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I saw a tweet going around that gave me the idea for this topic. The tweet talked about how the idea of trusting your gut doesn't take into account social conditioning, fear, trauma, and other environmental factors.  

- Tweet: https://twitter.com/DurgadasADuriel/status/1204109906040614914  
- Shadow Work Video: https://youtu.be/O1_UKy1gox4
- Shadow Work Podcast: https://wp.me/pawqtP-2FG
- Kelly-Ann Maddox: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO3TVUyNxIdMdR9RljTIzaQ

I really wanted to discuss this because I'm a witch with mental health issues that has a hard time discerning whether or not the feelings I get are legit or if they're just my anxiety. These are mental health traps, in my opinion, because we are goaded into this idea of trusting ourselves - but what happens when we can't?  

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What's up witches?! I am back behind a camera - even though I don't have my full setup yet - but I am ready to go! In case you don't want to watch the full video, here are the things that are changing...  

1. Podcasts will now be recorded LIVE on YouTube every (?) Thursday at 12PM EST (youtube.com/roundthecauldron)
2. There will now be a bonus section at the end of each podcast where I answer questions about the topic and where we can have a discussion.
3. All ready-made items in my shop are on sale right now for 50% off until the end of July!   

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Jumping on the witchcraft bandwagon is not what you may think. Today, I wanted to discuss how the witchcraft bandwagon might be affecting you, how you can recognize it, and what you can do to push past it.   

Cultural Appropriation: https://youtu.be/LyRnlG4Geg4
Witchcraft Resources: https://youtu.be/7gRa5Pz1BvQ
Irish Magic & Spirituality: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrishMagic/  

I don't mean that everyone who is now coming to the craft or to paganism is jumping on the witchcraft bandwagon. What I mean by this term is that as witches, sometimes we do certain things just because we see other witches doing it. This can lead to many issues in your witchcraft practice. So, are you guilty of this? Baby witches, take note!  

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Working with the phases of the moon in your magick can give you a powerful boost to your spells and intentions. From the full moon to the dark moon, come see what my thoughts are on moon magick and correspondences.   

Using Non-Pagan Resources: https://youtu.be/7gRa5Pz1BvQ
Farmer's Almanac: https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times
Institute of Physics - How the Moon Affects the Earth: https://beta.iop.org/how-does-moon-affect-earth
Sacred Texts: https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-dates-and-times  

Get a free moon phase printable for your grimoire!
https://www.roundthecauldron.com/2019/11/28/moon-phases-in-magick/

Moon magick is heavily prevalent within most witchcraft practices. From the potency of the full moon to the rest of the dark moon, there is something the moon can teach us regardless of our tradition or path.   

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Midsummer is a celebration of the Summer Solstice in many pagan traditions. There are several ways you can celebrate, but we're going to look at some Irish paganism traditions.  

Lora O'Brien Website: https://www.loraobrien.ie
Lora O'Brien YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwf9Mkk6Kfs9RR6wwWCp1Q
Irish Central - Celebrate the Irish Way: https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/celebrate-summer-solstice-irish-way
The High Man - A Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALcP1o2EUio&feature=emb_title  

Irish Practice Quotes - Duchas.ie
- https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428016/4368437/4471719?fbclid=IwAR1tVmB6FsB-uBA9Vw-i07aEAsEPTegKYii2E2vUbkB8yp--S83SYaGos_o
- https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4493706/4412958?fbclid=IwAR23Lyqr-KqpFpf3NLDPsMAgC-WkqqZRqcLNigoUL3xLXiPgdKku5tjeaZc
- https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428332/4396152/4484445?fbclid=IwAR3eBcaqHNqzXTkT6efX1e-dUr3u-xH5IzKZmsJTi37WeS8XcvwWpxAp66k
- https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428163/4382821/4447551?fbclid=IwAR3tym-cQTunWUfJJNfP3_l29KhKF05Ld15Jmy2okM6jVXH0f5eWP-AthdI  

Celebrating the Summer Solstice, or Midsummer, is a common theme among many pagan faiths and traditions. Though it may have many names, Midsummer is often seen as the midpoint between the dark and the light half of the year. At Midsummer, we encounter the longest day of the year and, after, we start our descent into the darker half of the year. Midsummer is celebrated on different days in the northern and southern hemispheres because it is an astronomical event.   

