Witch Wednesdays

Join me today for a fun witchy chat with author Ivy Cassidy. We're chatting all about her latest novel, House of Spells and Secrets, as well as the magic in real life, pulling inspiration from female historical figures, turning book magic into practice, and more!This novel is a captivating blend of historical fiction and magical realism, inspired by the legend of Biddy Early. It follows the extraordinary lineage of the descendants of Biddy Early, each gifted with a mystical connection to their ancestor and the house protecting old secrets and magic. As Rowan, Caraline, and Saoirse, the last generation of Early women, grapple with their inherited powers and the burdens of the past, they must uncover long-buried truths and embrace their destinies.You can also use the companion guided grimoire to make the story your own and pull the magic and witchcraft into your own practice.Find Ivy and the books:Website: Ivycassidybooks.comHouse of Spells and Secrets: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803643/house-of-spells-and-secrets-by-ivy-cassidy/The Keeper’s Grimoire: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGHTPVW1/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_9D0VT4Z2MTBJ7FS4SBPE?linkCode=ml1&tag=booonthehou06-20&linkId=55d0d392b96178f467e32a728ab61053

Fan favorite Kalem is back for another chat today! We've covered so many great topics over the years (palmistry, astrology, Lenormand, and more) so today the #1 astrologer in Scotland and I are having a talk about true fortune telling versus the more modern phenomenon of holistic divination. Is it social media? A lack of true psychic skills? Do we just all need therapy? Are we afraid of negative predictive readings? Let us know your thoughts too!Find Kalem:Website: www.kalemturner.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalemturner/FB: https://www.facebook.com/KalemTurner19/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kalemturner

Each page of Ancient Spells and Incantations holds verses adapted from text unearthed through extensive research—grimoires, letters, and trial transcripts from across the ages and around the world. Many of these were tucked away in university libraries not easily accessible even to one actively in search of them. Enid Baxter Ryce painstakingly researched this collection, finding fragments from across the centuries.Translating some from Latin and Old English herself, Enid has made the spells accessible to today’s witches. What was once whispered or chanted, spiraling in cursive, or carved in stone, still echoes like a song. The words that survived connect us to that ancient magic, and we can feel the truth and power.As we marvel at these ancient magical words, we think of our ancestors. Thanks to them, scraps of papyrus, shards of pottery, secret books, and hissed recipes can, hundreds of years later, still show themselves to those who seek them.Find the book and Enid:Website: https://enidryce.com/Social Media: @enidryce on social mediaShops: https://enidryce.com/store-1Pre-Order Ancient Spells and Incantations: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ancient-spells-and-incantations-echoes-of-magic-through-the-ages-and-across-cultures-enid-baxter-ryce/04275e35fceb231a or anywhere books are sold!Enid Baxter Ryce is a writer, artist, and filmmaker who has exhibited at museums internationally, including the National Gallery of Art, the Getty, and the Arnolfini. A descendant of three Salem witches, she comes from a long family history of natural magic practice. Enid has an MFA in visual arts and studied at Cooper Union, Yale University, and Claremont Graduate University. She won the Elizabeth Kray Prize from the Society for American Poets when she graduated from Cooper Union. Enid is currently working on the Getty Foundation Art x Science Initiative project “From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments,” a forward-looking ethnobotanical study undertaken as the basis of a forthcoming exhibition and an accompanying publication at Armory Center for the Arts. She is the community engagement director and a curator for the Philip Glass Center for Art, Science, and the Environment. Her latest film, War and the Weather, featuring the music of Philip Glass, premiered at the National Gallery of Art Theater in Washington, DC. Enid’s work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Artforum, ArtReview, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications.

