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The post-holiday icks are REAL y’all. The winter holidays are a fantastic time to catch up with loved ones and see far flung family members, but absolutely everyone has that ONE aunt, uncle, frenemy, cousin, etc. who really gets under their skin.

(Or maybe it’s more than one. Maybe it’s everyone. We still got your back.)

Even if there isn’t open animosity between you and any of your family members, it can still be exhausting to navigate political differences and generational divides ESPECIALLY in what we’ve dubbed the Screaming ‘20s.

These kinds of interactions can leave us feeling energetically drained and more susceptible to (both intentional and unintentional) hooks, roots, and other attachments that keep us mired in the Bad Place.

Join us this week as we talk about how to salt those roots, re-align your vibe, and reclaim your energy. (You might even hear some Aunt Gladys tsk'ing in the background, because we swear she was haunting us this time.)

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https://moneyandloverituals.com/how-to-put-roots-on-someone/

Intro/Outro Music: Elf Meditation by Kevin MacLeod

Hey, magick-makers, the Scorpio Sisters are taking a break! We’ll be on hiatus for the winter holidays, and return to you with fresh, exciting new content in January.

In the meantime, explore the complete catalog of podcast episodes. There’s definitely a little something in there for everyone.

You can also continue to join us on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and out blog for witchy tidbits, enchanted recipes, and magickal memes.

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Gratitude is such a loaded word.

Objectively, it represents recognizing and feeling joyful for all the beautiful things we have in our lives. Loved ones.  Pets. Sunrises.

Y’know. The good stuff.

However, gratitude has a dark side. All-too-often, both the word and concept are used to bully us into pretending that our lives are shiny and perfect and that nothing bothers us. That, in fact, we don’t have the *right* to be bothered because we’re too busy being grateful! Right?

Nope. That, dear friends, isn’t gratitude. It’s an illusion.

See, it’s okay to let yourself acknowledge lackluster days and bad moods. That doesn’t mean you’re not grateful. It just means you're human. And there’s magick in that, too.

In our latest podcast, Shannon and I discuss the beauty and magick of true gratitude, and what to do when those good vibes seem just beyond our reach.

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Dr. Joe Dispenza - Gratitude & How To Feel The Feeling

Intro/Outro: Elf Meditation by Kevin MacLeod

Ancestor veneration has a history eons long. It’s pervasive, existing across both time and cultures. Everyone, from little children to the elderly, feels a spark of reverence and wonder at the mention of those who’ve come before us.

In pagan circles, ancestor veneration takes on a magickal sheen. We not only honor those who came before us, we reach out and communicate with them. We ask them for guidance and wisdom, which they can sometimes provide.

But what happens when they can’t?

Join Megan and me this week as we navigate the sticky twists and turns of ancestor communication, including how to do it safely and a discussion on breaking generational curses.

Warning Adult Language was Dropped. 

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Honoring Our Exalted Dead

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Azazel. Leviathan. Stolas. Samael.

These are just a few of the demonic names we’ve been taught to fear.

But are these mysterious beings as malicious as we’ve been led to believe?

Tonight, on the eve of Halloween, Megan and I enter the shadows to examine the true nature of demonic entities.

What are they?

Where did they come from?

And which ones should we fear?

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Further reading:

Demon | Origin and Meaning by Online Etymology Dictionary

Agathodaemon | Wikipedia

Cacodemon | Wikipedia

Eudaimonia | Wikipedia

Tutelary Deity | Wikipedia

Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes

The Power of Names | Scorpio Sisters

Why is it, in stories about gods and myth, that those associated with the underworld are always the villain?

In the Disney film, Hades is the evil megalomaniac who wants to kill Hercules and release the titans. The MCU’s Hela is a vengeful harridan, whose goal is to rule Asgard. Most portrayals of Lilith color her as a succubus in thrall to Lucifer, and Lucifer himself is characterized as the most evil being ever to exist.

Scary stuff, right?

Or is it?

A critical examination of these beings’ stories and legends quickly reveals that popular media has twisted their tales to create bad guys for heroes to fight. Not only are these deities not villainous...they’re kind, empathetic, supportive and protective of those who follow them.

This week, Shannon and I kick off October with a deep dive into the nature of the dark deities we know and love.

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Further Reading

Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes

Theoi | Greek Mythology

Sacred Texts Archive

The magickal community is one of my favorite communities, ever. It holds such a wealth of diversity, knowledge, and opportunities to build relationships and communities that are inclusive and enriching.

However, just like any community, it has its murky spots.

The loud-but-uneducated insisting they know best.

Toxic gatekeeping that breaks apart communities.

Privileged mindsets that (often unintentionally) alienate certain groups.

This week, Megan and I will be talking about how to identify these (and other) problems and ways to address them.

These subjects are challenging ones, but the pagan community is (and should remain!) safe and inclusive for all who come to it in good faith. All of us can have a hand in ensuring that tradition continues.

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Does anyone else remember their first forays into witchcraft? I do.

I had left behind a very rigid religious tradition to search for spirituality that fit who I was as a person. My fellow Scorpio sister, Shannon, had been encouraging me to explore witchcraft and paganism for a long time, so I took a few tentative steps in that direction…

...and immediately felt confused, intimidated, and frightened. There were so many people saying so many different things, tossing out rules and giving contradictory accounts of the “right” way to be a witch.

It took me a little while to sort through this stew of opinions to discover what the root of witchcraft is, and what it means to me. I now have a rich, fulfilling practice unique to my spiritual needs that’s growing and changing as I do.

Join Shannon and me this week as we discuss how to sort through the noise and create a practice of your own!

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We’re just one month away from the emergence of autumn, the perfect time of year for some exquisitely mundane magicks.

Traditionally, the overlapping time between the end of summer and the start of autumn was used to prepare homes to endure the coming winter. Roofs were patched, windows were insulated, chimneys cleaned and reinforced. People also took the time to give everything a really deep scrubbing, knowing that they’d be spending weeks at a time indoors.

I find this tradition as magickal as it is practical. Since our world is inherently magickal, every act we take *is an act of magick.*

Preparing and cleaning our homes is perhaps one of the most mundane things we do. But when viewed through witches’ eyes, even this simple necessity is transformed into something extraordinary.

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Have you ever considered how many structures are designed solely to connect two points?

Stairwells.

Hallways.

Bridges.

If you linger in these spaces for “too long” you may feel a strangeness wash over you—an urgency to leave that *between* and move to a space meant to be occupied for longer.

However, next time you feel that strangeness, I urge you to stop for a moment. Let that weird energy settle into your bones. Feel the richness of *possibility* that exists in the between.

These, my dears, are liminal spaces. And they’re positively oozing with magickal potential.

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