Metaphysical Apothecary

Magick and witchcraft can lean heavily towards aesthetics. When aspects of our rituals and spellwork LOOK good, it can make manifesting the desired results easier.

In this Episode, Megan and I explore the necessary balance between what looks good and what is practical and safe, especially for the tiny curious, joyous beings in our lives, our familiars, and our witchlings.

Join us as we discuss ideas on how to adjust rituals to be safe, include familiars and witchlings, as well as we both adapted our witchcraft and magickal workings for our pets, familiars, and the witchlings in our lives.

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Further Resources: 

Are Candles Safe For Pets? | Dutch

How to practice witchcraft with kids

FIVE questions I'm asked as a Pagan Parent || Parenting While Pagan [CC]   

Gemstone Toxicity Table - International Gem Society - IGS

Be Warned! 105 Most Dangerous Crystals in the World 

Set Up an Altar for Pagan Kids – Patti Wigington 

Intro/Outro: Brewing Potions

To coven, or not to coven? Most witches ask themselves this question at least once on their pagan journey—and the answer may change over time. Newer witches scratching the surface of spellwork and ritual can be especially confused by these questions: 

Should I join a coven? 

How do I find the right group for me? 

What do I do when coven culture becomes toxic? 

For our annual Halloween episode, Shannon and I will tackle these and other questions about this ancient tradition—from how covens began to their place in society today. 

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Further Resources: 

Covens, Circles, & Groves 

Qualities & Characteristics of a Cult | Dr. Janja Lalich

Cyberwitches: From Zoom rituals to casting spells with emojis | Endless Thread 

What Is A Cyber Coven?  

Intro/Outro: Brewing Potions

Admittedly, this podcast episode is a bit different than our usual fare. Generally, Shannon and I seek to dispel superstition and fear around witchcraft—both stereotypes outside the community and fearmongering within it. That often means breaking down myths around things that go bump in the night. 

However, some things bump louder than others and have sharper teeth. 

Though many things we're taught to fear in witchcraft have no bite, certain things should still be approached with caution. Energetic beings—like egregors–fall into that category. Join Shannon and I this week as we explore methods for dispelling and protecting yourself from these intangible entities. 

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Further Resources: 

Kelly-Ann Maddox | Servitors 

Tulpa | Wikipedia

The Power of the Mind: Creating Tulpas Through Meditation and Visualization | by Osman Güneş Özkurt | ILLUMINATION | Medium 

Sara Raztresen | Christian Witch 

Thought-Form | Wiktionary

Non-Corporeal Beings | Sacred Sites

Egregore | Wikipedia  

Intro/Outro: Ancient Rite by Kevin MacLeod

Self-love and expressing it comes in many varieties from daily self affirming mantras to regular scheduled self-care pampering sessions. Sometimes expressing self-love is defining and refining our values, beliefs, and understanding, especially when it comes to our spiritual path, practice, and magickal craft. 

Find what is sacred is an act of self-love as it defines what you can and cannot bend or break without compromising the essential core of what made it sacred in the first place. 

In this episode, Shannon explores what she finds sacred and how she defined it. 

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Further Resources: 

Magic | Etymology 

Hallow | Etymology

Sacred | Etymology

Holy | Etymology

Religion in the Legend of Zelda: The Ultimate Guide

John Astin on Gomez and Morticia's relationship on "The Addams Family"

John Astin on violence and comedy on "The Addams Family" - TelevisionAcademy.com/Interviews

Find What Is Sacred to You | Psychology Today

Find the Sacred in Everyday Life | Live Happy

Intro/Outro: Witch Waltz by Kevin MacLeod

Numerology and Angel Numbers especially have become associated with the love and light spiritual practices that are incredibly trendy. Angel numbers are so trendy in fact that their popularity works against them and they don’t always get taken seriously. 

In this episode, Megan explores with a dash of salt and a healthy serving of discernment numerological oracles and the Angel Numbers—what are they and what they are not as well as how to interpret them. 

