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Guardians at the Gate: Crafting Protections & Wards

Summary: In this episode, Kristal and Kate chat about wards and protections. They discuss deities, spirits, objects and symbols typically used, and then share wards and protections they use for themselves.

Show Notes

Intro & Invocation (0:00-5:18)

Wards are important basics of witchcraft for protecting your energies. Mostly not from attack, but simply from the tangles and smudges of daily life. Kristal describes salt as the most basic protection tool because it contains all the elements: earth, water, fire and air. Be sure to cleanse before you set up a ward so you don’t trap the old energy in with you. (5:19-15:01)

You can also work with spirits and deities for your protection. Think of the spirit of your home (or car) as a partner in protection. Kate shares a story of inviting a domovoy to protect her front door. Kristal works closely with the spirit of her home as part of her daily practice. She delves into the wards she places on her land.  (15:02-21:10)

Symbols that are good for warding: pentagram, pentacle, equal armed cross, symbol of the horned god, and symbol of the triple goddess. (21:11-23:56)

You can bless and charge things you put on your body to make them wards, such as jewelry, tattoos, glasses, medicine, bodily fluids, face wash, or you can make spell jars or talismans to carry with you. You can smoke cleanse with wood, incense, resins, herbs because once again, it contains all the elements. (25:37-34:04)

Kristal and Kate go on a delightful tangent about tampons and blood magic before Kristal instructs on making protective spell jars. (34:05-40:10)

They discuss the difference between protecting person vs. property. Usually, when it’s about land and property, it’s less visible or less conspicuous. They share their personal strategies and tools. (40:11-46:01)

Final thoughts and call-to-action: Tell us about the wards and protections you’re making

Preview of next week's episode: Hearthcraft & House Witchery

Outro (46:46-47:28)

Resources mentioned during the episode

Lumen Moon, a new store in Bremerton, WA
LumenMoon - Etsy
1212 Pacific Ave

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Kate
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Kristal
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Editor & Associate Producer:
Ash Black at Blackheart Media LLC
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Episode 04: The Devil & Witchcraft

Summary: In this episode, Kristal and Kate address the belief that the Devil is somehow associated with witchcraft and witches. They explore where that myth came from, the impact of it and the myth in the present day.

Show Notes

Intro & Invocation of the Horned God by Doreen Valiente (0:00-4:36)

Kristal and Kate open by sharing their early reactions to witchcraft. They describe the role of Satan as the adversary. The Bible and, therefore, the idea of Satan, is rooted in a Near Eastern and Abrahamic religion context. The concept evolved from Djinn trickster spirits to the earthy, horned gods of the Mediterranean and, eventually, those of Europe and the British Isles. (4:37-12:34)

The war on those horned gods led to the Medieval witch hunts, which was an excuse to target women, the keepers of old knowledge. This launched us into a spiritual dark ages. The Malleus Maleficarum (written in 1486) was obsessed with women’s sexuality and originally denounced, but later adopted as the definitive demonology resource. The impact has been the suppression of women. (12:35-19:40)

Christianity has removed duality from the trickster/adversary god concept and created a one-dimensional devil, giving it dominion over other people’s rights and freedoms. As a result, women today are trying to heal from this one-sidedness and bring the Divine Feminine back to equal standing with the Divine Masculine. (19:41-26:28)

So what’s the Devil got to do with it? Control. The concepts of evil, sin and shame load people down and compromise their agency.  (26:29-28:24)

Kristal and Kate wrap up with a discussion about the current status of the Devil. They touch on Satanism, which is quite atheistic and humanist, and the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and 90s, which was eventually debunked. The continued position of Satan in the world steals agency and underscores patriarchy, capitalism and white supremacy. (28:25-37:28)

Final thoughts and call-to-action: 

Preview of next week's episode: Wards & Protection

Outro (37:50-38:34)

Resources mentioned during the episode

The Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Kramer

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Kate
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Kristal
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Editor & Associate Producer:
Ash Black at Blackheart Media LLC
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Witching with the Moon: Harnessing Lunar Cycles in your Practice

Hosts: Kristal and Kate

Summary:

In this episode we talk about the moon and her cycles, how you can align yourself and your magick to the moon cycle. Kristal & Kate share some of their personal moon magick thoughts and rituals.

Show Notes:

Intro & Invocation (0:00-2:35)

Kristal and Kate describe the science of the lunar cycle and its relationship to the sun. They introduce the typical points of the cycle and highlight the dark moon as separate from the new moon and the end and beginning of the lunar cycle. The full moon, then, is the peak of the lunar cycle (2:36-12:08)

Kate shares her moon devotionals, moving through the lunar cycle and the energies associated with each phase. Kristal elaborates on why we move in that cycle and how we align ourselves with those energies. (12:09-18:44)

Next they chat about what they each do during the various phases in order to align their intentions with the moon’s energies. The new moon and waxing toward the full moon is good for setting intentions and taking action. The post full moon waning is good for gentle release and the final quarter waning is good for stronger banishing. (18:45-38:26)

Kristal wraps up the episode with a discussion of each full moon’s designation (the wolf moon, etc.) and what those specific themes are associated with. (38:27-43:28)

Outro (43:46)

Resources mentioned during the episode:

