HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

This year we're talking about sacrifice - including human sacrifice so TRIGGER WARNING: death and child loss/sacrifice.

Every Halloween we examine some of the myths and legends that make up the image of The Halloween Witch, and the ways it differs from real witchcraft. In this episode you'll learn what sacrifice and offerings mean to modern witches, how to make them in your own practice, and some of the interesting difference across cultures and religions. Then we get spooky - human sacrifice, and hurting children - is a big bad ugly part of the popular fiction about evil witches. Where did this come from, and why do these ideas persist? Also... where and why were ancient people sacrificing humans in the first place?!

This is not an episode to listen to with your kids or trick or treaters, sorry everyone! But I hope you find it as fascinating, infuriating, and magical I did.

Happy Halloween!

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Hello again witches, seekers, and friends and thanks for tuning in to The Fat Feminist Witch Podcast on this Autumn Equinox weekend.

Today I'm joined by Courtney Weber to discuss her new book Sacred Tears and how grief can impact and be impacted by our spiritual practice.

Content warning: the book, and parts of this episode, mention pregnancy loss and fertility in all of its forms.

If you liked this discussion with Courtney check out That Witch Life podcast and the So Mote That Con virtual conference in October where she'll be leading a workshop about Hekate and healing. The 2-day conference is packed with interesting guest speakers and workshops, and if you get your tickets before September 30th you'll save a ittle bit of cash with the early bird pricing. Find out more at https://thatwitchlife.com.

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Hello again witches, seekers, and friends, and welcome to The Fat Feminist Witch Podcast!

Today I'm joined by professional psychic medium and witch Melissa St. Hilaire and we're talking all about her work, her magical life, and her new book 30 Real Signs from the Afterlife!

Get the book at Amazon.ca or Amazon.com.

You can find Melissa at her website americanwitch13.com, on instagram as @americanwitch13 and check out a web series called Secrets of the Craft where Melissa travels around Los Angeles and interviews different magical people about their practice on YouTube.

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As always, the opening track is Back to the 90s by Douglas Mulvey! 

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Hello again my witches, seekers, and friends and thank you so much for tuning in!

Today's episode features Andrew L. Erdman, the author of Beautiful: The Story of Julian Eltinge, America's Greatest Female Impersonator! Andy's here to talk to use about Drag, Vaudeville, and how the different ways we play with gender have changed over the last century! This is not an episode about practical witchcraft, but of course magic is everywhere, so I also talk about glamour magic, and how drag is probably one of the most power glamour spells of all! Drag queen? Drag GODDESS!

Order Beautiful from Amazon (us) - https://amzn.to/3L4yGh7

or from Amazon (CA) - https://amzn.to/3RJVVRa.

Learn more about Andy at https://www.andrewerdman.com/

Hello again witches, seekers, and friends, and thank you for joining me on today's episode of The Fat Feminist Witch! Today I'm talking about sacred trees in myth and history, and how to incorporate tree magic into your practice.

Recommended reading!

Green Witchcraft by Paige Vanderbeck

The Healing Tree by Stephanie Rose Bird

The Ancient Magic of Trees by Gregory Michael Brewer

The Magic of Trees by Tess Whitehurst

Tree Magic by Sandra Kynes

Celtic Tree Magic by Danu Forest

Beltane Rituals, Recipes & Lore for May Day by Llewellyn and Melanie Marquis

Sacred Smoke by Amy Blackthorn

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Hello again my witchy friends, and thanks for tuning in to today's episode of The Fat Feminist Witch!

Today’s episode is a little different, because it’s actually the first episode of a new show I’ve created called The Hedonic Tone, all about the goddess Voluptas, hedonism, and magical pleasure.

This is a show with lisenced music, which is exclusive to Spotify, so while the episode shared here is music free for all to enjoy, you can find the full episode at HERE!

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The intro, outro, and transition music heard in The Hedonic Tone is Dream Song No. 168 by Isaac Joel

Hello again witches, seekers, and friends and thanks for tuning in to The Fat Feminist Witch!