Have you ever been interested in the journey of your potential past lives? I'm joined today by author Michelle Belanger to chat all about exploring past lives and her newest work. As a collection of over 250 open-ended prompts to inspire your past life journey, Past Life Prompts is your personal journal for self-directed memory work. M. Belanger lays out how to ethically and truthfully explore your past lives through deep sensory and emotional triggers on your own schedule while avoiding common pitfalls like cryptamnesia and wish fulfillment.Find the book and Michelle:Past Life Prompts: https://amzn.to/4rbltGaWebsite: michellebelanger.comPatreon: patreon.com/haunted Membership: michellebelanger.com/member

In a world where witches, healers, and seekers are reclaiming ritual in every part of daily life, Mystical Mocktails by Julia Halina Hadas invites listeners to enchant one of the most ordinary moments—having a drink.Julia, a practicing witch, mixologist, and author, brings her expertise in both craft cocktail creation and modern witchcraft to show how mindful, alcohol-free mixology can become a form of spell work and self-care. With Mystical Mocktails, she bridges the worlds of herbal magic, energy work, and wellness to turn every sip into a sacred ritual.This book speaks directly to the modern witch who wants to live magically in all moments, not just at the altar. Each of her 60 recipes is crafted with intention, using herbs, botanicals, and affirmations that align with lunar cycles and personal intention-setting.Find the book and Julia: Mystical Mocktails: https://amzn.to/48YzorCInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/witchcraftcocktailWebsite: www.WitchCraftCocktails.comLearn how any drink can be an invitation to mindfulness and magic, even for the sober-curious, in Mystical Mocktails.Mystical Mocktails by Julia Halina Hadas speaks directly to this growing sober-curious, wellness-minded, and spiritual audience. With its emphasis on mindful consumption, wellness rituals, and energetic herbology, Mystical Mocktails provides readers a way to enjoy their relaxing libation with the knowledge that they are doing something good for themselves both physically and spiritually. Inside, readers will find:60 Mocktail Recipes“Affirmations to Sip By” with each recipe10 Mindful Spirituality RitualsA Reference of Common Ingredients and Their UsesBeyond the Glass breakout sections to further explore the magic of the recipes

I’m chatting today with author Shannon Knight all about her new book, Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow: Magickal Tools and Tarot to Confront Your Fears and Free Your Potential.Author Shannon Knight’s approach to shadow work is deeply rooted in secular, therapeutic, and psychological principles, but she recognizes the valuable role that magick, archetypes, and symbolism play in this process. Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow is unique to other books on the subject, incorporating the use of tarot as a prominent tool that serves as a method of self-reflection, offering a portal to our subconscious and helping us access parts of ourselves previously unavailable to us. The imagery and archetypes help facilitate a dialogue with our shadow, making it easier to converse with the repressed and hidden parts of ourselves.Knight reveals that to create harmony and reduce tension between the logical and mystical aspects of ourselves, we need to be curious about multiple ways of being. We learn by experimenting with how these impact us—for better or for worse—and then we figure out what to do with this information.Find the book and Shannon:Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow: https://redwheelweiser.com/book/dark-shadow-golden-shadow-9781578638925/Website: TheTarotDiagnosis.comInstagram: Instagram.com/TheTarotDiagnosisShannon Knight (she/her) is a queer therapist licensed in both Arizona and Florida, where she specializes in working with individuals and couples. Shannon received her BA in applied clinical psychology from the Florida Institute of Technology and her MS in mental health counseling from Johns Hopkins University. In her therapy practice, Shannon takes a psychodynamic approach with a person-centered focus on building strong client relationships and fostering a growth mindset that supports clients in becoming their best selves. Shannon enjoys the sacred nature of healing work while maintaining a sense of humor about the absurdities of human life. She is the host of The Tarot Diagnosis, a weekly podcast that highlights the intersection of mental health with the practice of tarot and self-inquiry to help listeners better understand themselves and those around them.

