New World Witchery

Special Episode - Folk Magician's Notebook - September 2025


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Summary: We're back again with our monthly download of lunar forecasts, card readings, a folktale about an absent-minded astrologer, some divination you may remember from elementary school, and more! 

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Producers for this show:Elle, Bree, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Lauren, Cate, Sierra, Lisa, Donna, Liz, Meg, Vee, Mark, Kels, Benjamin, AromaG’s Botanica, DanielKnits, Abbi of Morningstar Coven, Stephanie, Jenna, Donna, Jennifer, Fergus, Heather, Christopher, Ralph of the Holle's Haven Podcast, Jamie, Catherine, Achija Branvin Sionach, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, AthenaBeth, and Conjured Cardea! Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us!

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We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: 

  • The Witches Almanac
  • Llewellyn's Astrological Pocket Planner
  • Writual Planner
  • Or your local Farmer's Almanac!

You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page.

Folktale of the Month: "The Astrologer," an Aesop's Fable

The divination game was sparked by a passage in Vance Randolph's Ozark Magic and Folklore.

You can read more about divination games in Cory's book New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic!

In our cartomancy section, Laine will read for Cory, and Cory for Laine, but we'll also share general information on the cards we pull, too. If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our Cartomancy post or pick up Cory’s book, 54 Devils.

You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon). We also have a new book, Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press) (also available from Amazon).

Image via Pixabay (CC 2.0)

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Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Runaround (AM Radio),” by Aaron Solomon, and is licensed from Audio Socket. (License #1273). Additional incidental music Kevin Macleod, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license.

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain. Additional "rooster" sound effect from Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay.

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If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! You can also check out Cory's folklore show, Chasing Foxfire, where he explores the intersection of folklore and topics like history, medicine, science, nature, literature, pop culture, and more!

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