The Magick Kitchen Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What can mushrooms teach us about being human—and about finding our way back into relationship with the world around us? In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles welcome author and doula Madison Murphy Barney to explore the ideas behind Our Ancestors Want Us to Be Mushrooms . Madison shares how mushrooms and mycelial networks offer a powerf...

Send us Fan Mail Can you practice witchcraft alone without becoming isolated? In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles explore the balance between solitary witchcraft and spiritual community . They talk about why a solitary practice can be deeply meaningful while still leaving room for covens, festivals, public rituals, workshops, and other forms of connec...

Send us Fan Mail What changes when psychoactive and poisonous plants are approached as spirits and ceremonial allies rather than simply substances? In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles welcome occult herbalist and author Coby Michael for a candid conversation about plant spirit medicine, psychedelics, ritual entheogens, poisonous plants, and sacred cer...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when divination moves beyond the tarot table and into relationship with the living world? In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles welcome Joanna Farrar , author of The Diviner’s Path: A Nature-Led Approach to Divination with Tarot, Runes, and Pendulums , for a rich conversation about divination, animism, omens, and spirit com...

Send us Fan Mail How can working with the moon help you slow down, listen to yourself, and create meaningful change? In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles welcome author and professional witch Jen Sankey to explore lunar magic and her book Manifesting by the Moon . Jen shares how the phases of the moon can become a practical framework for manifestation,...

Send us Fan Mail What does witchcraft look like when your mind needs movement, novelty, flexibility, or a different way into spiritual practice? Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles welcome Jenny C. Bell , author of Divergent Witchcraft: An Inclusive Approach to Making Magic , for an honest and lively conversation about neurodivergent witchcraft. Together, they explore ADHD, autism, dyslexia, reject...

Send us Fan Mail What does kitchen witchery look like once it becomes second nature? In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles explore the lived reality of an advanced kitchen witch practice. They talk about working with fresh ingredients, blessing food, treating the kitchen as sacred space, staying flexible when life gets chaotic, and letting magick become...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles welcome returning guest Ivo Dominguez Jr for a practical, thoughtful conversation on protection magic . Together, they explore spiritual immunity, cleansing, shielding, warding, miasma, sacred space, and the difference between grounded protection and overprotection. Ivo shares accessible wisdom on e...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles explore the patriarchal wounding of the divine feminine and what it actually means to reclaim feminine power in a world built on imbalance. This conversation goes far beyond gender binaries and into the spiritual, emotional, and cultural conditioning that teaches people to stay small, abandon themse...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles dive deeper into protection magic and the ethical nuance of baneful magick. This is not a fear-driven conversation about cursing for revenge. It is a grounded discussion about boundaries, spiritual self-protection, and what it means to keep yourself safe in difficult times. Together, they explore why...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Magick Kitchen Podcast , Elyse Welles is joined by Nitasia Rowland to explore Tarot Chimera , the Symbolist art of Odilon Redon , and the living relationship between art and magic . Together they discuss the Symbolist movement, the dreamlike and spiritual qualities of Redon’s work, and why certain images seem to arrive in the right moment to guide, unsettle,...

Send us Fan Mail What is protection magic, and does it actually work? In this episode of The Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles explore the foundations of protection magic , including psychic protection, shielding, warding, energy boundaries, and protecting your home . They unpack common misconceptions about spiritual safety, how witches can approach protection without fea...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles welcome back Laura Tempest Zakroff to talk about their new book, Tarot by Tempest , and they approach to reading tarot through pattern, rhythm, imagery, and elemental relationships. Together, they explore why tarot does not have to be intimidating, how the Minor Arcana can become more accessible, an...

Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to practice with respect when we borrow from folklore, deity work, and traditions outside our own direct lineage?  In this episode, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles explore the importance of cultural attribution in witchcraft and why naming the roots of a practice matters. They talk about the difference between appropriation and respectful engagement , h...

Send us Fan Mail Is TikTok ruining witchcraft? In this episode of Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles talk candidly about WitchTok, discernment, and what happens when inexperienced witches end up teaching other beginners. They unpack the “keeping up with the Joneses” pressure social media can create—how polished, aesthetic spell videos can disconnect you from your own practi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Magick Kitchen Podcast , we’re joined by Katie Ness , a witch and priestess whose practice weaves goddess devotion, ancestral connection, and folk magic through the living art of poetry. We talk about “word witchery” as a spiritual path, how listening and silence shape devotional language, and why poetry belongs to everyone, not only trained writers. Katie s...

Send us Fan Mail We’re joined by Patricia Robin Woodruff of The Roots of Slavic Magic to explore what Slavic magic is, and why it’s often misunderstood. From house spirits like the Domovoy to plant lore traditions involving mugwort and mullein, this conversation weaves animism, folklore, and ancestral cosmology into a grounded introduction for modern practitioners. Learn more at https://patriciaro...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra and Elyse Welles break down why Imbolc matters on the Wheel of the Year , especially when winter feels heavy and motivation is low. They explore the difference between quarter days (solstices and equinoxes) and the often-misunderstood cross-quarter days , and why these seasonal turning points can be the most supportive when w...

Send us Fan Mail This time in the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles are joined by bestselling author and beloved witchcraft teacher Deborah Blake for a grounded, practical conversation on respectful, responsible deity work for witches and pagans. Together, they explore what changes when deity isn’t “a box you visit,” but part of everyday life, and why cultural context mat...

Send us Fan Mail A new year invites new rhythms, and the kitchen is one of the most powerful places to begin. In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles explore how to start — or refresh — a kitchen witchery practice rooted in green magic, balance, and everyday life. They discuss why kitchen witchery and green witchcraft are inseparable paths, how perfection...

Send us Fan Mail In this Yuletide episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles are joined by fiber artist and co-host of the Knit a Spell podcast, Katie Rempe , for a deep and soulful conversation about fiber magic, stitch witchery, and ancestral craft . Together they explore knitting, embroidery, mending, sewing, spinning, and textile arts as ancient magical practice...

Send us Fan Mail In this cozy Yule edition of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles gather around the stove for a heartwarming, fully intuitive simmer pot ritual. Together they explore how scent, memory, and elemental magic weave into one of witchcraft’s simplest yet most profound seasonal practices. Join them as they build two simmer pots — one on the stove and one in a...

Send us Fan Mail In this thought-provoking episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles dive deep into one of the most urgent topics in modern spirituality — the rise of AI in witchcraft . From spellwriting and herbalism to tarot and dream interpretation, witches everywhere are turning to AI for answers — but at what cost? Leandra and Elyse unpack the hidden dangers o...

Send us Fan Mail In this landmark episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , hosts Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles sit down with spiritual teacher, psychic healer, and bestselling author George Lizos to explore the modern revival of Hellenic polytheism — the living religion of the ancient Greek gods. George shares his groundbreaking experience performing the first Hellenic polytheist wedding in Cy...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles dive deep into the art of glamour magick — the subtle witchcraft of presence, confidence, and energetic influence. From enchanted lip balms and veiling practices to invisibility glamours and divine self-expression, this conversation redefines what it means to “put on your power.” You’ll hear stories...