The Horn & Cauldron

Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents. This week we talk about ideas surrounding free will, determinism, and fate. Do we have free will? Is our reality deterministic? Can you escape your fate, or change it? Join us as we explore these ques...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… Chaos magic is a modern magic tradition rooted in the Spiritualist era of the mid 19th and late 20th centuries that emphasizes the idea that belief or intention is the most important part of any spellwork. We begin our exploration of Chaos Magic with Austin Osman Spare, and then discuss Peter J. Carroll’s role.   We also discuss the core beliefs of ch...

Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents. This week we talk about the future of Artificial Intelligence, AI, with regards to magic and religion. We ask ourselves and explore the idea of whether or not AI will develop its own religion and what...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… Using color for magical endeavors and even healing has been around for thousands of years. Chromotherapy, sometimes called vibrational healing, is when you use colors, usually in the form of colored light being shone on certain parts of the body, to infuse water, for painted walls or glasses.   Theosophy and its founder Helena Blavatsky have been ment...

Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents. This week we talk about the Barbie movie and consider if Barbie is an Egregore. We go over what an egregore is, rant and rave about the meanings and power behind them, and postulate what the ending of...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… Also known as Lammas, this festival marks the first of three harvest festivals, and is about halfway between Midsummer and Mabon. During this time, we celebrate abundance, fertility, and solar energy while visiting holy wells, hiking, baking bread, visiting fairs, honoring the dead, and enjoying athletic contests.   Join us as we deep dive into the or...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… Whether you call it Lughnasadh, Lunasa, Lammas, or Freysblot marks the beginning of the harvest and takes place on August 1st, or the nearest weekend, which is about halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. In the southern hemisphere, it’s celebrated on Feb 1st. This sabbat, which is named after the Celtic god Lugh, celebrates abundance,...

Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents. This week we go over how we celebrated Aphrodisia this year. We had a long and eventful weekend from Barbenheimer to Roman delicacies, we had a fantastic and fun Aphrodisia celebration, so come and jo...

Greeting’s heathens and witches, Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… The Egyptian Goddess Bastet has been worshipped as a fertility, protector, and war goddess for more than 4 millennia. She is usually shown as a slender woman with the head of a cat, but she is so much more than that!   We discuss Bastet in depth, and touch on her epithets, iconography, and ties to other deities of the...

Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents. This week we ask what non-pagan content, like books, movies, and tv-shows, has influenced your pagan practice. We explore some of our favorite stuff and discuss what it means to us and what we’ve lear...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… Midsummer, also known as Litha takes place on the Summer Solstice, which is the longest day of the year. This festival celebrates abundance, growth, fertility, solar energy, and is a popular time to do magic, harvest herbs, have ritual baths, and fertility rituals. It’s also associated with fairies, bonfires, and handfasting.   It seems most people wa...

Greeting’s heathens and witches, Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… Join your favorite witchy podcast duo from The Horn and Cauldron Podcast as we rant, review, and analyze the magics, systems, and creatures of 3 different awesome anime series. From hauntings to ghosts and ghouls to Mushi, we have much to explore. In this year’s panel, we will be looking into Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tale...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast…                 Join us as we sit down for a fantastic interview with Rissa Miller of Tea & Smoke. We have an amazing and casual conversation about everything from tasseography and capnomancy to occult history. We look forward to more interviews and speaking again with Rissa Mil...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… Beltane is held in the northern Hemisphere on May 1, and Nov 1 in the southern hemisphere, which is about halfway between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. This festival was popular with herding communities and was traditionally the time that livestock was taken out into the fields after winter and the birthing season. It’s been celebrated with b...

Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents. This week we ask what non-pagan content, like books, movies, and tv-shows, has influenced your pagan practice. We explore some of our favorite stuff and discuss what it means to us and what we’ve lear...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… What exactly is the Celtic pantheon? It’s a mish-mash of several different western European deities, that often get lumped into one camp. And unfairly so—there’s enough information, history, and lore for each region to have their very own deep dive! In fact, you may be surprised to know that they weren’t all natively worshipped in the same region.   I...

Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents. This week we look at an article from National Geographics, Paganism is on the Rise – here’s where to discover its traditions. We discuss topics brought up in the article including #witchtok, our opini...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast…                 Join us as we sit down for an amazing interview with Bruja Wendy Mata Houseman of Bruja Power Botanica. We had a fantastic and casual conversation covering a variety of topics from Brujeria to Power Vortexes. We look forward to more interviews and speaking with Bruja...

Greeting’s heathens and witches,   Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents. This week we look at the practice of worshiping alternative gods and characters from modern media. We discuss what we’ve seen in the space and explore different...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… The sabbat Ostara is held on the Spring or Vernal Equinox, when night and day are equal. Cultures throughout the world have celebrated the equinox for thousands of years, as this is the time of year we see flowers pop up as palpable signs that winter’s icy grip is loosening, and life is coming back to the land. People have been assigning meanings, healing,...

Greeting’s heathens and witches,   Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents. This week we look at the practice of worshiping alternative gods and characters from modern media. We discuss what we’ve seen in the space and explore different...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… Pontus is the Greek primordial sea god—a Protogenoi. But he isn’t just the god of the sea, he is the personification of sea. The other primordial deities, like Gaia, Uranus, Nyx, and others occupy an interesting space within Greek Mythos, so we touch on them as well.   We also discuss the concept of Animism, and how you can incorporate deities or spir...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… For our 103 series, we are exploring a specific area of lore or practice related to each Sabbat. In this episode, we are discussing Odin’s Nine Herbs Charm. In the Lacnunga, Woden (AKA Odin) uses the Nine Herbs charm to banish poison and heal. Translating ancient texts is difficult, so we aren’t entirely sure which herbs they are, but we think they are mug...

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… Your magical practice doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg! Ancient people couldn’t buy things online, and often weren’t able to go to the store to pick up ingredients they needed for a spell. In this episode, join us as we give you our take on magical principles and substitutions you can embrace to practice magic on a budget. We go over many ways to cult...

Greeting’s heathens and witches, Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents. This week we look into Santa Claus, is he a god, an egregore, or something else? How does his power or Magic work and where does it come from? Join us as we explore th...