Storybook: Sacred Lore of Witchcraft

Flo , the Trans Folk Witch , shares folklore of a legendary Ozark witch and shapeshifter Mother Red Cap. Flo recalls the cautionary tales she heard as a child, as well as an account published by Brandon Weston. In conversation with Dave Gaddy and Frater Aaron. Would you welcome Mother Red Cap into your circle? You can follow Flo at https://www.instagram.com/the_trans_folk_witch/ Find Dave's la...

Via Hedera  joins us to discuss  The Golden Key  by George MacDonald. Through the realms explored in the story we find traces of Traditional Witchcraft, Celtic Folklore, Hermetic and Christian mysticism, culminating in a sublime agnostic mystery. Check out more sacred stories and discussions at  lnk.bio/StorybookPodcast You can find more about Via Hedera at  https://www.viahedera.com/ and https://...

Called by Tolkien a "vehicle of Mystery," achieving power and beauty. A young boy named Mossy embarks on a quest to find the rainbow's end and it's Golden Key, while his young friend, Tangle crosses through multiple worlds and existences to find him, and together journey over the rainbow.   This is a LibriVox recording narrated by Clive Catterall . Intro contains music provided b...

Victoria Raschke (author, host of Witchlit Pod) and Nay Noordsmans (House of Gnomi) join the Circle to discuss Gnomes by Wil Huygen & Rien Poortvliet. An anthropological textbook into the history and culture of Gnomes, this curious book initiated the current popularity of the little men with red hats, and the thoughtful art, and ecological and animistic perspective feel at home in our sacred t...

Jake Richards , author of Backwoods Witchcraft , and Doctoring the Devil , joins the circle to explore a tale from his own family's oral folklore. We discuss elements of Appalachian religious and magical practices, how this tale informs Jake's own practice, and how it could possibly inspire our own! Intro contains music provided by "Vivek Abhishek"https://www.youtube.com/user/Viv...

Author Jake Richards shares a tale from his own ancestral folklore! This is a short, but atmospheric tale of Appalachian religious tradition and Witchcraft. Intro contains music provided by "Vivek Abhishek"https://www.youtube.com/user/VivEKhsi... Music used : "1 HOUR OF HORROR MUSIC" originally composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" https://youtu.be/JrNjyEixUEk

Kind old maid, Queen of Witches, Midwinter Goddess, who is the mysterious Mother Holle? Moss shares with us the rebellious and transgressive characteristics of her native folklore, appearance in witch trial records, and modern veneration.  You can find more of Moss Matthey at  https://www.instagram.com/magic_of_the_moss/ and check out AB's Witch Journal for spells, interviews, and more! https:...

A young girl travels down a well to a magical realm where she meets the mysterious Frau Hulda/Mother Holle. Should she trust the frightening, yet friendly old woman?

Kelden Mercury discusses the folklore around the Witches' Sabbath, the Goddess's night train, or faerie raid, and shape-shifting witches! In conversation with AB Rodriguez and Dave, The Weathered Wiseman, we compare ways we see Cinderella as an ideal witch archetype, and even remnants of Platonic cosmology. Plus Kelden reveals his next intriguing project.... We are eagerly waiting! You can...

A young neglected and scorned step-child, a magical Fairy patron, a pumpkin coach, a rat coachman, mice, horses, and a glass slipper. This is another version of the tale that pre-dates the Brothers Grimm by over a century! This French literary version was the first to combine most of the elements we think of today. Music included in this episode:Cinderella  by Sergei Prokofiev Intro contains music...

*TRIGGER WARNING* This discussion includes topics of suicide, sexual, mental, and emotional abuse. In a deeply personal discussion with Rev. Laura Gonzalez, Dave, the Weathered Wiseman, and Frater Aaron we look to the story of Cinderella to inspire our own accounts of working with the ancestors to heal trauma and to nurture and heal our family trees. "Day of the Dead" ft Laura Gonzalez o...

Michael Herkes, The GLAM Witch , joins the circle to discuss dark goddess magic and glamour, and the Great Lilithian Arcane Mysteries encoded in the tale of Cinderella. We weave our way into magickal persona, dress, and self concepts, sacred sexuality and individuality, and the 13 magickal axioms of Glamcraft. Find Michael Herkes and more about Glamcraft here: http://www.theglamwitch.com/books/ Ch...

In the German variant of this widespread tale, the young heroine, scorned and soiled, turns to the comforts of the hearth, the ancestors, and the magic of nature to ascend to the royal realm. Music used : "1 HOUR OF HORROR MUSIC" originally composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" https://youtu.be/JrNjyEixUEk --------------------------------------------------------------------...

