The Goddess, The Witch & The Womb

Ix Chel was worshipped by the ancient Mayans as an iconic triple goddess. She was a goddess of the moon, fertility, weaving, magic, healing, sexuality, and child birth. She had the power to weave all of creation into existence. Her spindle is in the center of the motion of the universe of all creation. Her totem animals were the snake, an animal of wisdom and transformation, and the rabbit, an ani...

In this week's episode, we take a look at our bodies as a mirror of the seasons of the earth and the moon, the two feminine celestial bodies. Through a woman's body you can look at your entire lifecycle to create ways to track and to become more aware of what season your body's moving through. This allows you to bring both the cosmic and the earth energy into balance, which makes you your most pow...

The Hand of Glory was a magical talisman that was popular in the eighteenth century in Northern Europe. It was an actual hand taken from criminals who had been hung. Witches and practitioners of the art would cut off a hand for mummification which used specific incantations and was stuffed with oils and herbs.   The left hand of a criminal was used for bad magical work, such as hexing, cursing, an...

Vesta, also known as Hestia in Greek mythology, is the goddess of the hearth, the keeper of the sacred flame, and also the guardian of your home and community. She is a goddess that keeps the sacred fires going in communities and in sacred places of worship.   Vesta was the first daughter of Kronos and Rhea. As the first born Olympian, Vesta was always first to be honored with gifts and sacrifices...

Lughnasadh is a cross quarter sabbat in the Wheel of the Year. This holiday is celebrated on August 1st, the closest full moon or when Leo is at 15°. Throughout Paganism, the first harvest is celebrated midway between Summer Solstice and the Fall Equinox. Lugh is known as the Sun God or a God of Light and is the foster son of Tailtiu, a Femorian who survived the invasion of the Tuatha Dé Danaan. T...

Was Rhiannon a Welsh Goddess of the Moon, a real person, a witch, a Fairy Queen, or sister to Brigid? With so many variations of stories and myths, Rhiannon's essence still reaches the hearts of many women today. Join April, Harmony and Maggie as they discuss one of the stories of Rhiannon and how she carried out her unusual punishment for a crime that she did not commit.   Rhiannon was falsely ac...

Hel is a Norse Goddess who is the daughter of Loki and a giant. According to a prophecy that has been lost over time, Hel was forced by the God, Odin, into Helheim, the underworld, a place where you would go if you don't die a glorious death and go to Valhalla. She was given control over the nine different dimensions of the afterlife and Hel even has the power to bring back the dead. In the 13th c...

Venus has a long retrograde this summer in the astrological sign of Leo. Venus is a planet that represents your feminine energy and how you share socially, how you like to receive love, what you find beautiful, your self-worth and your value system. When she retrogrades in the fixed fire sign of Leo, you will be reviewing your truest heart's desires. In your own astrology chart you can find what h...

What does the path of a solitary witch look like? A lot of people are drawn to witchcraft but wish to practice alone and not in a coven. How would you start building a foundation of your witchy practice? Do you want to celebrate the Wheel of the Year or every moon phase? Do you wish to discover the type of witch that you are?   Join April, Harmony and Maggie as they answer questions from our liste...

What messages do you receive in your dreams? In this episode, April, Harmony and Maggie explore the world of dreams, astral travel and past life memory that can all be a part of the dream time. Discover what people, dreams, colors and animals represent in your dreams. This ancient practice of divination connects you to the collective consciousness, prophecy and introspection.   Connect with the Go...

Summer solstice, also known as Litha, is the highest point that the sun will be and is the longest day of the year. At this time of year, witches come together to celebrate through bonfires at the top of hills, the spiral dance, and the Fae, also known as the fairy folk. Listen to a story of Áine, an Irish Goddess of summer, love and wealth who was seen to shape-shift into a red mare and a swan.  ...

One of the oldest forms of divination is scrying which is divining messages through a reflective surface. 2000 years ago in the ancient world, the upper echelon of society would use a circular piece of black obsidian to scry. The Greeks would also use hydromancy, reading messages in water. At about 3000 B.C.E., the Babylonians began to scry messages in lamp oil.   Scrying has been used by many mys...

