The Bell Witch Podcast: Wholesome Spirituality for Magical Folks

Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast - Witching in the 21st Century  In this special bonus podcast episode, where the host Swailes recounts their exhilarating ghost hunt experience in Bramhall, near Otley in Leeds, on January 5, 2024. They describe the historic setting of Bramhall Village Hall and the activities they engaged in, such as table tipping and using ghost-detecting gadgets. The host shares...

 Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast 'Witching in the 21st Century'  In episode 37 of the Bell Witch Podcast, Swailes The Friendly Green witch welcomes Daisy of Turnip Fish Theatre  who recently started a ghost walk business in Otley. Swailes shares her excitement about discovering Daisy's tours, which explore Otley's haunted history. Daisy, with a background in scriptwriting, discusses her transiti...

 A Spooky Advert  Book on to the Otley Ghost Tour and embrace the miserable history of Otley town, a seemingly quaint historic market town, settled ‘neath the looming gaze of its ancient Chevin. Learn about the small-town eccentrics who, once upon a time, hobbled over its cobbles, and find out about the phantom characters who still persist. Your ghoulish guide will regale you with tales of bygone...

  Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast "Witching in the 21st Century" In episode 36  host Swailes, AKA "Friendly green Witch," delves into the fascinating world of snakes in folklore and their magical associations within witchcraft and paganism. Swailes shares personal anecdotes about their experiences as a snake owner, emphasizing the emotional connections formed with their pets.  The episode explor...

Episode 35 Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast, witching in the 21st Century. In this Moot Loot episode of the Bell Witch Podcast, we are joined by Swailes, Friendly Green Witch hailing from Leeds, who engages in an enlightening discussion with Yasmin Rose , a coach dedicated to guiding healers and spiritual women. Swailes opens up about her recent experience with kundalini activation, sharing the p...

The 3rd element of the  gift episode Series. Join Swailes the Friendly Green Witch as she walks you through a calming meditation to help you ground in the chaos of life. This fire element visualisation will help you relax though connecting with the flame of a bonfire in the deep forest. Made with love and magic. Please support #tbwp on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheBellWitchPodcast #meditatio...

Episode 34   In this episode of the Bell Witch Podcast, Swailes the Friendly Green Witch and her friend Bex delve into their transformative experiences with "The Artist's Way," a 12-week creative workshop by Julia Cameron. Swailes shares how the program revitalized her creative pursuits, leading to the launch of her podcast. Bex explains the structure and tasks of the program, emphasizing its ther...

Episode 33   Witching in the 21st Century.  Welcome to another enchanting  Solitary Witch episode of "The Bell Witch Podcast" with Swailes the Friendly Green witch🌿✨ Today, we're diving broomstick-first into the spellbinding world of techno paganism and digital witchcraft. But before we get our cauldrons bubbling, I have a tiny favour to ask. If you love what we do here, please consider showing...

Episode 32 Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast, witching in the 21st Century.  In this solitary witch episode , Swailes the Friendly Green Witch explores the enchanting world of the forget-me-not flower. She shares its folklore, magical properties, and personal anecdotes, including the humorous misnaming of the flower by some children.  Swailes discusses the flower's significance in dreams, mytholog...

A spontaneous episode from me on something very close to my witchy heart. Please know I do get a bit emotional in this little episode.  Open letter to the people of Leeds (and beyond), For the past 35 years, the team here at The Market Place charity has been offering free, personal mental health support to the young people of this great city. We have had hundreds of thousands of visits from tens o...

Bonus Episode. This delightful spotlight episode of The Bell Witch Podcast is hosted by Lianne Marie, a kitchen with with a love for traditional witchcraft, ethical marketing and tea!  Jammed packed with bitesize witchcraft folklore, herbalism and witching in the 21st Century. You can find Lianne at  Butterflump – Ethical marketing support for small businesses Butterflump (@butterflump) • Instagra...

Episode 31  Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast- 'Witching in the 21st Century' In this Moot Loot episode we welcome my good friend Chew who is a Heathen. Chew tells us about finding his path, the importance of mead in his spirituality and a couple of medieval folklore stories of Gods like Thor who drank too much!   "Hi I'm Richard Chew, 2nd generation Pagan. I follow the Germanic Heathen path honou...

Episode 30  Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast- 'Witching in the 21st Century' In this Moot Loot episode we welcome Sareta of Wax Spiritual. A fabulous new witch shop in the heart of one of the oldest (and definitely haunted) cities in  the UK- Colchester, Essex.  Sareta identifies as a root worker/modern witch who has amazing skills and knowledge on crafting spells, candle magical ways and herbs....

