Magick & Alchemy

In episode 108 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby continue part 2 of their Mythical Creatures Series. In the second installment of this three-part conversation, they consider the Furies and Harpies as personifications of sacred rage. They discuss the Furies as maidens (or monsters) of divine punishment and their relationship with Demeter, Medusa, hounds, and serpents. They also talk about the Harpies, three female death spirits that are part bird, part human. Believed to be angels or psychopomps, the Harpies reveal stories of vultures, ‘plucking,’ prophecy, and the magick of triplicity.

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

Sources:
Storytime: The Three Sisters of Fate
The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara Walker
Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 4
Virgil's Aeneid
Mysteries of the Dark Moon, Demetra George
Lady of the Beasts: The Goddess and her Sacred Animals, Buffy Johnson
The Last Unicorn

Shoutouts:
Small Spells Deck by Tamed Wild
Episode 104: Mothers of Monsters & Magick

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

In episode 107 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby begin part 2 of their Mythical Creature Series. In the first installment of this 3-part conversation, they contemplate the magick of satyrs and centaurs. They discuss the satyr Pan’s wild woods, his panic-inducing yell, and his overlap with trickster spirits like Hermes and Dionysus. They also visit the famed centaur and wounded healer Chiron. They talk about Chiron’s role as a mentor and oracle, and how he came to live in the stars.

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

Sources:

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods & Heroes, Edith Hamilton
MerriamWebster.com - Pan & Panic
HistoryCooperative.org - Animal Spirits of Ancient Greece
A Dictionary of Symbols, J.E. Cirlot
The Faerie Queens: A Collection of Essays Exploring the Myths, Magic and Mythology of the Faerie Queens, Sorita d’Este and David Rankine
Artemis : Virgin Goddess of the Sun, Moon & Hunt, Sorita d’Este
Homeric Hymn 19 to Pan
Chani Nicholas on Chiron

Shoutouts:

Mythical Creatures Part 1:
Episode 82: The Unicorn & the Phoenix
Episode 83: The Mermaid & the Sidhe
Episode 84: The Dragon, Gryphon, & Sphinx

Episode 90: An Interview with Sophie Strand
Episode 60: Cannabis Magick
Episode 95: An Interview with Juliana McCarthy of Ethereal Culture

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

In episode 106 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby talk grief, plants, and shapeshifting with community weaver Mara June. Mara is a writer, caregiver, death doula, and community herbalist who encourages people to dream and create courageously in times of change and grief. In this conversation, they discuss herbs as enchantment medicine, planting ourselves within sacred communities, and the trickster power of grief. They also discuss Mara’s Grief Spells, archetypal shapeshifters, tarot, and grief's capacity to unravel and reorient us within the sacred webs of life.

Learn more about Mara June and their offerings via their website, motherwortandrose.com. Consider signing up for one of their upcoming workshops like Tears of the Gods: Flowers, Death, Grief, & Shapeshifting or Dream + Flower Magick for Grief Support. You can also follow them on Instagram @motherwortandrose, and sign up for their newsletter here.

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

Sources:

Shapeshifters: A History,  John Kachuba

Shoutouts:

Shapeshifter Series: The Rusalki

Animal Symbology: The Octopus

Mythic Beasts & Beings: Selkie Folk

Kate Belew’s Bardo Writing School

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For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a 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. 

The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! 

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

In episode 105 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby team up with Caitlyn Barone to host a virtual book club. From nostalgic reads to their favorite, well-loved tomes, in this conversation, three witches share the books that have been most influential throughout their magickal journeys. They discuss books about plant witchery, out-of-body experiences, and dark goddesses like Hecate and Persephone. They discuss tales for the wild women, astrological reads, and the books that delivered ‘aha!’ moments.

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

Sources:

Kate’s Books:

Wise Child, Monica Furlong
Healing Magic, Robin Rose Bennett
Women Who Run with the Wolves, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Kristin’s Books:

Mysteries of the Dark Moon: The Healing Power of the Dark Goddess, Demetra George
Witch, Christopher Pike
Journey of Souls, Dr. Michael Newton
Destiny of Souls, Dr. Michael Newton
Journeys out of the Body, Robert Monroe

Caitlyn’s Books:

The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess, Starhawk
Mysteries of the Dark Moon: The Healing Power of the Dark Goddess, Demetra George
The Treadwell’s Book of Plant Magick, Christina Oakley Harrington
Under the Bramble Arch, Corinne Boyer
Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, Scott Cunningham
Witchcraft, Taschen

Additional Book Mentions:

Seasons of Moon & Flame, Danielle Dulsky
Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology, Jonathan Maberry, Eric J. Guignard, Stephanie Ellis, Catherine McCarthy, Gabino Iglesias
The Stars Within Us, Juliana McCarthy
Witches of New York, Ami McKay
Ilana, Tamora Pierce
Grimoire for the Green Witch: A Complete Book of Shadows, Ann Moura
Encyclopedia of Spells, Judika Illes

Shoutouts:

Tamed Wild’s Book Coven - digital subscription!
Episode 26: Art Magick Motherhood
Episode 71: Nostalgia Magick
Episode 77: An Interview with Danielle Dulsky

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Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com.

