Witch With Books

Storm Faerywolf is a best-selling author, teacher, visionary poet, and practicing warlock. In this episode of the podcast Storm and Jason talk about Storm's two latest books "The Witch's Name" and "The Satyr's Kiss."  

It's February and we are talking Tarot on this month's edition of the Witch With Books Podcast. Meg and Jason share not only their favorite decks on this episode, but also their favorite Tarot related books! And just for February, we share our favorite books about love and lust in honor of Valentine's Day!

Featured titles this month include The Altar Within by Juliet Diaz,  Loki and Signy by Lea Svendsen, The Modern Witchcraft Guide to the Runes by Judy Ann Nock, and Welsh Witchcraft  by Mhara Starling. We also jump in the wayback machine to discuss two books by occult pioneer Dion Fortune, and share our favorite social media stars, and the titles we are most looking forward to in the coming months!



TITLES & SEGMENTS ON THIS MONTH'S PODCAST

Yay Or Nay?  Will We Read These New Releases?

Hoodoo Your Love by Starr Casas
Witch Queens, Voodoo Spirits, and Hoodoo Saints: A Guide to Magical New Orleans by Denise Alvarado
Espiritismo by Hector Salva
The Thrifty Witch's Book of Simple Spells: Potions, Charms, and Incantations for the Modern Witch by Wren Maple
Flower Essences from the Witch's Garden: Plant Spirits in Magickal Herbalism by Nicholas Pearson

Oldies But (Mostly) Goodies
Psychic Self Defense by Dion Fortune
The Sea Priestess by Dion Fortune
 
Time for Tarot:  Favorite Tarot Books

Kitchen Table Tarot by Melissa Cynova
Everyday Tarot by Biddy Tarot/Brigit Esselmont
Madame Pamita’s Magical Tarot  by Madame Pamita
Taschen Tarot Book edited by Jessica Hundley
Tarot for One by Courtney Weber
Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story by Stuart Kaplan
A History of the Occult Tarot by Ronald Decker and Michael Dummet
 
Tarot Books Community Picks:

Holistic Tarot by Benebel Wen
Tarot For Yourself by Mary K. Greer
Queering the Tarot by Cassandra Snow

Favorite Tarot/Oracle Decks

The American Renaissance Tarot by Thea Wirsching and illustrated by Celeste Pille
Chrysalis Tarot by Toney Brooks and illustrated by Holly Sierra 
The Liminal Spirits Oracle Deck by Laura Tempest Zakroff
 A Jane Austen Tarot by Jacqui Oakley
Moonology by Yasmin Boland

Love Notes:  Books in the Mood for . . . .  Love (or Lust)!   

 A Kitchen Witch's Guide to Recipes for Love & Romance by Dawn Hunt
 Love Spells for the Modern Witch by Michael Herkes
The Great Work of the Flesh: Sexual Magic East and West by Sarane Alexandrian, translated by Joe Graham. 
Pan:  The Great God’s Modern Return by Paul Robichaud
 
Featured Selections for February

Loki and Signy by Lea Svendsen
The Modern Witchcraft Guide to the Runes by Judy Ann Nock
Welsh Witchcraft  by Mhara Starling
The Altar Within: A Radical Devotional Guide to Liberate the Divine Self by Juliet Diaz

Social Media Stars:

Michael Herkes, The Glam Witch
Lisa Marie Basile

Books on the Horizon
 
The Witch's Book of Spellcraft by Jason Mankey 
Navigating the Witch’s Compass by Ian Chambers

It's our first ever "Author Spotlight" mini-episode!  In this quick edition of the podcast, Jason interviews Heron Michelle, author of the terrific new Elemental Witchcraft (Llewellyn, December 2021).  Listen in as we discuss Heron's influences, love of journaling, and what Witches can learn from hermetic texts.  

In this special "mini-edition" of the Witch With Books podcast it's all about Imbolc!  Listen in as Meg and Jason share their favorite books specifically about the season, the goddess Brigid, along with a few extra titles perfect for this time of year.

