Category: Episode

Episode 258 – Witchcraft for Wayward Girls with Grady Hendrix

Of Covens and Bookmobiles

Of Covens and Bookmobiles

Summary:

We interview horror author Grady Hendrix about his latest book, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. The discussion covers maternity homes, occult paperbacks, fears of satanic feminism from centuries gone by, and so much more!

Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now.

Producer for this show:

Our producing supporter this month is Achija Branvin Sionach, and we’ll be sending you our cursed bookmobile full of haunted tomes to select a favorite as a token of our gratitude soon!

Play: Episode 258 – Witchcraft for Wayward Girls with Grady Hendrix
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PqWua84xDUuybIsiZUDMc?si=QMl3Hj2aT2yrGjOYsyeOgw

Sources

Links for our guests:

Additional links (recommended by Grady Hendrix):

Books and Things:

Please consider ordering 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)!

Please note that clicking on links may provide some monetary compensation to New World Witchery.

Image via Pixabay (Used under CC 2.0 License, modified by New World Witchery)

If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you! Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)!

Promos and Music: Title music is “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos. All music is licensed from Audio Socket (#35954).

Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters. If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! Please think about checking out our Audible Trial program. Visit Audibletrial.com/newworldwitchery to get your free trial of Audible, where you can download over 180,000 titles (including some narrated by Cory). Your purchases help support this show, and there’s no obligation to continue after the free trial

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – March 2025

Justice for My Horse!

Justice for My Horse!

Summary: We hear about our lunar forecast for March, pull some emotional cards, help a horse get some justice, and get advice from (smug) birds!
 
Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now.
 
Producers for this show:
Elle, Bree, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Lauren, Cate, Sierra, Lisa, Donna, Liz, Meg, Vee, Mark, Kels, Benjamin, AromaG’s Botanica, DanielKnits, Abbi of Morningstar Coven, Stephanie, Jenna, Donna, Jennifer, Fergus, Heather, Christopher, Ralph of the Holle’s Haven Podcast, Jamie, Catherine, Achija Branvin Sionach, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, AthenaBeth, and Conjured Cardea! 
Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us!
 
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We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: 

You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page.

Folktale of the Month: “⁠The Silent Plaintiff⁠“

See our article ⁠Watching Birds⁠ for more bird lore.

In our cartomancy section, Laine will read for Cory, and Cory for Laine, but we’ll also share general information on the cards we pull, too. If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our Cartomancy post or pick up Cory’s book, 54 Devils.

You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon). We also have a new book, Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press) (also available from Amazon).

Image via Pixabay (CC 2.0)

If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you!

Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)! 

Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Runaround (AM Radio),” by Aaron Solomon, and is licensed from Audio Socket. (License #1273). Additional incidental music Kevin Macleod, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license.

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain. Additional “rooster” sound effect from Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay.

Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters.

If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! You can also check out Cory’s folklore show, Chasing Foxfire, where he explores the intersection of folklore and topics like history, medicine, science, nature, literature, pop culture, and more!

Please think about checking out our Audible Trial program. Visit Audibletrial.com/newworldwitchery to get your free trial of Audible, where you can download over 180,000 titles (including some narrated by Cory). Your purchases help support this show, and there’s no obligation to continue after the free trial

Episode 257 – Folk Magic of Romanistan

Travelers Welcome

Travelers Welcome

Summary:

We chat with Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina Stevens about their work with preserving Roma traditions, the role of magic in Romani culture, and their work on their show Romanistan.

Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now.

Producer for this show:

Our producing supporter this month is AthenaBeth. You have our gratitude, and the cards we’ve pulled for you this month are the Three of Swords, the Tower, and…the Happy Squirrel?

Play: Episode 257 – Folk Magic of Romanistan
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LSm7IbNQSrfmwda1vvJ32

Sources

Links for our guests:

Additional links:

Books and Things:

Please consider ordering 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)!

Please note that clicking on links may provide some monetary compensation to New World Witchery.

Image via Pixabay (Used under CC 2.0 License, modified by New World Witchery)

If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you! Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)!

Promos and Music: Title music is “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos. All music is licensed from Audio Socket (#35954).

Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters. If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! Please think about checking out our Audible Trial program. Visit Audibletrial.com/newworldwitchery to get your free trial of Audible, where you can download over 180,000 titles (including some narrated by Cory). Your purchases help support this show, and there’s no obligation to continue after the free trial

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – February 2025

Planets on Parade

Planets on Parade

Summary:
Our latest notebook episode shares the parade of planets, our lunar forecast, a tale of a talking skull, a little on Jack ball divination, and some teacup candle magic!
 
Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now.
 
Producers for this show:
Elle, Bree, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Lauren, Cate, Sierra, Lisa, Donna, Liz, Meg, Vee, Mark, Kels, Benjamin, AromaG’s Botanica, DanielKnits, Abbi of Morningstar Coven, Stephanie, Jenna, Donna, Jennifer, Fergus, Heather, Christopher, Ralph of the Holle’s Haven Podcast, Jamie, Catherine, Achija Branvin Sionach, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, AthenaBeth, and Conjured Cardea! 
Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us!
 
Play:
 
 
 
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We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: 

You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page.

Our folktale this month is “The Talking Skull,” a tale from Cameroon

Additional Sources this month include:

365 Days of Hoodoo by Stephanie Rose Bird

In our cartomancy section, Laine will read for Cory, and Cory for Laine, but we’ll also share general information on the cards we pull, too. If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our Cartomancy post or pick up Cory’s book, 54 Devils.

You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon). We also have a new book, Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press) (also available from Amazon).

Image via Pixabay (CC 2.0)

If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you!

Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)! 

Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Runaround (AM Radio),” by Aaron Solomon, and is licensed from Audio Socket. (License #1273). Additional incidental music Kevin Macleod, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license.

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain. Additional “rooster” sound effect from Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay.

Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters.

If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! You can also check out Cory’s folklore show, Chasing Foxfire, where he explores the intersection of folklore and topics like history, medicine, science, nature, literature, pop culture, and more!

Please think about checking out our Audible Trial program. Visit Audibletrial.com/newworldwitchery to get your free trial of Audible, where you can download over 180,000 titles (including some narrated by Cory). Your purchases help support this show, and there’s no obligation to continue after the free trial

Episode 256 – Rooted Folk Magic with Frankie Anne Castanea

Of Veils and Poles

Of Veils and Poles

Summary: We talk to Frankie Anne Castanea, the Chaotic Witch Aunt, about their journey into their roots with Italian folk magic, the role of magic in bodily autonomy, and balancing tradition and modernity.

Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now.

Producer for this show: This episode is sponsored in part by listener Conjured Cardea. Thank you for supporting us and we’ll be sending La Befana to drop off your magical gifts of thanks as soon as we can find her (she seems to be very busy this time of year).

Play: Episode 256 – Rooted Folk Magic with Frankie Anne Castanea
Stream:

Sources

You can find out more about Frankie and their work through their website, Chaotic Witch Aunt.

You can also find their book, Spells for Change at Bookshop (and Amazon). You can also find their book, Ancestral Magic at Bookshop for preorder!

Find Frankie’s brevi bags and other charms here.

Some additional books mentioned in this episode:

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

Some upcoming publications from us:

Please consider ordering 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)!

Please note that clicking on links may provide some monetary compensation to New World Witchery.

Image via Pixabay (Used under CC 2.0 License, modified by New World Witchery)

If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you! Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)!

Promos and Music: Title music is “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos. All music is licensed from Audio Socket (#35954).

Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters. If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! Please think about checking out our Audible Trial program. Visit Audibletrial.com/newworldwitchery to get your free trial of Audible, where you can download over 180,000 titles (including some narrated by Cory). Your purchases help support this show, and there’s no obligation to continue after the free trial

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – January 2025

Ashes and Agneses

Ashes and Agneses

Summary:
We begin the Year of the Snake by looking to the skies to see what’s going to motivate us this month, doing our first card readings of the year, spending some time with St. Agnes, and sifting through the ashes of last year.
 
Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now.
 
Producers for this show:
Elle, Bree, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Lauren, Cate, Sierra, Lisa, Donna, Liz, Meg, Vee, Mark, Kels, Benjamin, AromaG’s Botanica, DanielKnits, Abbi of Morningstar Coven, Stephanie, Jenna, Donna, Jennifer, Fergus, Heather, Christopher, Ralph of the Holle’s Haven Podcast, Jamie, Catherine, Achija Branvin Sionach, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, AthenaBeth, and Conjured Cardea! 
Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us!
 
Play:
 
 
 
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We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: 

You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page.