How do you celebrate Midsummer?  

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Inspired by Blood, Sweat, and Steel on YouTube, this week we discuss the importance of using non-witchy resources in your research and daily practices to help you be a better witch and pagan.

Blood, Sweat, and Steel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU6TTTvQ79qlxxGJ9PB79-g

Seek by iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app
RelaxMelodies: https://www.relaxmelodies.com/
MyMoonPhases: https://www.jrustonapps.com/apps/my-moon-phase
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/

Before Blood, Sweat, and Steel talked about this subject, I actually hadn't given it much thought. When we think of pagan resources or witchcraft resources, we normally think about content specific to those two topics. Now, though, I realize that there are several non-pagan resources that I use on a regular basis. It is important to understand that all of your resources don't have to be witchy books, witchy apps, witchy websites, and witchy content. Learning how to use the resources at our disposal - pagan or not - can help you be a better and more well-rounded witch. 

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Today, Hope and I decided to sit down and have a discussion about topics that are important to beginner pagans and witches.  

JStor: https://www.jstor.org/
Academia: https://www.academia.edu/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com
Paganism for Beginners by Althaea Sebastiani: https://amzn.to/2VlmUWw  

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Hope is a 20-year-old self-proclaimed tarot expert, having been reading tarot for about two years. She is a beginner witch and pagan and we sat down to have a chat about her journey, what she does, and her tips for anyone looking to explore the path of paganism.    

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Correspondences within witchcraft can be personal or common. Where do they come from? Who decides the correspondences for herbs, candles, and colors within witchcraft?  

* My Color Correspondence Printable: http://www.roundthecauldron.com/color-correspondences-free-printable/
* Scott Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magickal Herbs(+): https://amzn.to/3bPS39J
* Doctrine of Signatures by J.M.S. Pearce written for European Neurology: https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/131714
* Doctrine of Signatures Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctrine_of_signatures
* Psychology Today - Color Psychology: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/habits-not-hacks/201408/color-psychology-how-colors-influence-the-mind
* Signatura rerum, or The Signature of All Things (Full Text): https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A28534.0001.001?view=toc
* Color Correspondences - Emotional or Traditional? https://www.roundthecauldron.com/color-correspondences-tradition-or-emotion/
* How to Make a Poppet: https://youtu.be/0chHAGJyqsg  

One thing I wrestled with at the beginning of my studies of witchcraft and magick was just who decided the correspondences? Who decided that clear quartz is a good crystal for just about everything? Who decided that lavender corresponds with calming? Today, I wanted to talk about witchcraft correspondences and where they come from. I discuss the animist perspective, the psychological perspective, and the medicinal perspective. This by no means is a comprehensive dive into correspondences, but I hope it gives you a chance to think about your own witchcraft correspondences and how you use them in your craft.   

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Defensive magick is the spellcraft equivalent of self-defense. Learning different defensive magick techniques can make you a more well-rounded witch.    

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Just because you learn defensive magick doesn't mean you should always anticipate an attack. I like to use defensive magick techniques to protect from unwanted energies in and around my home, unwanted energetic influences when I'm out in public, and a way to protect my home and family from outside influences. Defensive magick doesn't have to protect against just energetic or magickal influence, either. It can be used to protect against physical harm or damage as well.    

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I was inspired by two people on YouTube (links below) and their discussion about their deities and their experiences. They mentioned something that really inspired me - and that's the fact that many pagans and witches don't discuss their personal experiences with their Gods, Goddesses, and other beings. This could be from fear, hesitation, or just because they don't want to. 

I believe that sharing our personal experiences with our spiritual path - including the gods we work with - can be a learning experience for both ourselves and others. It is important for me to share my experiences because I'm all about the education and spread of knowledge. 

Today, I want to share my thoughts on this as well as my experience working with and worshiping the Irish Goddess Brighid. 

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Things I Mentioned
- Dru @ She Who Walks Between the Worlds
- Trish @ BeanBagHagWag
- Lora O'Brien
- Podcast Episode 36: Gods Aren't Socks

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