Today I'm joined by Gabriela Herstik - my favourite love goddess worshipping sacred slut!

We're talking about working with the goddess, sex and love magic, and magical ways to subvert the patriarchy - all as outlined in her new book GODDESS ENERGY which comes out March 19th, the spring equinox!

You can find my review of Goddess Energy and find all the links needed to get your own copy and find more of Gabriela's other projects including her books, essays, and Kink Coven play parties at the following link:

Goddess Energy | thefatfeministwitch.ca

If you are struggling with feelings of depression or hopelessness please reach out for help! In both Canada and the USA you can dial 988 to reach the national suicide hotlines. In the UK text "SHOUT" to 85258. In Australia you can text 0477 13 11 14​ or call 13 11 14. You can find more resources all over the world at the following link:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide

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As always, the opening track is Back to the 90s by Douglas Mulvey! The transition music is Surfin' Versailles by Reveille!

Thank you so much everyone for joining me today on the Fat Feminist Witch Podcast. This week I have a really exciting DOUBLE FEATURE! I had a privilege to interview two of the stars of the new documentary about modern witches COVEN, which premiered last month on CBC.

In this episode I'm talking with Laura Hokstad, a tarot reader and witch who is searching for a way to connect with others, and herself, through witchcraft. She visits some local covens and priestesses, each who have their own ways of bringing other witches together, and then she leaves Canada to explore ancestors in her past who are part of some of the biggest events in the history of witch trials.

There is a transcription available for this episode, which you can download at the following link:

Laura Transcript

Find out more about COVEN by visiting covendoc.com

Find Laura at Storm Crow Manor's Tarot Thursdays to get a tarot card reading!

Storm Crow Manor

Watch Laura talk about the entertaining ways tarot cards are used in some of your favourite horror films with her series TERROR TAROT on Rue Morgue's YouTube Channel!

Terror Tarot

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Thank you so much everyone for joining me today on the Fat Feminist Witch Podcast. This week I have a really exciting DOUBLE FEATURE! I had the pleasure of interviewing two of the stars of a new documentary about modern witchcraft called COVEN.

This episode features Andra Zlatescu, a witch and musician who helps introduce the audience of the film to some local covens and teachers, before traveling to Romania to explore her Romani and Romanian roots and how they inspire her magical practice.

Andra's band WILLOW SWITCH just released their first full length album of beautiful, ethereal folk music which you can listne to on spotify at the following link.

Willow Switch

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Hello my witchy friends, and thank you for tuning in to my first episode of 2024! Today I'm talking about darkness, dark goddesses, and death-centered witchcraft. I know, off to a cheery start!

Here are some great books to help you research dark goddesses and magic:

Hekate by Courtney Weber (Amazon CA or US)

The Glam Witch by Michael Herkes (Amazon CA or US)

Blood Sex Magic by Bri Luna (Amazon CA or US | Click to read my review!)

Of Blood and Bones by Kate Freuler (Amazon CA or US | Click to read my review!)

Dark Goddess Magick by C. Ara Campbell (Amazon CA or US)

Morbid Magic by Tomás Prower (Amazon CA or US)

The music heard in the background while I'm thanking my Patreon supporters is Lost With You by Nu Alkemi$t. (license code: COCUXZOLPNS7JR7C)

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Happy Halloween my witchy friends!

In this year's halloween special I'm talking about real and fictional books bound in human skin, and the origins of grimoires and other historical spell books.

Megan Rosenbloom, the author of Dark Archives, is also a death-positive activist and one of the founders of the Order of the Good Death, which seeks to make death a little easier on those of us who will have to face it some day. They have a ton of resources and books on death around the world, in different cultures, and throughout history. https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ If you want to learn more about the anthropodermic books covered in Dark Archives visit https://anthropodermicbooks.org. Finally, I highly recommend reading Dark Archives, which you can get from Amazon.ca or Amazon.com!

Get Grimoires: A History of Magic Books by Owen Davies from Amazon.ca or Amazon.com

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As always, the opening track is Back to the 90s by Douglas Mulvey!