Turns Out She's a Witch

Celebrating ‘the day of love’ isn’t at all what it seems, so we've invited back our best gal-pal, Stacey Demarco to share mythos, and love stories from around the globe. We talk about Yemaya and Orunmila, from African legend, as well as who Eros really was, and Greek, Norse and Celtic stories of love, and cautionary tales. Shannon and Laura also ask how Stacey feels about performing love spell...

Elle is a Soul Therapist. She is a psychic medium, and energy healer from Brisbane, Australia, who works to assist others in connecting to their true, authentic selves, helping them to find balance within the physical, mental, emotional and energetic spaces of health and wellness. Shannon and Laura speak with Elle about her background as a psychic medium, her experiences growing up, as well as the...

Transitional times, spaces and phases that we traverse throughout the seasons of our life, year – and even on a daily basis can prompt the full range of feels. In the first episode back for the year, after returning from the liminality of the Christmas- New (calendar) Year period, Shannon and Laura discuss and get to know different types of liminal spaces- physical, emotional, spiritual and the ri...

Your witches are back with a cracker of a season final episode. For new listeners- this show is a little looser than the usual, for those more seasoned, you just know that a season finale is random fun times! This ep is no exception- The wonderful Chez, a dear listener has emailed in some pretty unusual experiences that made for the best subject topic for Shannon to fall down the research rabbit h...

We are honoured to be joined today by a dear friend to share her divine magic with you. She is an alchemist who works with the sacred medicine that plants, oils & herbs have to offer. She is an Intuitive Facilitator who supports individuals towards looking beyond the veil and accessing the space between our conscious, and subconscious mind. She creates beautiful products through her business,...

Andrew is the founder of the Temple of the Soul, a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Offering Reiki, Energy Healing, Shamanic Healing, Holistic Counselling and Psychedelic Integration. Located at the beautiful La Tierra Curativa that is situated in a lush valley surrounded by trees and wildlife, the energy of the land lends itself to this healing work. Shannon and Laura sit with Andrew to...

We are delighted to have Debbie returning to the pod to talk all things animals- from psychic pets being able to pick up on injuries and unwelcome visitors of the other world type- to animals in spirit, animal symbolism and even some listener tales for Debbie to analyse. Debbie also shares intriguing insights into her recent exploration of ancient landmarks throughout the United Kingdom. Always a...

Herein lies your very own listener tales of intuition and dream messenger warnings saving lives, confessions of the naughty witch nature, chance encounter meetings, elementals making midnight visits, 'accidental' manifesting, and connecting to people, entities, spirits and other realms! This episode has it all, complete with a chunky catch up with your gals at the start of the ep- enjoy! S...

India, together with a really awesome, eloquent and insightful team over at BBC Radio 4 created and presented a wonderful 13-episode podcast series, aptly named Witch, that explores the multiple facets, interpretations and weight of what and how this label has changed through the times– as well as the legacy of the Modern Witch Hunts. Shannon and Laura reached out to India who kindly agreed to hav...

Rebecca’s creations encourage people all over the world to spend more time with their soul. She is a writer, poet, mystic, artist and mother- and podcaster! We are so excited to be talking with her today about her brand new offering, The Healing Waters Oracle.  In our much-anticipated chat with Rebecca, we go completely off script right from the start (!), and have a candid, honest and deep chat a...

Rachel is a ceremonial tattoo artist offering intuitively channelled tattoos, or custom designs of your choice. She weaves energy work & other healing modalities into a deeply sacred tattoo ritual that is unique to every person, their unique intentions and energy signature. Rachel’s style ranges from ornamental, delicate botanical & illustrative, often with guidance from the plant & an...

Settle in! We have a very special guest joining us all the way from Scotland. The creator of ‘The Cailleach’s Herbarium’ website - delving into the world of Scottish folklore, herbalism and folk practices. He is a folk magic practitioner, writer, advocate and agitator - passionate about Scottish culture, history and politics. Scott joins us to talk about all kinds of Scottish Folk Magic practices...

Join Shannon and Laura, for a deep diving, and wide ranging conversation with Jacqui OConnor, who is leading the multidimensional health and education movement, and the Creatrix behind Heart Place Hospital. We talk about how she has started a New Zealand charity that serves as a ‘go-to’ healing space and place for frontline workers- which Jacqui describes as people working in Health, Education and...

