The Witch Wave

Juliet Diaz is a healer, seer, and herbalist, and she holds a Masters of Science in Herbal Medicine. She is a descendent of a long line of witch healers from Cuba and has Indigenous roots as a member of the Taíno tribe. Juliet owns and runs her shop, November Sage Apothecary , and her online witchcraft learning community, Tierra Sagrada (formerly known as November Sage Herbarium – A Witch Healer S...

Sarah Potter is a teacher and practitioner of Color Magic, which is a means of using specific hues to conjure different energies and manifest personal transformation. She is also an independent curator & art advisor at SP Projects, and a professional tarot reader. Sarah and her various endeavors have been featured in such places as BUST Magazine, VICE, and NYLON. On this Valentine’s Day episod...

Peter Bebergal is the author of several books about occulture and the paranormal including Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll , Too Much to Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood , and his newest book, Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural . He also writes about speculative music and literature for such places as The New Yo...

Erica Feldmann is the owner and founder of the iconic Salem shop, HausWitch Home + Healing , where she sells magical housewares and spell kits, hosts witchly classes and events, and offers divination and healing sessions. Erica is also the author of HausMagick , a book that teaches readers how to transform their homes with witchcraft, and which will be released in the US and UK in early February....

Madeline Miller is the author of the beloved and best-selling novels Circe and The Song of Achilles . Both of her books are offshoots of Homer’s Greek myth epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey , though in Miller’s versions, side characters are centered and given more fully fleshed out stories that feel contemporary, complex, and crystalline. On this episode, Miller discusses the magic of women, the cr...

Courtney Alexander is a multimedia artist, writer, and the creator behind Dust II Onyx: A Melanated Tarot Deck . She uses tarot as an avenue to visually explore the rich and complex layers of blackness and all of the meaning and magic that word entails. Her work has been featured in such places as The Hoodwitch , Teen Vogue , and Autostraddle . On this episode, Courtney discusses her artistic and...

Ylva Mara Radziszewski runs The Cunning Crow Apothecary and Seattle's School of Traditional Magic . They are also a licensed acupuncturist, clinical herbalist, and a professional witch with a specific focus on bringing a voice to the role of witch as healer and the use of magic as a means of service and anti-oppression activism. Their work has been featured in VICE , BUST Magazine , The Stranger ,...

Chiquita Brujita is a third generation Nuyorican Bruja, a performance artist, and a “conjurer of fiestas.” She is the creator of the magical merchandise brand Brooklyn Brujeria where she sells prayer candles and other items for the modern witch. She has also devised her own divination system based on the Mexican Lotería card game. As a dancer and event producer she has collaborated with such insti...

Frances F. Denny is a photographer whose work investigates feminine expression and gender. Her latest project, Major Arcana: Witches in America , is a survey of over 70 female, femme, and gender non-binary people who identify as witches, and a selection of those photographs are currently on display at ClampArt Gallery in New York City. She is also a commercial photographer who shoots for The New Y...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Witch Wave ! Joshua Conkel is a writer for the new Netflix show Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (out on October 26). He’s also a tarot reader, playwright, and practicing witch. He was a writer for Netflix’s hit adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events and he’s written the award winning film, Curmudgeons starring Danny DeVito. On this episode, Joshua discusses teen wit...

Bill Crisafi and Hogan McLaughlin are a visionary creative couple based in Salem, Massachusetts. Bill Crisafi is a multidisciplinary artist whose illustrations, photographs, sculptures, and Burial Ground jewelry line are inspired by folklore and the occult. Hogan McLaughlin is a fashion designer, artist, and dancer whose haute couture clothing line reflects his love of dark romance and fantastical...

Jessyka Winston is the mystical mind behind Haus of Hoodoo , a one-stop online source for fixed conjure candles, sacred smudges, and spiritual consultations, based in New Orleans. She is also a rootworker and Hoodoo Practitioner, and a Vodoun Priestess. On this episode, Jessyka talks about the differences between Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Vodoun; the potent power of fire magic; and the ways in which her...

Rebecca Artemisa is an artist and zine maker who calls herself “a bruja who paints spells.” Her works are extravagantly detailed and darling tableaux that incorporate myths and magic from her own Chicanx and Indigenous heritage, and each piece is customized with special symbols and ingredients meant to bless the recipient. Rebecca discusses the spellcraft that goes into her paintings and the ways...

