The New Witches

*Stefan Voice* THIS EPISODE HAS EVERYTHING – online dating, a web of dangerous lovers, stalkers, arson, cursed land, asylums, gravity hills, satanic cults, kidnappings, plane crashes, and reformed bad boys. Listen for two very wild true crime and paranormal stories!  Support the show

We've brought back our witchy friend, astrology expert, and all-around amazing human Jess Demitro! In honor of Maria's recent 29th birthday, we talk about the Saturn Return – when the planet Saturn comes back to meet your natal Saturn, roughly every 29 years. Listen to learn about its significance in your life path, and how to make the most of it! Plus, Laura and Jess reminisce about the...

Strap yourselves in, folks, we got some really wild stories to tell y'all! Maria covers the true crime case of Katherine Knight, aka "Australia's Hannibal Lecter" and "Cannibal Kathy," and Laura walks us through the seven different kinds of alien contact and their stories. Plus, we talk about Tim Tam Slams, human-alien hybrids, and questionable home decor. Support the...

 WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD!! The time has come to say goodbye to one of our favorite on-screen witches, and what better way to bid Sabrina Spellman and her gang adieu than to review the Netflix series – Chilling Adventures of Sabrina! We're reviewing the series as a whole and doing an episode-by-episode dive into Part IV. Listen along as Maria and Laura reminisce on Sabrina's many adventur...

For this Listeners Episode, we have stories of true crime, psychics, mysterious pale specters, as well as listener questions! We discuss how to incorporate some magic in your garden, tips on starting with tarot, and political correctness in the witch community (follow @romaniuprising ). If you'd like your story or question featured in our next Listener Stories episode, you can email your stor...

Happy New Year! We're back after our little holiday break to bring you some spooky stories revolving around NYE, and – WOW – we have got some crazy true crime and paranormal stories to tell y'all! Laura covers the most dangerous game of Simon Says that includes a triple homicide and a cult in Colorado. Maria walks you through the opulent yet eerie halls of two of Chicago's most haun...

Please enjoy some Christmas themed horror, some slightly eerie and some extra disturbing. Maybe listen in the dark with your milk and cookies and if you're lucky...company will find you. Support the show

We are so excited to have had a fellow witch on the show! Today's witchy episode features an interview with TikToker and YouTuber Ariel Willow – a clairvoyant intuitive, medium, psychic, and spiritual coach whose professional guidance and videos have helped hundreds of thousands of people through their spiritual journeys and education. Ariel talks about embracing her gifts despite being raise...

Cheer or Fear? Our spooky episode is here! The witches are talking gift wrap, surprise packages, and things both eerie and Christmas-y. Maria covers the grisly Lawson Family Massacre, and Laura covers several Germanic and Scandinavian Christmas folklore and cryptids (unpopular opinion: we think Krampus is a hottie)! Would you judge this episode as impish or admirable? Listen and find out! Support...

Welcome to our December Listeners Stories episode! Laura talks about her early Christmas present from Graham, and Maria gives her two cents that no one asked for regarding the Hogwarts Houses and tarot suits. Today's stories include ghostly communications via an app, a fire spirit in training, taking a look at the crown jewels, and a Swedish Yule tradition from one of our witchy listeners. En...

We're sure YULE love this episode! Maria and Laura cover wintertime pagan holidays that over centuries have been rebranded into the traditions we associate today with Christmas, and how to celebrate them in their own right. Plus, we talk about what we love (and hate) about winter, what the Game of Thrones solar system looks like, and how 10,000 BC was "hellza supes" long ago! Yuleti...

Let's talk about cults, baby! Laura wraps up her coverage on the NXIVM sex cult and its sinister leader Keith Raniere. Can we just say that this true crime story will make your jaw drop?! And keep your head wink, wink – Maria walks us through the story of one of Britain's most key historical figures, Anne Boleyn, as we take a tour through the various British sites her ghost still haunts...

