Greetings witchlings, and welcome back to a new season. The Spellcast has been dormant for some months, and now it's back with a shiny new logo courtesy of my very talented sister Danielle Chisholm! 

In this episode we take a look at the current astrological energies, a thoughtful tarot card for guidance and I also asked some friends to share their thoughts on feminism.

There's also the title track from my new album "Silver Lining"

It's good to be back! ただいま！

Greetings Witch Warriors! It's the Aries Full Moon and Mars is the ruler of this sign and the hero of the month. New beginnings are on the horizon, new risks and perspectives are required. I chat with local hero Paige Baldwin Ando about her work and intuitive painting workshops with Whole Self Creative, and I've mapped out a simple spell you can do for Self Actualization. Also there's a cryptic oracle card for us, and a live song that I recorded in my Zen Den. Enjoy!

Original Song: "Year of The Snake"

Greetings Witchfolk, hope you're all doing well out there. The summer in the Northern Hemisphere has been brutal, and a lot of us are probably feeling pretty burned out and ready for a cool change, literally and figuratively. This month's Pisces Full Moon eclipse is gonna help bring through some emotional therapy, but not gonna lie, it may have the potential to release the  floodgates, so make sure you have your stress management tools at the ready. The Froud Faery Oracle is telling us we're ready to level up, and the song I've got for you is all about recovering from a messy "divorce". 

Original song: "Island Orchid" by Sorcha and The Sinners 

Hi kids, it's been a hot minute, but yours truly is back in the hotseat (literally, I'm melting) and am bringing you a short and sweet report on the Aquarius full moon. I hope you are ready for some big shifts in our collective consciousness! I had a lovely "full moon party"  chat in the park with my neighbors, Simon and Zoria who are two Macedonian legends living and working here in Tokyo. We talk about being the "Generation Bridge" and how we are dealing with the Brave New World of AI that is all around us now. Also included is a very encouraging Tarot card to help us through the hellscape.

Original song: "Sing the Land"

Hi all, it's been a while since I've got behind the mic to cast my random vocalizations into the void, but here tis, another Witchway Spellcast for your ears. Lucky you! This month is loaded with celestial bodies playing whack-a-mole with our souls, but hey, it's gonna be alright, just take a moment to see the Big Picture and channel that inner freedom and responsibility that is quintessential Centaur Sag. 

Original Song: "Mother Nyx" (one of my very first recordings!)

Hey all, hope you're all surviving and thriving as the Libra Full Moon comes through to bring balance and beauty to your life! Venus and Mercury are both direct again thank goodness, which means you can stop those wheels a spinnin' and get things back on track with new insights of self worth and clarity. Libra is the scales, and is asking us to appreciate the light within us and within others. We consult the Doreen Virtue Goddess Oracle Deck for guidance and there's a song to help break those fugly blues!

Original Song: "The Fugly Song" 

Hey all, happy full moon in Virgo - ECLIPSE! Turn around... Bright Eyes... Hope you're all doing well out there. This moon is asking us to clear out what is no longer working for us - ideal for Spring Cleaning and Royal Flushing! The advice is to retreat into one's "cave" to do the necessary reflections and meditations, which is appropriate since BOTH Venus and Mercury are heading into Retrobats Town. Take it easy and be kind to yourself.

My special guest is sake sommelier, photographer and tour guide Kelly Haavaldsrud! She is the quintessential Virgo. Super organized, intelligent and salubrious. You can check her out on Instagram. We sat down to talk about many things and sang a wee Stevie Nicks number together. By the way, we are doing a show together on May 3 at Lighthouse, Kokubunji. Do come on down if you're around! 

Cover song - "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac

Hey all, hope you're surviving out there in the Wilderness. It's a Leo Full Moon which is one for the Cat People among us. Big hearts and big hair vibes win the day. If you're a grumpy cat, that's OK too. So am I. Take a nap and get some cuddles. I have not one, but two tarot cards from "The Light and Shadow Tarot" and hopefully the insights will benefit us all.

Original Song: "Highest Height"

Happy Lunar New Year of the Wood Snake! Hope you are all well and surviving on Gaia as we enter into 2025. It's a big time for upheaval, but it's like the shedding of a skin. Painful, but necessary. 

I'm joined by my Partner in Time, Dandelion Jackson for a segment called "Aspirations and Celebrations" - and we shoot the breeze on various things from Rainbow Serpents to Pilgrimages.... you can check out our "Jillgrimage to Yamagata" video series here on YT.

旧正月おめでとうございます！

Original song: "Year of the Snake"

Hola amigas and welcome to the last Spellcast of 2024! Thanks for being on this journey with me - here's to more spellcasting in the new year. This full moon is full of Trickster vibes, but also very motivating as Jupiter is jumpin' alongside Luna and the two of them are having a right laff at us - and probably at themselves too. Wishing you all a magical Solstice! 

Original song: "Royal Jelly" - by Sorcha and The Sinners (2012)