Author Jessica Marie Baumgatner joins Raina to give us all a blessing and happy start to the New Year!

From the author's page, www.jessicamariebaumgartner.com

Jessica’s motto is: Adventure first, then write! When not running around exploring life, she chases multiple versions of herself (4 Kids) and feeds animal babies. She is also the author of The Magic of Nature, Walk Your Path, The Golden Rule, The Embracing Entropy Series, and My Family Is Different. Despite being a walking oxymoron factory: dyslexic-writer, maternal-tomboy, conservative-Pagan, she loves everyone and works for “Evie Magazine,” and “Witch Way Magazine.” She is a free speech advocate and current member of the Missouri Writers’ Guild & SCBWI.

A Blessing for the New Year with Jessica Marie Baumgartner

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Meet Your Magical Menagerie

Whether they're delivering wisdom from the gods or lending a paw, wing, or hoof to magical activities, familiars bring you inspiration and joy. Through this oracle, you can connect with them like never before.

Bestselling author Deborah Blake and award-winning illustrator Elisabeth Alba present forty familiars—domestic, wild, and fantastic—that each have unique and empowering messages for you. These amazing creatures, grouped by the five elements, carry powerful guidance for your divination practice and daily life. Shuffle the cards, draw your companion, and enjoy all the gifts these animals have to offer.

Deborah Blake is the author of over a dozen books on modern Witchcraft, including The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows, The Little Book of Cat Magic and The Everyday Witch's Coven, as well as the acclaimed Everyday Witch Tarot and Oracle decks. She has also written three paranormal romance and urban fantasy series for Berkley, and as well as a cozy mystery series about a run-down pet rescue. Deborah lives in a 130 year old farmhouse in upstate New York with numerous cats who supervise all her activities, both magical and mundane. She can be found at DeborahBlakeAuthor.com.

Everyday Witch's Familiars Oracle with Deborah Blake

CRAFTING, COOKING, DECORATING & MAGIC FOR EVERY SABBAT Recipes, Crafts & Activities to Inspire Your Creativity and Bring More Meaning to Every Season

Welcome natural energies into your life with vibrant wheel of the year traditions that encompass your whole home. For each sabbat, Raechel Henderson features sections on low-cost activities, inspiration for your seasonal altar, journal prompts, food recipes, decoration ideas, and more.

With color photos and an ecofriendly emphasis on found and foraged materials, Raechel teaches a nature-based approach to the sabbats that builds meaning in the spaces left barren by modern life. Her many sustainable ways to enjoy seasonal themes and lessons offer new perspectives and the opportunity to enrich your life at each turn of the wheel.

Raechel Henderson is a Pagan and witch, following an eclectic and independent path. She currently works with Hestia and Turtle in her magical practice. She contributes articles to Llewellyn's almanacs and calendars and she blogs about magic, creativity, and living by your own patterns. Raechel is a dual-class seamstress/shieldmaiden and has been sewing professionally since 2008. She is also the author of Sew Witchy, The Scent of Lemon & Rosemary, and The Natural Home Wheel of the Year. Visit her on Instagram: @idiorhythmic

The Natural Home Wheel of the Year - Raechel Henderson

TAROT EVERY WITCH WAY - Unlock the Power of the Cards for Spellcraft & Magic.

.Immerse yourself in the magic of tarot as Lilith Dorsey introduces you to the many ways it can complement your witchcraft. Taking you beyond simple card meanings, this book offers culinary recipes, immersive meditations, effective spells, engaging crafts, insightful spreads, and much more. With hundreds of tips and activities, this extensive guide is full of inspiration for every magical practitioner. Explore important symbolism with two art samples for each card, one from the classic Tarot Original 1909 and the other from one of several modern Rider-Waite-Smith-style decks. Discover ways to combine tarot and magic with an extensive array of correspondences, including crystals, herbs, animals, astrology, and musical notes. Lilith also provides step-by-step instructions for making altars, shrines, and crystal grids to help empower your deck and your life.

Lilith Dorsey, MA,  has focused their study and practice on Celtic, Afro-Caribbean, and  Indigenous  American spirituality. They are filmmaker of the experimental documentary Bodies of Water and choreographer/performer for jazz legend Dr. John’s “Night Tripper” Voodoo Show. They have long been committed to providing accurate and respectful information about Magic and are proud to be a published Black author of such titles as Voodoo and African Traditional Religion; 55 Ways to Connect to Goddess; The African-American Ritual Cookbook; Love Magic; the bestselling Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens; and the award winning Water Magic. Visit them at LilithDorsey.com.

TAROT EVERY WITCH WAY WITH LILITH DORSEY

My favorite witch's birthday month is a time for celebration, and a visit.

Let's find out what Dorothy Morrison is up to!

Dorothy Morrison is an author and teacher in the fields of magic, Wicca and Neo-Paganism. She is a Third Degree Wiccan High Priestess of the Georgian Tradition, and founded the Coven of the Crystal Garden in 1986. She is a member of the Coven of the Raven, and studies the RavenMyst Circle Tradition.

For more information, please visit at www.dorothymorrison.com

CATCHING UP WITH DOROTHY MORRISON

Join Star Bustamonte (Senior Vice President of House of Black Cat Magic, Co, News Correspondent at The Wild Hunt, Host at The 4:15) and Raina Starr (Host/Producer - Desperate House Witches and The 4:15) for this month's news of interest!

Please note, the opinions expressed on this show belong to the hosts, and do not represent the opinions of Wicked Witch Studios, The Wild Hunt or any of its subsidiaries.

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A Blessing for the New Year with Jessica Marie Baumgartner

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