Southern Fried Witch

Y'all, I thought I was just doing a quick episode that would amount to not much, but I like this one. It's something I've thought about for a long, long time. Remember: don't strive for bippity, boppity, boo. Go for the long haul. Be the Witch you were born to be. 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....

Well, y'all, I got a listener letter from a Batchild. I hope they know how much I resonated with losing everything and having to rebuild. At the end of the day, turn to spiders, darling one. Love ya 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

Well, y'all: I'm canning and popping beans and am covered in sweat most days, but it feels like resistance to me. Y'all know my stance on this, but here's a little more about the magic of preserving the energy of Litha/Summer Solstice as the wheel begins to wane. 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.c...

Do we really get a do-over? And if we do, what do we lose? Sometimes, the universe knows exactly what she's doing. Snuggle in, y'all. Time to talk about the past, and how we are creating it with every flutter of our wings. (I meant to come back to this for more sound edits, but to hell with it. Raw work it is!) To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: ht...

Snuggle in, Batchildren. We chatting about bravery in the face of monsters, finding protection in the most unlikely shapes, and forging forward in a storm. You are already brave enough, Witch. Special shoutout to my grandchild and my new best friend, a rat snake named Winifred. Love y’all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra content, go to: https:...

Trigger Warnings, all around: this episode is about abuse every single kind of it. My daughter has come home to heal. It's been nearly twelve years since I've wrapped my arms around her, but Mother's Day changed that. She is broken, bleeding, and in need of support. I will be posting her Freefunder here. She is the direct recipient--and she is more than worthy of support. I don't think I did her s...

We've all done it, haven't we? Just went ahead with our normal warding practices, not one thought to whether or not they even could still hold water--much less, something nefarious. Snuggle in and let's chat about rotted boards, broken entryways, and our own complicity when it comes to protecting what we matters. Love y'all like chicken-, Batchildren. xoxo, Seba To support this podcast, keep it on...

Okay, y'all: Mandi wrote in and had the best question ever that focused (mostly) on what to do with offerings to ancestors/Fae/deities. It's one of my favorite topics, and y'all know we had to hit the dirt on this one. Settle in. And thank you, Mandi. :) 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/southe...

So, many moons ago, I did an episode on getting back to the Witch body as a way to become more whole. Then, the other day on the phone with a Cauldron Level Batchild, I was asked: okay, well, what do we do when we've walked the steps to answer the call to action and need to get back to our body? To rest, to restore, what do we do? Damn, Beth. What a perfect question. I hope my answer isn't too sho...

This one is incredibly personal, to say the least. But we have become personal, Batchildren. So let's go. Wasted time is a real thing, no matter how much sunshine we try to pump up our own arse. It grieves me that I’ve done it, and this is what I’m doing to address that loss. I have one year left of my fifties, and I plan to shove as much joy as possible into it. Manifest something. Make it awkwar...

This is the last installment of "what to do if you are called to action." Plan, prepare, practice, then: JUMP. With every action, there is risk. Assessing that, accepting that, is critical in the fight ahead of us. Protecting what we love is worth it. And if energy only understands “go,” then what is our energy and where are we sending it? Love y’all like chicken. To support this podcast, keep it...

Hey, y'all, this is a long one. I met this listener at the Batchildren Ball several years back and she feels like family. So I gave it hell. She's a bit stuck, the way we all have been at some point in our lives, between potential paths to take. Thank you, K, for writing in! Find that fire, Witch. Then, add wood. Love, Seba To support this podcast, keep it on the air, and get access to extra conte...

This is Part II of “Called to Action,” what do you do next? Learning to nurture sustainable energy sources is a no brainer, but for me, the last place I consider is myself. Snuggle up on the porch. Let's talk about the next step in preparing for what's to come. 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...

TW: Christian Trauma/Depression and Su**ide Hey, y'all: tonight I'm sharing the story of a very dear and wonderful young witch who struggled through quite the Christian quagmire to be where she is today. I'm honored to read that tale of survival, but want to make sure that all of you beautiful Batchildren are prepared: she shares stories of fighting to stay alive (s*#cide) and I will lean up again...

I've seen the calls to action, far and wide, and am working on my own ways to be a part of the Witch's Resistance--as we all should be. But, y'all, the question I keep getting is: how do I even begin? Hold a sign? Join a local group? And the answer is, of course, yes. But to be a bit more specific: the way that I begin is always to sharpen my athame, my skill sets, and my methodology. And none of...

Y'all, Mother Nature just hates a blank space. She doesn't like being naked (shocking, I know) and will cover herself with whatever she can to heal Herself. We, even as Witches, are fond of carving voids (btw, did you know that the word "avoid" comes from this other lovely word?) whether we realize it or not. But, and this is a really cool "but": she loves the path of least resistance. It's the be...

We often forget that the whole reason for a harvest is in the reveling in it during Cailleach’s (the Celtic Winter Witch) long ride. Otherwise, what was it even for? I'm running around trying to prepare my little farm for 15 degrees, it turns out--something the Deep South is not prepared for, I assure you. And so, I turn to my dried herbs and teas, my pickles and pears, and revel in the harvest. P...

So, you got a sign, you warded, and all is well . . . right? Not so much. Let's talk about what's next after we get signs, where the holes might be in our warding, and the importance of paying attention to the nuances therein. Love y'all like chicken! Seba To support this podcast and get access to extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

I talked a bit about this the other night on my Patreon fireside chat, but of course, I ended up wandering a bit. While tradition may hold that Samhain is the Witch’s New Year, my question will always be: whose tradition? From what geographical location? Turns out, in the Deep South, Yule has always felt more aligned with my own Witch’s New Year. Y'all stay warm in this coming winter storm! Love y...

I don't think I've ever been this raw while podcasting. It's been a long year for me, and for all of us I reckon. This is where I landed. I cannot thank all of those who held space for me, believed in me, and sent me so much energy and love. I'm still healing, but that's a good thing. Love y'all like chicken--and the moon and stars. Seba P.S. Try to say centrifugal force five times really fast. No...

I couldn't release the last one I did, y'all. It was a broken mess, and I worry that y'all can't handle much more of that. I saved it, so we will see if I ever get brave enough to put that out into the world. But this one is special, in more than one way. Around minute 22, my son let my grandbaby call me--and then, let me keep it in the recording. (Don’t have time to smooth it, so prepare for a su...

I know I'm not the only one who suffers in the winter (shoutout to my sweet Joanna). This is one of the ways that I cope: by giving a sh*t, even though it feels counterintuitive to where I am in the cold. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and receive extra content from the porch, go to: https://www.patreon.com/c/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all! This one is a little longer than usual. I just started rambling about why I do what I do and this is what came out, a love letter to the land. I did this one on September 14th, right before my legal battle, and released it only on Patreon to protect my land and family. I won that battle. Love y’all like chicken! To support this podcast and receive extra content, go to: https://www.patr...

Just rambling about how to survive the coming changes, y'all. Winter is all about planning the garden to come, reflecting on where we've been, and gathering the lessons together around our hearth fires to ponder and reflect. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and receive extra content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/c/southernfriedwitch *I briefly mention the "Toilet Paper Plant...

Y'all, I tried not to talk about it. I walked around the house, I screamed at the sky, just trying to get it out of me--but, it still came out. Don't listen if you're tired of hearing about it. The thing is: I just couldn't get past the covert narcissism of the asshats who did this. And so . . . I reckon I might lose some folks over this. But, this is where I stand. I figure, what the hell. Everyt...