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Episode 249 – Occupational Witchcraft

Doing the Work

Summary: We dive into folk magic for getting a job, keeping a job, and on the job. Plus we explore about a dozen different occupations and the folklore associated with them, and talk about doing magic *as* an occupation, too.

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Producer for this show: This episode is sponsored in part by listener Conjured Cardea. We are greatly thankful for your support, and promise that the desert sasquatch we’ve sent your way to offer you our gratitude is friendly! Just, maybe don’t make direct eye contact or any sudden movements.

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Sources

Some of our sources for this episode include:

The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, and The Element Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, & Sages, by Judika Illes
Cory’s references a business spell from his revised edition of 54 Devils
The Dartmouth Folklore Collection
The work of folklorists like Archie Green, Benjamin Botkin, Richard Dorson, Wayland Hand, Alan Lomax in the field of occupational folklore
Jan Brunvand’s American Folklore: An Encyclopedia
Cory’s blog post “Entry 234 – Folk Magic on the Job”

Thanks to our listener feedback from Listener “S” for this episode, too!

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.

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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).

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 – August 2024

Don’t Let Summer Bug You!

Summary:

We’re talking meteor showers, insect prognostications, foraging for tea, and that old lady who plays with dolls down the road.

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:

The Witches Almanac

Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook

Benebell Wen’s Metaphysician’s Planner

Montine’s Book of My Shadows

Or your local Farmer’s Almanac!

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

The folktale this month is “The Hungarian Witch,” as collected by Ruth Ann Musick for Appalachian Journal, Spring 1974.

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)

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 248 – Desert Magic Part II

Curanderas, Cain, and Cowboys

Summary: We’re continuing our discussion of desert folk magic with some listener feedback, Mormon folklore about Bigfoot, a look at some regional healing and magical methods, and we learn why roping a smokestack on a train is an effective hangover cure.

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Sources

Some of our sources for this episode include:

Aidan Wachter’s Six Ways (some good meditations on desert magic there)
Jan Brunvand’s American Folklore: An Encyclopedia
Eliseo Cheo Torres’ Curandero
Marc Simmons’ Witchcraft in the Southwest
David Bowles’ Border Lore and Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky
Teresa Pijoan’s Myths of Magical Native American Women
Judika Illes’ Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells
Llewellyn’s Complete Book of North American Folk Magic

Thanks to our listener feedback from Priestess_AP and Nicole for this episode, too!

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

Some upcoming publications from us:

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)

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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – July 2024

Chasing the White Deer

Summary:

We discuss lunar phases, rebellious cards, the Goodman’s Croft, a witch story about a white deer, and more!

Producers for this show:

Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us!

Play:

Play: Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – July 2024

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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:

The Witches Almanac

Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook

Benebell Wen’s Metaphysician’s Planner

Montine’s Book of My Shadows

Or your local Farmer’s Almanac!

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

The folktale this month is “Aunty Greenleaf and the White Deer,” as collected by S.E. Schlosser in her book Spooky New York.

Image via Pixabay (CC 2.0)

Promos and Music:

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.

Episode 247 – Southern Dirt Conjure with Taren S

Dirty hands, rooted magic

Summary: This time we speak with Taren S, founder and educator in the House of Witchcraft. We discuss the ways we can learn a magical landscape, how teaching can change our relationship with witchery, and why dirt is such an overlooked magical ingredient.

Producer for this show: This episode is sponsored in part by listener Brandy. We thank you Brandy, for your patronage, and are sending our delegation of magical gratitude scorpions your way with our appreciation.

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Sources

You can find out more about Taren S at the following spots:

Conjuring Dirt, her latest book
Hoodoo in the Psalms, another book she wrote
The House of Witchcraft website

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

Some publications from us:

You can also buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon) and the 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). Additional image credit Alexei Harlamov, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Episode 246 – Desert Magic Part I

The Joy of Dry Spells

Summary: We begin digging into the dunes and exploring desert-based regional folk magic. We talk about sand, salt (a LOT about salt), cacti, cactus cats, and so much more!

