Witch City Witches

Bekah and Ana chat about superstitions surrounding witches and the use of psychotropics in witchcraft

Ana and Bekah chat with Mary D'Alba, a professional witch. Mary is a metaphysical practitioner, teacher, and life coach. In this episode, we dive into hypnosis, hypnotherapy, past life regressions, and the stigma around being compensated for spiritual work.

Ana and Bekah discuss witches, witchcraft, and mythology in pop culture.

Ana and Bekah chat with Oracle Hekataios. Oracle shares his journey from Pentecostal youth minister to priest of Hekate. Oracle founded Strixcraft, a Hellenic pagan tradition, and authored a book by the same name. We discuss the importance of shadow work to tune into one's power, and Oracle shares tips for folks interested in starting this work.

Ana and Bekah answer listener questions about starting your witchcraft practice.

Bekah and Ana chat with Erin Alise of the Hollow Valley. Erin is a sigilcrafter, and creator ofThe Hollow Valley Sigil Oracle and The Hollow Valley Deck of Symbols. Erin discusses sigilcrafting and the process of creating a tarot deck.

Ana and Bekah are back for Season 2! We kick off the new season by catching up on recent events and discussing the misappropriation of cultural symbols by hate groups. We then shift into a discussion about tarot, looking at the cards through a lens of self care.

Our anniversary episode! We talk about so many different things. Bekah talks about the big astrological movements of the past year, the Great Conjunction on the Winter Solstice, and expected energetic shifts in the new year. We look back at the past year, sharing our favorite episodes and seeing how things we discussed at the beginning of the year, such as the Emperor card, played out. We draw and discuss tarot cards for the direction of the podcast in the next year, and circle back to the question of why witches struggle with feeling the need for a group but usually find the experience disappointing. We talk about how we are honoring the Winter Solstice this year, and Ana pulls community tarot cards. Bekah wraps up with the astrological transits for the lunar New Year.

Ana and Bekah chat with Thomas O'Brien Vallor, Witch, Satanism, and Salem tour guide. They discuss the importance of science in religion, the distinctions between Witchcraft and Satanism, and the differences between LaVey Satanism and the Satanic Temple, headquartered here in Salem.

Ana and Bekah do a brief recap on the recent elections and election magic, then dive into a listener question: How do we choose which deities to worship?

They discuss how to develop relationships with deities, soft versus hard polytheism, archetypes across cultures, and the use of psychotropics in worship.