The New Witches

The Autumn Equinox is right around the corner! Mabon, otherwise known as Haustblot, is a Sabbat celebration that goes waaayy back. So we're walking you through the history, meaning, and ways you can adorn your altar and prepare for the festivities! Also tune in to hear about Maria's releasing ritual, the story of how Laura and Maria met, and a delicious cornbread casserole recipe you got...

The girls are back at it again and reading your stories! Welcome to our 5th Listener Stories episode where we read about deceased relatives turned guardian angels, and a visit from a ghost cat, and another Hat Man story! Plus, listen to hear Laura's much-improved audio quality thanks to a new mic brought to us by the support of our Patreon subscribers! Stay Witchy, and Keep It Creepy! Support...

In this episode, Maria spills the tea on “THE biggest and wildest political scandal in the history of planet fucking Earth,” and Laura unravels the mysterious and intriguing origin story of the Ouija board. Listen to learn about the crimes of Flordelis dos Santos de Souza and how Ouija came to be so feared in today's pop culture. Let's get Spooky! 👻 Support the show

Witchy Wednesday is back and we're talking about horror movie sounds, excessive leaf-blowing (in summer?! ), raccoons as pets, and all the witch-adjacent people in the spiritual community! Wiccans, pagans, light-workers, new age, christian witches, satanists, and occultists–but wait, there's more! Listen to learn about the various members of our spiritual community and join us in telling...

We have a SUPER EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!! This is Laura's first episode officially as our new co-host! In today's episode Laura dives into the story of Alissa Turney and her sister Sarah Turney's investigative work to uncover the truth about Alissa's disappearance. This story most recently had a major breakthrough that pretty much blew up Twitter! For the paranormal portion, Mari...

We're talking about smoke cleansing and the ethics that go into it! We're covering why you should care about ethics as a witch, the debates of using white sage and Palo Santo, some alternative herbs you can use to smoke cleanse, and finally, are thunderstorms just Zeus farting? Listen in to get informed! Resources: https://plants.usda.gov/threat.html For looking up endangered or threaten...

Back to back episodes for y'all this week! This month's Listener Stories episode covers a variety of creepy tales - from a ghostly desert road hitch-hiker to a haunted New England cabin. We also have a really wild synchronicity happen with one of our listener stories! Listen in to get some chills and hear Maria and Laura amateurishly solve a mystery in 5 minutes flat from the comfort of...

After two witchy episodes in a row, we're back with a spooky episode for our Ghost Geeks and True Crime Freaks! Maria covers Part 2 of the crimes of Santé and Kenny Kimes - a mother and son con artist duo who escalate their grifting to murder. For the paranormal portion, Laura covers the eerie spectre of The Hat Man - a cloaked shadow figure with a hat that many have seen the world, spanning...

How can we make the most out of Mercury in Retrograde? Listen in! We're continuing our witchy education in this Part 2 episode on Astrology. We get into the nitty gritty that is above our pay-grade, so we've brought on expert astrologist Jess Demitro to answer our many questions about the mysteries hidden within the cosmos! Listen to learn more about the element and "quality" o...

Let's talk about Stars, Baby! In this 101 course of astrology we break down its meaning, history, and the associations of the planets and zodiac signs. Additionally, we cover the ever-intriguing birth chart! Maria also shows off some improv skills, and we question what exactly is an "astro-tart"? We hope you enjoy Part 1 - tune in next week for Part 2 with Jess Demitro, expert astro...

New Spooky Episode is out! For our true crime addicts, Maria is covering Part 1 of the story of con artists Santé and Kenny Kimes, otherwise known as Mommy & Clide. These two were grifters who would eventually escalate their crimes to kidnapping and murder. Laura presents her research on poltergeists, their history, covering the Amherst Poltergeist and even her own personal poltergeist experie...

Happy Witchy Wednesday, fellow witches and witchlings! Augury is the interpretation of omens, and with us on the podcast is Phillip Turner, an Omni Witch to explain his practice as an Augur to us! Laura is joining Maria again in hosting the show and learning all about this fascinating form of divination. Also Laura's dog Domino makes a vocal cameo appearance! Let's get witchy!! You can f...

