Welcome to the backyard!

Join Nicole as she discusses the wild times everyone is having during this eclipse season and 7 solid ways to stay grounded through the chaos. 

Learn how to stay centered and find little bits of magic even during wild times. 

Book mentioned:

Tending Brigid’s Flame by Lunaea Weatherstone

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Welcome to the backyard and the eclipse portal! Today we’re diving into simple magic you can do to help get you through the next couple of weeks. 

*Also- correction from episode: the eclipse portal begins with a solar eclipse new moon in Leo and ends with a lunar eclipse full moon in Pisces*

If you’ve been feeling like life is a little wonky, this episode is for you!

Contact Nicole on Instagram (she actually created a social page!)

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The wheel turns again! In this episode, we go over the meaning behind this cross quarter holiday of the wheel of the year, its history and mythology,  its significance in modern day, and simple ways to celebrate it. 

Join Nicole in the actual backyard today, complete with monsoon season thunder in the background to complete your Lughnasadh listening experience. Grab your mug, pull up a chair and see you there!

Show Notes

Seasons of the Witch Lammas Oracle deck

Sarah Robinson guided journeys on Insight Timer

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Join Nicole in the backyard where we welcome in monsoon season in the desert. 

We talk about summertime and the fire element in Chinese medicine theory and go over how this can show up and impact you in your daily life (hint- restlessness and anxiety are common!). This episode is all about seasonal living and how to live more in harmony with the seasonal shifts around you. 

Show Notes:

Spring Magic episode where we go over the wood element 

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We all know about physical hygiene, but have you heard of energy hygiene? Join Nicole in the office (the backyard is too much of a mess today) for rambling conversations on psychic and energetic protection. You’ll hear about the simple things Nicole does to protect her energy and what happens when she gets lax. 

Show Notes 

Kelsey Pfendler, who rowed solo from California to Hawaii. 

Contact Nicole at [email protected]

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Ever needed help tuning into your own intuition? We got you!

Join Nicole in the backyard as she discusses what she does to stay connected to her intuition, and shares about her recent experience of her intuition feeling blocked. 

Show notes

Nicole’s course on finding and connecting with a power/spirit animal: Power Animal Magic 

The Astrology Lounge- Nicole’s favorite astrology podcast. 

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Join Nicole in the backyard for this short and sweet episode where we cover something called weather shamanism. 

We talk about honoring the spirits of weather and using this technique to create a simple summer solstice ritual for yourself. Low effort magic, but powerful nonetheless. 

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Birthdays are fun because they often have magic baked right into them, hiding in plain sight. But you can take it up a notch by doing more intentional magic and rituals to celebrate a birthday, like your own personal new year but without New Year’s Day pressure. 

Join Nicole in the backyard for a fun rambling episode on how she plans to add a little witchy magic to her birthday celebrations. Simple rituals that anybody can do, but the intention behind it is what makes it potent. 

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Have you ever been completely and utterly exhausted, but still want to show up and experience magic anyways? If so, then this episode is for you.

Join Nicole in the backyard as she gets real with burnout recovery, dealing with exhaustion, and still finding ways to be magical despite it all. You don’t have to abandon your magical and spiritual practice when things aren’t ideal- in fact, it’s the time when you need it the most.

We cover 7 different very low-maintenance magical rituals that work during periods of exhaustion or other challenging life circumstances. Grab a cup of tea and we’ll see you in the backyard!

Show Notes

Spiritsong Tarot by Paulina Cassidy

Sarah Robinson, meditation teacher on Insight Timer.

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The May 31st blue moon in Sagittarius promises to be a big one, and witchy leaning folks may feel pressure to do some big magic for it. 

But is it really necessary?

Join Nicole in the backyard for a quick mini bonus episode on being ok with doing some low-key simple magic on a day where we’re “supposed” to be doing grand and elaborate magic. 

Show Notes

Nicole’s super simple 3 card tarot spread for the full moon:

Card 1- what is hidden

Card 2- what is ready to be released 

Card 3- where to focus for the next moon cycle 

Can follow up with bonus journaling on any intentions and gratitude. 

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