In episode 152 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby explore the landscapes of their dreams. Beginning in the temples of Aslepius and Asteria, where dream incubation is a ritual to speak with the gods, Kristin and Kate wander through the mysterious realms of lucid dreaming, astral projection, and out-of-body experiences. They consider the possibility of places betwixt and between, searching for spectral haunts including the Mora, Night Hag, and Sleep Paralysis Demon.

Sources & Shoutouts:

Episode 149: The Element of Spirit

Episode 104: The Mothers of Monsters & Magick

"Leaving the Body," Scott Rogo

"Projection of the Astral Body," Sylvan Muldoon

The Gateway Experience, Robert Monroe’s Hemi Sync Guided Meditations - YouTube

The Gateway Experience - CIA documents

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270006-0.pdf

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/cia-rdp96-00788r001700210016-5.pdf

Keith Hearne of Hull University

“Me, Myself, and My Sleep Paralysis Demons” by Elise Taylor - Vogue

“Sleep paralysis and folklore,” Ann M. Cox

Global folklore’s creepiest sleep paralysis demons - the real imaginary stuff of our nightmares - Mythfolks.com

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In episode 151 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby set their sites on the great beyond with a conversation about extraterrestrials, star people, and mythic accounts of maybe aliens. They consider the stories of Billy Meier, a man from rural Switzerland who documented over 100 visits from a group of telepathic, human-passing beings from the Pleiades star cluster (also known as the Seven Sisters). They discuss indigenous relationships to the stars, as well as different approaches to considering alien existence, including the Fermi Paradox, the Great Filter Theory, the Dark Forest hypothesis, and the Rare Earth hypothesis.

Sources & Shoutouts:

Episode 144: Wyrd Women pt. 2

Episode 117: Hometown Hauntings 

Wild Medicine Series - 10th House Rising 

The Night School: Lessons in Moonlight, Magic, and the Mysteries of Being Human, Maia Toll

Extraterrestrials turning soldiers into stone - CIA.gov

“Who are the Pleiadians?” by Gabriel Soca

UFO…Contact from the Pleiades, Wendelle Stevens and Lee Elders

Vintage photos taken by Billy Eduard Albert Meier in Switzerland - Sotheby’s 

A Pale Blue Dot, Carl Sagan 

The End of the World with Josh Clark

“Fermi Paradox: Where are the aliens?” by Elizabeth Howell 

Annunaki - Wikipedia

“Ancient Ties: Indigenous People and the Extraterrestrial,” Atmos Magazine

Ruth H. Burns

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For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces.

Each box includes a seasonal workbook with intention-setting guidance, astrological updates, and other helpful tools to help you harness the magick of the season.

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Music by Follow the Wind,
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In episode 150 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby interview Danielle Dulsky, a poet, painter, teacher, word-witch, and author. In this conversation, they discuss embodiment, movement as prayer, and holding the personal paradoxes of the springtime season. They consider altar-building for storytelling and the intersections of witchcraft and ‘wonder stories.’ Danielle also introduces listeners to her new book, The Night House: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Rites, and Magick for the Wise and Wild.

To learn more about Danielle and her work, visit DanielleDulsky.com and TheHagSchool.com. Follow her on Instagram @wolfwomanwitch and find all of her books here.

Sources & Shoutouts:

Episode 77: An Interview with Danielle Dulsky

Episode 123: Telling Your Story with Danielle Dulsky

The Night House: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Rites, and Magick for the Wise and Wild, Danielle Dulsky

Bones & Honey: A Heathen Prayer Book, Danielle Dulsky

Bones & Folklore 

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For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. 

Each box includes a seasonal workbook with intention-setting guidance, astrological updates, and other helpful tools to help you harness the magick of the season.

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Production by Julio Montero.
Music by Follow the Wind,
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In episode 149 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew discuss the element of Spirit. Also known as quintessence, aether, or the fifth element, Spirit completes the elemental pentagram alongside Air, Earth, Fire, and Water. In this conversation, Kristin and Kate discuss the Greek God Aether and the Cult of the Holy Spirit. They consider spirit snakes, altars, miracles, and dreams as a way to connect with the spirit world.