Three's a party! Maria is joined by Laura and Marie With The Good Hair for our THIRD Listener Stories episode! Watch out for some explosive laughter  and excessive mimosa drinking. We have such an excellent array of stories–paranormal, witchy, and our first true crime story submission! It's Story Time! Follow Laura on Instagram at https://instagram.com/hauntedvalkyrie Support the show

We got our true crime research expert Anna back for another spooky episode! Listen in to learn what each of our stripper names would be—Anna's is badass and Maria's is well ... not so great! Also we're wondering if we don't get into heaven, is there like an "econo-heaven" for good-but-not-great people? For true crime Anna presents us the story of The House of David Cu...

Happy Witchy Wednesday! This week's topic is an epic one: dream work. We've brought back guest host Laura Pagliaro to talk about dream work, it's importance in witchcraft and how to incorporate it into your practice. Not to mention we go into how to take your dream work a step further with lucid dreaming! And once again, Maria is startled in the middle of an episode recording. Stay...

In this episode, we just can't stop talking about horses for some reason! We are talking about horse surgeons, the Etsy dark web, a brief history on the electric chair, and Maria's first concert! We welcome our guest host Anna who brings us the true crime story of Hans Schmidt, a murderous Bavarian priest; and Maria covers the hauntings of The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California, a b...

Show Notes:For this Witchy Wednesday episode, Maria interviews Laura Pagliaro - a practicing Norse Pagan Völva (Old Norse seer, not a German a car) and one of our Patreon members! Laura gives us a look inside her practice and her journey towards Norse paganism, as well as some additional insight on the listener story she submitted in our previous episode! Her and Maria also delve into religion, di...

Episode Notes:Aliens, Lucifer, and Nightmares, Oh My! We've got ominous astral projections, our first alien abduction story, phone calls from Satan himself, and scary dreams (but were they really dreams?)... While Melanie takes a break from the podcast to attend to a family matter, we will be switching to a weekly cadence on Wednesdays during her absence, and (like this episode) Maria will be...

Episode Notes: In this episode, lovely listeners, we are focusing on mental health and the Black Lives Matter movement. We’re getting a little vulnerable—delving into a little bit of our past struggles with mental health, and how we each manage it today. We also share our opinions on the BLM movement, and talk about what we (and you) can do to be an ally and support the Black community during thes...

Episode Notes: In this Spooky episode, Maria fangirls in a major Latina way, and we talk about butt wine and donut diets! Also, we’re covering the life and death of Selena Quintanilla, the queen of Tejano music, and the ghosts that haunt the Hotel Stockton. This was one of our favorite episodes to record, so we hope y’all like it, too! Let’s get spooky! What's Inside Your Butthole: https://ww...

Episode Notes: We kick off this Witchy Wednesday episode on a different note than usual. We originally recorded the main part of this episode before the current Black Lives Matter protests became the forefront topic in today's world. We know that many are bowing out from their social channels to make room for the voices of the BLM Movement, but we wanted to air this episode for our witches wa...

Episode Notes: Let's get spooky! In this episode, we talk about Maria being that kid with school projects, hiding your backward facing feet on the first date, and a funeral for a porpoise. We're covering the mythology of La Ciguapa from Dominican Republic, and the old-timey English murder mystery of ... (in an English accent) ... The Brides in the Bath Murders! Happy Spooky Sunday, y&apo...

Episode Notes: In today's Witchy Wednesday episode: Maria freaks the f*** out from creepy noises in her garage, Melanie proclaims herself as the podcast "lush", and we determine that spirit guides are too busy for a Target run. Maria goes into detail on how to approach spirit guide work, and Melanie delves deeper into ancestry work with her own personal ancestry experience! Please e...

Episode Notes: Happy Spooky Sunday! This episode covers the tragic murder of Donna Gentile, a sex worker and police informant for the San Diego PD, and the hauntings of former reformatory school Preston Castle in Ione, California. We're also giving shout-outs to our fave peeps including those in the podcast community. Thank you so much for your support, @taleoftwodeadgirls, @ashvsevilthread,...

Episode Notes: You've asked, and here it is: DIVINATION!! In this episode, Melanie forgets that June 6th exists, Maria tries to rhyme and fails miserably, and we take a nostalgic trip into Professor Trelawney's classroom! We're covering several kinds of divination and going in-depth with tarot vs. oracle card reading. We hope this episode helps you find the divination practice that&...