Kelden explores the folklore and beliefs surrounding the witch craze of the 1600s, proposing that the trial transcripts document a form of collaborative storytelling whose influence and legacy are still unfolding in modern craft and folklore.

See Kelden's latest work:  https://keldenmercury.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/new-book-release-hickety-pickety-a-witchs-guide-to-folklore/

Author and teacher, Kerry Wisner, discusses his unique blend of magical training and the great influence the Welsh Annwn holds on his magical practice. We discuss the formula of travel between the realms hidden in the Spoils of Annwn and links to the solar hero cycles of King Arthur and the Egyptian god Ra. 

You can find more about Kerry Wisner at  https://www.akhetservices.com/

Purchase Kerry Wisner's books from Troy Books  https://www.troybooks.co.uk/kerry-wisner/

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Author, Gardnerian High Priest, Minoan, Discordian, and harbinger of chaos, Thumper Forge, joins Storybook Witchcraft to sew discord and general hilarity. We find remnants of goetic sorcery and folk love spells within the tale of The Tinder Box, and AB and Aaron fight over the pipe. A fun discussion for all!  
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A lusty and quick tempered soldier encounters a dubious witch, her 3 uncanny beasts, and a mysterious flint box that changes the soldier's life and sends him spinning round the highs and lows of fortune's wheel.

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Daniela Simina returns to discuss the mysteries of Frau Holle, her magical connection to spinning and possible relation to Germanic Goddesses Frau Gode, Frigg, and Freyja. We explore the importance of traditional and modern story in our lives and craft, and how stories can strengthen stability in difficult times. In conversation with Rev. Laura Gonzalez.

Find more from Daniela Simina at  https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/moon-books/authors/daniela-simina

Find more about Rev Laura Gonzalez at  https://bluewitch.org/

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Author and Fairy Seer, Daniela Simina joins the circle to share a Romanian tale of Frau Holle as it was told to her. In our next episode we'll gather again to discuss the wisdom within this tale and how it can inform our own practice.

You can find more from Daniela Simina at
https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/moon-books/authors/daniela-simina

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Tröll Huldren and Rev. Laura Gonzalez explore the symbols and magical secrets in the tale of Prince Lindworm! We uncover traces of the faerie courts, known spirit contacts of traditional witch families, and primal energies of the black, and red serpents. Laura highlights the parallel attributes of the 4 Tezcatlipocas in Mexica teachings, and how these divine natural essences can be contacted!

You can hear a narration of the tale Prince Lindworm in our previous episode.

Find more about Tröll Huldren at https://www.instagram.com/sorcerously/

Find more about Rev Laura Gonzalez at https://bluewitch.org/

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A Danish folktale collected from various sources. A great land serpent terrorizes a kingdom,and particularly the royal family. A peasant girl is the only one who can end the terror, but familial secrets must be unearthed, and the magical instructions from a wise crone followed exactly! In our next gathering we will discuss the magical themes and symbols of the tale.

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Fairy seer, Rose Aurora, and Prof. Keith Green join the circle to discuss the Magical, Mystical, and Gnostic threads in the cosmology of Tolkien's The Silmarillion, a creation story of Middle Earth, it's pantheon or powers, and the races of Elves, Dwarves, and Humans. How does this reflect, and inform our magical and witchcraft practices? Listen to the full discussion to find out, and please share your own thoughts and reactions in the comments!

For more on Witchcraft, Mysticism, and Tolkien see our previous discussions:

Reclaiming Wonder with JRR Tolkien's Mythos -
https://youtu.be/Eu1SwxMH-VE

JRR Tolkien's On Faerie Stories, a Praxis of Enchantment - 
https://youtu.be/vXf76LVkUM4

Find Rose Aurora at https://www.instagram.com/roseauroras/

Find Keith Green at https://www.instagram.com/wulfelm/

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Ben Stimpson returns to the circle to discuss magical wisdom in the tale of The Brave Little Tailor. We look at our everyday surroundings to find tools that present themselves useful, apply the literary "Headology" of the tale to improve our own magical security, and explore the witch's role between the community and the supernatural. In conversation with Rev. Laura Gonzalez and Frater Aaron

Find more about Ben at https://www.benstimpson.com/

Find Laura at http://bluewitch.org

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