Magick & Alchemy

Author and co-founder of The Way of the Rose, Perdita Finn, discusses connecting with the unseen, trusting intuition, and writing a book with the dead. She explores the earth as an ancestor altar, the draw of the Catskill Mountains, and her new book, Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World.

"A Green Witch’s Pocket Book of Wisdom" author, Robin Rose Bennett, joins Magick & Alchemy podcast hosts to discuss bibliomancy, word witchery, and the intersection of writing and magick. They explore messages from plants, the archetypal Elder, and introduce Robin's latest book. Discover the practice of bibliomancy, reconnecting with nature, and the importance of embracing authenticity. Learn about Robin's new book and the Book Coven, a digital subscription offering exclusive content. Dive into topics like dreams, prioritizing, and becoming wiser with age. Find out where to learn more about Robin's work and an exciting contest for a free tarot reading.

In episode 117 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby share spooky tales from their hometowns. They begin in the hills of California, exploring mountain magick and contemplating stories of The Dark Watchers and Lemurians. Kristin introduces us to the legends of Mt. Shasta, and then Kate takes us on a journey through the haunted streets of Michigan. There, we meet the witches, spirits of those departed, and ghost ships in the night.Sources:“There’s Something About Mount Shasta,” Laura Kiniry - Atlas Obscura"Ghost Stories: The Dark Watchers," Kristin Lisenby - Tamed Wild blogLegends of Mt. Shasta - WikipediaMount Shasta’s Forgotten History & Legends, D.W. Naef A Dictionary of Symbols, J.E. CirlotLegends of Mount Shasta: “The Abode of the Devil” Part I – The Legend of J.C. Brown - Ancient OriginsA Dweller on Two Planets, Frederick Spencer Oliver Lemuria: The Lost Continent of the Pacific, Wishar Spenle Cerve“Michigan urban myths and legends: 7 stories to share around the campfire,” Kylie Martin - Detroit Free PressGateway to oblivion: The Great Lakes' Bermuda triangle, Hugh F Cochrane“Ghostly Legends of Michigan: The Ada Witch of Findlay Cemetary,” Michigans Otherside“The story of 'The Drowning Pool' at Mackinac Island,” Ken Haddad“The Remains of Shelldrake Michigan,” John Robinson “Do Ghosts Walk at Whitefish Point? Paranormal Experts Investigate,” Frederick Stonehouse “14 Michigan monster myths to fire you up for Halloween,” John SerbaShoutouts:Episode 17: The Fae FolkTamed Wild RetreatsPretty Fn SpookyAll My AncestorsJoin 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 116 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby pierce the thinning veil. In this conversation, they contemplate this mystical shroud and the veil’s relationship to textile magick, tarot, and veiled goddesses and spirits. They weave in lace and folktale traditions, the origin of bridal veils, and the tools of the weaving craft. They also answer a listener question about the seasonal veil and the meaning behind the phrase, ‘The veil is thin.”Sources:Asia Suler, One Willow ApothecaryJennifer GreenDictionary of Symbols, J.E. CirlotPlanetary Magick: The Heart of Western Magick (Llewellyn’s High Magick Series), Osborne Phillips & Melita DenningVisions of the Cailleach: Exploring the Myths, Folklore and Legends of the pre-eminent Celtic Hag Goddess, Sorita d'Este and David RankineHagitude, Sharon BlackieA Journey Through the Forest of Souls, Rachel PollackWomen Who Run with the Wolves, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola EstesStorytime: The Coming of Bride - Tamed Wild blogAgathi's Lace Shop"Legends of Lace: Commerce and Ideology in Narratives of Women’s Domestic Craft Production," David Hopkin  "The Origins of the Bridal Veil and Its Protection From Evil Spirits," Ancient OriginsYakar, Jak. (2011). Presumed Social Identity of the Occupants of Late Third Millennium BC Alacahöyük and Horoztepe "Royal Tombs". Journal of Archaeomythology. 7. 1-8. Join 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.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 115 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby talk Wild Medicine with Shelby Bundy. Authored by Tamed Wild Creatrix Shelby Bundy and Kate Belew, the Wild Medicine book is an illustrated guide to the magick of plants. In this conversation, Shelby and Kate discuss being initiated into the world of plant witchery and following the threads of herbal lineages and lore. They talk about rose alchemy, listening to our plant families, and the Wild Medicine Deck that started it all.Learn more about Shelby and Kate’s new book, Wild Medicine: Tamed Wild’s Illustrated Guide to the Magick of Herbs, via TamedWild.com. Shoutouts:Wild Medicine DeckRobin Rose Bennett The Missing Witches Rebecca Gordon AstrologyThe Moon in Carolina PodcastJoin 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