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Sources

Some of our sources for this episode include:

Aidan Wachter’s Six Ways (some good meditations on desert magic there)
Jan Brunvand’s American Folklore: An Encyclopedia
Eliseo Cheo Torres’ Curandero
Marc Simmons’ Witchcraft in the Southwest
David Bowles’ Border Lore and Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky
Teresa Pijoan’s Myths of Magical Native American Women
Judika Illes’ Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells
Llewellyn’s Complete Book of North American Folk Magic

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

Some upcoming publications from us:

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)

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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – June 2024

Of Hermits and Horse Moons

Hermits and Horse Moons

Summary:

We talk about planetary arcs, Hermit cards, St. John’s Eve revels in New Orleans, and flower crowns this time!

Producers for this show:

Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us!

Play:

Play: Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – May 2024

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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:

The Witches Almanac

Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook

Benebell Wen’s Metaphysician’s Planner

Montine’s Book of My Shadows

Or your local Farmer’s Almanac!

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

Our folk tale this month is two accounts of the St. John’s Eve celebration in New Orleans featuring Marie Laveau. The accounts come from:

Voodoo in New Orleans by Robert Tallant

Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston

See more on weaving flower crowns at this post from Creative Green Living

Image via Pixabay (CC 2.0)

Promos and Music:

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.

Episode 245 – Slavic Folkways with Vlasta Pilot

We speak to folk practitioner, artist, ‘zine writer, and author Vlasta Pilot of Gentle Hearts Unite about the nature of Slavic folk belief, the joy of handmade things, choosing bears, and how to avoid being a “cranberry.”

Of bears and klyukva

Summary: We speak to folk practitioner, artist, ‘zine writer, and author Vlasta Pilot of Gentle Hearts Unite about the nature of Slavic folk belief, the joy of handmade things, choosing bears, and how to avoid being a “cranberry.”

Producer for this show: This episode is sponsored in part by listener Anna. Anna, we are proud to have you supporting us, and we’ll be arriving shortly to tattoo our gratitude on you in the form of a “thank you” sigil on your forehead (don’t worry, it’s like super-cute and kind of looks like an axolotl so you’ll loooove it).

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Sources

We were delighted to speak with Vlasta Pilot, whose work you can find at the following places:

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

Some upcoming publications from us:

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

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

Episode 244 – Magical Alphabets and Scripts

We look at several magical alphabets and scripts this time, from runes to ogham to Enochian

Cursing with Cursive

Summary: We look at a few of the better (and some lesser) known magical alphabets and scripts this time, discussing runes, ogham, hieroglyphics, Enochian, and more!

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An important note: one of our Patreon listeners with early access to the episode alerted us that Diana Paxson–whom we reference in this episode for her book on runes–has recently been removed from inclusive Heathenry group The Troth. We weren’t aware of that when we recorded this, and while we do believe her book has valuable information, we cannot endorse supporting her given the circumstances that led to her removal.

Other sources that might prove to be valuable on the topic include:

The Magician’s Companion by Bill Whitcomb
The Complete Magician’s Tables by Stephen Skinner
Morgan’s Basic Ogham Cheat Sheet by Morgan Daimler
The Tao of Craft and I Ching, the Oracle by Benebell Wen
Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland

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

Some upcoming publications from us:

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)

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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – May 2024

Folk Magic Floribundance!

Folk Magic Floribundance

Summary:

We’re back with another Folk Magician’s Notebook, covering our monthly moon phases, card readings, some floral folk magic, and a fairy tale to get your May going strong.

Producers for this show:

Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us!

Play:

Play: Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – May 2024

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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:

The Witches Almanac

Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook

Benebell Wen’s Metaphysician’s Planner

Montine’s Book of My Shadows

Or your local Farmer’s Almanac!

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

Our fairy tale this month is “The Weardale Fairies” adapted from the version in Rosalind Kerven’s English Fairy and Folk Tales.

You may be interested in the following books on florimancy: The Magic Garden by A. Mercantante, The Victorians and their Flowers by Nicollette Scourse, or The Language of Flowers by Sheila Pickles