The "Calling the Quarters" Podcast

Calling the Quarters Podcast Season 3 Episode 13 Guest: Julia Halina Hadas Bio: " Julia Halina Hadas is the bestselling author of WitchCraft Cocktails and Moon, Magic, Mixology and is the leading mixologist in the witchcraft and spiritual spheres - combining her professions and passions of witchcraft, mixology, and astrology. Her most recent work, The Modern Witchcraft Book of Astrology, refl...

Calling the Quarters Podcast Season 3 Episode 12 Guest: Thea Engst (Spirits of the Tarot,Nectar of the Gods,Sex and the City Cocktails) Author Bio: Thea Engst's two great loves are writing and hospitality. Her books are the marriage of her love for restaurants and her love for writing. She has worked in hospitality for more than a decade, with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Hobart and W...

Calling the Quarters Podcast: Season 3 Episode 11 Guest: Kelley Towne Author Bio: Welcome! I’m Kelley Towne; a witch, occultist, psychic, and author rooted in the enchanting landscape of New England. ​ I am a natural-born witch with nearly twenty years of experience in the Craft and the occult arts. Through my work, I use my psychic gifts in conjunction with my occult expertise to support clients...

About the Film: THE LAST WITCH is a documentary following efforts to exonerate Elizabeth Johnson Jr., the last person convicted of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. As a schoolteacher, her students, and a state senator work to clear Elizabeth’s name, what begins as a unique school project quickly becomes an emotional journey into historical wounds left unattended—and the contemporary i...

Welcome to the Calling the quarters podcast  This is Season 3 Episode 9. Today our Host Dean Jones is talking with author Kathleen Converse who is an eclectic witch and therapist based in Portland, Oregon. As a former elementary school teacher with a master's in social work, she is passionate about raising magical children and helping adults reconnect to their inner child. Kathleen is the author o...

Welcome to Calling the Quarters! and this is Season 3, Episode 8. Today, we're diving into the fascinating world of myth and folklore as our host, Dean Jones, sits down with Martin Vaux and Eleanor Conlon from the Three Ravens Podcast! Launched in 2023, the Three Ravens Podcast has carved out a niche for itself by exploring the history, folklore, and traditions of a different historic county e...

Welcome to the Calling the Quarters Podcast. This is Season three episode seven. Today our Host Dean Jones is talking with author and Poet, Lauren Parker . Bio: Lauren Parker is a fourth generation female breadwinner descended from male charlatans, and thus has grown up to become a very educated liar. She is a writer, zine maker, and visual artist and has written for the Toast, Strange Horizons, T...

Welcome back to Calling the Quarters Podcast! This is Season 3 Episode 6. Today, we have a fascinating conversation lined up with Dean Jones and a very special guest, author Nicholas Pearson. Join us on a journey into the vibrant world of modern Paganism! We delve into the lives and experiences of diverse individuals, including authors, Witches, Pagans, Druids, and beyond. Through insightful conve...

Bio:Biography Currently a resident of Montreal, Canada, Arin works as a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of several popular books on witchcraft and nature-based spirituality, including The Green Witch, The House Witch, The Witch’s Book of Self-Care, The Green Witch’s Grimoire, The Green Witch’s Garden, and The Green Witch’s Oracle Deck. Arin has been following a nature-based spiritua...

Author Bio:Deborah Blake is the award-winning author of the Baba Yaga and Broken Rider paranormal romance series and the Veiled Magic urban fantasies from Berkley. Deborah has also written   A Year and a Day of Everyday Witchcraft, The Goddess is in the Details ,  Everyday Witchcraft  and numerous other books from Llewellyn, along with a popular tarot deck. She has published articles in Llewellyn...

Author Bio: I'm Diana Helmuth (pronounced "hell - myth") I am a nonfiction author, freelance writer, Silicon Valley startup veteran, hiker, producer and cupcake baker. I'm a pretty bad gardener, but I try to do that, too.   My writing usually (but not always) centers on travel, nature, and millennial philosophical trends. I try to keep things funny. I also cry a lot. ​ My first b...

Kelley Harrell is an animist,  author , deathwalker, and death doula held by Tuscarora, Woccon, and Sissipihaw land. For the last 25+ years, through Soul Intent Arts she’s helped others ethically build thriving spiritual paths. Her work is Nature-based, and centers soul tending through the Elder Futhark runes, animism, ancestral tending, and deathwork. She hosts the podcast,  What in the Wyrd , an...

