Southern Fried Witch

Hey, y'all--sorry I'm a day late. I did go forth with the DV awareness event, it was incredible, I was triggered by my own event (ironic, that) but am still so happy that I did the work. Maybe someone out there will be more aware now . . . Either way, late yesterday was a rain shower, and it was the only time that I had to record. So, we begin with rain hammering around my voice and it comes back,...

So, y'all: this one's long, almost double what I usually record and edit. But it was important. Last week, we talked about Cailleach handing over the reins to Brigid--and it's pertinent to this episode. I know you're tired. I know it's too much. But Brigid, spring, and the trees have our backs. Even if it's only a scream into the dark, or a big F-YOU to the ice that has frozen everything we loved...

Well, Batchildren. It's been a long ride, but here we are: episode 199. Holy crap. How did that happen? I remember when we started, all those years ago, when I had no idea why it would matter yet. We were all young and naive together. And it totally mattered. But here we are now, in the dead of winter, on a pivotal, magical evening: the night that Cailleach gives way to Brigid. Blessed Imbolc to a...

Y’all, this one was recorded as ice and freezing storms threatened my homestead. At the same time, other “icy” forces were raiding (and still do) in monstrous ways. As a Gen-X Witch, I was taught long ago what to do in cases such as these. Snuggle up on the porch and let me tell you a story (or three) about the magical effect of laughter upon a monster. Love y’all like chicken, Seba To support thi...

It's been a while, my loves, since I've done this level of work. I needed time, healing, and a space to breathe. You know, it's hard to determine the exact moment that will be safe enough to put weight on a previously broken bone, but I've done just that. And it held me. Welcome to the Year of the Horse. Let's ride, Batchildren. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access...

I've thought on this one a while, Batchildren. When, how, and how loud do we stand for what is right? What does it mean for our Craft when we choose Sweden? Please snuggle with me on the porch for this one--I want your feedback. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

I don't fully have my voice back, but I had something to say. Sometimes, we are very slow on the draw to cull our gardens--for reasons of love, familiarity, or even fear. But it's part of a very Witchy life, Batchildren. So, brave up, grab your spade, and do the work. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernf...

If you usually take your time listening to these episodes: shake things up and listen right now. It's almost over, and if you need a kairos moment, shake the dust off and click play. Love y'all like chicken! Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey y'all, I've been thinking about bones, the ones we work with, the ones we keep, and how that relates to Craft. The caretakers of these matter more than we think. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Winter is hard on this old country Witch, but it's a perfect time to put up a baneful box. When in an emergency, I don't always have time to source everything I need. That's where my emergency "kit" comes in fine and dandy. And in the dark nights? Why, that's the perfect time to prepare. Hang in there, Batchildren. We've got this. Winter has no choice but to be here, and eventually, will have no r...

Ah, how I would like to rest on my porch and not do this work anymore, but here it is: the process of reclaiming a name. I ran smack into myself (hypothetically speaking) on my way home from the courthouse the other day. It's my least favorite place to be, that construction of brick and mortar and legal moorings. But it was a good thing, that ride back to my little farm just before dark. Because,...

Well y'all, if you listened to the porch chat from last night, you know where we are going. Do y'all have a journal like this? Sometimes, we need the notes, the thoughts, and the evidence of a spell. Oh and: promise to put up the recipe about Cowboy Candy tomorrow on Patreon. Love y'all like chicken! xoxo, Seba To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: ht...

I lost a true companion the night before Samhain. Here's to those dragons and beasties that walk with us on this journey. May they always be remembered for the magic they forged. And may we be awake enough to realize their purpose. XOXO, Seba To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Well, y'all: my dad came to visit. It's been a very long time, but I was struggling with an essay for a magazine that asked me to write about winter. And then, there he was. I love y'all so much! Hope your Samhain goes brilliantly and that you never forget to get incredibly still and just . . . listen. xoxo, Seba To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to:...

Hey, y'all. Snuggle on the porch for a chat about apply Swedish Death Cleaning (what an appropriate time of the year!) to our own broom closets. I was blindsided by my own lesson to a student--and had to apply it to myself. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all. I'm being interviewed in a few hours by the Science Witch Podcast and one of their questions got my brain moving. Down the rabbit hole I went! Hope so much that you are harvesting what will nourish you and your Witchy soul. Love you like chicken, Seba To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Just got off the interstate, y'all! My trip was . . . interesting. Sometimes healing means further surgery, but I'm on it. Also, I briefly embedded a statement on what's happening right now in our country. I did this on purpose, suddenly and in the middle of the episode. I'm sure y'all understand why. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extr...

Hey, y'all. Come sit on the porch with me and let's chat about how we consider the place where our feet stand while engaging with our Craft. You know, the home-field advantage is real. Just sayin. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

I've been studying on this, y'all: making sacred places in my life to harbor my Craft through the darker days to come. In the past, I have put myself last as I built my store for winter. Let’s be honest: there were very few special places carved out just for me. Here in the last year of my fifties, something has shifted within me. Now, I know how critical those spaces, those harvests, truly are as...

'm whooped, y'all. It took me a week to release this, just struggling over how personal it all was and then I remembered: this is what we do. We all know that life moves on, sometimes brutally so, stealing away both youth and time. But there are things that folks should not to be able to take from you. I'm leaving in a few weeks on a mission to recovery a few of those buried treasures. And I've go...

Witches, So Mote That Con 2025 is only a month away and you don’t want to miss this one because it is the LAST YEAR and it’s going to be AMAZING! On October 18th and 19th gather together to learn, to be in community together, and to spend time with this INCREDIBLE lineup of presenters. Michael A. Bryan, Rossa Crean, J. Allen Cross, Morgan Daimler, Monica Divane, and Dawn Aurora Hunt join That Witc...

Hey, y’all. I’m fairly fed up with the onslaught of well-meaning folk who barrage me (and others) with the urgency of the act of forgiveness. In my experience, trauma requires quite a bit of heavy lifting, bloody labor, and the strength of the gods. In light of that load, I cannot imagine asking someone to also include the work of forgiveness, and all that such an act could entail. My question tod...

Y'all know that I really admire John Beckett, aka the author of Under the Ancient Oaks on Patheos. Often, something he muses upon fires up something in my own brain and I have to speak to it. His latest article "Sigil Magic: Did The Spell Work?" really hit for me. Of course, I took this a different direction (sorry, John, you know my wandering), but the question kept creeping up in my mind: how do...

Well, y'all, I meant to write about moon magic. But then, I turned on the mic and this just fell out of my soul. But, it’s relevant to where we are in this country right now, where I’ve been in my journey and battle against the patriarchy, and how its tendrils can slip around your life without much pomp or circumstance. It’s just insidious like that. Save a chicken, fry the patriarchy, Witches!! L...

Sometimes, the price of "love" is too dear, Batchildren. What have we given up, as Witches? Hope y'all are okay tonight. I know how the cognitive dissonance between what we believed was real and what is showing up can make you feel crazy. Fight like hell, Batchildren, to find your ground. P.S.: Maybe, I hope, America will get her voice back one day. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this po...