Our folktale this month is “The Eve of St. Agnes” by John Keats

Additional Sources this month include:

Morgan Daimler’s Seelie/Unseelie Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLPQ7Zr07Lg

Coscinomancy by Al Cummins – https://www.salemwitchfest.com/product-page/coscinomancy-turning-the-sieve-shears-with-dr-alexander-cummins 

The Horned Women NWW Ep – https://newworldwitchery.com/2010/05/03/podcast-special-%e2%80%93-the-horned-women/ 

The Folkloresque, by Tolbert and Foser – https://upcolorado.com/utah-state-university-press/item/2751-the-folkloresque

Cory’s NWW article on Ashes – https://newworldwitchery.com/2013/02/15/blog-post-172-ashes/

In our cartomancy section, Laine will read for Cory, and Cory for Laine, but we’ll also share general information on the cards we pull, too. If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our Cartomancy post or pick up Cory’s book, 54 Devils.

You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon). We also have a new book, Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press) (also available from Amazon).

Image via Pixabay (CC 2.0)

If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you!

Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)! 

Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Runaround (AM Radio),” by Aaron Solomon, and is licensed from Audio Socket. (License #1273). Additional incidental music Kevin Macleod, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license.

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain. Additional “rooster” sound effect from Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay.

Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters.

If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! You can also check out Cory’s folklore show, Chasing Foxfire, where he explores the intersection of folklore and topics like history, medicine, science, nature, literature, pop culture, and more!

Please think about checking out our Audible Trial program. Visit Audibletrial.com/newworldwitchery to get your free trial of Audible, where you can download over 180,000 titles (including some narrated by Cory). Your purchases help support this show, and there’s no obligation to continue after the free trial

Episode 255 – Yuletide Cheer! 2024

Wassail! Wassail! All over the town!

Wassail! Wassail! All over the town!

Summary: We share our annual episode of carols, wassails, lore, poetry, and more with you to help you get in the festive folkloric mood!

Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now.

Producer for this show: This episode is supported by all of our Patreon listeners. Thank you so much to all of you for making this year and all the other years possible!

Play: Episode 237 – Yuletide Cheer! 2024
Stream:

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Our holiday playlist this year is:

  • “Here We Come a Wassailing” – Primary School Singers – Archive.org
  • “Carol of the Bells (Music Box)” – Christmas Music Box – Audiosocket (licensed)
  • Intro – Welcome all to Yuletide 2024! (playing under: Music box version We Wish You playing under: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Music Box Version)” – WaveMaster from Pixabay)
  • “The Boar’s Head” – The Randolph Singers – Archive.org
  • “Gloucestershire Wassail” – BBC Radio Chorus – Archive.org
  • “Good King Wenceslas” by the US Army Band (Archive.org/Public Domain)
  • The Posadas tradition – from the Encyclopedia Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Las-Posadas)  (playing under: “In the Bleak Midwinter” – Julius H. from Pixabay)
  • Some holiday Nursery Rhymes from The Annotated Mother Goose by W. Sabine Barring-Gould
  • “Fum Fum Fum” – US Army Band (Archive.org )
  • “Patapan” by Primary School Singers (Archive.org)
  • “Green Growth the Holly” – The Pagan Carolers – Archive.org
  • “I Saw Three Ships/Kerry Jig” – The Morrison Players – Audiosocket (licensed)
  • Hungarian Holidays with Laine
  • Some Country Christmas traditions: Belsnickling in Appalachia – A description from Gerald C. Milne; Yule straw, from Over Nine Forests by K.M. Koppana; and a Christmas Eve fortune-telling rite from The Devil’s Plantation by Nigel Pearson.
  • (music under these: O Christmas Tree and The Holly and the Ivy – music box versions – Pixabay)
  • “Greensleeves” – Alfred Deller Consort – Archive.org
  • “To Shorten Winter’s Sadness” – English Singers of London – Archive.org
  • “Christmas Mumming” and “The Redesdale Hornpipe” – Alan Lomax Recording – Archive.org 
  • “Quid Petis” – The Randolph Singers – Archive.org
  • “Marmion: A Christmas Poem,” by Sir Walter Scott (https://allpoetry.com/Marmion:-a-Christmas-Poem) (music under these: O Christmas Tree, music box version – Pixabay)
  • “Soul Cake” – The Pagan Carolers – Archive.org
  • Farewells and happy new years and outro (music under: The Holly and the Ivy music box – Pixabay)
  • “Da Day Dawn,” by Samantha Gillogly (artist permission)

Transcripts are available on our Transcripts page (NOTE: No transcript available for this episode)

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)!

Please note that clicking on links may provide some monetary compensation to New World Witchery.

Image via Pixabay (Used under CC 2.0 License, modified by New World Witchery)

If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you! Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)!

Promos and Music: All music is licensed from Audio Socket, Pixabay, or the Public Domain, with the exception of “Da Day Dawn,” by Samantha Gillogly (used with artist permission).

Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters. If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! Please think about checking out our Audible Trial program. Visit Audibletrial.com/newworldwitchery to get your free trial of Audible, where you can download over 180,000 titles (including some narrated by Cory). Your purchases help support this show, and there’s no obligation to continue after the free trial

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – December 2024

Chaos Pigs and Mucky Ducks

Chaos Pigs and Mucky Ducks

Summary:
We do our lunar forecast and tell you when to have your holiday parties, spend some time with our cards, predict weather based on how much a duck weighs, and share a lot of lore about…pigs?
 
Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now.
 
Producers for this show:
Elle, Bree, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Lauren, Cate, Sierra, Lisa, Donna, Liz, Meg, Vee, Mark, Kels, Benjamin, AromaG’s Botanica, DanielKnits, Abbi of Morningstar Coven, Stephanie, Jenna, Donna, Jennifer, Fergus, Heather, Christopher, Ralph of the Holle’s Haven Podcast, Jamie, Catherine, Achija Branvin Sionach, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, AthenaBeth, and Conjured Cardea! 
Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us!
 
Play:
 
 
 
-Sources-

We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: 

You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page.

Our folktale this month is “St. Anthony’s Gift,” from Italo Calvino’s Italian Folktales

Find out more about Lemon Pigs here!

In our cartomancy section, Laine will read for Cory, and Cory for Laine, but we’ll also share general information on the cards we pull, too. If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our Cartomancy post or pick up Cory’s book, 54 Devils.

You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon). We also have a new book, Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press) (also available from Amazon).

Image via Pixabay (CC 2.0)

If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you!

Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)! 

Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Runaround (AM Radio),” by Aaron Solomon, and is licensed from Audio Socket. (License #1273). Additional incidental music Kevin Macleod, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license.

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain. Additional “rooster” sound effect from Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay.

Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters.

If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! You can also check out Cory’s folklore show, Chasing Foxfire, where he explores the intersection of folklore and topics like history, medicine, science, nature, literature, pop culture, and more!

Please think about checking out our Audible Trial program. Visit Audibletrial.com/newworldwitchery to get your free trial of Audible, where you can download over 180,000 titles (including some narrated by Cory). Your purchases help support this show, and there’s no obligation to continue after the free trial

Episode 254 – Bones

Shake, Rattle, and Roll

Shake, Rattle, and Roll

Summary: We rattle around the topic of bones in folk magic and witchcraft. We discuss ethical bone sourcing, some folk magical applications, and why keeping a jar of teeth is a totally normal and not-weird thing to do.

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Play: Episode 254 – Bones
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Sources

We mention catherine yronwode’s Throwing the Bones as a source of info on bone reading techniques.

We note that Kate Freuler’s Of Blood and Bones was partly the impetus for this show.

We recommend looking at the work of Peter Paddon for more information on using skulls as conduits for Otherworld work.

You can learn more about scapulimancy in our November Folk Magician’s Notebook episode.

You can also learn about the history and lore of lucky rabbits’ feet in Cory’s New World Witchery article on the topic. Check out our two web articles on bones at the site as well: Dem Bones Part I and Dem Bones Part II.

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

Some upcoming publications from us:

Please consider ordering 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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If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you! Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)!

Promos and Music: Title music is “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos. All music is licensed from Audio Socket (#35954).

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Episode 253 – Researching Magic in the US with Heather Freeman

Let’s Get Nerdy (and Witchy)

Let’s Get Nerdy (and Witchy)

Summary: Cory chats with Heather D. Freeman, host of the Magic in the United States podcast and academic researcher to talk about the road to witchcraft, the role of art and occulture, and why magic is so important to understanding U.S. history.

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Producer for this show: This episode is sponsored in part by listener Catherine. We appreciate your support and are sending over a full accompaniment of library squirrels to help you sort your books as a reward for your patronage.

Play: Episode 252 – Reproductive Rites with Sophie Saint Thomas
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Sources

You can find out more about Heather’s work through her LinkTree.

We also recommend checking out the Magic in the United States podcast as well, of course!

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

Some upcoming publications from us:

Please consider ordering 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)!

Please note that clicking on links may provide some monetary compensation to New World Witchery.

Image via Pixabay (Used under CC 2.0 License, modified by New World Witchery)

If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you! Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)!

Promos and Music: Title music is “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos. All music is licensed from Audio Socket (#35954).

Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters. If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! Please think about checking out our Audible Trial program. Visit Audibletrial.com/newworldwitchery to get your free trial of Audible, where you can download over 180,000 titles (including some narrated by Cory). Your purchases help support this show, and there’s no obligation to continue after the free trial