In episode 114 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby celebrate Mabon and the start of Season 4! In this conversation, two witches harvest tales from corn. They discuss corn mazes, scarecrows, and the history and making of corn dollies. They talk about harvest spirits, crop circles, and deities of corn and grain. They also consider the fields of Midharvest as an archetype - the autumnal version of the fairy tale forest. Sources:Episode 72: Mabon MagickMircea EliadeEpisode 69: Portals of the Summer SolsticeA Dictionary of Literary Symbols, Michael FerberA Dictionary of Symbols, J.E. CirlotThe History and Making of Corn Dollies, Janet Goddard  Dozynki Harvest Bassetlaw MuseumCorn Dolly Kit - Tamed Wild England’s Crop Circle Controversy - BBC articleAras.orgShoutouts:The Autumn CrossroadsChildren of the Corn Join 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 Audio 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 113 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby talk resistance and re-enchantment with Amy Torok and Risa Dickens. Amy and Risa are the witches, activists, and storytellers behind The Missing Witches project. In their second visit to the podcast, Amy and Risa remind us that telling the truth is a spell. They discuss the magnificence of difference, rock ‘n’ roll as a spell, and self-care as ancestor worship. They reflect on what they’ve learned by living as modern witches in the woods, and introduce us to their newest book, New Moon Magic: 13 Anti-Captialist Tools for Resistance & Re-enchantment.Learn more about Amy and Risa and order the Missing Witches’ new book, New Moon Magic: 13 Anticapitalist Tools for Resistance & Re-enchantment, on their website missingwitches.com. You can also listen to the Missing Witches podcast, join their online community, contribute to the Missing Witches Zine, and follow their story on Instagram @missingwitches. Sources:New Moon Magic: 13 Anti-Capitalist Tools for Resistance & Re-enchantment, Amy Torok and Risa DickensStaying With the Trouble, Making Kin in the Chthulucene,  Donna J HarawayEpisode 56: An Interview with the Missing WitchesShoutouts:Tamed Wild Blog - Animal Symbology Series Zoo Books Join 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.CJoin 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 112 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby discuss the Golden One and Queen of the Dawn - the goddess Aphrodite. Inspired by their recent travels, in this conversation, Kristin and Kate highlight Aphrodite’s connection to roses, Sappho, Barbie, and the color pink. They consider Aphrodite’s many names (She Who Rises from the Waves, Gravedigger, She of the Tombs) and her adoration of glamour magick. They also contemplate Aphrodite as an archetype and her relationship to the dark side of love.Sources:Episode 92: Goddesses of Sex and WarEpisode 108: The Furies and HarpiesVenus and Aphrodite, Bettany HughesWhen God Was a Woman, Merlin StoneGoddesses in Every Woman, Dr. Jean BolenAphrodite - Theoi.com Peter KingsleySappho’s Ode to AphroditeKristin Chang Pynk by Janelle MonaeThe Barbie MovieValerie Steele, editor of the book “Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color” Join 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

In episode 111 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby talk planetary magick with Shelby Bundy. Shelby is an astrologer, business coach, tarot reader, and the visionary behind Tamed Wild and Magick & Alchemy. In this conversation, three witches discuss working with the cosmos and their relationship to planetary correspondences like plants, mythologies, archetypes, and tarot. They consider their chart rulers, the ritual of paying attention, and planetary devotion in a digital world.Learn more about Shelby and her offerings on her website themoonincarolina.com or follow her story on Instagram @themoonincarolina.Sources:Applied Archetypal Astrology - Pacifica Astrology Planets in Play: How to Reimagine Your Life Through the Language of Astrology, Laurence Hillman Your Big Three, Andrea TaylorPlanetary Magick: The Heart of Western Magick, Phillips & Denning The Stars Within You, Julianna McCarthySaturn: A New Look at an Old Devil, Liz GreenAstrologer Riss CottrillGoddess Series: The Story of GaiaEpisode 45: Witchy Business with Shelby Bundy Shoutouts:Atro.comCafeastrology.comJoin 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

In episode 110 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby bid farewell to season three with a conversation about Feral Girl Summer. In this discussion, they contemplate the word ‘feral’ as a reclamation, an act of resistance, and a prayer. They reflect on wildness as an archetype and a doorway to the divine. They also discuss The Amazons, Artemis, Hippolyta, and Wonder Woman, the feral heroines raised by the wilderness. Created by Tamed Wild.Production by Julio Montero.Music by Follow the Wind,Taizo AudioSources: Women Who Run With the Wolves, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola EstesCat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine, An Untamed History of the Cat Archetype in Myth and Magic, Kristin J. Solee Seasons of Moon and Flame, Danielle Dulsky"Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation," Silvia Federici “Feral Girl Summer is Coming,”  Roisin Lanigan“What is Feral Girl Summer?” - The Today ShowHow Girlboss Cannibals Slayed pop culture” - theface.comWhat Is Remembered Lives: Developing Relationships with Deities, Ancestors & the Fae,  LeFae and Parma “Walking,” Henry David ThoreauThe Holy Wild, Danielle Dulsky“How I Go Into the Woods,” Mary Oliver Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons,  Jane YolenCallimachus, Hymn 3 to Artemis 240 ff (trans. Mair) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.) The Surprising Origin Story of Wonder Woman, Jill Lepore - Smithsonian MagazineShoutouts:Electric ForestAll-Star ComicsSensation ComicsJoin 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