New Moon - Set Intentions
In the shadow of the new moon, I plant my seeds
Each nascent intention a dreaming desire
Drawing power through reaching roots

First Quarter - Take Action
By the light of the waxing moon, I begin anew
The quest unfolding before me
A brave step on fresh paths

Full Moon - Celebrate
In the light of the full moon, I celebrate myself
Achievements in this lunar cycle and across lifetimes
The echoes of which repeat through the universe

Last Quarter - Release
By the light of the waning moon, I shed the unneeded
So I may rest
And make room for peace, love and plenty

Capture Lunar Energy with A Knot Spell
You will need a white cord and 2 pieces of red string
During a full moon, gather your supplies.
Ground and center, entering a meditative state.
Casting a circle and calling in the quarters.
When ready, tie 9 knots into the white cord.
As you tie each knot, speak

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Kate
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Kristal
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Substack @kristalthomas
BlueSky @theunveiledspirit.bsky.social
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Editor & Associate Producer:
Ash Black at Blackheart Media LLC
@blackheartmediallc on FaceBook

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Intro & Outro Music: www.purple-planet.com - Let the Mystery Unfold from Ep 56 forward.

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Rhythms of the Craft: Why Ritual and Routine Matter in Magick

Hosts: Kristal and Kate

Summary:
In this episode, Kristal and Kate discuss what is ritual and why routines are important to your life and your magickal practice

Show Notes:

Invocation Greeting the Day (0:00-2:14)

Kristal and Kate define routine and ritual. They then delve into routines in their lives; where they come from and the purposes they serve. They continue, discussing the value that ritual brings to their routines. (2:15-10:59)

They break down their morning routines. (11:00-17:35)

Next they chat about other rituals and routines that support their practices. Kristal shares an energetic refreshment and Kate shares her Imbolc ritual. Around Samhain, Kristal refreshes her land and home’s wards. They outline her arriving at work, closing out the week and prepping for the next day routines. (17:36-27:24)

They wrap up the episode with a discussion of the value of these rituals and routines in their lives: they reduce the amount of executive function necessary to get through life and make room for spontaneity. Creating that space allows more room for intuition and magical details. (27:25-32:39)

Final thoughts and call to action: share what it takes to turn a routine into a ritual.

Outro (33:53)

Resources mentioned during the episode:

Three Minute Shower Meditation
Golden light washes over and through me
Clearing and cleansing my body, energy body and thought body
From my crown to my palms to the soles of my feet
Clearing and cleansing my skin, fascia, muscle, tendons, ligaments, bone, marrow, blood, cells,organs and systems Cleared and cleansed
Platinum light washes over and through me
Purifying my body, energy body and thought body
From my crown to my palms to the soles of my feet
Purifying my skin, fascia, muscle, tendons, ligaments, bone, marrow, blood, cells, 
organs and systems
Purified and shining bright
I call back my energy, wherever it may be, I call back my energy to me
From the places I’ve been and the people I’ve met
In through my heart chakra
Into the pink and green flame there
To be cleansed, cleared, purified and reintegrated into my auric field
Whole, complete

Good morning Void, what shall we do today?
Walk beside me, show me, guide me. Inspire me.
And I will act.

Morning Devotional

Light incense

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Kristal
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Substack @kristalthomas
BlueSky @theunveiledspirit.bsky.social
Facebook & Instagram: @TheUnveiledSpirit

Editor & Associate Producer:
Ash Black at Blackheart Media LLC
@blackheartmediallc on FaceBook

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Episode 1: Do Witchy Shit!

Hosts: Kristal and Kate

Summary:
In this episode, Kristal and Kate kick off the podcast, introducing themselves, how they got started in Magick and their thoughts and beliefs about what Magick and witchcraft mean.

Air and Tornado Invocation

Kristal and Kate introduce themselves and the podcast. They discuss their journeys into the metaphysical world and into friendship with each other and the birth of Witching Out Loud. 

They discuss their definitions of magic; the science of magic as well as the art of it as well as the separation of magic from science, which used to be Alchemy. The value of knowing that things can be different and how to achieve it through magic keeps us oriented. 

Next they dive into their respective magical practices; how they developed their practices and how their practices are evolving. 

They wrap up the episode with a discussion of what it means to be a witch and what is the responsibility of a person who’s aware of the ways witches are. 

Resources mentioned during the episode:

High Magick by Damien Echols
Inner Temple of Witchcraft by Christopher Penczak

Links to our Instagram: 
@witchingoutloud 
@theunveiledspirit
@starsandmoontarot
@priestessforhire 

Editor & Associate Producer:
Ash Black at Blackheart Media LLC
@blackheartmediallc on FaceBook

Links to all our social media
Witching Out Loud on Substack @witchingoutloud

Kate
Website: www.starsandmoontarot.com
Instagram @priestessforhire
Instagram @starsandmoontarot

Kristal
Website: https://theunveiledspirit.com/
Substack @kristalthomas
BlueSky @theunveiledspirit.bsky.social
Facebook & Instagram: @TheUnveiledSpirit

Editor & Associate Producer:
Ash Black at Blackheart Media LLC
@blackheartmediallc on FaceBook

Audio Attribution
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Intro & Outro Music: www.purple-planet.com - Let the Mystery Unfold from Ep 56 forward.