Bio: Jennifer Ball "Based on the Wirral, England (UK), Jennifer is currently completing the final year of her PhD at Bangor University, Wales (UK), researching into the LGBTQ+ community within Paganism. More specifically, she is looking into the affects of heteronormative and cisnormative themes that can be prevalent across many different Pagan denominations. A research project that has also...

Bio: Rachel is the bestselling author of Lupa and Wolf, as well as the creatrix of Wolf Woman Rising, a wisdom school where she empowers you to embody wisdom, reclaim your wild and create a life lived on purpose. Through online community, courses and training, as well as in-person retreats she initiates students in embodied mythology, nature alchemy & divine connection. Her desire has always b...

Bio: Irisanya Moon (she/they) is an author, witch, international teacher, poet, and Reclaiming initiate who has practiced magick for 20+ years. She has taught in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, bringing her blend of grounded, graceful, and radically authentic facilitation to inspire transformation and liberation at the personal and collective levels. She has written a number of books: Pagan...

Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, (they/them/Mx) is a writer, Witch, nonprofit executive director, and coach. Lasara currently resides in Oakland, with/in the ancestral and contemporary lands of the Ohlone people. Lasara is a peer and social work practitioner who works from a trauma-responsive, intersectional, and anti-oppression-focused feminist framework. They are a co-conspirator for our collective li...

Britt Sandkulla-Sinclair, Golden Thread Alchemy Britt is a practicing witch, death doula, astrologer, and writer. She finds meaning and purpose in guiding others through life's big transitions. As a death doula, Britt provides emotional, spiritual, and practical support to those nearing the end of life and their loved ones. She helps plan personalized end-of-life rituals, legacy projects,...

Prudence Priest , who is a High Priestess of Amaranth Energies since 1971, and is a prominent figure in the Pagan community. With over five decades of experience, she has held various leadership roles within organizations like Freya's Folk, the American Vinland Association, and the Covenant of the Goddess. A champion for Heathen and Feminist causes , Prudence actively advocates for inclusivity...

Hailing from San Francisco in 1970, my life has been a journey up and down the West Coast, from the Alaskan expanse to the vibrant Bay Area. My heritage is a blend of Scottish and Irish roots. Currently, I'm immersed in the world of academia, pursuing a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy with the ultimate goal of joining the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and...

Bio: Bio: Laurel Woodward has been a witch for 20 years and is also a tarot reader. She has written for magazines and e-zines on the subjects of healthy living, organic gardening, sustainable living, and the magic of tapping creative energy in Witchery), Her books are Backyard Garden Witchery and Kitchen Witchery. Website: http://laurelwoodward.com/ Books: Kitchen Witchery: https://www.amazon.com/...

Bio: Charles Harrington has been reading, teaching, and loving tarot for 25 years. He is the author of the guidebooks to the Murder of Crows Tarot , Ferenc Pinter Tarot , and Tarot V from Lo Scarabeo. His love of the cards and connecting with other readers has manifested in co-hosting podcasts, speaking at conferences, and leading meetups in the San Francisco Bay Area. In his free time, he loves t...

Bio: Elhoim Leafar (New York City, NY) is an astrologer, dowser, and traditional shaman who also serves as an author, blogger, and regular columnist for national and international publications. He became a practitioner of the Afro-Caribbean religion Yoruba at age sixteen, teaches courses and workshops, and has participated in various cultural projects in Venezuela. Visit him at www. ElhoimLeafar.c...

Bio:Today i'm speaking to Ben Stimpson (He/They/Them) who is a therapist, lecturer, student, and spiritual director. Ben has developed courses on a variety of topics, including ancestor veneration, the power of story, and folklore. When not working with clients or writing, Ben is engaged with his areas of study: religious studies, medieval and classical studies, folklore, and spirituality. In...

Bio: Welcome of the Calling the quarters podcast. Today i’m speaking with Victoria Slind-Flor who has been a journalist since the early 1970s. In the course of her career she has worked for the Bellevue American (now the Eastside Journal), the West Bank Guide, New Orleans Business, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, The Recorder,  National Law Journal, American Lawyer, Intellectual Property Law and Bu...

Morpheus Ravenna is a genderfluid sorcerer, artist, and writer who lives in the East Bay area of California. They are a dedicant of the Morrígan and have practiced devotional polytheism and the magical arts for over 25 years. They are the author of The Book of the Great Queen and a priest and co-founder of the Coru Cathubodua  Priesthood https://www.corupriesthood.com/ Morpheus makes their living...