In this episode, you are invited to join a newly formed coven of very amateur Edinburgh witches. I have always been fascinated by the practices of Witchcraft, Wicca, Shamanism, magic and the connection between nature and spirituality.

I decided to take my curiously a little further, I wanted to know if there are rituals in our daily life that maybe connect and or disconnect us from our spirituality and selves. I invited a small group of lovely friends over (before the new lockdown restrictions were enforced) to experiment with some ancient practices and rituals. You will hear we performed a Celtic Cacao ceremony, a Fire ceremony and learnt how to read some tarot cards.

With a rise of the internet witchcraft movement and community, I am fascinated if this could help us relate and form a greater sense of connection to ourselves and others and nature, finding your tribe in 2020 isn't an easy task.

This is a prelude episode to a longer more in-depth interview where I will be going into the woods with a Shaman in October were hoping this may help me understand on a deeper level the practices we explored here.

You're going to hear fire and the rain, also some of the honest and openness of this wonderful group of friends who came to the evening with curiosity. Thank you to them for being so kind and being so willing to come on this journey with me.

We talked about the stories we have been told by our families and peers throughout our lives and how we have learnt our values related to spirituality, religion and faith. Nobody came to the evening as the expert and meant this is a genuine first exportation and you get to come along too.

We all agreed there is power in the community, coven and the practices we performed. The space was created with ritual and tradition and I was able to see the value of this in a way I haven't before. Because we all came with the intentions of openness, exploration and honesty we were met with the outcome of an enriching, insightful, and heartwarming evening.