The Empowered Modern Witches Show

In this episode, we are talking all about the meaning of Imbolc, the Irish festival of the goddess Brighid and the harbinger of spring! This is perhaps one of the most overlooked festivals in the Wheel of the Year, but I love its quiet subtlety. Imbolc is associated with the agricultural instances of the first lambs and ewe's milk in the late winter and very early spring, which can be difficult to...

In this episode, we are talking all about the meaning of the winter solstice, also known as Yule! This is the Norse and Germanic pagan precursor to our modern Christmas. The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year, when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky. This is the darkest part of the year, a time considered sacred by cultures all over the world from Europe to So...

In this episode, I'm joined by Leah Kent, who is a writer, book coach, and book designer. She helps radiant, creative visionaries bring their books and sacred body of work to life. From idea to finished book, she supports heart-centered experts and entrepreneurs to write and self-publish nonfiction books that clarify their message, establish their thought-leadership, and expand their impact and vi...

In this episode, I'm joined by Vicky Gourlay (they/she), who is a non binary queer Priestess and worker of Aphrodite, no bullshit astrologer, disabled and lazy witch and all round Gemini/Sagittarius icon. Through the lens of pleasure centered witchcraft, they help support their students disrupt norms and craft a witchcraft practice that feels like a FUCK YES! Vicky and I had an absolutely amazing...

This episode is an excerpt from our 3rd annual Empowered Modern Witches Summit in 2022, an annual online gathering of witches to celebrate the most magickal time of the year. This was a panel discussion between Tenae and several current members of the Starlight Coven, sharing their experiences of bringing magick into their daily lives and truly embodying their most magickal selves. In this discuss...

In this episode, we are talking all about the meaning of Samhain, the ancient Celtic precursor to our modern Halloween, and a favorite festival of many witches! Samhain is the most magickal day of the year, when the veil between worlds is said to be at its thinnest. That means that the barrier between our physical, human world and the spirit realm becomes very thin - so thin that spirits and the d...

I'm joined in this episode by Lara Spell-Worsham! Lara is an Intuitive Life Coach, Shadow Witch, Yoga & Meditation teacher and Women's Circle leader focused on empowering women to find meaning and magick by nurturing their mind, body and spirit. She is also a member of the Lunar Mysteries Collective , my radically new kind of mastermind for spiritual business owners. Lara and I are talking all...

I'm joined in this episode by Mandi Em, the author of Witchcraft Therapy and Happy Witch. Mandi is a humorist, author, and chaotic wellness witch and she shares funny, approachable self-help guidance on her blog and social channels for Healing for Hot Messes and resources for nonreligious witches over at The Secular Witch. Mandi and I always have the best conversations whenever we collaborate and...

In this episode, we are talking all about the meaning of the autumn equinox, also known as Mabon, named for a Welsh god! The autumn equinox is one of the two days of the year when day and night are equal and balanced. In the northern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox occurs in September, when the sun enters Libra. The autumn equinox is the second harvest festival in the Wheel of the Year. It also o...

In this joint episode, available on both The Empowered Modern Witches Show and Expedition to Soul, I'm chatting with Sara Walka, the founder of The Sisters Enchanted. Since 2016, Sara has helped thousands of women lean into their intuition, conjure joy, and make everyday magic. Sara believes that a little bit of enchantment, wonder, and mysticism goes a long way in creating a life that feels fun,...

In this episode, we are talking all about the meaning of Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh! Lammas actually just means loaf mass and Lughnasadh is named for the Welsh god Lugh. Lammas is the first harvest festival and occurs on August 1st each year in the northern hemisphere, marking the halfway point between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. (In the southern hemisphere, it occurs on Febr...

In this episode, we are talking all about the meaning of the summer solstice! This is the longest day of the year, also known as Litha and Midsummer, and occurs around June 20 each year in the northern hemisphere. (In the southern hemisphere, it occurs around December 20 each year.) This is the sun at the peak of its power, the day of the year with the most light hours. After this, the days start...

In this episode, I'm chatting with Caroline Addington, a former biomedical engineer + neuroscientist turned business mystic! We're talking about desire, how to trust and follow your own path - and how to feel grounded in knowing that you are always on the right path. We even get into 20th and 21st century consumerism marketing and how it's changed our brains. Click here to learn more about Carolin...

