Turns Out She's a Witch

This week Shannon, Laura and members of our Podcast Coven share some personal connections and stories with the spiritual side. Shannon shares some beautiful experiences with Archangel Michael, and how she has become acquainted with the Goddess Artemis, naturally Shannon also gives us some background bio on these incredible forces. Laura has been reading up on her Incan ancestral lineage- and has s...

The Wheel of the Year is turning again, this time to one of our all time favourite Sabbats - Samhain. For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere it's happening Sunday 30th April & it's also coinciding with the Dark Moon. For our dear cousins in the North you will be experiencing Beltane! (Check out our Beltane ep from October last year) No matter what side of the globe you are on the veil between...

Join us for an 'insider' episode, this week features an extra special guest - introducing the man otherwise known as Anthony... Shannon's husband Boo! He and Shannon have a candid chat around the kitchen table in regards to their relationship with witchcraft, the elements, ritual and seeking connection to land & spirit. We are shaking things up a bit this week with Shannon flying solo - but we can...

This week we have a very special guest who is one of Shannon's mentors and teachers - the beautiful Kate Reed. Kate first held circle in her early 20's, and over the next couple of decades continued holding circles amongst the contours of her professional life as a counsellor, youth worker, health coach, and business owner. In 2015 she was called to devote herself full time to Circle work, and in...

In today's episode Join Shannon & Laura as they dive into the world of Sacred Symbols Since the beginning of time people from all cultures across the globe have created symbols to use in ritual & divination, and to serve as good luck charms & protection sigils. We look into the meaning, folklore and uses of the Heptagram, Evil Eye, Sheela Na Gig, the Hamsa and Hexafoils! Did you know: a Heptagram...

Shannon and Laura have another amazing guest joining them all the way from Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the USA - 'The Tarot Lady' herself, Theresa Reed! The author of many books including The Tarot Colouring Book, Tarot For Troubled Times, Astrology For Real Life, and Tarot: No Questions Asked - Mastering the Art of Intuitive Tarot Reading. Theresa has been a full time tarot reader for over 30 years,...

This episode is to prepare you for Autumn Equinox next week - also known as Mabon - which is happening on Monday 21st March for those of us in here the Southern Hemisphere! As with the Spring Equinox, light and dark are cast equally over the land, and the decent into the darker months is just around the bend. It's a time of balancing the feminine & masculine energies within us, finding the middle...

In this episode we were absolutely delighted to interview author, poet & mystic - Rebecca Campbell. Rebecca is the bestselling author of numerous books and oracle decks, including Rise Sister Rise, Letters To A Starseed, Light Is the New Black, the Work Your Light and Starseed Oracles, and the creator of the Rise Sister Rise Membership. She experienced her first awakening as a teenager and has bee...

Today we have a truly beautiful interview to share, one that resonated for us deeply! Molly Remer is a priestess, creatrix and teacher who has been gathering the women to circle, celebrate, sing and share since 2008. She is the author of 9 books, we have her on this episode to talk about her beautiful book released in 2021 by Womancraft Publishing, Walking With Persephone. Part memoir, part poetry...

In this week's episode we share an email from one of our lovely listeners. If there are any curious Christian witches out there, this one is for you! If you have felt torn between the Christian faith & the Craft, that you have to pick a 'side' - BK has so beautifully shared how he has blended the two and created a faith that resonates for him deeply... We then move on to a little segment we like t...

We touched on pointy witches hats very briefly in the Halloween 'Black Cats & Pumpkins' episode in 2021, and it got me thinking about where this imagery comes from... I also had a lovely listener get in touch asking us to go into the meaning behind the witches broom - otherwise known as a Besom. So I thought I would put together an episode to look into the history and meaning behind the things tha...

We have a truly special guest in store for you today, and someone that we have been really looking forward to interviewing! Stella Tomlinson is a Priestess of Brighid & author of a brand new book 'Cycles of Belonging: Honouring ourselves through the sacred cycles of life.' Stella believes that midlife is a sacred rite of passage that has the power to rebirth you into your truth and wisdom, to live...

We are baaaaack! Episode 1 of Season 2, with Laura stepping into the role of co host full time (Tracey will still be making some appearances on TOSW throughout the year!) Today is a very special day - it's the New Moon in Aquarius PLUS the wheel has turned again & we are now at the first harvest celebration of Lammas! It's a time of gathering, sharing, giving thanks & reaping what we have sown ove...

