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Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – October 2023

Foxes, chili peppers, coins, and towers

Eclipses, Sevens, Eggs, and Mops

Summary:

We share our monthly notebook covering the lunar calendar for the month, a pair of divination cards, some folklore about a ghostly groom, and more!

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Producers for this show:

ConjuredCardea, AthenaBeth, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, Achija Branvin Sionach, Catherine, Jamie, Ralph of the Holle’s Haven Podcast, Christopher, Montine of Book of My Shadows, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Heather, Sherry, Fergus, Jennifer, Donna, Stephanie, AromaG’s Botanica, Benjamin, Matthew Venus of Spiritus Arcanum, Mark, Vee, Meg, Liz, Donna, Lisa, Jacob, Sierra, and Jen!

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.

This story’s folk tale is “The Lover’s Ghost,” a Hungarian Folktale.

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).

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Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – September 2023

Foxes, chili peppers, coins, and towers

Summary:

We look at the lunar landscape for the month, along with a pair of cards (including the dreaded Tower), hear a tale about a clever-but-not-nice fox, and learn to toss coins for divination. Plus much more!

Producers for this show:

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.

This story’s folk tale is “The Fox and the Crow,” one of Aesop’s fables.

For more on I Ching divination, we highly recommend Benebell Wen’s website and her book I Ching, the Oracle.

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

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Promos and Music:

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain.

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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – August 2023

It happens once in a blue moon…

Summary:

We chat blue moons, canning jar magic, a beetle in a bottle, tarot, playing cards, and more in this month’s notebook!

Producers for this show:

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.

This story’s folk tale is “The Devil, a Beetle, and a Bleeding Toe,” a folktale recorded in The Silver Bullet and Other American Witch Stories, edited by Hubert J. Davis.

The canning jar divination is adapted from a section of our forthcoming book, Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press).

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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Promos and Music:

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain.

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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – July 2023

Moon watching, Thunder Moons, and thunder…pants?

Summary:

We talk about watching the moon for signs, a little plant for thunder protection, a dirty folktale from Germany, and much more!

Producers for this show:

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.

This story’s folk tale is “Till Eulenspiegel and the Innkeeper at Cologne,” sourced from:

https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/fart.html

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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Promos and Music:

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain.

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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – June 2023

Strawberry Moons, the Origins of Elves, and Birthday Divinations

Summary:

This time we read our cards, share some astro info on lunar astrology, tell some tales about elves, do birthday divinations, and discuss making a personal candle for magic!

Producers for this show:

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.

This episode’s story is a trio of tales from the North Lands:

“The Origins of the Hidden Folk” – Three Northlands Tales

The Origin of the Elves (Iceland)
Eve’s Hidden Children (Iceland)
The Tusse and Lilith (Norway)

https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/originunder.html#arnason20

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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Promos and Music:

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain.

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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – May 2023

A Lunar Eclipse, Rosy Love Potions, and A Bawdy Tale!

Summary:

We chat about rose syrup for love, read some cards for one another, get excited for a lunar eclipse, and tell a bawdy tale!

Producers for this show:

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.

This episode’s story is “The Tale of the Basin.”

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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Promos and Music:

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain.

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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – April 2023

The Pink Moon, London Bridge, and Mummy Jars!

Summary:

This month we talk Pink Moons, falling bridges, mummy jars, and more! Plus our card readings for the month, too!

Producers for this show:

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 story this episode is actually variations of a game, “London Bridge,” with additional context and material from William Wells Newell’s Games and Songs of American Children.

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

Image via Pixabay (CC 2.0)

Promos and Music:

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain.

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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – March 2023

Birds, diamonds, discs, squeaky wagons, and wishing lanterns!

Summary:

We look at the cards and moon for the month, hear a story about a trio of competitive friends from Slavic lore, watch some birds in the sky, and send up some wishes!

Producers for this show:

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 story this episode is “The Carpenter, Perun, and the Devil.” found in Forests of the Vampire, edited by Charles Phillips.

We also mention The Dabbler’s Guide to Witchcraft by Fire Lyte for the Wishing Lanterns section.

Please note that we’ll be doing our card-readings slightly differently this year. 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)

Image via Pixabay (CC 2.0)

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; and additional music licensed from Audio Socket including: “Lost Souls,” by Aaron Solomon; “Finally at Peace,” by Colin Scudder; “Baluji Shrivastv,” by Raag Maru Bihag; and “Underwater Astronomy,” by Tear Ceremony.

Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain.

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

Video – An Introduction to Ozark Folk Magic

Wishbones for love? Talking to bees? Ozark folk magic!

In which Cory gives a brief (and VERY high-level) overview of Ozark folk magic, along with a few suggestions for further research and learning. Turkey wishbones for love? Talking to beehives? Moon signs and body parts? All that and more in this video!

Please note that I am NOT a native Ozarker, and can only speak as someone studying folklore. Those who would like to know more should definitely seek out the expertise and knowledge of Ozark residents over what I say here.

Books mentioned in this video include:

Ozark Magic & Folklore by Vance Randolph – https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9780486211817
Ozark Folk Magic and Ozark Mountain Spell Book – https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9780738767253 and https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9780738770673
The Llewellyn Complete Guide to North American Folk Magic – https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9780738767871
Additionally, the archives of Bittersweet are a good source for information: https://thelibrary.org/lochist/periodicals/bittersweet/index.html

Images are designed by Canva. Images from Vance Randolph’s article from Life Magazine are used under the presumption of Fair Use for educational and critical purposes. Additional images via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).

Music is “Cattails” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Episode 97 – A Lunar Wheel of the Year

Summary:

This time we go through the year, looking at the various names for full and dark moons, and try to come up with some magic that matches the specific lunar cycles.

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: Corvus, Diana Garino, Renee Odders, Ye Olde Magic Shoppe, Raven Dark Moon, Ivory, The Witches View Podcast, Sarah, Molly, Corvus, Catherine, AthenaBeth, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, Shannon, Little Wren, Michael M. and Jessica (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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A lot of what we use for this episode comes from almanacs, specifically the Almanac.com website (which also appears to have done a full moon names show recently on YouTube) and the following print almanacs:

Baer’s Agricultural Almanac
The Old Farmer’s Almanac (the print version of Almanac.com)
Gruber’s Hagers-Town Town & Country Almanack
The Witches’ Almanac

Cory also relies heavily on John Clare’s The Shepherd’s Calendar, and recommends a book called Planets for Pagans, by Renna Shesso in addition to the materials listed here.

We reference the podcast Betwixt and Between, and specifically their episode on lunar names, Episode 9 – Gardening, Ungardening, & Wilding. We also have some of our own previous podcasts and posts that might be of interest:

Our “Looking Back” was focused on Episode 75 – Moon Magic
Our post on Moon Magic may also be of interest
We also reference Episode 25 – Divination & Destiny and Episode 92 – Sabbats & Esbats

At the very end, we mention that we were interviewed for the latest issue of Witch Way Magazine.

We should be launching our newest podcast effort, Chasing Foxfire, in the next few months as well.

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.” 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).

Promos & Music

Title and closing music is “Pig Ankle Rag,” by The Joy Drops, and is used under a Creative Commons License (available at Soundcloud.com).

Additional music: