Magick & Alchemy

In episode 129 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew & Kristin Lisenby talk springtime hauntings with Amanda Paulson. Amanda is a paranormal investigator, researcher and medium based in the Inland Pacific Northwest. In this conversation, Amanda shares some of her haunted collection and contemplates what it means for an object to be haunted vs. cursed. She considers spirits as community ancestors, embracing our mysteries, and the process behind her channeled drawings.You can connect with Amanda via social media @prettyfnspooky and learn more about her offerings and channeled drawings via her website prettyfnspooky.com.Join the Tamed Wild Coven!The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together.For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Quarterly Box - a quarterly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces.Each box includes a seasonal workbook with intention-setting guidance, astrological updates, and other helpful tools to help you harness the magick of the season.Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo AudioJoin the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together. For those who desire magick in the mail, subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo Audio

In episode 128 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby contemplate seasonal archetypes and the magick of spring. They discuss eclipse season, dandelions, and the goddess Kybele, the celestial Mother who rules our roses, caves, and mountains. They welcome back the light half of the year by building a fire from the wands in their tarot decks and inviting the self-devouring serpent, the Ouroboros, to this solar celebration.Sources:A Dictionary of Symbols, J.E. CirlotThe Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara WalkerThe Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - HeraclitusStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Heraclitus“Harnessing the Inferno," Mya Spalter, via The Library of Esoterica’s Witchcraft Egyptologist Eberhard OttoAras.orgCarl JungJoseph CampbellDaily Magic, Judika IlesOvidWorldHistory.org - CybeleStarhawkDandelion & Folklore Magic - LearnReligions.comHealing Magic, A Green Witch Guidebook to Conscious Living, Robin Rose BennettPlant Magic: Herbalism in Real Life, Christine Buckley History of Eclipses - Nasa.govFour Goddesses to Celebrate the Arrival of Spring - Tamed Wild BlogEpisode 66: Fire MagickEpisode 28: An Interview with Green Witch Robin Rose BennettEpisode 95: An Interview with Juliana McCarthy of Ethereal CultureEpisode 126: Coven & CommunityShoutouts:Episode 99: Signs of Spring Episode 96: Ostara, Moon Baths & PurificationEpisode 58: Fairy FolkloreEpisode 19: OstaraEpisode Join the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together. For those who desire magick in the mail, subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo Audio

In episode 127 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew celebrate the Spring Equinox with their favorite trickster tales. In this conversation, they discuss the divine psychopomp from Greco-Roman lore, Mercury or Hermes. They discuss his planet, his metal, and the god’s role as a mythical messenger and Scribe of Saturn. They contemplate Mercury as a playful traveler, a patron of thieves, and a boundary-breaker with the golden touch. Kristin and Kate also venture into the more-than-human world in search of the Coyote, Raven, and other tricksters sporting fur and feathers.Sources:Episode 107: Satyrs and CentaursEpisode 111: Planetary Magick with Shelby BundyEpisode 29: As Above, So BelowEpisode 72, Mabon MagickEpisode 119: Take Back the Magick with Perdita FinnConcerning Astronomy,  2nd century ADPseudo-Hyginus, Astronomica 2. 19 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.)The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara WalkerLeaving the Body, Scott RogoIsis: The Eternal Goddess of Egypt and Rome, Lesley Jackson The Iliad, HomerStorytime: Hermes & Apollo, Tamed Wild blogLewis HydeGoddesses in Every Woman, Dr. Jean BolenDr. Clarissa Pinkola EstesAnimal Spirits, Kim Krans Etymology OnlineWeaving Diné teachings and science, Nadira Mitchell, a Navajo (Diné) writer on Plant ForwardThe Canadian Museum of HistoryCrow Tarot, M.J. CullinaneOak, Ash, and Thorn, D.J. ConwayDonna Haraway, “If I have a dog, my dog has a human.”The Bestiary, Maia Toll***Join the Tamed Wild Coven!***The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altJoin the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together. For those who desire magick in the mail, subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo Audio

In episode 126 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew & Kristin Lisenby discuss building community and finding your coven. Joined by Tamed Wild creatrix Shelby Bundy, three witches gather around the virtual fire to talk about shedding winter’s skin, entrepreneurial shapeshifters, and eclipse season. Shelby introduces Tamed Wild’s latest offering, the Coven, and reflects on building community while staying true to yourself. They consider authenticity and accountability in magical spaces and making connections beyond the bounds of social media.Sources:Episode 13: Witchcraft 101Episode 49: Witchcraft 101, part 2Episode 91: Types of Magick  Episode 93: Types of Magick, part 2Tarot Series: The Fool - Tamed Wild BlogThe Coven by Tamed WildShoutouts:Episode 45: Witchy Business with Shelby BundyEpisode 67: Witchy BusinessEpisode 111: Planetary Magick with Shelby BundyEpisode 115: Wild MedicineThe Crossroads Creative CovenEpisode 74: An Interview with Asia SulerMirrors in the Earth, Asia Suler***Join the Tamed Wild Coven!***The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together.For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Quarterly Box - a quarterly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the Join the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together. For those who desire magick in the mail, subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo Audio

