In the last few years there has been some minor push back against using the name “Mabon” for the Autumnal Equinox. In this episode we’re going to talk about how Mabon got its name, who came up with the name, and why exactly a small group of British Traditional Wiccans are so mad about it.

Spoiler: it’s because a lot of Gardnerian Wiccans are mad at Aidan Kelly.

I know this episode is Wicca-focused, but I think it’s important information for most modern witches to know.

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Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / “Jaracanda,” Random Loops (Apple Music Library)

This month we’re talking about how we, as a community, need to actually verify that something is real before we start sharing it. Time and time again, something gets passed back and forth within the witchcraft community before someone actually bothers to ask the question “is this something that’s really happening?”

Because sometimes it isn’t.

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Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / “Jaracanda,” Random Loops (Apple Music Library)

It’s July, so that means it’s time for the annual BS-Free Witchcraft Q&A episode! Listeners like you sent in questions, and I’m going to do my best to answer them. Could it be a complete disaster? Maybe! Only one way to find out though.

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Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library)

So a few weeks ago I made a joke post on my Tumblr where I said beginner witches should “Fight a God.” This led me through a series of events which made me want to discuss how we relate to gods in witchcraft, the difference between worship and belief, and frankly whether or not we should fight a god.

That, and, we’ve all agreed that Apollo has an OnlyFans.

And a reminder – it’s almost July, so it’s time for the annual Q&A/Feedback episode of the show. If you have questions, make sure you get them in to me at the contact form here by July 10th.

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Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library)

In any movement or group there’s always a pull to do certain things to fit in. There’s an unspoken (or I guess sometimes spoken) peer pressure to do certain performative actions to conform. The modern witchcraft movement isn’t immune to this phenomenon either, and so that’s what we’re going to talk about this month.

But, like, in a fun way.

And a reminder – it’s almost July, so it’s time for the annual Q&A/Feedback episode of the show. If you have questions, make sure you get them in to me at the contact form here.

(And, of course, don’t forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network, and funded by listeners like you via Patreon.)

Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library)

On this episode, I sit down with Hex Positive‘s Bree NicGarran to talk about openly being a Witch in the modern world. How accepted are witches really these days? What challenges do we face being open about our craft? What are the odds that an old lady with a murder-van is going to harass you in a gas station parking lot?

…they’re surprisingly good apparently.

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Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library)

After two fairly depressing episodes, it’s time to move on to something a little less bleak. This time around we’re talking about The Wheel of the Year! Well, at least the basic idea. Where did it come from, who slapped these eight holidays together, and are they really something every witch needs to give a crap about?

Minor spoiler, the answer to that last question is a firm “no.”

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Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library)

A couple of years ago we did an episode on the history of the Satanic Panic of the latter half of the twentieth century, but recent events have led us to ask — could it be happening again? It’s very possible that we at the start of a new wave of satanic panic, and QAnon is just the latest symptom of a larger problem.

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Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / “Jaracanda,” Random Loops (Apple Music Library)

This month we’re attempting to tackle a topic I’ve had on the list for a while: Norse Paganism’s Nazi problem. It’s not exactly the most fun thing in the world, but after a certain shirtless idiot was amongst the rioters that attempted to overthrow the United States government at the capitol on January 6th, I just couldn’t put it off any longer. I don’t know how helpful this episode is, but it definitely made me feel better to yell about it for twenty minutes.

So I guess that’s something.

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Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / “Jaracanda,” Random Loops (Apple Music Library)

This month on the BS-Free Witchcraft podcast we’re tackling ghosts — which may sound like an October topic, but instead of spooky stories we’re instead going for practical advice on how to deal with them. What do you do if you encounter a ghost in the wild? What do you do if you think there’s a ghost in your home? It’s the perfect thing to discuss during the longest nights of the year (at least in the Northern Hemisphere).

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Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library)