Tag: death midwifery

Episode 205 – Death Lore

Laine and Cory sit down to chat about rituals of death, the lore surrounding the dead and dying, forerunners, doppelgängers, and more!

Summary: In what sounds like easily our most METAL episode ever, Laine and Cory sit down to chat about rituals of death, the lore surrounding the dead and dying, forerunners, doppelgängers, and more!

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Cory mentions that he talked about corpse folklore over on an episode of the Cursed Podcast, so you should check that out! Cory also mentions the Jewitches podcast and the Ask a Mortician YouTube channel. You might also be interested in some of these episodes and posts from our past:

Episode 17 – Ancestors
Episode 100 – The Witch Must Die
Episode 152 – Honoring Ancestors with Mallorie Vaudoise
Episode 153 – Death Midwifery with Ralph Young
Post 157 – Corpses
Post 172 – Ashes

You can also read more about cemetery symbolism if you’re interested.

Laine recommends the film Lake Mungo for some doppelganger creepiness.

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

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Episode 153 – Death Midwifery with Victoria Young

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We talk about the value of end-of-life planning from a practical and spiritual standpoint, and look at the work of death midwives with our special guest, Victoria Young.
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Producers for this show: Heather, WisdomQueen, Regina, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, Little Wren, Khristopher, Tanner, Fergus from Queer as Folk Magic, Achija of Spellbound Bookbinding, Johnathan at the ModernSouthernPolytheist, Catherine, Patrick, Carole, Payton, Staci, Debra, Montine, Cynara at The Auburn Skye, WickedScense, Moma Sarah at ConjuredCardea, Jody, Josette, Clarissa, Leslie, Hazel, Victoria, Sherry, Tarsha, Jessica, Jennifer, Clever Kim’s Curios, Donald, Bo, Drew, Jenni Love of Broom Book & Candle, & AthenaBeth. (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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Find out more about Vic at the podcast they’re starting called Holle’s Haven. Vic is also a member of the Urglaawe Pennsylvania German Heathen community.
Vic recommends checking out deathmidwife.org for more information on death midwifery and associated practices. There’s also an annual luncheon at the Sacred Space/Between the Worlds conference for people to find out more.
Cory briefly mentions the book Sum, by David Eagleman.
Promotional image modified from image via Pixabay, public domain.
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Promos & Music
Title and closing music is “Homebound,” by Bluesboy Jag, and is used under license from Magnatune. Incidental Music is “Into Sea” by Kourosh Dini (Magnatune).
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
If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us or leave a comment. 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 also now have a page on Pinterest you might like, called “The Olde Broom.” You can follow us on Instagram 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)! Have something you want to say? Leave us a voice mail on our official NWW hotline: (442) 999-4824 (that’s 442-99-WITCH, if it helps).
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