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Intro/Outro: Blacksmith by Alexander Nakarada

Many dynamic and captivating aspects, celestials, and elements move and resonate in the cosmos that add power to personal growth, discovery, and even magickal workings. Lunar Nodes transit through the zodiac, shifting energies around individual spiritual journeys and magickal practices as well as the collective focus or linchpin.

In this episode, join Shannon as she explores the astrology, magick, and mystique of the Lunar Nodes, and shares her own experiences and observations on how to harness the natal Lunar Nodes as well as the transiting nodes. Shannon provides ideas and inspiration to unlock their transformative potential to add to your spiritual and magickal toolkit. 

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Further reading: 

Finding the North Node from 1916 to 2028 | Cayelin Castell

Nodal Axis into Aries and Libra 

Rahu Ketu - The Shadow Planets 

The Lunar Nodes. 

The Dragon's Tale: Symbolism and the Lunar Nodes - Astrodienst. 

The Magic of the North Node in Astrology and Human Design — Pure Generators 

Your July 17, 2023 Horoscope Will Be Transformative For Each Sign 

Spiritual Life Lessons: The Nodes of the Moon in Astrology 

North and South Node Placements In Your Birth Chart 

Moon's Nodes - Astrodienst Astrowiki 

North and South Nodes Astrology: Your Life Purpose and Past Lives 

North Node, South Node Astrology Explained - The Cut 

The Lunar Nodes Through the Houses 

LUNAR NODES — MODERN WITCHES 

Working with Lunar Nodes in Spell Casting - The Wyld Witch 

Moon's Nodes - Astrodienst 

The Practical Magic Take on Astrology's Nodes 

Lunar Eclipse Magic & Folklore 

Eclipse Magic: How To Properly Harness The Power Of An Eclipse 

The Solar Eclipse and the Substitute King | The Metropolitan Museum of Art 

Manifesting Your Dreams During An Eclipse Is A Bad Idea 

The Lunar Nodes : Vectors of Our Destiny - AstroEsotericPro 

So, WTF is My Birth Chart, Anyway? – The Chill Times 

North Node In Aries, South Node in Libra: Natal & Transit 

Archive Astrological Magick

Transitting Luminary Reading — Soimes Life Coaching

The Nodes of the Moon 

Lunar And Solar Eclipses 2023 – Dates, Folklore, And Facts - Farmers' Almanac

Build a Money Bowl with Me!

Cord Cutting: A What, Why & How-To Guide   

Intro/Outro: Magical Transition by Kevin MacLeod

Between Lazy Witchcraft and Armchair Spiritualist labels hides a bias within the community that comes up and around every now and again. It's a bias against those with low energy and low stamina without compassion and understanding of why someone may have low energy.

In this episode, Shannon explores the meanings of these labels, her own reasons for practicing low energy witchcraft, and different ways to do low energy and low stamina magick for yourself, no matter the reason.

Trigger Warning. I was both triggered during the recording and the editing of this podcast, so this episode is still close to the raws.

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Intro/Outro: witch waltz by kevin macleod

Very often in pagan circles we encounter what I like to call pagan evangelicals. These people enjoy gatekeeping things that don’t need to be gatekept—including how we interact with deities and entities on our pantheons. 

In this episode, Megan takes a closer look at these defunct rules and offers practical guidelines for deity interactions, including how to call on deities for help, presenting offerings, prayer, and what respect really means when it comes to your pantheon.

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Intro/Outro: Magical Transition by Kevin MacLeod

In this episode of our Meet the Witch mini-series, Megan takes a deep dive into her childhood in rural Appalachia, and how the paradox of an evangelical upbringing in an inherently magickal place shaped who she became. She also shares how discovering her queerness and neurodivergence play a huge role in her magickal practice. 

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Intro/Outro: Black Knight by Rafael Krux

Another solo episode with Shannon, our resident librarian, archaeologist, and multi-faceted witch. Take a journey with her back in time as she recounts magickal and personality-shaping experiences from her childhood, draws connections between neurodivergence and witchcraft, and provides deep insight into the way she chooses to practice magick.

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Intro/Outro: Witch Waltz by Kevin MacLeod