In episode 125 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew & Kristin Lisenby discuss elixirs of life and transformative potions. They talk about the goddess Maat and mythical brews laced with justice. They consider Gorgon blood and pomegranate juice, and how we ingest ancient wisdom. They contemplate kitchen witchery, milk and honey, and consuming the nectar of the gods.Sources:Season 1, Episode 14: Love Spells, Potion or Poison?Season 3, Episode 80: Psychedelic Witchcraft “Potions: The Witch’s Apothecary” by Michelle Mae for Taschen’s “Witchcraft”Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara WalkerBones and Honey, Danielle Dulsky "Honey in Magick & Folklore," Patti WigingtonMelissae Priestesses and the Honey Queen Bees: Unveiling Ancient MythologyNew World Witchery Milk Bath - WikipediaThe Curious Symbolism of Milk in Literature and Myth Shoutouts:Telling the Bees, A Fairy Tale for the New Moon - KickstarterStorytime: Telling the Bees your Secrets - Tamed Wild blogThe Moon in Carolina podcast with Shelby BundyStorytime: The Birth of Pegasus - Tamed Wild blogJoin the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together.For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Quarterly Box - a quarterly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs &Join the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together. For those who desire magick in the mail, subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo Audio

In episode 124 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew & Kristin Lisenby contemplate the power of three. They discuss triform deities, triads, and holy trinities, both modern and ancient. They gather triplicities from folklore and myth, including stories about the Graces, the Gorgons, the Fates, and the Erinyes. In this conversation, they address three-faced Hecate and Baba Yaga, and dissect riddles about the triple nature of the soul.Sources:Season 3, Episode 81: An Interview with Madame PamitaThe Craft, Movie, 1996Grammarist.comThe Number Three, Mysterious, Mystic, Magic, Emory B Lease “Storytime: The Three Sisters of Fate” The Women’s Encylopedia of Myth’s and Secrets, Barbara WalkerBaba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft: Slavic Magic from the Witch of the Woods, Madame PamitaAngels and Archangels: A Magicians Guide, Damien EcholsCroft, Lee B. “People in Threes Going up in Smoke and Other Triplicities in Russian Literature and Culture.” Rocky Mountain Review of Language and LiteratureThe Faerie Queens: A Collection of Essays Exploring the Myths, Magic and Mythology of the Faerie Queens, Sorita d’Este Geo-numerology.comThe pilot episode of Charmed, 1998"The Witches: The Grey Sisters of Greece"Mysteries of the Dark Moon, Demetra GeorgeHigh Magic’s Aid, Gerald GardnerSeventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, Rachel PollackTarot Series: The EmpressJoin the Tamed Wild Coven!Subscribe to the Tamed Wild Quarterly Box - a quarterly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. Each box includes a seasonal workbook with 3 rituals, intention-setting guidance, astrological updates, and other helpful tools to help you harness the magick of the season.And sign up for the Join the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together. For those who desire magick in the mail, subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo Audio

In episode 123 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew & Kristin Lisenby interview Danielle Dulsky. Danielle is a heathen visionary, painter, and word-witch. In this conversation, three witches discuss stories as spells, medicinal archetypes like the trickster and warrioress, and our academic wounds around writing. They contemplate fairy tales as prayers, and Danielle shares what she’s learned from guiding people on their writing journeys. She shares advice for people carrying a book in their hearts and introduces us to her latest publication, Bones & Honey: A Heathen Prayer Book.Learn more Bones & Honey and Danielle’s offerings via her websites, DanielleDulsky.com and TheHagSchool.com. You can also connect with her on Instagram, @wolfwomanwitch. Sources:The Hag SchoolThe Night Book: A 13-week writing intensiveThe Witching Hearth: Storykeeping for the Wise & Wicc’dThe Uses of Enchantment, Bruno Bettleheim The Mist-filled Path: Celtic Wisdom for Exiles, Wanderers, and Seekers, MacEowen, Frank Hend Shoutouts:Season 3, Episode 77: An Interview with Danielle DulskyThe Muses and Ourania via @littlewitchbooks Conversations with the Universe: A Seasonal Workbook for Tamed WildThe Winter Crossroads: Sacred Stories and Potent PlantsThe Witching Herbs: ImbolcThe Barbara Walker Tarot (1984)Mythologist Dr. Martin ShawJoin the Tamed Wild Coven!Subscribe to the Tamed Wild Quarterly Box - a quarterly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. Each box includes a seasonal workbook with 3 rituals, intention-setting guidance, astrological updates, and other helpful tools to help you harness the magick of the season.Join the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together. For those who desire magick in the mail, subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo Audio

