Shownotes – New World Witchery – The Search for American Traditional Witchcraft

Episode 193 – Summer Camp Cryptids with Bones

Cory interviews Bones from the Cursed and Hex Files podcasts about working with witchcraft and the paranormal and how those pieces fit together with cryptids and other fearsome critters as well.

Summary:

Sing the songs of summer (or scream the screams of summer camp spooky stories) as you gather around the campfire for this one. Cory interviews Bones from the Cursed and Hex Files podcasts about working with witchcraft and the paranormal and how those pieces fit together with cryptids and other fearsome critters as well.

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Producers for this show:

Abby, Achija Branvin Sionach, AromaG’s Botanica, AthenaBeth, Bagga Marsh, Benjamin, Breanna, Carol, Carole, Catherine, Christopher, ConjuredCardea, Daniel, Dave, Don, Donna, Erin, Griffin, Heather, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, Jess, Jodi, John, Jonathan at the ModernSouthernPolytheist, Kristopher, Matthew Venus, Minimiel, Montine of Book of My Shadows, , Nikki, Payton, Sara, Scarlet Pirate, Staci, Stephanie, Ralph from the Holle’s Haven Podcast, Violet, and WisdomQueen (if we missed you this episode, we’ll make sure you’re in the next one!). Big thanks to everyone supporting us!

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Our guest Bones is the host of both the Hex Files and Cursed podcasts. Check them out for more spooky, supernatural fun mixed with a little witchery for good measure!

If you’re looking for some good campfire stories, Cory recommends the “Spooky” series collected by S.E. Schlosser (as well as the classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz). He’d also recommend checking out Chasing American Monsters, by Jason Offutt, if you’re interested in cryptids, too.

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Title and closing music are “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos, and is licensed from Audio Socket. Incidental music is “Brushed Bells Leaving Home,” by Daniel Birch (Free Music Archive).

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Episode 192 – Witches Crafting with Katrina Ray-Saulis

Cory and Laine have a chat with Katrina Ray-Saulis, host of the Stitch and Witch Podcast. Various and sundry topics of conversation include the role of creativity in all forms of craft, how adversity and tenacity impact that creativity, and favorite tools for crafting both mundane and magical

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To wit, Cory and Laine have a chat with Katrina Ray-Saulis, host of the Stitch and Witch Podcast. Various and sundry topics of conversation include the role of creativity in all forms of craft, how adversity and tenacity impact that creativity, and favorite tools for crafting both mundane and magical.

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Our guest Katrina Ray-Saulis is the host of the Stitch and Witch Podcast, and you can find out about that show and much more of her work through her website.

Some of the resources mentioned in this episode include the book Sew Witchy by Raechel Henderson and The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Katrina also mentions the Ted Talk “Master Procrastinator,” by Tim Urban.

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Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos, and is licensed from Audio Socket. Incidental music is “Brushed Bells Leaving Home,” by Daniel Birch (Free Music Archive).

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Episode 191 – So Much Divination

Laine and Cory sit down to chat about ogham, familiars, and tarot for the Green Witchcraft bookclub, then discuss divination methods they have known and loved.

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Wherein Laine and Cory sit down to chat about ogham, familiars, and tarot for the Green Witchcraft bookclub, then discuss divination methods they have known and loved. They pull some cards for the month, and answer a listener email about indicator cards, as well.

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We have covered divination in a few previous posts that might be worth revisiting:

Cory also has a book on playing card divination called 54 Devils that you might be interested in if you’re thinking about working with that system. He also mentions the book It’s All in the Cards, by Chita St. Lawrence (out of print but still available second-hand).

If you want to know more about geomancy, there’s a great video featuring Dr. Al Cummins that discusses geomancy as a divination system and its connection to magical ecology on YouTube.

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Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos, and is licensed from Audio Socket.

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Episode 190 – American Brujeria with J Allen Cross

We sit down to chat with J. Allen Cross, author of the new book American Brujeria. We discuss the evolution of Mexican American magical practices, his own background in folk magic, and the issues of working with traditions outside of your own.

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In this episode we sit down to chat with J. Allen Cross, author of the new book American Brujeria. We discuss the evolution of Mexican American magical practices, his own background in folk magic, and the issues of working with traditions outside of your own.

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We of course recommend J. Allen Cross’s book, American Brujeria. You can also find him on Instagram and listen to his new podcast with Britton Boyd called Invoking Witchcraft.

