DatC #060 - Sabbat Box with Hugh Carey

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 I meet with Hugh Carey who happens to be one of the hard working men behind the online retailer Eclectic Artisans and the popular witchy subscription service Sabbat Box. Hugh and I have a great discussion about his businesses as well as the issues surrounding being a retailer in the Pagan community as well as the misconceptions and backlash that can often happen as a result. Sabbat Box has been in high demand since its unveiling in Spring of 2015 and it doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon.

Below is an excerpt from an article posted on the Wildhunt Blog back in April of 2015 showing some of the backlash Hugh and Tom experienced:

...the problematic nature of even some Pagan ‘products’ such as Sabbat Box. We should be wary of attempts to sell us items evoking ‘Pagan Community’ and the imagery of magic, because this is the same ploy used to sell items devoid of meaning. - Click here for the complete Wildhunt article

Featured Songs:

“Moonwalker" by Bekah Kelso and the Fellas

"Bridges " by Eivør

"Zeitgeist" by Faun

"Cupid's Arrow" by Woodland

“Dream of Mississippi” by S.J. Tucker

"Black Snake" by Wendy Rule

“Wicker Man” by Damh the Bard

“Remember Me" by Eivør

Related Links

Eclectic Artisans

Sabbat Box

"The Ethics of 'Pay to Pray' - Wildhunt

"Column: Fetishes and Sticks – The Sorcery of Capitalism" - Wildhunt