In today's episode, we're deep diving on Beltane, the spring fire festival in the Wheel of the Year! We're talking about: Various ways you can approach the theme of fertility How to have a sex positive Beltane The themes and energy of the Taurus/Scorpio axis Taurus and Scorpio eclipses in 2022 and 2023 Embodiment with Venus and Persephone and more! Oh yeah, we're going deep and getting magickal wi...

In this episode, I’m chatting with Rachel Onojafe, the Cosmic Coach, who works with systems like astrology, Human Design, and tarot, all for personal empowerment. Rachel and I talked all about the numerology of 2022 and how we can transform ourselves through the process of metamorphosis with Human Design. To get my insights on Yule and the winter solstice, Capricorn season, and how to take a spiri...

In this episode, I’m chatting with Nikki Van De Car, who is the author of ten books on crafting and magic, including Practical Magic, Wellness Witch, and The Witchy Homestead. Nikki and I talked all about physical and energetic sacred space, coming out of the broom closet, and how to make your practice fit into your real, daily life. To get my insights on the upcoming Yuletide season, Sagittarius,...

In this episode, I'm chatting with Brook Belden, a former clinical mental health therapist turned spiritual healer. She combines psychotherapy, Human Design, and Sacred feminine wisdom in her work with her clients. She hosts a podcast, Reclaiming Her where she explores the many facets of healing and reclamation of yourself and your sacred feminine. She is a mom of two and resides in North Carolina...

In this episode, I’m chatting with Hara Aramaya who is one of our speakers for the 2nd annual Empowered Modern Witches Summit! We’re going all the places in this conversation: pleasure and sensual embodiment, working with the elements, the cosmic matrix, and more. Hara Aramaya (They/she/he) is a pleasure embodiment mentor a.k.a $e. X Wytch who works with women & the gender expansive community...

In this episode, I’m chatting with Aunt Carla who is one of our speakers for the 2nd annual Empowered Modern Witches Summit! We’re talking about the celestial cycles of the seasons, moon phases, and astrology and how doing your own research to really understand WHY something is happening in the cosmos can be so enlightening and empowering. Aunt Carla is a teacher, blogger, and spiritual practition...

In this episode, I'm chatting with Afura Fareed who is one of our speakers for the 2nd annual Empowered Modern Witches Summit!  Afura is an artist and personal development guide, and the founder of The Writing Witch Shop and Alchemy Of Affluence Academy. She inspires spirited starlets to use a unique combination of psychology practices and occult wisdom to manifest their most ideal lifestyle...

Join me as I chat with Jen Sankey, Stardust Wanderer, a Success Witch, Moon Money Manifesting Coach, and the Stardust Wanderer Tarot’s creator, coming soon in 2022. Jen teaches people who have been trying-all-the-things but manifesting unsuccessfully become manifesting moon mavens. With Jen, clients learn how to use modern Lunar Magic so they can attract wealth, abundance and live the life that th...

In this episode, I'm chatting with Sarah Chappell, a holistic business coach on a mission to help folks craft lives of self-care and service. A decade of addiction and a lifetime of anxiety and depression led Sarah to discover tarot as a tool for self-care. Embracing a spiritual practice cracked open massive shifts in her experience of the world, and underpins all of the work she offers today. Sar...

In this episode, I'm chatting with Michele Ogston, an intuitive empowerment coach and mindfulness and meditation teacher. Michele works with the empath community and we had a great conversation about what is intuition, how it speaks through us, and the power, (and division), that labels like "witch" and "empath" can create.  This episode was recorded live in our free Facebook group, Empowered Mode...

In this episode, I'm sharing some Moon Phases 101 and seven situations where you are definitely going to want to know what's up with the moon! The moon has a profound impact on our emotions and intuition and having an awareness of what's happening energetically with the moon can be powerful information to have.  There are four basic moon phases:  The new moon, for setting intentions The waxing moo...

In this episode, I chatted live in our free Facebook group, Empowered Modern Witches, with Maia Toll. Maia is the author of the best-selling and award-winning Wild Wisdom Series. With over 100,000 copies sold, The Illustrated Herbiary, The Illustrated Bestiary, and The Illustrated Crystallary have inspired a line of puzzles and oracle decks. We talked about her experience studying with an herbalis...