New World Witchery - The Search for American Traditional Witchcraft

Summary: For this episode we decided to do a magical mental tour of the home, and explore how the different spaces in our dwelling places are used magically. We talk sex and protection in the bedroom, magical blankets and occult summonings in children’s rooms, and the power of the magical threshold. Please check out our … Continue reading "Episode 143 – The Magical Home"

Summary: We look at folk magic from a “new” perspective this time (which isn’t really very new at all). We discuss embedded spells in webpage code, shuffle-o-mancy and radio divination, and how to make a meme into a spell as we look at where magic and technology overlap (with special guest, Laine’s husband!). Please check … Continue reading "Episode 142 – Techno Sorcery and Digital Magic"

Summary: We return to our divination workings from back at the beginning of 2018 to see how everything came together (or in some cases, didn’t). Then we throw some cards to see what the year ahead will bring. Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a … Continue reading "Episode 141 – New Years Divininations Revisited"

Summary We interview author and blogger Lilith Dorsey about her recent response to an article on “Black witches” in The Atlantic, as well as the role traditions and pop culture play in shaping contemporary witchcraft and folk magic. Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a … Continue reading "Episode 140 – Culture and Witchcraft with Lilith Dorsey"

Summary: This time we’re chatting with poet, author, and witch Lisa Marie Basile about her book Light Magic for Dark Times, the intersections of self-care and folk magic, and the way magical practice and poetry can overlap.   Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a … Continue reading "Episode 139 – Light Magic for Dark Times with Lisa Marie Basile"

Hello everyone! We mentioned in our last show that we would be launching a new podcast soon, and today we’re getting the first episode out there! It’s called Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, and you can probably guess what our main subject will be. This really is just an introduction to us, … Continue reading "Sneak Peek: Myth Taken Episode 0-0"

Summary: We look back at 2018’s witchy highlights and talk about some of our upcoming projects for the new year, then discuss folk magical approaches to self care for the new year as well.   Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, … Continue reading "Episode 138 – A New Year and Magical Self Care"

Summary: In our annual holiday episode, we turn to the natural world for carols and lessons on the plants and animals of the Yuletide season.   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.  … Continue reading "Episode 137 – Yuletide Cheer! 2018"

Summary: We return under cover of darkness to the creaky gates and mossy tombstones of graveyards and crypts for this show. We cover a witch ring in a New York cemetery, spooky teenage trips to haunted graveyards, and holding your breath as you pass the local churchyard.   Please check out our Patreon page! You … Continue reading "Episode 136 – Graveyard Lore Part II"

Summary: We have a conversation with Neopagan author and tradition elder Ivo Dominguez, Jr. about his work in growing his tradition, living through the Neopagan boom of the 80s and 90s, and the New Alexandrian Library project.   Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a … Continue reading "Episode 135 – Building a Magical Tradition with Ivo Dominguez Jr"