Crystals are displayed prominently at virtually every witchcraft and metaphysical store; however, a comprehensive guide to their use in magic has been a missing element. Nicholas Pearson helps to remedy this with The Witching Stones, examining crystals, gems, and humble stones with the most ancient and powerful connections to magic. These magical stones number fourteen in all: flint, hagstone, ammonite, fossil urchin, salt, lodestone, lead, toadstone, amber, jet, cross-stone, quartz, moonstone, and emerald. Pearson explores the historical usage of these stones, as well as why they are associated with witchcraft, but also offers practical and accessible uses for the modern practitioner in the form of spells and rituals. He describes more than fifty spells, rituals, and recipes, from the basics of cleansing and consecrating your stones, to more advanced techniques like crafting lead curse tablets, blending incense and oils, and working lunar magic with moonstones.The Witching Stones focuses on the geology, history, and practical use of crystals and stones in magic. This book is an excellent how-to guide to the magical use of stones and crystals, suitable for beginners who don’t know what to “do” with crystals, as well as for the experienced crystal lover who seeks to take their practice to the next level. While many spell books feature the use of crystals within them, this is the first book to dive deep into the topic, exploring the mineral kingdom in the context of alchemy, talismanic magic, and Luciferian witchcraft.Find The Witching Stones and Nicholas:Book: https://theluminouspearl.com/books/the-witching-stones/Website: www.theluminouspearl.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/theluminouspearlAdditional Links: www.linktr.ee/theluminouspearl Nicholas Pearson has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for nearly thirty years. As one of the leading voices in crystal healing today, he offers a unique blend of science and spirituality alongside a grounded, practical approach to working with crystals. He is a regular on the metaphysical circuit, frequently teaching and making appearances on podcasts and doing interviews.

The Apothecary of Belonging is a magickal journey through each of the four seasons with plant allies as our guides and companions. Alexis J. Cunningfolk explores how to know ourselves as land and as beings who deeply belong to the land and one another. Learn about the energetic foundations of traditional western herbalism that flow through the seasons within and around us and explore ways to map your inner landscape. Throughout, you will find methods for combining seasonal herbalism for physical vitality alongside magickal practices to support personal healing and community empowerment.Along with chapters exploring traditional western herbalism energetics, working with plant allies, and creating your own oracle of belonging, each seasonal chapter includes:An indications-based guide to plant allies for common ailments: twelve main seasonal allies and over seventy additional plants and herbs to build your seasonal apothecaryHerbal remedy suggestions for community clinics and household apothecariesSimple tea recipes to support your energyRituals for solo or community practice, including divination techniquesOpportunities for sacred inquiry through divination, journaling, and group discussionLunar blessings to support your remedy-making throughout the year Speaking to the common yearning for kinship and connection, The Apothecary of Belonging is a practical seasonal herbal, a book of magick, and a love letter reminding us that we can always find our way back home to each other.Find the book and Alexis:The Apothecary of Belonging: https://www.wortsandcunning.com/the-apothecary-of-belongingWebsite: https://www.wortsandcunning.com/ Alexis J. Cunningfolk is creating plant-led spaces of healing because none of us are meant to do this work alone. Practicing as an intersectional herbalist for over fifteen years and as a witch for nearly three decades, her work has led her around the country, presenting at various magickal, herbal, and academic conferences, as well as facilitating rituals for groups ranging from a handful of folks to hundreds. Alexis focuses on evidence-based and embodied plant healing while drawing on her experiences as a lesbian, a woman of mixed ancestry, and a third culture kid to create practices that help folks re-enchant their world and call themselves back home to their bodies.

Chatting today all about fortune telling with author Tom Benjamin!Historically, fortune tellers have always stood on the margins of society and been villainized by the Christo-Colonial powers that view divination as competition. The Modern Fortune Teller’s Field Guide takes a contemporary and engaged approach to divination, with a strong focus on social responsibility. Because fortune tellers can see the world as it is, we serve as a threat to structures that benefit from secrecy.The Modern Fortune Teller’s Field Guide is an essential guide to anyone seeking theory and history alongside divinatory knowledge. Though anyone today can pick up a pack of tarot cards or begin casting bones, fortune tellers have a responsibility in taking up that work to consider not only the forebears who suffered for that art—but also to understand the systems of oppression that impact our clients. Book: https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/modernfortunetellersfieldguideWebsite: www.tombenjamintarot.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombenjamintarotYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefoolsjournal

Welcome to October! Kicking off one of my favorite months and a great season with Tahverlee: author, High Priestess, and Temple Keeper of Moon Temple Mystery School. Tahverlee is an expert in the ancient and modern practices of witchcraft, and we’re chatting all about the magic of October and the dark season ahead, including tips for changing up your daily practice to match the energy of autumn, ancestral outreach, dark moon magic, protection in working with spirits, cleansing, and so much more.Explore Tahverlee’s Work:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tahverlee/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@athena_in_my_bloodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TahverleeWebsite: https://www.moontempleschool.com/our-storyTahverlee is the founder of Moon Temple Mystery School, guiding seekers through the mystical landscapes of witchcraft, empowerment, and transformation. She’s the visionary behind WitchFest, the largest event of its kind, where she inspires thousands to break free from limiting beliefs and embrace their inner magic.She’s also an accomplished speaker, social impact entrepreneur, and author. Her practical yet deeply mystical approach resonates with those seeking personal power and sovereignty in a world that often misunderstands the true essence of the witch.

Today I'm joined by Rhiannon Heins, founder of Intuitive Rebirth, for a very interesting (and vulnerable) chat about shadow work, fear, and healing - including simple baby steps you can start even as you're listening to this episode.Find Rhiannon:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhiannonheins_/ and https://www.instagram.com/intuitiverebirth/ Website: https://www.intuitiverebirth.com/ Rhiannon is the founder of Intuitive Rebirth, a bestselling author, intuitive channel, and healer. Her mission is to empower healers and seekers to unlock their miraculous power by facing the very darkness they’ve spent lifetimes avoiding. "I was curled on the floor, my body swallowed by nausea so deep it felt ancient. Fear flooded every cell, building like a tidal wave I couldn’t outrun. My mind whispered, “You might not survive this”. And then, in the absolute darkness, something clicked. I stopped resisting. I breathed through the terror, opened my heart, and let it consume me.That night, I learned the greatest spiritual truth: fear is not something to fight, it’s something to love.This became the foundation of my work with Intuitive Rebirth, where I now guide healers and seekers to meet their deepest shadows with unwavering love, transforming fear into freedom."

I'm joined today by Laura May to chat all about kitchen witchcraft.Invite the magic into your life with these deliciously witchy recipes and rituals. In Kitchen Magic, you'll learn how to infuse your everyday cooking with purpose, meaning and a sprinkle of magic. With 65 enchanting recipes, this cozy full-colour cookbook invites you to cultivate a deeper connection to the seasons, your ingredients and yourself.With Laura's essential tips of witchy pantry must-haves and tools, Kitchen Magic has everything you need to create enchantment in your kitchen - perfect for any modern witch or quirky home cook ready to turn cooking into a daily ritual of intention and magic.Find Kitchen Magic and Laura:Kitchen Magic: https://amzn.to/4mLuLXKInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauramayritualkitchen/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theritualkitchenYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheritualkitchenLaura May is a kitchen witch and content creator on @lauramayritualkitchen. From her narrowboat May Moon, Laura shares recipes, folkloric wisdom and rituals around modern witchcraft. Her work focuses on bringing intention and magic into the everyday, a practice that helped Laura along her own healing journey away from disordered eating.

Such a fun chat today with author Kylie Holmes, all about tea leaf reading, coffee reading, symbols, intuition, and more!Learn the ancient art of tasseography and how to read tea leaves and coffee grounds. This essential book covers the history of tea leaf and coffee cup reading, intuition, setting the intention, and preparation. Along with a dictionary of symbols, tea meditation, recipes, and advice on journaling, The Ancient Art of Tasseography is your complete guide.Find the Book and Kylie:Book: https://amzn.to/44P1wwBWebsite: https://kylieholmes.co.ukTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kylie.holmes.auth?_t=ZN-8xrCEGk0Ogg&_r=1Kylie Holmes is a mother of four Old Souls. She is also a writer, an intuitive Angel Therapist, Reiki Master and Past Life Regression Therapist. She lives in Cambridgeshire, UK.