As promised, Hollie re-joins Shannon and Laura to workshop the powerful, intentional process of creating a personalised Vision Statement. This exercise is also featured as part of utilising the Annual Lunation Planner (available for pre-order from 10th October, 2023). To make the most out of this episode, get your notes app out on your phone, your journal or pens, colours and paper at hand to mind...

Rhi has become somewhat of a regular guest, and dear friend of the podcast. We are once again delighted to welcome back this magnificent woman- for a catch-up on things she has been learning, as well as to share her tips and tricks for all kinds of ‘life’ magic, from busy mum, and kid- friendly magic, to creating micro enchantments, and then some advice on how to make the most out of that big ‘O’...

Our beautiful wise friend, Carly Mountain re-joins our podcast coven to fill us in on some of her activities of late, such as attending, speaking and running some workshops at the recent Witches Revival in Lancaster, UK. Carly shares insights from her talk ‘Remembering Reclaiming and Reconnecting with Our Sex Magic’, and a workshop she facilitated called ‘Descent & Rising, Moving with the Embo...

The second part of this series is all about Fire and Water. Shannon and Laura discuss the magical side of working with these elements. Tune in to find inspiration for ways of weaving magic with the Elements into daily ritual and spell crafting (and then some!). Shannon mentions our friend, Missy ritual oil, you can find ALL of Missy’s divine gifts on her page @ https://www.wickart.com.au/ Divine t...

Extending into the practical magic side of things, and picking up from the Elements as covered in Season 1, this 2-part series, Shannon and Laura discuss the magical side of working with the elements. First up is Earth and Air. Tune in to find inspiration for ways of weaving magic with the Elements into daily ritual and spell crafting (and then some!). Divine tools of the week- Earth - “Mother Ear...

Tuck in for a truly fascinating chat- this episode, Laura and Shannon sit with Debbie Malone, Australia’s no1. Psychic Detective. Debbie has spent the last 30 years assisting police departments around the globe with missing persons and murder investigations. She has also authored 4 books, and regularly leads spiritual workshops and retreats. In this episode, Shannon and Laura learn more about Debb...

Our fave rockstar, adventure Witch, Fiona Horne is returning to our TOSW podcast coven to talk about her new oracle deck- Dark Magick, from the evolution and creation, to the artwork, by artist Jes Abella, and some deeper meanings from the accompanying guidebook. There is some real talk in this ep, and some exciting new ways that we can connect with Fiona, including her new Patreon, and a sublime,...

Mermaids have captured the imaginations of people and cultures across the globe, and throughout the ages. Join Shannon and Laura as they discuss some of the folklores, mythos and traditions associated with mermaids- from singing sirens, to beautiful, deadly beings that could lure sailors into the depths. Divine Tool of the week- Working with ocean tide energies. Visit ⁠⁠AshaMoon⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ShannonCotteri...

Hollie's mission is to support people who know there's more to life, to craft the best self-version so far. She is passionate about empowering people to live well, with an unlimited and unbound life and promotes self care-based lifestyling, facilitated through counselling & coaching, personal & community development and feminist values. She is a therapist and coach with a backgroun...

Shannon and Laura are joined by a special guest who’s work we have been admiring on Instagram since our episode with Fiona Horne many moons ago… She is a lover of skulls, flowers and rock & roll - and this is reflected in her work, which is a joy to gaze upon. Vanessa is an Artist located in the Margaret River Region of Western Australia, her work is truly a feast for the eyes, full of beautif...

Stacey is an internationally respected pagan practitioner, Witch, author and activist whose passion is to make practical magic accessible to everyone. Stacey has also become somewhat of a ‘big-sister’ to our humble podcast, we are always amazed at her wealth of wisdom and knowledge. We couldn’t be happier that she is joining us today to share one of her new creations, her brand new book, Priestess...

TOSW has been on a mid-year break, during which Shannon and Laura road-tripped to the National Museum of Australia, in the nation’s capitol, Canberra to see ‘Feared and Revered’, an exhibition of Feminine power through the ages, currently on loan from the British Museum- a collection of sacred and secular art and artefacts from as early as 2800BCE to as recently as 2021.   “ From deep history to t...