Coffee & Divination

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...

Send us Fan Mail As we near the end of the year, it's a great time to talk about timing and astrology, and I'm happy to welcome astrologer and musician ZamboniFunk to the podcast to do just that. I've followed Zamboni's work for a few years now, and on the show today, we discuss the 'negatives and positives' of transits and challenging aspects in charts, eclipses, rhy...

Send us Fan Mail It's always a great pleasure to talk fortune-telling and omen logic with author and magician Gordon White. This conversation centered around his newly released Lenormand deck, "Fortune's Fools," which was co-created with the artist Colin Alexander. The "little white book" he wrote and included with the deck, discussing techniques of effective cartoman...

Send us Fan Mail A great chat and a very wonderful return to the show with geomancer, historian, author, and cunning practitioner Dr. Alexander Cummins ! In this most wonderful October season, we spoke about folk necromancy, magic, Spirits of place, and making connections in our living landscapes with the help of our Ancestors and honored Dead.  Enjoy! -- Dr. Alexander Cummin's website: http:...

Send us Fan Mail A lovely episode with geomancer and astrological magician Bellatrix Rose. We chat about her thoughts on meeting the spirits of geomancy, her entry into the art, and how to best combine astrology with magical remediation. Enjoy! -- Bellatrix Rose's website: https://www.cunningandcraft.com/ -- John Michael Greer's book on Geomancy, "The Art and Practice of Geomancy&qu...

Send us Fan Mail Author and scholar John Michael Greer returns to the podcast to discuss several of his excellent books, along with his recently re-released oracle deck, The Sacred Geometry Oracle .   This was a fascinating chat about sacred geometry, technology and nature, architecture, music, and art. As always, I deeply enjoyed our conversation, and I hope you do as well! — John Michael Greer’s...

Send us Fan Mail This week, our episode is a conversation with the wonderful heathen author and seer Patricia Lafayllve . Within the excellent heathen organization, The Troth, she is an Elder, as well as High Steward. She has performed rituals throughout the US, and is a natural Seer and trained seidr-worker, and in our conversation together, we discussed the essential skills needed to practice tr...

Send us Fan Mail The very first "solo show" of Coffee and Divination! I wanted to speak a little about a topic that's come up with a number with my guests recently: how we relate to our divinatory tools, and also how we might deepen our connections to them. As a Witch who practices a nature-based, pantheist, and animist Tradition, the act of relating to forms of divination, and the...

Send us Fan Mail The latest episode is another lovely discussion with author, poet, and scholar Peter Mark Adams .  His latest work, " Hagia Sophia / Sanctum of Kronos: Spiritual Dissent in an Age of Tyranny ," is a fascinating exploration of the pagan Mystery cults and their diverse survivals in later philosophical traditions, as well as a discussion of the ways in which the constructio...

Send us Fan Mail A very enjoyable conversation with the inspiring author, teacher, and sorcerer, Jason Miller .  Jason is the author of many books, including his most recent, Consorting with Spirits: Your Guide to Working with Invisible Allies .  We spoke about the nature of divination and fortune-making, the importance of discernment, building skills through practice and self-reflection, and much...

Send us Fan Mail Our second episode of 2023, and it was a wonderful conversation with PGM and practical occult practitioner Alison Chicosky . Alison is the author of The Secrets of Helios: Unlocking the Practical Uses of PGM IV.1596-1715 which was recently released by Hadean Press. She is a PGM practitioner, magician, and founder of the www. PracticalOccult.com website. We had a lovely chat about...

Send us Fan Mail It's 2023, and we're very excited for the magical possibilities of this spring! It's time for our look ahead at the first half of 2023 with astrologer and friend of the show, Brittany Goss . Her look ahead gives plenty of inspiration, dates to look forward to, magic to plan, and much more.  An inspiring chat, as always. -- Brittany Goss' website: https://rebela...

Send us Fan Mail A lovely conversation with author, diviner, Witch, and magical project manager Ivy Bromius , all about using magic to enchant for our desires, and create our best life. We delved into how divination interweaves with magical workings, and the importance of "doing more magic" on a regular basis. This is a conversation I was looking forward to for a while, and it was a joy...

Send us Fan Mail A fantastic conversation with author, teacher, and diviner Brian Wilkins , centering on his new book and oracle deck, " The Oracle of Decans ."  We delved into a discussion of the 36 Decan spirits, as well as the nature and interplay of magic, divination, and healing. This is a book and deck I've been looking forward to for a while, and the conversation around it is...

Send us Fan Mail It's that time of year already! A look ahead at the second half of 2022 with astrolger and friend of the show, Brittany Goss . Her look ahead gives plenty of inspiration, as well as some cautions, and I'm sure the dates and times she provides for potential magic will be helpful for many of us.  A great chat, as always. -- Brittany Goss' website: https://rebelastrolo...

Send us Fan Mail It was wonderful to have author and poet Peter Mark Adams back on the show to talk about his recent release: “The Power of the Healing Field: Energy Medicine, Psi Abilities, and Ancestral Healing”   In our chat we discuss healing modalities, the connections between healing, divination, trance, and shamanic traditions, and talk through a little of how we can incorporate energy work...