out their website at https://www.infinite-beyond.com/ and their podcast, https://www.infinite-beyond.com/down-at-the-crossroads/
Authors Chris Orapello and Tara-Love Maguire come by to hang out and catch up! For more information, please visit: https://www.infinite-beyond.com/
Authors of Besom, Stang & Sword - Chris Orapello and Tara-Love Maguire - return for another hour of wisdom and brains! We love them! You will, too!
Join us as we catch up with these amazing writers, and find out what follows "Besom, Stang & Sword". Their website is infinite-beyond.com
New World Witchery - The Search for American Traditional Witchcraft
Summary: We sit down and visit with old friends Chris Orapello and Tara-Love Maguire about the evolution of their Black Tree tradition of magic, the ways folk magic and witchcraft fit into a contemporary world, how natural magic and climate change impact one another, and what being in the witchy publishing world is like. Please … Continue reading "Episode 146 – Besom Stang and Sword with Chris and Tara"
This episode is the first of three "interview-only" episodes to come this month. That means, just the interview with just a short intro by Rudolf, no news, no reviews. Rudolf is happy to present two people he has wanted to interview for quite some time - but it was now that the right moment had come, because Tara and Chris just released their new book "Besom, Stang and Sword" (get it here) about their Black Tree Witchcraft.But this talk is not only about the book, but about paganism and occultism in general in our time. Chris and Tara are also well-known podcasters, their "Down at the Crossroads" is a classic! Tara-Love Maguire has been a practicing witch for over 30 years, on a path which has been crookedly influenced by Isobel Gowdie, Marie Laveau, and William S. Burroughs. Growing up as a weird kid in and around the New Jersey Pine Barrens, she found witchcraft within the tales and shadows that dwell there. She co-hosts the podcast, Down at the Crossroads, with her sweetheart, Christopher Orapello, and together, they founded Blacktree Coven- a traditional witchcraft coven which exists in the heart of southern New Jersey. Her first book- Besom, Stang, and Sword- co-written with Chris, is available now wherever books are sold from Red Wheel/Weiser Books. And this is her website Christopher Orapello is an artist, witch, and animist with a background inwestern occultism, ceremonial magick, Freemasonry and has been on hisjourney for over 25 years. He co-hosts the podcast Down at the Crossroadswith his partner, Tara-Love Maguire, and is a signature artist with SacredSource (a leading producer and distributor of ancient deity images inNorth America). After a growing desire for a more locally-based form ofwitchcraft, he and Tara founded Blacktree coven in 2014, where they setout to forge a modern approach to Traditional Witchcraft for a new era ofpraxis. His first book- Besom, Stang, and Sword- co-written with Tara, isavailable now wherever books are sold from Red Wheel/Weiser Books. Find Chris' webpage here!
Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This episode features Christopher Orapello & Tara Love-Maguire from the podcast Down At The Crossroads, and also the authors of Besom, Stang & Sword: A Guide to Traditional Witchcraft, The Six-Fold Path & The Hidden Landscape. PLEASE forgive my audio. Just mine. Chris and Tara sound fine. Something went wonky on my side, and I sound like shit. I worked very hard on all of this to preserve the amazing conversation. So I apologize for my mechanical froggy weird sound on this one. Also, please note that this show is dedicated to the memory of Sarah Elizabeth Lyter (1985 - 2018). I did not know her. She's important to Chris and Tara. So important they dedicated their book to her memory, and I wanted to honor her and them by doing the same with the show. It is said one can enjoy a Happy Meal in her honor, and she would be quite happy to know it. Hail the fallen! Long may your memory live, and your Ancestors welcome you home! Chris and Tara kindly provided their super cool bios for your reading pleasure: Christopher Orapello is an artist, witch, and animist with a background in western occultism, ceremonial magick, and Freemasonry and has been on his journey for over 25 years. He co-hosts the podcast Down at the Crossroads with his partner, Tara-Love Maguire, and is a signature artist with Sacred Source (a leading producer and distributor of ancient deity images in North America). After a growing desire for a more locally-based form of witchcraft, he and Tara founded Blacktree coven in 2014, where they set out to forge a modern approach to Traditional Witchcraft for a new era of praxis. His first book- Besom, Stang, and Sword- co-written with Tara, is available now wherever books are sold from Red Wheel/Weiser Books. Tara-Love Maguire has been a practicing witch for over 30 years, on a path which has been crookedly influenced by Isobel Gowdie, Marie Laveau, and William S. Burroughs. Growing up as a weird kid in and around the New Jersey Pine Barrens, she found witchcraft within the tales and shadows that dwell there. She co-hosts the podcast, Down at the Crossroads, with her sweetheart, Christopher Orapello, and together, they founded Blacktree Coven- a traditional witchcraft coven which exists in the heart of southern New Jersey. Her first book- Besom, Stang, and Sword- co-written with Chris, is available now wherever books are sold from Red Wheel/Weiser Books. This one takes a deep dive into magic, witchcraft, sacred cows, ghosts, and more! Enjoy the show! Stay Weird, my friends! Photo Credit goes to Jenn Lane. Real quick! Do you want a Tarot Reading from an international award winning professional? Look no more! I'm here! Go to my site http://tarotheathen.com to reserve your reading today! You can also come join the Facebook discussion group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weirdwebradio/ New Instagram for Weird Web Radio! Follow for unique content and videos! https://www.instagram.com/weirdwebradio/ Is this show worth a dollar to you? How about five dollars? Help support this podcast! That gets you into the Weird Web Radio membership where the extra goodies appear! Join the membership at patreon.com/weirdwebradio or at weirdwebradio.com and click Join the Membership! SHOW NOTES: SUBSCRIBE ON iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify! Also streaming on mobile apps for podcasts! Intro voice over by Lothar Tuppan. Outro voice over by Lonnie Scott Intro & Outro Music by Nine Inch Nails on the album ‘7’, song title ‘Ghost’, under Creative Commons License.
Spirits, demons and curses - oh my!*** We're running into some issues in which our Skype recording loses chunks of audio in random intervals. I've (Jay) done the best I can with this episode to find those points and cut them out. Unfortunately, this happened early in and we lost a good portion of Sophia's Samhain recap.Next recording session, I've got a new plan of attack to tackle the audio issue but for now I hope you all enjoy this episode and we'll keep working to improve the quality. ***Show Notes:Don't forget to pre-order:Besom, Stang & Sword: A Guide to Traditional Witchcraft, the Six-Fold Path & the Hidden Landscape by Christopher Orapello & Tara-Love Maguire.Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Besom-Stang-Sw...They also host their own witchy podcast called Down at the Crossroads.https://www.infinite-beyond.com/down-...)O(Witches Betwixt is a queer witchcraft podcast run by Jay, a transman, Scott, a gay cisgender man and Sophia, a transwoman.Through light-hearted conversation centered around serious topics, the two explore and discuss modern day witchcraft through a queer perspective.Buzzsprout: http://witchesbetwixt.buzzsprout.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmkE...Twitter: @witchesbetwixtInstagram: @witchesbetwixtFacebook: http://facebook.com/witchesbetwixtReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WitchesBetwixt/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesbetwixtWytchWyse: Seer & WitchFacebook: http://facebook.com/wytchwyseInstagram: @wytchwyseTumblr: http://wytchwyse.tumblr.comMusic:"Under Suspicion"Lee Roseverefreemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rose…nder_SuspicionCC BY - Attribution LicenseSupport the show (https://paypal.me/witchesbetwixt?locale.x=en_US)