In episode 102 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew celebrate Beltane with the bones. In this conversation, they discuss bone folklore, corpse medicine, and Baba Yaga’s walkway of fiery skulls. They consider bones as keepers of memories, consciousness, and the soul. They also contemplate antlers, the archetypal skeleton, and Beltane’s sacred fires, originally known as bonefires.

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

Sources:

Baba Yaga’s Book of Witchcraft: Slavic Magic from the Witch of the Woods by Madame Pamita 

A Dictionary of Symbols, J.E. Cirlot

“Folk-lore of the Bones” by Daniel Brinton via The American Folklore Society

The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine by Sophie Strand

Complete Herbal by Nicolas Culpepper

Metamorphoses by Ovid

The Gruesome History of Making Skeletons - Atlas Obscura

The Book of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images by Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS), Taschen

Slavic Witchcraft: Old World Conjuring Spells and Folklore by Natasha Helvin

Women Who Run With the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Shoutouts:

The Spring Crossroads creative coven 

The Spirit Guide Coach - Aja Dashuur

Episode 55 - An Interview with Aja Dashuur

Episode 25 - Beltane

Episode 76 - An Interview with Amanda Paulson

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