How do you invoke the goddess in your life? There's so many ways to invoke the goddess whether it be rituals, ceremony, daily prayer, meditation, using past life memories or spending time on your altars. The goddess is always with you and she is waiting to offer you love, assistance, safety and comfort.     In this week's episode, discover what a daily circle of protection and invoking the divine...

Eris is known as the goddess of chaos and discord and she is the sister to Aries, the god of war. She fights against oppression and is known for shadow work, fear, and fighting for collective shadow. Her most famous story is the "Uninvited Guest" where she is deliberately not invited to a wedding party in which all the other gods and goddesses were invited. Eris crashes the wedding party and throw...

Pamela Coleman Smith, nicknamed "Pixie," was a British artist responsible for every single illustration on all seventy-eight cards of the A.E. Waite and Rider Tarot Deck. She was involved heavily in the 1920s Suffragist movement in London. She created many of the posters that were hung throughout the city to let women know where they were gathering, to meet and discuss their rights, where they cou...

You have experienced trauma just by being raised in a patriarchal society and by being born from a woman's body that had lived through different types of patriarchal conditioning. When healing trauma, many find they are caught in the   triangle of disempowerment where you play a role of the victim, the rescuer, or the perpetrator. Talk therapy, dealing with your shadow work, and embodiment practic...

Pele is a Hawaiian goddess of fire, volcanoes, lightning, jealousy, anger, rage, and the sister wound. Her sister and sea goddess, Namaka, pursued Pele across the sea and destroyed her on the Big Island of Hawaii where it is said Madame Pele, otherwise known as Tutu Pele, dwells in the one of the most active volcanoes on the earth today.   Her name means, "she who shapes the sacred land." Pele is...

In the Wheel of the Year, Beltane is celebrated on the first day of May with this midway point between Spring and Summer. Many times, it is associated with May Day and the tradition of the May Pole, representing the phallus and a wreath, representing the sacred feminine vessel. The celebration is traditional with the fires of Beltane, the fires of Bel as they were called in reference to the Celtic...

Why is Pluto in Aquarius such a big deal? In this episode, we look at the planet of transformation, regeneration, secret obsessions, soul growth and soul obligation. As Pluto travels to 0°Aquarius and then retrogrades back into Capricorn, this is an optimal time to reflect inwardly on what areas of your life need to be transformed and activated into new energy.   Many cycles of energy are reoccurr...

In this week's episode, April shares a Spell to remove anxiety, stress and sadness. If you have anything heavy in your heart or mind, this spell will help you remove any discomfort. Please do not leave your candle unattended and please watch your hair when leaning over the candle. You can also incorporate many gemstones and crystals to help remove discomfort.   All of our Spells that we share on t...

In the Major Arcana of the Tarot, The Empress is the embodiment of the divine feminine creative matrix. She represents the trinity; the maiden, the mother, and the crone, the three fold goddess of eternal creation. In this episode we discuss the importance of the power of three, whether we say a name three times or say, "It is done. It is done. It is done," at the end of each spell.   Discover how...

Frigg is Queen of Asgard and the wife of the Norse God, Odin. Her attributes include love, marriage, motherhood, sexuality, fertility and prophecy. In this episode, April shares the story of the death of Frigg's son, Balder, by way of the conniving God, Loki. Shared dreams, trips to the underworld, summoning a dead seer and communication with all the living creatures on the planet... this episode...

Season 2 is launching with the Celtic New Year, the Astrological New Year and the Spring Equinox. This is the first of the eight fire festivals in the Wheel of the Year. This is the time where we see the exchange of the mantle of light. The Moon has held her reign since Fall Equinox, and now we come to this point in mid-March where the two great lovers, the Sun and the Moon meet in the sky in equa...

Hecate is a Greek Goddess who rules liminal space, crossroads, thresholds, cemeteries, spirits, life, death, transitions, herbalism and magic. She is primarily a Moon Goddess and also shows herself as a triple goddess and Queen of the Witches, and she is represented as having three heads looking three different directions.   Recently on social media, Hecate has been portrayed as being connected wi...

Who is the Bell Witch and why is she still haunting with poltergeist activity in Adams, Tennessee? The Bell Witch was named after a haunted house owned by John Bell in the early twentieth century. April shares her story of meeting an old Wizard in 1992 and listening to his tale of sleeping in the Bell house as a right of passage for a young boy.   Half way through the night, the young boys could n...