About this episode

Sapphire chats with Sarah Lyons about her experiences on Cape Cod and her views on being a heretic.

If you're a regular listener of the show, you've probably heard me recommend a book called "How To Study Magic," by Sarah Lyons, and I finally had the chance to chat with her! In this episode, Sarah talks about the bizarre phenomena she witnessed while living on Cape Cod, why she prefers the term “heretic” over “witch,” and how she came to her own form of folk Catholicism. If you have any stories you'd like to submit on the show, send it in an email to story@storieswithsapphire.com More about Sarah: https://sarah-lyons.com/about Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Sapphire Sandalo

Guest: Sarah Lyons

Topics covered

• magic
• heretic
• folk Catholicism
• personal stories
• bizarre phenomena

Keywords

• magic
• heretic
• folk Catholicism
• Cape Cod
• Sarah Lyons

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: How To Study Magic

Places: Cape Cod

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