SURPRISE BONUS EPISODE!!! Laura and Maria talk about Thanksgiving festivities, divination, their typical days as witches and podcasters, and misunderstood zodiac signs. Plus, we do a tarot card pull for the week ahead, and we've got some exciting news for our Patreon subscribers! Support the show

Let us introduce you to the Clairs! Are you clairvoyant? Do you want to develop your clairsentience skills? Learn about the various supernatural senses people experience when connecting to Spirit, and exercises to help you grow your “clair-senses.” Plus, hear Laura and Maria's own experiences with their psychic abilities! Support the show

Get ready to learn about the James Franco of cult leaders (where does he have the time?!) and the vengeful spirit of a girl who needs to wash her hair already. Laura covers part 1 of the story of Keith Raniere, the cult leader and founder of NXIVM. And if you ask us, if your genius-ness test is take-home, you're probably not actually a genius ... but what the *bleep* would we know! Maria digs...

It's another 13th, y'all!  Normally this would be a listeners episode,  but sadly Maria had a family matter to attend to and was unavailable, so we decided to change things up a bit. While we're saving your stories for next month's Listeners episode, Laura's reading some of the creepiest stories she could find - psychic phone calls, unwanted bedroom guests, chilling crypti...

Ooh, child! Grab a yummy potion to sip on and join us for a cauldron-side chat about witches in television and film! We open with some mental health talk, and then Maria and Laura get into their favorite witchy shows and films – Bewitched, The Craft, Practical Magic, Suspiria, The Witch,   Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and more! (WARNING: SPOILERS) What witchy shows or movies are your favorites?...

Just because October is gone, doesn't mean we're done with the spookiness. Maria dives into the murder of Meredith Kercher and the trials of the wrongfully-accused Amanda Knox, while Laura covers the eerie mythology of the Irish cryptid the Banshee! Also, we ask the important questions – what's creepier, a creature that's taller or shorter than you? How many miles per hour does...

It's the season of the dead! After Laura's topic takeover last week covering the sabbat Samhain, Maria is having us dive deep into the vibrant, thousands year old Mexican holiday–Día de los Muertos! This episode features Maria making copious amounts of New Girl references, Laura calling dead people "defunct", and the beautiful history of this ancient and sacred Mesoamerican hol...

Samhain and Halloween are just around the corner, and we are so stoked to get into the history of Samhain, how it gave birth to Halloween, and how you can celebrate this Sabbat in your witchy practice! Plus, Maria shares a blood-curdling TikTok video, we talk about our upcoming Halloween costumes, and we learn that Teletubbies have been part of Samhain this whole time! Samhain Blessings, witches!...

We're back at ya with another spooky episode, and we're covering the true crime and paranormal aspects of the Salem Witch Trials! But can we just say how insanely weird Puritan first names were?? (We're looking at you, Increase Mather) So settle in as the New Witches paint you a picture of petty AF European settlers, dangerous boredom, and a haunted city teeming with eerie spirits....

Not only are we reading your stories, but we're also rounding out the episode with our own creepy and witchy tales! From heartwarming, ghostly visits from loved ones, to renting an apartment with a pink oven AND an elderly ghost couple to look out for you (adorable!), this episode will give you all the feels. Plus, Maria shares when she was targeted by a mysterious entity with obscure intenti...

October is finally here, and even though we've been watching scary movies all year long, we're really taking things up a notch! Listen to the horror movies and shows we've been watching lately–oh, and while you're here, listen to the spooky tales we prepared for you too! Maria covers a double murder on a Halloween night, and Laura unveils the origins of the stereotypically spoo...

Whether you're a novice or seasoned witch, you've probably seen how everyone's witchy Instagram feeds blow up during a Full Moon. But what about when the Moon isn't full? Listen to learn the unique energies of each Moon phase that you can harness and bring into your own practice! Plus, we'll be covering specific spells and potions you can do/make for each Moon phase. We&ap...

Take a spooky trip with us through the horrors (that should have been crimes) of asylums through the ages, and the haunted goings-on at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California. You can purchase the book hotel's book "Beautiful Stranger: The Ghost of Kate Morgan and the Hotel del Coronado" at store.hoteldel.com Support the show