Books highlighted include:

Imbolc by Carl F. Neal

Stations of the Sun by Ronald Hutton

The Witch's Wheel of the Year by Jason Mankey

The New Witch's Guide to Imbolc by Witch With Me

Brigid by Courntey Weber

Pagan Portals - Brigid by Morgan Daimler

What is Remembered Lives by Phoenix LeFae 

Brigid’s Light by Cairelle Crow & Laura Louella

Air Magic by Astrea Taylor
 
Witchy Crafts by Lexa Olick

Winter Seer Animal Oracle by Siolo Thompson 

In our premiere episode, Meg and Jason talk about over 25 Witch and Witch-adjacent books! New titles highlighted include The Green Witch's Garden (Arin Murphy-Hiscock), The Witch's Sabbath (Kelden), Celtic Tree Ogham (Sharlyn Hidalgo), and Witches, Heretics, and Warrior Women (Phoenix LeFae). We also step into the wayback-machine to highlight Silver Ravenwolf's immortal To Ride a Silver Broomstick, and also share a few favorite (often) overlooked titles.  Join us as we discuss what new books might be worth reading in "Yay or Nay" and talk about a few non-Witch books that helped illuminate our journeys.

Titles and segments on this month's podcast:

Favorites Books of 2021
Anatomy of a Witch   Laura Tempest Zakroff
Life Ritualized   Phoenix LeFae and Gwion Raven
Elemental Witchcraft   Heron Michelle
Ancestral Tarot   Nancy Hendrickson
The Witch's Path   Thorn Mooney
Green Witch Magick   Susan Ilka Tuttle

Oldies But Goodies
To Ride a Silver Broomstick-Silver Ravenwolf

Yay or Nay? Will We Read These New Releases? Jason and Meg Chime In
The Secret Psychic   Angela Wix
Paganism for Prisoners    Awyn Dawn
Qabalah for Wiccans    Jack Chinek
Empty Cauldrons   Terrance Ward
Astrology by Moonlight    Tara Aal and  Aswin Subramanyan
Psychic Spellcraft   Shawn Robbins and Leanna Greenaway
Spell Jars for Beginners   Alyssa Vera
Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil    Liz Greene
The Big Book of Magical Incense    Sara L. Mastros

Featured Books of the Month
The Witches Sabbath   Kelden
Celtic Tree Ogham   Sharlyn Hidalgo
Witches, Heretics, & Warrior Women  Phoenix LeFae
The Green Witch's Garden   Arin Murphy-Hiscock

Overlooked Book Gems
Stones of the Goddess   Nicholas Pearson
Positive Magic & Earth Magic  Marion Weinstein

NonWitch Books We Love or Have Influenced Us
Creative Visualization   Shakti Gawain
The Myth of Sisyphus   Albert Camus

Social Media Stars
Mandi Em (Wellness Witch)
Jenni Blonde (Comfy Cozy Witch)

Books on the Horizon
The Altar Within   Juliet Diaz
Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft   Madame Pamita 

If you love Witch books, you'll love this podcast! 

It's all about Samhain!  This episode of the podcast has me waxing nostalgic over a few Samhain Rituals that were especially formative in my life as a Witch.  Plus some Samhain  History, and the Green Mile of the Horned God!

A little bit about the history of the Autumn Equinox as a sabbat, and why people hate the new "Mabon" so much. 

It's a show about Lammas or Lughnassa or whatever you want to call the first sabbat of the harvest season. In this mini-episode I talk a little bit about the history of Lammas and Lughnassa and offer some ideas on how to celebrate the season.  Much of the book is material recycled from my book "The Witch's Wheel of the Year, but on the plus side, you get to hear me read my book with all of my inflections and vocal tics!  Happy Harvest!

In this very un-special episode of the podcast I ramble about the lessons of 2020 in the Pagan and Witchcraft communities. While the year was tough, I do think it provided us with some insight about how to move into the future. There's also way too much political stuff in this episode, as 2020 was dominated by both COVID-19 and the Presidential Election.  

In a world of fake news and alternative facts you can always trust your local librarian! This is one of my favorite interviews in the history of this little program! Ash (who blogs at The Gardnerian Librarian) and I talk about what makes a good book, and what her favorite (and least favorite) Witchcraft titles are!  This interview was lots of fun!