Episode 29  Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast- 'Witching in the 21st Century'  At last, here is an overdue Solitary Witch episode from Swailes, and the sister episode to 'Magic of the Sea' a few weeks back. This is a spooky offering from #TBWP inspired by an amazing ghost walk in Robin Hoods Bay back in February 24. Ghost stories, witches and smugglers, hand of glory and cave dwelling boggles all...

Episode 28  Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast. Witching in the 21st Century.  Another amazing Moot Loot for you, from @Folkwitch_ Amy.  Amy is an author, witch, archaeologist and lover of folklore. She uses her knowledge and experience of history to guide her magical practice. Amy has a flair for aesthetically pleasing witchcraft photography as seen on her Instagram which is simply beautiful. foll...

Episode 27 Welcome to another Moot Loot episode from The Bell Witch Podcast- witching in the 21st Century.  This episode comes to you on the Spring Equinox (Ostara) with the  positive theme of wellbeing by practising mindfulness in the moments of stress and worry. My guest Claire speaks to us about her pivotal moment whiles suffering from Long Covid.  Learning the art of Mindfulness enables Claire...

Episode 26 This is an early Moot Loot from The Bell Witch Podcast , in which Shane from The Jasper Cacao Project speaks to us about his love for this magical plant.  Affiliate Link- Shop | The Jasper Cacao Project *EVERY TIME YOU RATE A SHOW A PODCASTER DOES A LITTLE DANCE* Fancy being a guest or suggest a topic? Email Swailes on thebellwitchpodcast@yahoo.com Special thanks to Shane of The Jasper...

Episode 25 This is a special Solitary Witch episode as its The Bell Witch Podcast's 1st Podiversery! There is a little celebration.  Swailes is passionate about the beautiful coast. Speaking from the perspective of a sea witch on all things magical ocean from personal coastal stories to nautical folklore and how Sailors are a superstitious bunch!  Podcast Pals goes out to the lovely Kieran of fell...

welcome to the  2nd instalment of the element meditation Series. Join Swailes the Friendly Green Witch as she walks you through a calming meditation to help you ground in the chaos of life. This air element visualisation will help you relax though connecting with the lifting element of air in which you will fly. Made with love and magic. Please support #tbwp on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheB...

Episode 24 In this episode we have a fabulous Moot Loot guest- Cile of The Pretty Unusual Shop on  Instagram. This episode takes on the dark art of taxidermy and how to find beauty in death, how to clean bones and the magic included in the making.  Disclaimer- slight swearing, it gets gross so avoid eating whiles you listen!  *PLEASE RATE THIS PODCAST* Fancy being a guest or suggest a topic? Email...

Episode 23 Solitary Witch episode - Altar walkthrough  Swailes speaks about how she keeps a positive mindset even in the pouring rain and also covers her love of altar set ups and talks us through her Imbolc Altar space. Podcast Pals- check out the fantastic new podcast ‘Wellbeing Witches’ https://open.spotify.com/show/1pvzXwePzAqnwuTWHMuW3d?si=197d8bdc42594bc5 Disclaimer- slight swearing as alway...

Welcome to The Bell Witch podcast [trailer] A show that covers the infamous legend of The historic Bell Witch haunting of the Southern United States. In the 19th century the Bell family of Northwest Robinson Country experienced terrifying poltergeist activity… Hang on a second. No, no, no. That's the wrong Bell Witch! This is a podcast about being a witchy pagan in the 21st century. Airing bi week...

Episode 22  In this episode we have a Moot Loot guest Sarah Parker of The Forgotten Forest. Can you imagine having your very own witch biz in the woods? Sarah is a gifted witch and shamanic healer who shares her story setting up shop, and her new spiritual adventures of 2024. Swailes also has her very first Patreon subscriber shout out and reflections on the last episode 'My Psychic Mum'  Disclaim...

Episode 21 . The first episode of 2024, AKA year 8. This offering from Swailes the Friendly Green Witch is a seriously personal episode in which she retells the story of her youth growing up with a spiritual mum. Alison Swailes was a fantastic tarot slinging psychic medium who predicted her daughter's life with precision, and there was many strange things that went on as she grew up with a psychic...

A gift episode. Join Swailes the Friendly Green Witch as she walks you through a calming meditation to help you ground in the chaos of life. This tree visualisation will help you relax though connecting with the bark of a  mystical tree in the forest.  Made with love and magic. Please support #tbwp on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheBellWitchPodcast #meditation #tree #visulisation #witchcraft #...