In the 100th episode of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew discuss the relationship between masks and ritual. They consider masks as a way to enact magick, channel the dead, and divine with the animal world. They talk about Samhain, Carnival, Krampusnacht, and other celebrations where masking is part of the dress code. They ponder masks as conduits, portals, and one of the oldest art forms in the world.

Created by Tamed Wild.
Production by Julio Montero
Music by Follow the Wind,
Taizo Audio.

Souces:

Maiden, Mother, Crone, DJ Conway
Missing Witches: Recovering True Histories of Feminine Magick, Amy Torok and Risa Dickens
Witchcraft in the Middle Ages, Jeffrey Russel
Word Origins: An Exploration and History of Words and Language, Wilfred Funk
The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets,  Barbara Walker
"We Wear the Mask," Paul Laurence Dunbar
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-02-01/ty-article/ancient-pagan-masks-debunked-by-archaeologists-in-poland/00000186-0bde-dd5c-a987-1fffbd7d0001
The Witch’s Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire, Melissa Jayne Madera

Shoutouts:

Mysteries of the Dark Moon, Demetra George
Nettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher
Poems Bewitched & Haunted, Everyman’s Library Pocket Poet Series
Episode 78: Annie Finch
Episode 48: Medusa & Athena

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Created by Tamed Wild.
Production by Julio Montero.
Music by Follow the Wind,
Taizo Audio