Another book worth mentioning on the topic of brujeria is Magia Magia by Alexis Arredondo and Eric Labrado.

You can now also buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon)

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Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos, and is licensed from Audio Socket.

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Episode 189 – Of Correspondences and Collections

We dig into the herbs and crystals section of our book club, which leads to a bigger conversation about correspondences. We also talk about the ways we gather our magical tools and objects into our lives (in response to the amazing #regionalwitchcraftchallenge done by Via Hedera). We do card pulls for the month and get some messages about balance, detachment, indulgence, and fantasy, then hear a listener mail about a fascinating Greek practice. We top it all off by deciding how we’d summon each other!

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We’re continuing in our Green Witchcraft II book club, and we get into the issue of correspondences a good bit. Cory mentions both Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs and T.F. Thisleton-Dyer’s Folklore of Plants.

We talk a good bit about magical tools, objects, and collections, inspired by the #regionalwitchcraftchallenge started by Via Hedera over on Instagram.

Thanks to listener Jay for the email about the Ktesios jar! You can read more about them over at Theoi’s article on them.

Laine uses the Literary Witches Oracle for her reading this time, and Cory is using the Tarot Mucha (as well as playing cards). We both reference the book Seventy-eight Degrees of Wisdom, by Rachel Pollack.

You can now also buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon)

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Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos, and is licensed from Audio Socket.

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Episode 188 – Sorcellerie with Erik and Morrigane

Our guests Erik and Morrigane share their experiences with French Canadian sorcellerie in this episode! Learn about the history of the magic, the malice spirits, and where the devil bites pigs!

Summary:

This episode takes us into the French Canadian tradition of sorcellerie, as we speak with the curators of the dual-language folkloric witchcraft website Courir Le Loup Garou. Our guests Erik and Morrigane share the history of French Canadian folk practices, their experiences with the malices, and discuss how this practice is evolving today.

Producers for this show:

Abby, Achija Branvin Sionach, AromaG’s Botanica, AthenaBeth, Braga, Benjamin, Breanna, Carol, Carole, Catherine, Christopher, ConjuredCardea, Daniel, Dave, Don, Donna, Erin, Griffin, Heather, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, Jess, Jodi, John, Jonathan at the ModernSouthernPolytheist, Kristopher, Matthew Venus, Minimiel, Montine of Book of My Shadows, , Nikki, Payton, Sara, Scarlet Pirate, Staci, Stephanie, Ralph from the Holle’s Haven Podcast, Violet, and WisdomQueen (if we missed you this episode, we’ll make sure you’re in the next one!). Big thanks to everyone supporting us!

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We are so thrilled to have our guests on to talk about their work! You can find Erik and Morrigane discussing sorcellerie at their website, Courir Le Loup Garou. They also have an active Facebook group as well.

Erik has also published a selection of translated French Canadian folklore called Tel que dit.

We’re doing Ann Moura’s Green Witchcraft II for this year’s book club. You can get an exclusive discount at Llewellyn’s site on that or any of her Green Witchcraft books by using the code “GREENWITCH20” at checkout.

You can now also buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon)

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Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos, and is licensed from Audio Socket. Incidental music is “Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 9 No. 3” and “Satie’s Gymnopedie No. 1” by Richard Ames, licensed from AudioSocket.

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Episode 187 – Ritual Feasts and Fasts

We look at the dark side of magic for our book club, then discuss ritual feasting, fasting, and intoxicants.

Summary:

We tackle our latest book club section by examining what exactly fits within the ‘dark’ side of practice. Then we dig in to the concept of ritualistic meals, including feasting, fasting, and consuming intoxicants. (Please note: we are not recommending any of these but exploring them folklorically and in our own practices). We also do our card pulls and answer a listener question about railroad spikes!

Producers for this show:

Abby, Achija Branvin Sionach, AromaG’s Botanica, AthenaBeth, Braga, Benjamin, Breanna, Carol, Carole, Catherine, Christopher, ConjuredCardea, Daniel, Dave, Don, Donna, Erin, Griffin, Heather, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, Jess, Jodi, John, Jonathan at the ModernSouthernPolytheist, Kristopher, Matthew Venus, Minimiel, Montine of Book of My Shadows, , Nikki, Payton, Scarlet Pirate, Staci, Stephanie, Ralph from the Holle’s Haven Podcast, Violet, and WisdomQueen (if we missed you this episode, we’ll make sure you’re in the next one!). Big thanks to everyone supporting us!

