The Middle-Aged Witch Podcast

This episode is for witches who struggle with visualization, or who feel that their intentions aren't manifesting quite as powerfully as they'd hoped, or who'd just like to learn other methods of creating abundance. Today, we delve into the concept of manifesting with the written word, also known as Scripting.

Additional episode resources:

https://www.dominican.edu/sites/default/files/2020-02/gailmatthews-harvard-goals-researchsummary.pdf

This week, we read questions from listeners that cover everything from how many spells a witch should cast in a day to how to protect our belongings from theft. We also read some stories from listeners about their real-life magickal results.

It's time for some solstice magick! Let's talk about the major magickal opportunities that Litha provides, as well as some smaller, solitary rituals we can perform at this beautiful time of year.

There's a lot happening this month! Mercury stations direct, while Saturn and Neptune go retrograde. We will also see Gemini season give way to Cancer season, and of course the Solstice! We cover what all of these things will mean to us, and we will also explore some rituals and spellwork that we can do to celebrate the new month, and support ourselves as well.

This week, we go in depth about the process of making infused anointing oils for different intentions, from start to finish. We discuss the benefits of different ingredients, and how to customize these recipes to best support a witch's particular desires.

This week, we turn to meditation as we continue to try to ease through Mercury Retrograde. We talk about what it is, why it's important to our craft, and how to get started.

Shadow work can be difficult and uncomfortable, but it's crucial to understanding ourselves as complete individuals, and it can be immensely beneficial in helping to enhance and support our magic. Today, we talk about what it is and how to do it.

This week, we talk all about Altars. We cover altar placement, different altar tools and their ritual purposes, and symbolic elements to keep on an altar.

This week we talk about Beltane, the history and traditions of this beautiful Sabbat, as well as its correspondence with the Mother aspect of the Triple Goddess.