Sources & Shoutouts:

Episode 32: Water Magick

Episode 61: Wind, Feathers, & Bird Lore

Episode 66: Fire Magick

Episode 124: The Power of Three

https://www.theoi.com/Protogenos/Aither.html

Hesiod’s Theogony

“Aether: Primordial God of the Bright Upper Sky,” Rachel Lockett

The Library of Esoterica’s Witchcraft 

"Developing Your Intuitive Senses with the Clairs," Kate Belew - Tamed Wild

Cult of the Holy Spirit - Wikipedia

“Under the Influence of the Holy Spirit,” Azoresguide.net 

The Four Elements of the Wise: Working with Magickal Power of Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Ivo Dominguez Jr. as quoted in Library of Esoterica’s Witchcraft

Judika Illes

Ramesside dream-book

Luna Luna Magazine, Lisa Marie Basile

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For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces.

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Music by Follow the Wind,
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In episode 148 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew journey to the mythical Above to swap stories with their otherworldly hosts. In this conversation, they contemplate the overlap between angels, guardians, and daemons. They consider fairies as fallen angels, angelic hierarchy, and the startling features of these winged spirits. Kate and Kristin remind one another to be not afraid of their heavenly guides because angels are protectors and vessels for story.

Sources & Shoutouts:

The Simple Spells Deck

The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara Walker

Rilke

Revelation 4:6-8 NIV

Protection and Punishment: Beliefs About Angels in Tudor and Stuart England

Mirrors in the Earth, Asia Suler 

The Faerie Queens: A Collection of Essays Exploring the Myths, Magic and Mythology of the Faerie Queens, Sorita d’Este and David Rankine 

What is Remembered Lives: Deepening Relationships with Deities, Ancestors, and the Fae, Phoenix LaFae 

Angels and Archangels: A Magician’s Guide, Damien Echols 

Oracle of Angels by Doreen Virtue 

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

Paradise Lost, John Milton

St. Michael the Archangel - Catholic Online

Archangel Michael Escorts Souls to Heaven, Whitney Hopler  

 Angels A to Z, Evelyn Dorothy Oliver and James R. Lewis

“Meet Archangel Ariel: The Angel of Nature,” by Whitney Hopler

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For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces.

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Production by Julio Montero.
Music by Follow the Wind,
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In episode 147 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kristin Lisenby answer listener questions with Shelby Bundy. Shelby is a lover of tarot, astrology, history, myth and the visionary behind Tamed Wild. In this conversation, three witches share their spiritual traditions and routines, as well as their thoughts on candle magic, meditation, and creating authentic spells. Together, they contemplate psychic protection, intentionally calling back their energy, and Kate gives a lesson on casting a magical circle.

Say hello to Shelby via her podcast, The Moon in Carolina, or sign up for one of her classes at 10th House Rising.

Sources & Shoutouts:

Episode 45:Witchy Business with Shelby Bundy

Episode 111: Planetary Magic with Shelby Bundy

Episode 115: Wild Medicine

Episode 126: The Coven

Episode 66: Fire Magick

Episode 81: An Interview with Madam Pamita

Episode 13: Witchcraft 101

Episode 49: Witchcraft 101, Pt. 2

Witchcraft 101: Spells, Herbs, & the Moon - Courses

Spell Candle Collection

Beautiful Chorus 

Hemi Sync - The Gateway Experience

432 MHZ

Rituals & Spells: Calling Back Your Energy

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For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces.

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Production by Julio Montero.
Music by Follow the Wind,
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In episode 146 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby interview Brigit Esselmont. Brigit is an intuitive entrepreneur, best-selling author of Everyday Tarot, and Founder of Biddy Tarot. In this conversation, Brigit reflects on her introduction to tarot, and how the cards helped bring her deepest desires to life. She discusses co-creating alongside the universe, goals vs. intentions, intuition vs. anxiety, and how she handles creative setbacks. Brigit also introduces listeners to her upcoming book, Intuitive Manifesting: Align with Your Inner Wisdom and Attract Your Dream Life.

Learn more about Brigit Esselmont on her website and preorder her book here.

Sources & Shoutouts:

Radiant Rider-Waite Smith Tarot
The Biddy Tarot Deck

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For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces.

Each box includes a seasonal workbook with intention-setting guidance, astrological updates, and other helpful tools to help you harness the magick of the season.

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Production by Julio Montero.
Music by Follow the Wind,
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In episode 145 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby & Kate Belew finish their series inspired by the wyrd and wonderful. In Wyrd Women Pt. 3, they meet an old woman named Baubo. Baubo is a goddess of belly laughs, and in the myth of Persephone and Demeter, she is the unassuming problem solver. While Demeter mourns, Baubo dances in the face of grief, showing us that laughter is a spell that heals the heart. Next, they meet wyrd woman Simona Kossak, an activist and lover of more than human creatures who fought to protect Poland’s oldest forests and was sometimes called Witch.