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The discussion of food in ritual and witchcraft is something we’ve touched on before in these episodes:

You can learn a bit more about housles and dumb suppers in Blog Post 227 – Bread.

You can now also buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon)

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Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos, and is licensed from Audio Socket.

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Episode 186 – Folked Up Witchcraft with Via Hedera

We welcome back friend and folklorist witch Via Hedera. We talk about finding folklore resources, favorite places to connect with magic, and then get a little wild deciding who would win in a plant-based magical Pokemon-style battle between us (hint: it’s her)

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Abby, Achija Branvin Sionach, AromaG’s Botanica, AthenaBeth, Braga, Benjamin, Breanna, Carol, Carole, Catherine, Christopher, ConjuredCardea, Daniel, Dave, Don, Donna, Erin, Griffin, Heather, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, Jess, Jodi, John, Jonathan at the ModernSouthernPolytheist, Kristopher, Matthew Venus, Minimiel, Montine of Book of My Shadows, , Nikki, Payton, Scarlet Pirate, Staci, Stephanie, Ralph from the Holle’s Haven Podcast, Violet, and WisdomQueen (if we missed you this episode, we’ll make sure you’re in the next one!). Big thanks to everyone supporting us!

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You should absolutely pick up Via’s new book, Folkloric American Witchcraft and the Multicultural Experience: A Crucible at the Crossroads from Moon Books when you can!

Visit her website as well to find out more about her (and read all about interesting folklore like rat letters and apple love spells)

We’ll be doing Ann Moura’s Green Witchcraft II for this year’s book club. You can get an exclusive discount at Llewellyn’s site on that or any of her Green Witchcraft books by using the code “GREENWITCH20” at checkout.

You can now also buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon)

Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos, and is licensed from Audio Socket. Incidental music includes “Who’s Gonna Shoe,” by Paul Avgerinos (also on Audio Socket); and “Brushed Bells Leaving Home,” by Daniel Birch, used under a CC License from the Free Music Archive.

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Special Episode – Witch Crafts – Bottle Spells

We kick off a new practical magical experiments series by looking at a variety of bottle spells we’re trying out.

Summary:

We launch our new occasional series, Witch Crafts, focusing on practical experiments with witchery. This time, we discuss some bottle spells inspired by our recent reading.

Producers for this show:

Abby, Achija Branvin Sionach, AromaG’s Botanica, AthenaBeth, Braga, Benjamin, Breanna, Carol, Carole, Catherine, Christopher, ConjuredCardea, Daniel, Dave, Don, Donna, Heather, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, Jodi, John, Jonathan at the ModernSouthernPolytheist, Kristopher, Minimiel, Montine of Book of My Shadows, Payton, Scarlet Pirate, Staci, Stephanie, Vic of the Distelfink Sipschaft of Urglaawe, Violet, and WisdomQueen (if we missed you this episode, we’ll make sure you’re in the next one!). Big thanks to everyone supporting us!

We are immensely grateful to the Patreon supporters who have made this new series possible!

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We talk about bottle spells, which we also talked about long, long ago in 2010 in our Special Episode – Witch Bottles. We also mention some of our previous episodes on magical experiments, such as the one on the Ritual of Gestures and the one on Sound Sigils.

We also mention the Create Your Own Underworld spell from Lisa Marie Basile’s Light Magic for Dark Times (highly recommended) and discuss elemental bottles from our book club selection below. Cory mentions William Blake’s “Poison Tree,” as well.

You can now also pre-order Cory’s forthcoming book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon)

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Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “The Devil’s Son,” by The Widow’s Bane, and is licensed from Audio Socket.

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Episode 185 – Ozark Folk Magic with Brandon Weston

This time we have an interview with author, researcher, and practitioner Brandon Weston. We discuss woodpecker witches, seventh sons of seventh sons, passing power to avoid becoming a haint, and just what a “yarb” is anyway.

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To find out more about Brandon, including seeing a TED talk he does on Ozark healing traditions, visit his website Ozark Healing.

We also recommend picking up his book, Ozark Folk Magic.

We reference the work of Vance Randolph a few times as well, including his book Ozark Magic & Folklore.

You can now also pre-order Cory’s forthcoming book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon)

Promos and Music:

Title and closing music are “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos, and is licensed from Audio Socket. Incidental music includes “Barn Dance,” by Alan Fagan; “Porch Time,” by Human Factor; and “Country Go Slow,” by Studio Nine Productions. All are licensed from Audio Socket.

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