Coffee & Divination

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I welcome my friend and returning guest Ivy Bromius of Circle Thrice back to the show. Ivy and I have known each other for a number of years, and her work brings together a wonderfully unusual - and extremely useful -combination of professional project management, practical enchantment, and magical timing through tarot and other divinatory arts. We begin with risk...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I welcome my friend Beck Ravenswood to the show - witch, tarot reader, and owner of The Serpent’s Key Shoppe in Hanover, PA. Beck shares the story of discovering tarot as a teenager, receiving the dream that helped inspire The Serpent’s Key, and creating a thriving, interfaith community space devoted to magic, education, and connection. We also discuss the legal f...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Coffee and Divination , I welcome author, witch, educator, and biological scientist Sian Sibley for a fascinating conversation on plant spirits, pagan ecology, animism, geomancy, and ethical magical practice. We explore what it means to truly treat plants, stones, incense, trees, and the land itself as living beings in relationship with us — and why that changes...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined once again by Dr. Alexander Cummins — historian of magic, diviner, and teacher of early modern cunning craft—for a deep and grounded conversation on working with spirits as allies in magical and divinatory practice. Together, we explore what it really means to work with ancestral practitioners—the spirits of the magical dead—and how these relationships...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined by the brilliant Laura Tempest Zakroff — artist, author, performer, and modern Traditional Witch, whose work sits at the crossroads of art, embodiment, divination, and magic.  We discuss Laura’s newest book, Tarot by Tempest: Playing with Numbers, Meaning & Movement , and why play is a vital part of divination: it's often the doorway back into...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined by Solomon Pakal - founder of the Mayan Mystery School, historian, and longtime occult practitioner - for a conversation on astrology, tarot, and the depth of Maya traditions of magic and divination. We speak about his perspective on tarot, the importance of understanding divination within a larger cultural and cosmological framework, and the vastness o...

Send us Fan Mail My guest in this episode is Ethony Dawn—author, professional tarot reader, and teacher, known for her clear, supportive approach to helping readers build confidence and consistency with the cards. In this conversation, we keep things practical and accessible as we talk about how to learn tarot well: building real skill through repetition and reflection, learning to trust what you’...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined once again by Ivo Dominguez Jr. prolific author and long-time leader in the modern occult community. We’re discussing the newly updated, re-released edition of his book Spirit Speak: A Comprehensive Guide to Connect Beyond the Veil , and what it offers practitioners seeking clear, safe, grounded methods of spirit contact for divination and magical work....

Send us Fan Mail My guest in this episode is Thumper Forge , a Chaos Witch, Gardnerian High Priest, writer, and diviner from Houston, Texas. Thumper is the author of The Chaos Apple: Magic & Discordianism for the Postmodern Witch (Llewellyn), and it was a delight to have them on the show! In this conversation, we explore Chaos Magic in real life - how to think with paradigms, work with gods an...

Send us Fan Mail My guest in this episode is Mhara Starling , a Welsh folk Witch raised on the Isle of Anglesey. Mhara is a fantastic speaker, teacher, and author, and I met her for the first time at the Sacred Space conference this past year. It was wonderful to have her on the show! In this conversation, we focused on Welsh Fairy lore and practices, and how that living tradition of relationship...

