Sat Upon A Toadstool; A Witch's Podcast

In this episode:

A talisman of war.

The Heliacal Rising of Spica.

The sourdough familiar.

Ritual vessels for Spica.

Halloween!

A candle dressing for protection.

Yew.

Pumpkins.

Buckeyes.

Usnea.

The Dead: Local, Familial, Heroic.

Dumb suppers.

Pots for the Local Dead.

A wash against miasma.

A working to welcome in the Ancestors.

Offerings to the Devil's Plot.

A Saint Lazarus ritual against illness.

A lot of dirt.

Preparing the way for the Winter Mother and the First Snows.

The full episode is available on Patreon, to all members of the Nettle and Hawthorn tiers!

Cheers,

Mahigan

Join Frankie and Mahigan as they soak at the bottom of Mary's Well and chat about dual-faith, what it means to see Saints through the lens of local culture and belief, and delve into what a practice at the crossroads of heresy and religious culture may look like.

Topics covered this episode include:

Italian-American folk magic

French-Canadian folk Catholicism

Balancing witchcraft and Catholicism

Dual-Faith as an ethnographic term and as an online label

Dominant religion, counterculture, and sorcery

What exactly is the "folk" in "folk witchcraft"

And more!

Make sure to check out Frankie at @chaoticwitchaunt on the socials, https://www.chaoticwitchaunt.com, and on Patreon as Chaotic Witch Aunt!

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Howdy y'all and welcome to Sat Upon a Toadstool, a podcast on all thing witchcraft, crooked ways, and occultism. I am your host, Mahigan Saint-Pierre, and twice a month I sit down to discuss a topic dear to my heart, whether it is magic or commentary on occultism at large, and to answer listener questions. I am currently hanging out with the troll under the stone bridge that leads to the fairy glen — she doesn't speak English, but I'll be doing the talking for the both of us. Join us today for a conversation on what advanced witchcraft really is, and why none of us are truly "advanced witches".

In this episode:

The myth of the advanced practitioner

Commentary on the "baby witch" phenomenon

The importance of research, and its consequent unimportance

The basics

Basic energy work

Cultivation

Folk magic

Cultural context

The spirit work leap

The cookery metaphor

Shared personal gnosisComplicated vs effective, and meritocracy

Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk magic, land veneration, and mediation between the world of the living and the next. Your host, Mahigan Saint-Pierre, is comfortably seated in increasingly odd corners of the woods chatting with god-knows-what critter as they sip on strange brews and chat about all things witchcraft, occult, and spiritual.

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Kitchen Toad

How to prepare Saint Expedite oil?

What are your favorite things about your local ecosystem spiritually? Do you feel that it differs significantly from other popularly written about ecosystems in occult literature, like the PNW, New England, or the American South?

How did you find footing in your practice?

How should I begin saint work?

Advice on beginning necromantic work?

How do you find the right way to go when you constantly feel unsatisfied with your practice?

Do you work with any PGM spells and can you share a favorite?

Would love to hear about drawing from historical sources to build a spell! Thanks!

In magical practice how important is it to "raise power" and how may that look differently?

When posting active magical work publicly should there be anything to be wary about?

Today we are supping in the burrow in a luxurious Hedgehog's burrow, joined by Sfinga, Salt, and B. Key from the Frightful Howls You May Hear podcast to discuss the etiquette, ethics, and traditions of hiring and providing magical services. Join us as we discuss the vetting process, the diviner's toolkit, respect, community, mutual aid, and our personal ethics and morals when it comes to hiring and providing magical services.

Make sure to check out the Frightful Howls You May Hear podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and to check out their lovely Patreon.

Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk magic, land veneration, and mediation between the world of the living and the next. Your host, Mahigan Saint-Pierre, is comfortably seated in increasingly odd corners of the woods chatting with god-knows-what critter as they sip on strange brews and chat about all things witchcraft, occult, and spiritual.

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Join us as we chat about the upcoming month of July and all of its wonder! In this episode, we touch on the feasts of Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Martha, as well as the Heliacal Rising season of Sirius. We also get into some neat weather magic, apotropaic magics against storms, practices pertaining to the first harvest of wheat, as well as the magics of Oak, Sunflower, and Self-Heal!

In today's episode:

What is a spiritual ecosystem?

How to connect with land spirits while honoring Indigenous people?

How to deal with lack of faith, and feelings of unworthiness?

Magical resistance practices for social justice work!

Should Hekate altars and rituals be done strictly outdoors?

How to deal with fatigue in one's practice?

How to petition Saint Expedite for love?

Is the devil a god or a spirit? How do they differ?

How to better accumulate/cultivate knowledge as a student?

Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk magic, land veneration, and mediation between the world of the living and the next. Your host, Mahigan Saint-Pierre, is comfortably seated in increasingly odd corners of the woods chatting with god-knows-what critter as they sip on strange brews and chat about all things witchcraft, occult, and spiritual.

Kitchen Toad

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Let's talk all about offerings! How to not overfeed your spirits, how to make sure you build reciprocity, and how to heat and cool them down. Join Mahigan as they discuss all things pertaining to the process of choosing, making, and disposing various offerings to the various types of spirits out there, as they escape the heat beneath the ferns.

In this episode of the Sat Upon a Toadstool Almanac, Mahigan shares beliefs, practices, and rituals concerning the feast of Saint John the Baptist, the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, as well as Rusal'naia, or Trinity Week. Join us as we discuss herbal magics including that of Saint John's Wort, Hawthorn, Mugwort, Rose, Vervain, Elderflower, and Broom, and touch on various herbal concoctions, recipes, charms, and cantrips for spirit flight, conjuring storms, and separating lovers.

The full episode is available over on Patreon.

Hey y'all, I hope the shifting winds of May have kept you warm, and that wildflowers are finding their way to you wherever you may step. I am currently holed up in the trunk of a Rowan tree, counting the petals on a daisy; join me as we speak of graceful Juniper, of spiritual purity, of blessed oils, and of the dynamics of the witch and the shaman in this episode of the Sat Upon a Toadstool Advice Column.

Questions covered in today's episode include:

"Juniper's uses outside of cleansing?"

"How important is purity/abstention from sexual activities when adapting grimoiric magic into personal practice? I noticed many say to abstain for at least a week along with fasting."

"How do you balance having multiple altars with executive dysfunction? I've tried the weekly thing people suggest, but it did not work long..."

"If you wanted to draw truth out in a relationship what magic would you use?"

"I recently bought a really rough used bible. Do u have any tips for cleansing an item that might have had a bad history or was formerly possessed by a person in turmoil? Should I even keep it?"

"Do you have advice on creating oils of consecration for those not practicing from a Christian faith?"

"What kind of working would you recommend for calling in a job that is aligned with one's needs + paid well?"

"Hello I am Listening to your pod cast I appreciate your views but I feel you are a shaman."