Tag: tarot

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – June 2025

All A-Buzz with Magic

All A-Buzz with Magic

Summary: We’re showing how much we bee-lieve in magic this month with tales of mythical bees, bees in a bag, and…divination with tiny stones? It’ll all make sense, we promise!
 
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:
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: 

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

Folktale of the Month: “The Thriai” (Theoi.org) and “Samson’s Wedding” (Torah)

Bees in a Bag from the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic (Bocastle, UK)

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)

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 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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – May 2025

Enchanted Spanx?

Enchanted Spanx?

Summary: We chat about the lunar movements, cards, broom lore, impish pipers, and magical girdles!
 
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:
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!
 
Play:
 
 
 
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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: 

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

Folktale of the Month: “⁠Jack Horner’s Magic Pipes⁠“

Broom lore found on our post 162 – Broom Lore

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)

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 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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – April 2025

No, Sleep Thou On!

No, Sleep Thou On!

Summary: It’s time to look up for some lunar guidance, pull some cards, visit a sleeping king, blow on some dandelions, and more!
 
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:
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!
 
Play:
 
 
 
-Sources-

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: 

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

Folktale of the Month: “⁠The Sleeping Warriors⁠“

Dandelion folklore found in part from Icy Sedgwick’s website.

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)

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 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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – March 2025

Justice for My Horse!

Justice for My Horse!

Summary: We hear about our lunar forecast for March, pull some emotional cards, help a horse get some justice, and get advice from (smug) birds!
 
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:
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!
 
Play:
 
 
 
-Sources-

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: 

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

Folktale of the Month: “⁠The Silent Plaintiff⁠“

See our article ⁠Watching Birds⁠ for more bird lore.

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)

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 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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – February 2025

Planets on Parade

Planets on Parade

Summary:
Our latest notebook episode shares the parade of planets, our lunar forecast, a tale of a talking skull, a little on Jack ball divination, and some teacup candle magic!
 
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:
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!
 
Play:
 
 
 
-Sources-

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: 

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

Our folktale this month is “The Talking Skull,” a tale from Cameroon

Additional Sources this month include:

365 Days of Hoodoo by Stephanie Rose Bird

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)

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 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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – January 2025

Ashes and Agneses

Ashes and Agneses

Summary:
We begin the Year of the Snake by looking to the skies to see what’s going to motivate us this month, doing our first card readings of the year, spending some time with St. Agnes, and sifting through the ashes of last year.
 
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:
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!
 
Play:
 
 
 
-Sources-

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: 

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

Our folktale this month is “The Eve of St. Agnes” by John Keats

Additional Sources this month include:

Morgan Daimler’s Seelie/Unseelie Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLPQ7Zr07Lg

Coscinomancy by Al Cummins – https://www.salemwitchfest.com/product-page/coscinomancy-turning-the-sieve-shears-with-dr-alexander-cummins 

The Horned Women NWW Ep – https://newworldwitchery.com/2010/05/03/podcast-special-%e2%80%93-the-horned-women/ 

The Folkloresque, by Tolbert and Foser – https://upcolorado.com/utah-state-university-press/item/2751-the-folkloresque

Cory’s NWW article on Ashes – https://newworldwitchery.com/2013/02/15/blog-post-172-ashes/

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)

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 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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – December 2024

Chaos Pigs and Mucky Ducks

Chaos Pigs and Mucky Ducks

Summary:
We do our lunar forecast and tell you when to have your holiday parties, spend some time with our cards, predict weather based on how much a duck weighs, and share a lot of lore about…pigs?
 
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:
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!
 
Play:
 
 
 
-Sources-

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: 

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

Our folktale this month is “St. Anthony’s Gift,” from Italo Calvino’s Italian Folktales

Find out more about Lemon Pigs here!

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)

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 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

Special Episode – Folk Magician’s Notebook – November 2024

Of Bad Bears and Dark Moons

Of Bad Bears and Dark Moons

Summary:
We look at the double New Moon this month, share our card readings, tell a tale of a rather unpleasant bear-riage (that’s a bear-marriage), and more this month!
 
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:
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!
 
Play:
 
 
 
-Sources-

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: 

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

The folktale this month is “The Bear Woman,” a story from the Okanagan-Salish people.   

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)

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 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.

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Special Episode -All Hallows’ Read 2024 – Masque of the Red Death

That was some party…

That was some party

Summary:
It’s time for our annual All Hallows’ Read tradition! This year our theme is “Tarot of Terror.” We pull our last card, Death, and share the macabre vision of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Masque of the Red Death.”
 
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:
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!
 
Play:
 
-Sources-

Our story for this episode can be found below:

“Masque of the Red Death,” by Edgar Allan Poe

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

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)

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!  You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our 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:

Music for this episode is licensed from Audio Socket. Additional 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.

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

Special Episode -All Hallows’ Read 2024 – Casting the Runes

An Alphabet of Trouble

An Alphabet of Trouble

Summary:
It’s time for our annual All Hallows’ Read tradition! This year our theme is “Tarot of Terror.” For our third card, we pull The Magician and share the story “Casting the Runes,” by M.R. James.
 
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:
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!
 
Play:
 
-Sources-

Our story for this episode can be found below:

“Casting the Runes,” by M.R. James

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

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)

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!  You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our 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:

Music for this episode is licensed from Audio Socket. Additional 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.

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