In episode 122 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew contemplate the Witch & the Bitch. Following in the footsteps of Artemis, Hecate, and their sacred hounds, this conversation draws listeners into the Underworld. There, the wolf goddesses Leto and Lupa speak about guardianship, kinship, and reclamation. Medusa arrives next, followed by Asteria and the other moon goddesses turned monsters. Through a mythical lens, they consider the archetypal Bitch, Bitch as a dog, Bitch as a sacred hound, and Bitch as a Witch.Sources:Small Spells Deck by Tamed WildThe Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara Walker“The Indian Great Goddess,” Stella Kramrisch, History of Religions, Vol, 4Rider Coleman Smith Tarot Deckhttps://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/HekateGoddess.htmlCreature Teachers, Grandmother Twylah Nitsch, Seneca Elder “A Brief History of the Word “Bitch,” Necessitated by Benedict Cumberbitch,” Amanda MontellArtemis: Virgin Goddess of the Sun and Moon, Sorita D’EsteEpisode 104: Mothers of Monsters & Magick Argonautica, Apollonius Rhodius, circa 3rd century BC“Bitches and Skankly Hobags: The Place of Women in Contemporary Slang,” via Gender Articulated: Language and the Socially Constructed Self, edited by Kira Hall, Mary BucholtzPractical MagicShoutouts:Wild Medicine: Tamed Wild's Illustrated Guide to the Magick of Herbs, Bundy & BelewJoin the Tamed Wild Coven!Subscribe to the Tamed Wild Quarterly Box - a quarterly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. Each box includes a seasonal workbook with 3 rituals, intention-setting guidance, astrological updates, and other helpful tools to help you harness the magick of the season.And sign up for the Book Coven - a digital subscription with weekly livesJoin the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together. For those who desire magick in the mail, subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo Audio

In episode 121 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew follow 13 wintery threads, superstitions, and symbols, crafting a tapestry of story with these Yuletide yarns. Weaving together conversations about reindeer, snow globes, caroling, and winter plants, they contemplate the origins of these seasonal rituals and effigies. They also discuss The Nutcracker, snowmen, the ringing of bells, Mari Lwyd, and Christmastime villains. Join them around the virtual hearth as the 13 Yarns of Yule come together to illuminate the shortest days and longest nights of the year.Sources:“Doe, a Deer, a Female Reindeer: The Spirit of Winter Solstice and Mother Christmas”Llewellyn’s Sabbat Series: Yule “Winter’s Effigies, the Deviant History of the Snowman,” Rebecca BurganThe Snowman (movie)The History of the Snowman, Bob EcksteinThe Book of Hours, c1380 Sechseläuten - Wikipedia“Snowman Burning,” Atlas ObscuraHow did it Begin? The Origin of Curious Customs & Superstitions, Rudolph Brasch The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara Walker“The Moon Before Yule,” Little Witch Books"Storytime: The Tale of Mother Holle" - Tamed Wild Blog"This Family Gave the World the Snow Globe," Atlas Obscura“Storytime: Gryla and the Yula Lads” - Tamed Wild Blog“The Lore of the Wild Hunt” - Tamed Wild Blog“17 Creepy Origins Behind Christmas Traditions,” Amy Glover"The Nutcracker's" disturbing origin story: Why this was once the world's creepiest ballet, Ellen O’Connell“Wassailing,” Ellen Join the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together. For those who desire magick in the mail, subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo Audio

In episode 120 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby & Kate Belew journey to the symbolic Underworld. In this conversation, they discuss the practice of wintering and ‘hanging on for the bees.’ They forage for seasonal reflections and wintertime initiations. They contemplate the River Styx, the Heroes and Goddesses who have traveled there, and Styx herself. They also talk about the ferryman Charon, the Goddess Psyche, and asteroids in astrology. Sources:Paganism: An Introduction to Earth-Centered Religions, River and Joyce HigginbothamWintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, Katherine May “Wintering,” Sylvia PlathThe Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World, David AbramThe Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara WalkerThe Faerie Queens: A Collection of Essays Exploring the Myths, Magic and Mythology of the Faerie Queens, Sorita d’Este and David RankineAt Day's Close: Night in Times Past, A. Roger Ekirch  Circe, Madeleine MillerThe Iliad & The Odyssey, HomerFrom Llewelyn’s Journal, “What does Psyche Mean in Your Astrological Chart,” Isabelle Ghaneh Demetra GeorgeShoutouts:Episode 7: Winter SolsticeEpisode 8: YuleEpisode 46: Winter MagickEpisode 104: The Mothers of Monsters and MagickJoin the Tamed Wild Coven! Subscribe to the Tamed Wild Quarterly Box - a quarterly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. Each box includes a seasonal workbook with 3 rituals, intention-setting guidance, astrological updates, and other helpful tools to help you harness the magick of the season. And sign up for the Book Coven - a digital subscription with weekly lives, reels, and discussions about witchcraft, tarot, herbs, business witchery, upcoming workshops, & the book of the month.Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo AudioJoin the Tamed Wild Coven! The Coven by Tamed Wild was created out of the desire for community. Not just any community, but a community of earth-spirited, magical witches who want to connect beyond the bounds of social media. A place to share knowledge, speak face-to-face, and make real-life connections. A place to cast a circle, set intentions, build an altar, and learn the tarot. A place to talk astrology, write spells, and grow in our practices together. For those who desire magick in the mail, subscribe to the Tamed Wild Seasonal Box - a bi-weekly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo Audio