New World Witchery - The Search for American Traditional Witchcraft

Summary: We begin our All Hallows Read stories for 2019 with a story of an eerie office space, and a doorway that may be a gateway to something terrifying. Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at … Continue reading "Special Episode – The Third Floor"

Summary: We discuss the power of connecting with ancestors (and just what we mean with that term), as well as finding spirituality while locked in a bathroom, with author, folk magician, and dancer Mallorie Vaudoise. Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, … Continue reading "Episode 152 – Honoring Ancestors with Mallorie Vaudoise"

Summary: We’re digging through the mailbag to answer your questions from email, voicemail, social media and more! We talk about ancestral spirits, revisit our seaside sorcery show, and enjoy a saucy bit of verse on the topic of nekkid witches. Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little … Continue reading "Episode 151 – Annual Owls 2019"

Summary: We talk about decks, divination, Taoist folk magic, and talismans with author and teacher Benebell Wen. Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time.  Even if you can’t give, spread the word and … Continue reading "Episode 150 – Tarot and Taoist Magic with Benebell Wen"

Summary: In this episode we talk mermaids and manatees, sexy seashells, and far too many Disney movies. Join us down at the shore as we discuss the magic of (and around) the ocean! Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get … Continue reading "Episode 149 – Seaside Sorcery"

Summary: We’re taking a bit of a magical road trip and visiting a couple of witchy museum exhibits this time. We’ll stop by Cornell University to chat about the recent “The World Bewitch’d” exhibit there with one of the curators, then hop over to Cleveland, Ohio to visit the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick. … Continue reading "Episode 148 – Exhibiting Witchcraft"

Summary: This time we’re looking at a few more of the everyday objects our listeners have sent in and seeing what sorts of magic we can make of them. We talk astrology and wristwatches, trunk-or-treat altar spaces, and aromatherapy necklaces as magical door chimes. We hope you enjoy and share your own everyday objects with … Continue reading "Episode 147 – Everyday Magical Objects Redux"

Summary: We sit down and visit with old friends Chris Orapello and Tara-Love Maguire about the evolution of their Black Tree tradition of magic, the ways folk magic and witchcraft fit into a contemporary world, how natural magic and climate change impact one another, and what being in the witchy publishing world is like. Please … Continue reading "Episode 146 – Besom Stang and Sword with Chris and Tara"

Summary: We’re talking about the ways folk magic gets used for purposes of beauty-enhancement and attraction this time. We start with a little game of folklore fear factor (sort of), then discuss things like magical bathing and weaving a bit of magic into your wardrobe. (Apologies for some occasional sound/editing weirdness in this one) Please … Continue reading "Episode 145 – Glamour and Beauty Magic"

Summary: We’re talking about life as a swamp witch today with author Aaron Oberon! Aaron takes us through his work with “folkloric witchcraft” and the ways he both draws on his Southern roots and adapts them to meet contemporary needs. He’ll share his perspective on the Devil’s wife, making magical tools, and Queer identity in … Continue reading "Episode 144 – Southern Cunning with Aaron Oberon"