Episode 241 – Slow Spells and Magical Maintenance

Enchantment for the long haul

Summary: Laine and Cory discuss long-term magical workings, maintaining magical altars and tools, and Laine’s fear of stage magicians. Plus we answer emails about the Golden Ratio and Leap Day traditions!

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Sources

We draw from several resources for this discussion, including:

• The Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, and Sages by Judika Illes
• The Master Book of Candle Burning by Henri Gamache
• Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack
• Grimoire for Modern Cunningfolk by Peter Paddon
• Conjuring the Commonplace by Cory and Laine!

The transcript for this episode is available on our Transcripts page.

Some upcoming publications from us:

It’s here! You can now order our collaborative book Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic from 1000Volt Press! It’s available for purchase on Bookshop, Amazon, or from your local bookstore!

You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon) and the recent release Llewellyn’s Complete Book of North American Folk Magic as well (also available on Amazon)!

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