For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a 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. 

The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! 

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

In episode 104 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby discuss two of the lesser-known mothers of mythology. They begin with Echidna, the mother of monsters, whose children include the Sphinx, Cerberus, and Python, the giant serpentine creature that protects Delphi. While tracing Echidna’s family tree, they contemplate this mother’s overlap with Medusa, Gorgons, and other cave-dwelling monsters. They also discuss Asteria, the mother of Hecate, our goddess of witches. As the Titan of falling stars, it was Asteria who spurred nighttime divinations, oracular dreams, and astrology. In this conversation, they consider the mothers who exist beyond the confines of tradition, and how their stories shape ours.

Created by Tamed Wild.

Production by Julio Montero.

Music by Follow the Wind,

Taizo Audio.

Sources:

Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes 

Musings of the Muses by Heather Vassalo, Callie Blackstone, Hailey Piper, Stephanie Ellis

Lady of the Beasts: The Goddess and Her Sacred Animals by Buffie Johnson 

Theoi.com

The Homeric Hymn 3 to Delian Apollo 50 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) 

Hesiod’s Theogony

Shoutouts:

Episode 26: Art, Magick, & Motherhood with Caitlyn Barone

Episode 27: The Mother Archetype

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Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com.

For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a 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. 

The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! 

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

In episode 103 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby interview Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz. Felicia is a Curandera, Author, Indigenous Foods Activist, and Natural Foods Chef. In this conversation, Felicia discusses Curanderismo and her life as a Kitchen Curandera. She shares her thoughts on ancestral veneration, seasonal wildcrafting, and cultural appropriation vs. misappropriation. Felicia also discusses how the elements influence her craft and introduces us to her new book Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera. 

To learn more about Felicia and her offerings, follow her on Instagram @feliciacocotzin, visit her website kitchencurandera.com, and order a copy of her book, Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera.

Created by Tamed Wild.

Production by Julio Montero.

Music by Follow the Wind,

Taizo Audio.

Join Tenth House Rising!

Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com.

For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a 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. 

The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! 

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

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

Join Tenth House Rising!

Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com.

For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a 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. 

The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! 

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

In episode 101 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew interview Sophie Saint Thomas. Sophie Saint Thomas is an award-winning journalist and author whose written for VICE, Playboy, GQ, Glamour, Marie Claire, PRIDE, Cosmopolitan, High Times, Gawker (RIP), and Harper’s Bazaar. In this conversation, Sophie talks sex magick, cannabis culture, and how these practices influence her craft. She also discusses her journey to becoming a published author, why ‘fortune favors the bold,’ and her latest book, Weed Witch: The Essential Guide to Cannabis for Magic and Wellness.

To learn more about Sophie and her offerings, connect with her via her website, Instagram, or by reading her books:

Weed Witch: The Essential Guide to Cannabis for Magic and Wellness

Sex Witch: Magickal Spells for Love, Lust, and Self-Protection

Glamour Witch: Conjuring Style and Grace to Get What You Want

Created by Tamed Wild.

Production by Julio Montero.

Music by Follow the Wind,

Taizo Audio.

Join Tenth House Rising!

Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com.

For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a 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. 

The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! 

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

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

Join Tenth House Rising!

Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com.

For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a 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. 

The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! 

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

In episode 99 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby reflect on some signs of spring. Inspired by Ostara and a season of renewal, they discuss the chalice and the cauldron, and what’s collected or brewed in these sacred vessels. They talk about rain, rhythmic tides, and purification rites. They also share some moon stories, including ‘The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Princess,’ and consider the moon as a shapeshifter, a cosmic bow, and a sanctuary.

Created by Tamed Wild.

Production by Julio Montero

Music by Follow the Wind,

Taizo Audio.

Sources:

The Luminaries: The Psychology of the Sun and Moon in the Horoscope, Liz Greene

University of Illinois Press and the American Folklore Society

A Dictionary of Symbols, J.E. Cirlot

Shoutouts:

Chang’e Flies to the Moon

The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Princess

The Winter Crossroads Coven

Episode 95: An Interview with Juliana McCarthy of Ethereal Culture

Episode 96: Ostara, Moon Bathing, & Purification

Join Tenth House Rising!

Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com.

For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a 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. 

The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! 

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