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Special Episode – Memphis Mojo

New World Witchery Special – Memphis Mojo
Cory takes you on a journey with him to Memphis, Tennessee, to explore the mystery and magic of that city.

(complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Podcast 41 – Spring Lore Spectacular!

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Summary
This episode is all about the various springtime lore we received for our recent contest. It’s lots of bunnies, eggs, and the occasional swat on the behind in this show! Plus we have our contest winners announced.

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Download: New World Witchery – Episode 41

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Almost all the lore was listener submitted, but we do have a few links to share:

1. We received some great lore from Peter M, who runs a stellar blog on New England folklore. Check it out!
2. You should also check out folklore submitter Jen’s blog, Rue & Hyssop, which is delightful!
3. If you want to know more about gardening and astrology, we did several posts on the topic: Blog Posts 18, 19, & 20.
4. We mentioned two books: Old Wives’ Lore for Gardeners by Maureen & Brigit Boland, and Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart
5. In case you can’t get enough of Cory, he was also on the March episode of Inciting a Brewhaha
6. You should definitely also listen to the 2012 episode of Between the Earth and Stars by Oraia Helene. It’s amazing!

Congratulations to our Spring Lore Contest winners!

1. Jen at Rue & Hyssop won the Card Reading from Cory
2. Kelly won the copy of Etched Offerings: Voices from the Cauldron of Story
3. StarRider won the Compass & Key Apothecary prize pack

Many thanks to all who entered! We think this was a great show and couldn’t have done it without you!

You can now request Card Readings from Cory via email, if you are so inclined.

Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter!

Promos & Music
Title music: “Homebound,” by Jag, from Cypress Grove Blues. From Magnatune.

Promo 1 – Between the Earth & Stars
Promo 2 – Lakefront Pagan Voice
Promo 3 – Pagan in Portland

Episode 41 – Spring Lore Spectacular!

New World Witchery – Episode 41
Spring Lore Spectacular!
(complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Podcast Special – Tricksters

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Summary
This is a storytelling episode featuring several tales, songs, and rhymes about various New World trickster figures.

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Download: New World Witchery Special – Tricksters

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The tales today come from a variety of sources:
Mules & Men, by Zora Neale Hurston
A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore, by Harold Courlander
Favorite Folktales from Around the World, by Jane Yolen
AmericanFolklore.net – A site by author S.E. Schlosser
The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris
Myths, Legends, & Folktales of America, by David Leeming & Jake Page

Scholarly sources cited include:
The Witch Must Die, by Sheldon Cashdan
The Uses of Enchantment, by Bruno Bettelheim

We also have two blog posts that might be of interest:
Blog Post 150 – The Trickster’s Web
Blog Post 151 – New World Tricksters

We’ve got a Spring Lore Contest going on until March 21, 2012! We’re looking for Springtime Lore this time around: seed planting rituals & customs, fertility charms, spring cleaning spells, etc. Anything and everything related to Easter eggs, baby animals, April showers, and (shudder) bunnies. Send your entries to compassandkey@gmail.com to enter, and be sure to put “Spring Lore” in your subject line. Three participants will win one of three prizes: a copy of Etched Offerings: Voices from the Cauldron of Story from Misanthrope press (an anthology of pagan fiction featuring stories from several podcasters like Oraia Helene, Saturn Darkhope, & me!), an email card reading from Cory, and a goody box from Compass & Key Apothecary featuring several of our oils, curios, and mojo bags. More details coming soon!

You can now request Card Readings from Cory via email, if you are so inclined.

Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter!

Promos & Music
Title music: “Stagolee” by Hogman Maxey (from Archive.org).
Featured Songs:
“Tough Titty Cupcakes,” by Tricky Pixie
“Coyote Chant,” by Michael Drake
“Raven Song,” by Michael Drake

Special Episode – Tricksters

New World Witchery Special – Tricksters
A look at the figure of the trickster in North American folklore.

(complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Tales from the Witching Hour No. 2

Shownotes
This little episode finds us just back from a crossroads working, so we are discussing crossroads as magical spaces. You can find out more on crossroads at the Lucky Mojo page on them.

Also check out www.ismercuryinretrograde.com (just for fun!)

Listen: Tales from the Witching Hour No. 2

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Music
“Serenade,” by Schubert. From http://www.archive.org/

Podcast 40 – Rhymes, Games, and Riddles

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Summary
Today we look at a toychest full of children’s nursery rhymes, playground games, and riddles. We talk about how these sing-song verses can sometimes hide bits and pieces of valuable witch lore, as well as how they can be incorporated into one’s practice.

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The book I used for many of the rhymes herein contained is my son’s copy of Mother Goose by Tomie dePaola (the illustrations are excellent and very folk-arty). Some of the rhymes you hear are “The Crooked Sixpence,” “Old Mother Goose,” “Rabbit and Crow,” “Jack and Jill,” and “Two Blackbirds”
I mention The White Goddess by Robert Graves as a source of witchy riddle lore.
I also pull several riddles from Buying the Wind by Richard Dorson.
We have several posts on our blog focused on these topics. Check out “Blog Post 53 – Riddle Me This,” “Blog Post 54 – The Devil’s Nine Questions,” and “Blog Post 55 – Games” for more info.
I also highly recommend checking out Peter Paddon’s Crooked Path site, as he frequently discusses riddles and rhymes as a part of witchcraft practice.
The excellent article that kicked off this whole topic was “Rhyming Witchcraft,” by Elizabeth Yetter, submitted by listener Anastasia. Thanks!

You can now request Card Readings from Cory via email, if you are so inclined.

Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter!

Promos & Music
Title music: “Homebound,” by Jag, from Cypress Grove Blues. From Magnatune.

Incidental songs and rhymes are from the Alan Lomax folk recording collection at the Library of Congress.

Promo 1 – Forest Grove Botanica
Promo 2 – The iPod Witch
Promo 3 – Druidcast

Episode 40 – Rhymes, Games, and Riddles

New World Witchery – Episode 40
Rhymes, Games, and Riddles
(complete shownotes at http://www.newworldwitchery.com)

Podcast 39 – Feedback, Newbies, and News

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Summary
On this episode, we go through a lot of listener feedback, share a few thoughts on being new to a magical path, and give a few updates about what’s coming up for New World Witchery.

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Download: New World Witchery – Episode 39

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From the feedback question about altars, some good books might be The Encyclopedia of Spirits and The Encycolpedia of Mystics, Saints, & Sages, both by Judika Illes
From the question about divination, Aeclectic Tarot has wonderful comparisons and reviews of different tarot and oracle decks. You can also check out the Rabbit Tarot that Laine mentions, and our free Cartomancy Guide if you’re interested in playing cards.
We had a question related to spinning wheel magic, which was based on our discussion from Podcast 25.
Velma Nightshade asked a question about the Biblical Magic episode. Cory mentioned the Book of Pagan Prayer (though I intended to refer to the Pagan Ritual Prayer Book), both by Ceisiwr Smith.
We mention Oraia Helene as a great resource for information on the martial arts and magic.
We answered some questions in regard to our Secrecy & Silence posts.
Check out the Book Reviews post mentioned as part of the “learning hoodoo” discussion.
The “learning hoodoo” discussion also mentions a series of posts from us (starting at Blog Post 29), and several books that can help a person get started:
1. Spiritual Cleansing and A Century of Spells, by Draja Mickaharic
2. Mules & Men, by Zora Neale Hurston
3. Hoodoo Herb & Root Magic, by catherine yronwode
4. The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook, by Denise Alvarado
5. Conjure in African American Society, by Jeffery Anderson
6. Black Magic, by Yvonne P. Chireau
7. Master Book of Candle Burning, by Henri Gamache
8. Secrets of the Psalms, by Godfrey Selig
We also used an email from VII at Magic & Mundane to jump into a discussion of being new to a particular path.
You can now request Card Readings from Cory via email, if you are so inclined.