Judika Illes is an author, a teacher, and a longtime practicing witch. She has written over a dozen witchcraft classics such as the Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells , the Encyclopedia of Witchcraft , and Magic When You Need It . As an editor at Weiser Books, she’s also put together anthologies of speculative fiction including The Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten and The Weiser Book of Occult...

Louisianna Purchase is a witch drag queen extraordinaire who’s been crowned “Austin’s Best Drag Performer” by the Austin Chronicle for 2 years in a row. She’s the co-creator of the monthly horror-themed drag show called Die Felicia , a member of the drag troop, PooPoo Platter, and the host of a weekly RuPaul’s Drag Race viewing party at Austin’s Downtown Jo’s. As a practicing witch and artist, Lou...

Jesse Bransford is an occult artist, a teacher, and an esoteric scholar. His drawings incorporate various magical systems and divine iconography, becoming visual spells in and of themselves. Bransford’s new book of Icelandic sigil drawings, A Book of Staves , is being published this month by Fulgur Esoterica , and many of the drawings will be on view at his solo show opening at Ortega y Gasset Pro...

Rachel True is a tarot expert, wellness writer, and actor. As one of the stars of the 1996 cult film, The Craft , she has helped bring an interest in witchcraft and witch iconography to several generations. In addition to acting, Rachel currently runs the intuitive tarot business, True Heart Tarot , and the wellness site, Some True Things . On this episode, she discusses the transformative power o...

Gabriela Herstik is a writer, fashion critic, and witch whose book Craft: How To Be A Modern Witch is out this month in the UK . Gabriela has written extensively about ritual, style, and spiritual culture for such places as i-D , Broadly , and HelloGiggles , and she runs the monthly “Ask A Witch” column at Nylon . On this episode, she discusses her own mixed brew of identities, the transformative...

Nicola Scott is the legendary comic book artist behind Wonder Woman , Birds of Prey , Secret Six , and many others. She's also the co-creator of Black Magick , a new occult noir series from Image Comics about a homicide detective who is also a witch. On this episode, Nicola discusses superheroes, witches, feminism, and the magical state that she goes into when she's conjuring her own comics artwor...

Matthew Freeman is a playwright and director whose work is often steeped in surreal and magical imagery. He has written numerous plays including That Which Isn't , When Is A Clock , and The Listeners . He’s a MacDowell Colony Fellow and a current resident playwright at New Dramatists. He also happens to be Pam’s husband. On this episode, he discusses being in spiritually mixed marriage, crafting a...

Anna Biller is the acclaimed filmmaker of The Love Witch , a breathtaking, prismatic horror film about a femme fatale whose love magic goes terribly awry. A true auteur, Biller is responsible for virtually every aspect of its creation, from the script and direction to its costumes, sets, and score. In this episode, she discusses the spell craft of movies, her devotion to classic cinematic techniqu...

Katy Horan is a painter of witches who has a penchant for intricate patterns, costumed creatures, and imaginary rituals. She's also the illustrator of the book Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers (Seal Press). In this episode, she talks about woodland lady magic, the importance of crones, and why female writers are their own sort of sorceresses. Our sponsors for this episode a...

Tamara Santibañez is a tattoo artist who believes that the language of symbols can help people heal and reveal. She draws from the iconography of fetish, punk, and Chicanx art, and brings outcasts and otherworlds into the spotlight. In this episode, she discusses tattooing as spell craft, invoking Santa Muerte, and making magic in the margins. Our sponsors for this episode are Chase and Scout and...

Lindsay Mack is the founder of Tarot for the Wild Soul and Wild Soul Healing. As a tarot expert and intuitive counselor, she uses the power of the cards as medicine to help her clients heal and evolve. In this episode, she discusses ways to use tarot to move through trauma, listening to spirit guides, and the importance of getting one's hands dirty when doing divine work. Our sponsors for this epi...

Dia Dynasty is a dominatrix with a witchly bent. In this episode, she discusses sexual healing, money magic, and putting the Goddess back on top. Dia is also a proprietress of the spiritual BDSM collective, La Maison du Rouge . Our sponsors for this episode are Weiser Books and Mithras Candle .