New World Witchery - The Search for American Traditional Witchcraft

Summary: In our annual holiday episode, we listen to carols, share some holiday memories (and a few tears), and talk about how we welcome in the winter.   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 … Continue reading "Episode 103 – Yuletide Cheer! 2016"

Summary: We take a look at the concept of Evil as it relates to magic and witchcraft. Is there such a thing? What guides a witch’s moral compass? Do witches ever summon demons? And just what kind of shenanigans is Cory up to, anyway?   Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support … Continue reading "Episode 102 – Evil"

Summary: This is the downloadable podcast version of our recent MIxlr broadcast, which featured listener ghost stories for the spooky Hallows/late Autumn 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.  Even if … Continue reading "Episode 101 – Ghost Stories Live!"

Summary: Our last (official) #AllHallowsRead tale is “The Pale Man,” by Julius Long. A lonely man visiting a country hotel finds himself pondering a strange guest down the hall, one that keeps changing rooms and moving closer and closer.   Play: Download: Special Episode – Weird Tales – The Pale Man    -Sources- You can … Continue reading "Special Episode – Weird Tales – The Pale Man"

Summary: We tackle the thorny, magical, and morbid world of death from a personal and a magical perspective. We discuss our own experiences with death, some folkloric ideas about death and witchcraft, and a little bit about our thoughts on the afterlife.   Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show … Continue reading "Episode 100 – The Witch Must Die!"

Summary: Continuing our theme of stories from the Weird Tales magazine published in the mid-twentieth century, we share “Four Wooden Stakes,” by Victor Rowan. This #AllHallowsRead raises the dead as two old friends fight for their lives against a creature of the night.   Play: Download: Special Episode – Weird Tales – Four Wooden … Continue reading "Special Episode – Weird Tales – Four Wooden Stakes"

Summary: We begin our annual #AllHallowsRead episode series with “The Night Wire,” by H.F. Arnold. Our theme this year will be stories from the American horror/sci-fi magazine, Weird Tales, which published from the 1920s to the 1950s. This story features a very creepy fog and a very creeped-out telegraph operator.   Play: Download: Special Episode … Continue reading "Special Episode – Weird Tales – The Night Wire"

Hello everyone! The episode enclosed is not a New World Witchery episode. Not exactly. It exists because our wonderful listeners have been supportive and kind and generous over the years, and provided me with a way to make something new and different. But the magic in the podcast herein is not quite the same magic … Continue reading "Sneak Preview – Chasing Foxfire Episode 1 – Glow"

Summary: We tackle listener feedback this episode, addressing topics like discovering magical heritage, mojo bags, seasonal festivals, and adapting spells for others.   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 … Continue reading "Episode 99 – Checking Our Owls"

Summary: This episode is a special condensed version of one of our bi-monthly Patreon group discussions. The conversation was just so good, and we wanted to share some highlights of it with you. We talk about the times and places we most dream about visiting as magical folk. Enjoy!   Please check out our Patreon … Continue reading "Special Episode – Witches When and Where Roundtable"