AB from AB's Witch Journal joins the circle to discuss nature spirits, familiars, and the power of music, art, and inspiration, even over death in Hans Christian Andersen's The Nightingale. In conversation with Laura Gonzalez, Dave - The Weathered Wiseman, and Frater Aaron.  Follow AB at  https://www.youtube.com/@abwitchjournal and  https://www.instagram.com/abwitchjournal/ Intro contains...

The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Thanks to AB from AB's Witch Journal for suggesting this tale!  A feared emperor gains an unlikely friend in an unassuming nightingale who's song is more powerful than the emperor's might.  You can Follow AB at  https://www.youtube.com/@abwitchjournal and  https://www.instagram.com/abwitchjournal/ Music featured in this episode:  The Nighting...

David Davis , a practitioner of folk magic and sorcerous arts discusses the influence William Blake's First Book of Urizen impressed on his understanding of a magical world view. The beauty and horror of the human experience, working within the Saturnian bonds of Urizen, an argument against transcendent ideology, and more in discussion with Dave Gaddy and Frater Aaron. Find more about David Da...

We welcome Brett Hollyhead, The Witch of the Welsh Marches, to elaborate on the Devil in the folk tales and customs of Wales and the British Isles. The Devil as force of Nature, trickster, and scapegoat, and how his folklore has spread. Brett Hollyhead otherwise known as the Witch of Salopia is a devoted practitioner of Folk Witchcraft, born and raised within the Welsh Marches. He is a workshop le...

We welcome Chris Allaun , author and teacher, to discuss the Devil in Witchcraft and Faerie story. Who is this shadowy figure and how has his name and reputation evolved in story and practice? Discussed in this episode: The Black Book of Johnathan Knotbristle: A Devil's Parable & Guide for Witches Paperback by Chris Allaun https://amzn.to/3Nc89Ps The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Br...

We meet the Devil of Grimm's Fairytales! A wandering outcast meets a strange man in a green coat deep in the woods... Does he bring opportunity or doom? "The Devil with the Devil" performed by Roy Newman and his Boys Intro contains music provided by "Vivek Abhishek"https://www.youtube.com/user/VivEKhsi... Music used : "1 HOUR OF HORROR MUSIC" originally composed a...

Eron Mazza elaborates on Strega Nona as a witch role model, and the witches' role in community. We look in the magic pasta pot to introduce cauldron lore, and turn curmudgeons on witchtok. Eron asks WWSND, "What would Strega Nona do?" Eron Mazza is queer practitioner of witchcraft who resides in St. Louis Missouri. They believe that compassion, empathy, justice and joy are the strong...

The beloved storybook witch exemplifies responsibilities and possibilities for balancing  independence and interdependence, service to community and service to self. Hear Eron introduce the tale that has become intrinsic to their own identity as a witch, before expounding on ways this story and character has been influential in our next episode. Eron Mazza is queer practitioner of witchcraft who r...

Love, Justice & Devotional Witchcraft! Guest Storyteller, KC Freeman of the Black Magick Podcast, is back to analyze his tale "How Oshun Saved the World."  We contemplate sacred gender-queer representation, social and magical love & justice work, and how this story has influenced their own Devotional Craft. You can follow KC here   https://www.instagram.com/blkboydoesmagick/ and...

STORY TIME: Guest Storyteller, KC Freeman of the Black Magick Podcast, shares the tale "How Oshun Saved the World."  A sacred Yoruban tale that has influenced their own Devotional Craft. You can follow KC at  https://www.instagram.com/blkboydoesmagick/ and  https://www.instagram.com/blkmgkpodcast/ Intro contains music provided by "Vivek Abhishek" https://www.youtube.com/user/Vi...

The Fairytale masculine as Explorer in the physical and spirit worlds; Defender and Student of Nature. We meet our first spirit-teachers, travel the realms of the Witch's Compass, and integrate union with the Celestial and Earthly Goddesses. Panel discussion with Dave The Weathered Wiseman, Rev. Kamion, and Frater Aaron. Works discussed in this episode:  MASTERING WITCHCRAFT: A Practical Guide...

We return to the adventures of the youngest son as he finds an eerie castle. With the help of the creatures he protects he is able to complete 3 trials of the castle princess and her mysterious guardian. Music in this episode is Minstrel's Song (MEDIEVAL FANTASY) by Keys of Moon https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/track/minstrels-song-medieval-fantasy Intro contains music provided by "Vivek Abhishek"h...