Send us Fan Mail Author, teacher, and Druid priest Kristoffer Hughes joins JoAnna to explore the living current of Awen: how song, poetry, and art become vessels for spiritual knowing—and how the currents of awen can inform divination in real, grounded practice. We also discuss Welsh Druidry as a living tradition, and tarot as a vibrant, constantly evolving language. If this conversation resonates...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I’m joined by Dr. Gwendolyn Reece: Pagan priestess, theosophist, witch, and author of "The Waters of Mnemosyne." We discuss her wonderful new book, her work leading sacred pilgrimages to Greece, and her role in fostering deep spiritual community through ritual, scholarship, and devotion. Our discussion touched on sacred memory in...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I'm joined once again by author and esoteric scholar Peter Mark Adams, whose newest work - Ritual and Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras: The Secret Cult of Saturn in Imperial Rome - offers a profound look into one of the most enigmatic mystery traditions of the ancient world. We explore the sacred cosmology of Mithras, the structure and symbolism of the cu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, it was wonderful to speak with my friend and fellow Priestess, Elyse Welles. Elyse is a Witch, sacred travel leader, and the author behind Seeking Numina . Elyse is also the co-host of the Magick Kitchen Podcast , a top spirituality podcast where she shares wisdom on Witchcraft, ritual, and more. In today's episode, we talked about the act of pilgrimage to an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our guest is Witch and Heathen priestess Irene Glasse. Irene is a teacher, tarot reader, oracular trance practitioner, musician with the Pagan band Kindred Crow, and a powerful ritualist and community leader based in Western Maryland. She serves as president of Frederick CUUPS, and is on the board of the Sacred Space Foundation. I had the pleasure of meeting Irene...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Coffee and Divination , I’m joined by the brilliant and prolific Christopher Penczak —author, teacher, Witch, and co-founder of the Temple of Witchcraft tradition. Christopher has written many excellent books on modern Witchcraft, magickal practice, spirit work, and personal transformation. His work has been foundational for many practitioners over the years, an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Coffee and Divination , I’m joined by John Beckett —Druid, author, and respected voice in the modern Pagan and polytheist communities. We explore the nature of divination and spirit communication within a polytheistic framework , discussing how we can cultivate meaningful relationships with deities and spirits through ritual, offerings, and sacred listening . Li...

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode, I had the pleasure of welcoming back Lilith Dorsey—an author and priestess with an extensive background as a tarot reader and witch. We dive into their latest book, Tarot Every Witch Way , an insightful guide to deepening one’s connection with tarot through magical correspondences, food, plants, herbs, and much more. Lilith brings such a wealth of experienc...

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode, it was wonderful to welcome back John Michael Greer, a prolific author, teacher, and practitioner of the esoteric arts. We dive into the fascinating world of tarot and explore his work with his late teacher, John Gilbert, whose insights and teachings JMG edited and published in The Doors of Tarot . He shares reflections on Gilbert’s unique approach to tarot...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with the Professor David Zeitlyn of Oxford University, a leading expert in the anthropology of divination and co-curator of the Bodleian Library's stunning new exhibition, Oracles, Omens, and Answers . Professor Zeitlyn has spent decades studying divination practices across cultures, including his research on, and practice of, Mambila spider divina...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I had the pleasure of sitting down with author, tarot reader, and witch Madame Pamita to explore the magic of tarot and how it can transform our lives. We discuss her wonderful book, Magical Tarot, which guides readers to use tarot as a tool for personal empowerment and magical growth. (I've already recommended the book to a number of...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest for this episode is author and herbalist Coby Michael. Coby is the author of "The Poison Path: Baneful Herbs, Medicinal Nightshades, and Ritual Entheogens." During the episode we discuss the possibilities of magic and healing with plant allies in the Nightshade family, the links between fears of poison and the power of magical practices, and I greatly appreciat...

Send us Fan Mail My guest on today's episode is the author, astrologer, wiccan Elder, and ritualist, Ivo Dominguez Jr.  It was a pleasure to have him back on the show, as I've been an admirer of his work for years now, and thoroughly enjoy our conversations. In this episode we discuss psychic training, navigating our strengths and weaknesses in praxis and community, and, in the later par...

Send us Fan Mail A fantastic conversation with two wonderful scholars - Christophe Poncet and Peter Mark Adams. We discuss their recent release for Scarlet Imprint: 'Two Esoteric Tarots.' The book (and our conversation) dives into the history of the Sola Busca tarot and the tarot de Marseille. We discuss their history, imagery, connections to one another, and their place in the occult wo...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is an excellent chat with A.C. Stauble and Isaac Hill, two individuals who are both fellow magicians, permaculturalists, and podcast hosts. I've been a long-time fan of their show, the Plant Cunning Podcast, which highlights connections between herbalism, magic, permaculture, and the healing arts. Isaac is a permaculturalist with over a decade of experien...