A Is For Agrimony: Coffee-Stained Notes on Witchcraft – Details, episodes & analysis

Here we go! This history is meant to be a primer, by which one can jump start their own exploration into deeper and more specific history based on their own cultural or traditional background. Otherwise we would need 100 episodes rather than 2! So, I hope this offers some insight and inspiration to start your digging. With Part One, we're starting off with practices from the Stone Age Eras, moving into Ancient civilizations, proceeding into the Middle Ages and finally ending with the Witch Trials that spanned the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Early Modern Era. Next week, we'll pick up at the Renaissance, where intellectual knowledge in the occult absolutely flourished, while also covering the pagan and magickal practices of the common folks and some communities that have been heavily borrowed from, but aren't acknowledged frequently enough. *I should note - individuals who were persecuted and executed during the witch trails were very very rarely actual witches and I will be going into detail about that fact next week! For now, Happy listening!

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Welp, the Fives of the Tarot kind of suck! But so do the situations that bring about our most valuable lessons in this life. So, lets level up together with a dive into the nature of these somewhat unsettling cards. It could be worse. You could have cut down an Elder Tree without asking permission and making an offering! We're also taking a close look at this incredibly magickal plant spirit, some folklore surrounding it, and how it can be a major player in your magickal practice today.  

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Want to get a run down on the history, mythology and lore of Imbolc, as well as the traditions, magick and food? Want to know more about the Goddess, Brigid? Interested in a brush up on the Four Elements, their energies and how they play a major role in not just our magick but our existence? Care to hear how and why the elements assist with the casting of the magick circle? Want to know how spirit plays the biggest role of all and how all Five Elements come together on the pentagram? Well that's a specific and extensive list of criteria but you're in luck cause all of that is right here!  

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Before diving into the Minor Arcana, we're exploring the Four Suits: Wands, Cups, Swords & Pentacles - and their relation to the Four Elements: Fire, Water, Air & Earth. We're also discussing one simple way to decipher the Court Cards and a brief history of the Tarot itself, especially the RWS system. Finally, I have two assignments for connecting further with the suits - BUT FIRST, it's the Full Wolf Moon in Pisces next week.

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We may be days into 2024 but transitions and fresh starts don't happen instantly, so, let's talk about the process of taking stock, reflecting, shedding what no longer serves and then setting intentions for magick and growth in the coming year. I'm sharing some historic and folkloric bits about the New Year itself while also revealing some methods I use for taking advantage of this "clean slate" as an opportunity for expansion in 2024. Let's start being the gloriously magnificent and magickal beasts we were always meant to be - one step at a time. 

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This is the last episode before I come back from my break with Season 2 on Friday, January 5th, so it's pretty ideal to be able to finish up with the final card in the Major Arcana and the completion of the Fool's Journey through the Major Arcana! I'm also discussing Ivy, or Hedera Helix - an evergreen that doesn't get quite as much love as pine, spruce and fir during Winter Solstice Season but carries the energy of new beginnings and everlasting life, nonetheless. I wish you all a wonderful Solstice and a happy New Year. Talk to you in January.

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The Winter Solstice is coming! Let's talk about the longest night, AKA the shortest day, and how the modern celebration of Yule relates to its more ancient origins. We're also discussing some pagan mythology, including the Oak and Holly Kings, and then diving into the scarier folktales associated with this season, like Krampus, the Yule Cat and Gryla and her Yule Lads! But first, I have some things to say about the New Moon in Sagittarius and how its energy, paired with that of the Winter Solstice and the end of the year, makes us all think a little more passionately about what we want our next year to look like - and how that's pushed me to plant my own new seed.   

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Our Fool has reached the second to last stop on his journey through the Major Arcana. Now, it's time to shed what no longer serves and go forward clear with the Judgement card. Let's also discuss Asafoetida's powerful banishing and cleansing properties and why it seems to work in tandem with the Judgement card. 

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Well I'm not going to be earning any praise for my voice acting anytime soon, but this is what happens when you ask AI to write a podcast episode and then just go with it. We're also discussing the winter blues or Seasonal Affective Disorder and how we can lean on our magickal practice when it strikes, as well as the science -- or the scientific magic -- behind affirmations. Listen through to make sure you get the bonus spell! This episode is brought to you by Agnes Nutterbutter and Mildred Hubble Space-Telescope.

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Here comes the sun! We're stepping out of the mystery, uncertainty and confusion of the moonlight and into the clarity, joy and optimism of the sunlight! Join me as I explore the 19th card of the Major Arcana, the Sun, and then draw some similarities and comparisons with the magick and medicine of the St. John's Wort plant spirit! Also the Oak and Holly Kings make a cameo in a decidedly weird but intriguing way. 

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