The final episode from the maiden season of TOSW is a festive one. Shannon sits with Tracey and Laura for a drink (or several), and a good chat about various customs and traditions practiced around the globe to celebrate the ending of a year, and entering into a new one. Shannon brings us the unique take that Scotland has, exploring what Hogmanay has to offer, and also has a fresh look at how The...

Today's episode coincides perfectly with Mid Summers Eve... and a time when the Fae are very active! Join us as the Wheel of the Year turns yet again, this time to Litha and Summer Solstice. For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere tomorrow marks the longest day of the year, a turning point where the days will start to become shorter as we head back into the darker part of the Wheel. At this tim...

We have a very special & fabulous guest in store for you, all the way from Chicago... Michael Herkes is a professional astrology & tarot reader and has been practicing modern witchcraft for over 20 years. As a devotee to the goddess Lilith, he anchors his practice with the use of glamour, love, moon, and sex magic. The author of many books including The GLAM Witch, The Complete Book of Moon Spells...

This week we have the incredible wisdom & insight of Jane Hardwicke Collings. This incredible woman is self described as a postmenopausal grandmother at the sunset of her life. A former Registered Nurse who worked in Paediatric Intensive Care Units and Women's Operating Theatres, she became a midwife, but left the hospital system & was a home birth midwife for 30 years. She travels teaching worksh...

Part 2 of Shannon and Tracey's interview with rockstar Goddess, Fiona Horne. In February this year Fiona released a revised edition of her book TEEN MAGICK: WITCHCRAFT FOR A NEW GENERATION, and once again through her music, writing & presence is inspiring people of all ages and backgrounds to be confident and free to express themselves. Fiona is an international leading expert on Modern Witchcraft...

Our next guest on Turns Out She's a Witch is a rockstar Goddess, author of 14 best selling books on modern Witchcraft, a Pilot, a professional fire dancer, a world record holding skydiver, a freediver who can dive to 33 meters on just one a single breath - and she's a Witch! Fiona Horne, the lead singer and guitarist of 'Def FX', and now of the band Seawitch & the acoustic duo 'Spiff & Fifi' In Fe...

Lucy H Pearce, author of ten life-changing non-fiction books, joins Shannon and Laura all the way from East Cork, Ireland, where she runs Womancraft Publishing - creating life-changing, paradigm-shifting books written by women, for women. Join us for a most special, intimate talk on her best selling book, Burning Woman, and what sparked the wisdom within it's pages. Burning Woman is a deep explora...

Blessed Beltane to our Podcast Coven!! The Wheel of the Year has once again turned... we now find ourselves at the pinnacle of spring and at the threshold to summer, smack bang in the middle of Spring Equinox & Summer Solstice! Can you feel all of the possibilities and dreams in the air? Do you know that this time of year is perfect for a Handfasting ritual with your lover, even for only a year an...

We are in the season of Halloween! The shops are full of scary masks, pumpkins, goulish decorations and costumes, but where did this tradition come from? Tune into this episode of the podcast as we chat about the Celtic connection between Halloween & Samhain, and it's rich Pagan past! Why do people dress up in scary costumes? How did 'Trick or Treating' begin and is it just about the candy? Why ar...

Do we have an episode for you! Our topic this week is Intuition - as witches we are constantly honing this 'super power' through divination tools, dreams, visions and spells. It's a huge part of our rituals, and life in general! Is a gut instinct and intuition the same thing? Is being intuitive different to being psychic? Discussed this week are suggestions for strengthening your intuition, includ...

Join Shannon & Tracey as they discuss the differences between traditional Tarot and Oracle cards, and they talk about their favourite decks they personally use. By the end of this episode you should know what a Major and Minor Arcana is, the range of Oracle decks available and how to select one that is perfect for you! Should you be gifted a deck or can you buy your own? Can anyone use Tarot or Or...

Shannon and Tracey round out the element series with the final of the four - Fire! They discuss the symbols, star signs, crystals, colours, plants & animals associated with Fire energy. Discover some very interesting mythology around the Polynesian Volcano Goddess Pele, who is the mistress of magic & hula dancing. Also covered are the elementals associated with Fire, in particular the story of the...