DatC #069 - Hedge Witchery with Juniper Jeni

Hello and thank

you once again for joining me down at the crossroads for some

music, magick, and Paganism. Where witches gather for the sabbath,

offerings are made, pacts are signed for musical fame and we cross

paths with today’s most influential Pagans, occultists, and deep

thinkers. I am your bewitching, bald headed, host Chris Orapello

and tonight we meet Juniper Jeni to discuss her experiences as a

witch, Hedge Witchery, and The

Witches' Sabbat, a yearly event that takes place in Ontario

just outside of Ottawa which she teaches at and even helps to

organize. For those long time listeners of this podcast, Juniper

was the co-host of the former Pagan podcast Standing Stone and

Garden Gate and she has been on her path as a witch for twenty

years. During our discussion Juniper offers up her insights and

thoughts in regards to witchcraft and being witch as well her

approach to Hedge Witchery and what it is, and to close we learn

what's in store this year for the Witches' Sabbat.

The purpose of the Sabbat is to provide a forum where

practitioners and other interested persons can come together to

learn and share information relating to non-Wiccan witchcraft and

its associated practices. This is achieved in part by performing

rituals and workings to facilitate each individual’s personal

experience of these practices, be they newcomers or experienced

witches. This is also facilitated by discussion, story telling, and

teaching each other. The weekend consists of rituals, discussions,

workshops, a potluck with stone soup feast, and much more. Together

we build a relationship with the land, create a stang for the main

ritual, tell stories, hang out around the fire pit, and most

importantly: learn, share and grow as Witches. - The

Witches' Sabbat

Featured

Songs:

"No Harm" by Tara Rice

"Morning Fire" by Horse Cult

"Maker of My Sorrow" by Eliza Rickman

"Hunter" by Pandemonaeon

"Free" by Omnia

"Gibu" by Wardruna

Links Mentioned:

Walking The Hedge

The Witches' Sabbat

Ravens

Knoll

Kaleidoscope Gathering