Becoming Witchy

Welcome back to Becoming Witchy! In this episode, we're catching up on everything that's been keeping us busy – from art magic, travel, Bramble & Brimstone, general life updates and musings from our summer garden. As we reach the halfway point of the year, we're also taking a collective check-in with tarot and oracle cards, reflecting on what insights they offer for the rest of the year ahead.

Salt Lake City Witch Shops:

Natural Law Apothecary

Crone's Hollow

Tarot and Oracle Decks mentioned:

Cat’s Rule The Earth Tarot and the artists instagram

Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Oracle

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In preparation for the upcoming total solar eclipse this episode is all about the magic and wonder of solar eclipses. Though typically spellwork is not recommended during an eclipse we talk about the themes regarding shadow work and re-emerging from the underworld. I share a pre-eclipse ritual and sun/moon offering you can do to honor these themes. Happy eclipse! We will be on spring break now but will be back with a new episode after the summer solstice in June!

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This episode is Gardeners' World style. I am taking you on a tour of my early spring garden. Join me, the birdsong, and all of the other city garden noises as we putter around the garden and marvel at the magic of nature coming back to life. We complete the walk with a spring planting ritual.

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This week on Becoming Witchy I’m sharing recipes for stocking my home apothecary. We cover making hydrosols, infused vinegars, herbal salts and salt scrubs. Making your own body care products and edible herbal concoctions can be a fun and empowering act of witchcraft and alchemy. 

The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies by Juliet Blankespoor

The Master Book of Herbalism by Paul Beyerl

Secrets From a Herbalists Garden: A Magical Year of Plant Remedies by Jo Dunbar

Herbalist’s Primer by Anna Urbanek (I’ve only looked through a friends copy of this one but it looked amazing and is on my list to get!)

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This week on Becoming Witchy I’m sharing recipes for stocking my home apothecary. We cover making infused herbal oils and how to turn them into salves, salve bars, lip balm, and natural perfumes. We also talk DIY deodorant and my secret to making a natural deodorant that actually works! Making your own body care products can be a fun and empowering act of witchcraft and alchemy. 

The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies by Juliet Blankespoor

The Master Book of Herbalism by Paul Beyerl

Secrets From a Herbalists Garden: A Magical Year of Plant Remedies by Jo Dunbar

Herbalist’s Primer by Anna Urbanek (I’ve only looked through a friends copy of this one but it looked amazing and is on my list to get!)

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We are talking all about bringing magic into the mundane with this episode on cleaning magic. We discuss ways to turn cleaning into a ritual to make it feel less like a chore and more like casting a spell. We talk natural DIY cleaning solutions and touch on a little bit of chemistry. We also share several methods I like to use to energetically cleanse and clear. I hope this episode gives you some tools to incorporate more magic into your daily life. 

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How to Keep House While Drowning KC DavisThe Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie KondoThe Hands-On Home: A Seasonal Guide to Cooking, Preserving & Natural Homekeeping Erica Strauss

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Gardens are inherently magical. The process of gardening or caring for plants puts you in tune with the natural cycles in your area, it brings your awareness to the details in nature around you, connecting you to the natural world. In this episode of Becoming Witchy Josh and I are having a casual chat about our garden plans for the year. Imbolc is a time when we start to see the first signs of spring and start to get excited for the growing season. This conversation is an expression of the excitement for all of the potential, possibilities, and magic of our garden this year.

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On this episode we are discussing the tarot card Strength, the 8th card of the major arcana. Strength is the collective 2024 tarot card of the year. We deep dive into the imagery and what the strength card means for us this year. I share how I have personally been thinking of and relating to Strength to prepare for this new year. I investigate the connection between the imagery and message of the Strength card and the process of centering clay. We also chat about how to calculate the collective year card, as well as how to calculate your own personal tarot card for the year. These two cards together will give you unique guidance and inspiration to be prepared for everything this new year has to offer. Our ritual that works encourages you to bring some organized magic into your new year in a very Virgo way.  

Check out the Bramble & Brimstone blog for written instructions on calculating a personal year card.

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Tarot for Yourself by Mary K. Greer

Biddy Tarot 

In this episode, we delve into the winter solstice season, exploring its ghostly nature and the profound duality it embodies—the delicate equilibrium between darkness and light, endings and beginnings. We unravel some common themes interwoven in winter ghost stories and myths. Our focus though, is on the chilling Alpine winter spirit, Perchta, and her eerie companions, the Perchten, who add a spine-tingling dimension to the season. As we navigate the shadows of winter, our Ritual That Works invites you to reflect on the past year, acknowledging its lessons, while preparing you for the transformative journey of the new year just around the corner.Books and resources:Christmas and Other Horrors edited by Ellen DatlowFolklore: Perchta the belly‐slitter and her kin: a view of some traditional threatening figures, threats and punishments by John B. SmithThe Old Magic of Christmas by Linda RaedischSunless Solstice edited by Lucy Evans and Tanya KirkBecoming Witchy: Winter Solstice and YuleKeep in touch and up to date by following Bramble & Brimstone on ⁠instagram⁠, visit our ⁠website⁠ or ⁠shop⁠, where you can sign up for our newsletter for monthly rituals, shop our wares, and get more Becoming Witchy content!  Sign up to our Newsletter for monthly rituals and a discount code for our shop!

Grimoire, book of shadows, spell book, what ever name you choose to use, it is an important part of any witches journey. In this episode we talk about what they are, their ancient origins, and how to start your own. I share how I started mine, resources I found helpful, and a framework that's been useful for recording my own magical practice. I hope this example will be useful and inspiring in crafting your own unique and personal grimoire.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Ultimate Guide to the Witches Wheel of the Year Anjou Kiernan

The Grimoire Journal Paige Vanderbeck

Farmers Almanac

Kitty With A Cupcake for amazing washi tapes

Moon Phase App