Hex Rated

In this episode, Blackbird interviews Scarlet about a series of social media portraits she has done for the last couple of years in which she portrays witches from film, TV, and literature.  Listen to the witches discuss how this project started, hot tips Scarlet has learned about makeup and photography, and how portraying some of these very famous characters affected her and her practice.  Grab a drank and take a listen!

SPOILERS, SPOILERS, SO MANY SPOILERS ALERT!  8 years worth of spoilers, if we are being truthful.  Sit down with Scarlet and Blackbird as they take you on a journey through one of their most beloved films, The VVitch, directed by Robert Eggers and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson and Harvey Scrimshaw.   Set in Puritan New England, this folk tale is about so much more than its title.  Join the witches on a frightening, zealot-infested cult hoedown as we find out what TRUE horror really looks like, and what perpetrates it.  Trust, we want to live deliciously at all times, and that does not include traveling back to 1630.  

Join Scarlet as she does an amazing Q & A regarding a journey that Blackbird has been on for a few years now:  Her Hekate backpiece tattoo is finally finished!  Listen to the tale of the process, how she's felt throughout this dedication, and how her relationship with the deity Hekate has grown, shifted, and become intrinsic to her practice.  Most of all, the witches are 95% here to talk about dogs (Hekate totally digs them too.)  It's a celebration, witches!  

This week, Scarlet and Blackbird do a bit of soul searching while they discuss all of the crazy insanity going on in the country, how they've been feeling about it, and what they want to do about it all.  The witches start by looking inward before they even begin to look out - change starts with each of us.  Get ready to do some subversive but totally reaffirming liberation work!

Join Scarlet and Blackbird for another in-depth discussion about trance induction!  On this episode, the witches discuss chanting, dancing, movement, and positions for trance induction.  Also included are a few asides -  ranging from genderless Grandpa names all the way to the matrix.  There's no script for this kind of talent, folx!  Snuggle up with a warm cup of tea and pop those air pods in!

Join the witches on the naughtiest of episodes!  Blackbird and Scarlet get real in the weeds about trance and trance induction - Blackbird outlines in detail her favorite method for taking those inner journeys.  Find out what the different kinds of trance induction are, and what the witches have learned from their experiences and the experiences of others they have known!  

Well, the witches really didn't have any intention of going down the astrology road this episode, but here we are and it is a fun if not bumpy ride!  Learn about signs, traits, our dads, and random quote generators and predictive text as methods of, well, entertainment but also MEANINGS!  Blackbird and Scarlet hope you have as much fun listening as they did creating this episode.  

Join Scarlet and Blackbird for the epic showdown of two incredible sorceresses of ancient Greece - these two famous/infamous witches have fascinating stories and powers, and we are here to share what we know with you!  Did Medea really kill her kids? Did Circe really turn men into pigs?  Find out more about the goddess Circe and the exceedingly powerful but mortal Medea and their most famous tales!  

Grab your deck and let's go!  Blackbird and Scarlet get elbow deep into the history and significance of The High Priestess card and the Empress card.  Pomegranates everywhere, all the time!  These two cards are full of lore and significance, and you'll learn how the witches interpret these cards when they read.  They also discuss how the cards have morphed through the ages and about the personal meaning of these cards for both of them.  Bonus bird and cat stories, too!    

Join Scarlet and Blackbird one more time for the most metal of Scarlet's adventures in Iceland - ice caves, volcanoes, Icelandic sorcery, hot springs galore, and a very special horse.  You don't want to miss this final part, as we've saved lots of great moments for last!  Grab a blanket, transport yourself north, and join us for one last look at the magic of Iceland.