Sources & Shoutouts:
Wild Medicine: An Illustrated Guide to the Magic of Herbs, Bundy & Belew
Episode 6: Persephone & Pluto
Episode 80: Psychedelic Witchcraft
Episode 130: Patron Saints of Spring
Storytime: Hades & Persephone
Goddess Series: Persephone
Encyclopedia of Spirits, Judika Illes
Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life, Sharon Blackie
Baubo votives
“Baubo: Laughter in the Face of Grief,” Deanna Riddick
The Health Benefits of Humor
Iambe and Baubo: A Study in Ritual Laughter, Olga Arans, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988.
Women Who Run With the Wolves, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
“The Extraordinary Life of Simona Kossak,” Janusz R. Kowalczyk
Białowieża Forest, UNESCO World Heritage Convention
“Galloping Ghosts,” Diane Ackerman
“A Life Less Ordinary with a Real-Life Snow White,” Liam Ward

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If you desire magick in the mail, you can subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces.

Created by Tamed Wild.
Production by Julio Montero.
Music by Follow the Wind,
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In episode 144 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby & Kate Belew continue their series inspired by the wyrd and wonderful. In Wyrd Women Pt. 2, they begin in the cosmos and explore the folklore of the Pleiades star cluster. Also known as the Seven Sisters, the Pleiades possess mythical ties to Aphrodite, Artemis, bees, doves, and the Winter Solstice. In the second part of this conversation, Kate introduces listeners to Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, author, occultist, and founder of the Theosophical Society.

Sources & Shoutouts:
Earth Medicines, Felicia Cocozin Ruiz
The Gift of Healing Herbs, Robin Rose Bennett
Additional decks and books from the Tamed Wild Library
Episode 103: Earth Medicines with Felicia Cocozin Ruiz
Episode 117: Hometown Hauntings
Episode 134: Summer Magick
Episode 108: The Furies & the Harpies
Artemis: Virgin Goddess of the Sun, Moon & Hunt, Sorita d’Este
Women’s Encylopedia of Myths & Secrets, Barbara Walker
The Myth of Alcyone & Ceyx
"Pleiades in Ancient Mesopotamia," Lorenzo Verderame
The Night School: Lessons in Moonlight, Magic, and the Mysteries of Being Human, Maia Toll
Cultural Astronomy - Aztec
BrooklynMuseum.org
“Madame Blavatsky and the Secret of the Masters,” Jules Evans
Isis Unveiled: A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology, Helena Blavatsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky
Theosophical Society
"White Lotus Day celebrates the ‘founding mother of occult in America,’ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky" - The Conversation
Encyclopedia Brittanica

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In episode 143 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby & Kate Belew go in search of wyrd and wonderful women for their new mini-series, Wyrd Women. During this first conversation, Kate and Kristin introduce listeners to the Fox Sisters and Nettie Colbourn, young mediums who gained notoriety during the rise of Spiritualism in the 19th century. They contemplate divining with the unseen and necromancy, as well as Elsie Wheeler and the creation of the Sabian Symbols.

Sources & Shoutouts:

Episode 139: The Magick of Perception: Rituals for Adornment & Glamour 
Episode 78: An Interview with Annie Finch
Episode 97: Human Design with Xenia Viray
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
The Tamed Wild Winter Box
The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present, Hutton, Ronald
https://www.britannica.com/topic/necromancy
“The Fox Sisters and the Rap on Spiritualism,” Abbott Kahler
Opening to Channel: How to Connect with Your Guide, Sanaya Roman and Duane
“Why Did so Many Victorians Try to Speak with the Dead?” Casey Cep
Was Abraham Lincoln a Spiritualist?: Curious Revelations From the Life of a Trance Medium,  Nettie Colburn Maynard
Everyone Calls Me "Nettie": The True Story of a Trance Medium in Abraham Lincoln's White House, Ackerman, Lawrence
Sabian Symbols - Cafe Astrology
“Elsie May Wheeler – Spiritualist Medium With A Gift For The World”
https://sabian.org/index.php
Find your Sabian Symbols! - Astro-Seek.com

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For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include books, crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces to help you harness the magick of the season.

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Music by Follow the Wind,
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