Hear about a gender-bending Beltane and then enjoy an interview with Carolina Gonzalez.  Carolina Gonzalez is a Curandera, Espiritista, and Bruja from the Canary Islands. She has over two decades of experience in the fields of divination, spellwork, and spiritual counselling. Through her website, she has been serving customers from all over the world for more than ten years, while documenting her everyday practise and devotion through social media. She is also an expert herbalist specialized in endemic herbs from the North of Africa, a certified naturopath and therapist, and an artist.

Website: https://www.yourspiritmaster.com/

In this episode of New Moon Hearthcraft, your dashing witch host Pax interviews Destiny Ballard about Heathenry also called Asatru and discusses its place in Pagandom and the current inclusivity struggles within the faith.   

Destiny is the spiritual and administrative head of Bifrost Way Kindred Society, an educational, religious, and social justice group in northeast Oklahoma. Her role is formally known as Gythia, a priestess of her path and a community liaison.

She is also engaged as a board member of Heathens Against Hate, which strives to combat the co-opting of Heathen symbols and its religious reconstruction from white supremacist ideologies and forwarding the ideals of inclusive modern Heathenry.

Show Links

https://www.heathenhistory.com  

https://www.heathensagainst.org  

https://www.thetroth.org  

https://www.thetroth.org/shop/books-and-magazines.html

https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Heathens-Guide-Asatru/dp/0738733873/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=asatru&qid=1619610543&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Elves-Witches-Gods-Spinning-Heathen/dp/073876535X/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=elves+witches+and+gods&qid=1619610727&sprefix=elves&sr=8-3  

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/libarts_book/78/

Have you ever wondered about the witchcraft of the people where you live?  Have some relics of practices or superstitions been passed down in your family?   In this weeks episode of New Moon Hearthcraft,  Pax interviews fellow podcaster and author Cory Thomas Hutcheson about folk magic, his podcast and new book, New World Witchery.

For Amy Blackthorn, to be a witch or a Pagan is to live an embodied life.   Our way does not seek an escape from the world, but to fully embrace it.   The sensuality in things like smell and taste are what Pax and his special guest Amy Blackthorn discuss in this episode.   Amy Blackthorn is a professional intuitive and the best-selling author of, ‘Blackthorn’s Botanical Magic,’ ‘Sacred Smoke,’ and ‘Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews.’ She has appeared on HuffPoLive, Netflix’s Top Ten Secrets and Mysteries in an episode about Supernatural Abilities & the AP Newswire. Amy lives in Delaware. You can view Amy’s tea shop at BlackthornsBotanicals.com

In this episode we explore spending a little time with our shadows as well as a bit of time in nature.   Pax interviews a panel of druids who are a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids about what Druidry is, how it is practiced and how it is similar and different from Wicca and Witchcraft traditions.

In this episode Pax interviews Christopher Austin, a YouTuber and male witch from the younger generation.   We talk about issues of identifying as a witch, movies, and all kinds of magic!   

You can learn more about Christopher Austin by visiting his YouTube channel at:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLqGnVIki4JHi2Kq4Qh8YOg/featured

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In this Episode Pax reflects on how he came to find his path, and what that means.   He also interviews Carolina Dean, astrologer, root-worker, and author of the book, Secrets of a Sissyboy: A Gay Grimoire of Modern Magic for Men who Love Men and the Hags who Worship Them.  So make a cup of hot tea, pull up a seat and enjoy another fun visit with Pax!

In this episode, Pax reflects on finding a passion in the simple things of hearth and home during the pandemic.   His guest, David Wood, is a musician and vocalist who shares his passion for the craft through music.   Enjoy this episode and consider what are you passions?  Perhaps they will unfold with this episode.    Find out more about David and sample some of his music at https://davidwoodmusic.com/home.  Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @SpillingTeawiththeMystics

My guest today is one of my best friends and fellow practitioner Kevin Nuckolls.   Rather than typical interview style, we were live in the same room having a drink and tell some of our magical "dirty laundry" that will leave you rolling with laughter.   

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