The Magick Kitchen Podcast
Leandra Witchwood, Elyse Welles
Join Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles to discuss magick, food, herbs, tea, rituals, and more. This is where witches come together to talk about our interests and experiences. Leandra Witchwood is a Modern Witch, Priestess, and Master Herbalist dedicated to wortcunning, magick, healing, and spiritual growth. Based in South-Central PA, she founded The Magick Kitchen Blog in 2011, which has evolved to become one of the top 30 podcasts in the religion and spirituality category. She is the host of The Unbound Priestess Podcast. An author of five books on Witchcraft and shadow work, Leandra offers decades of knowledge and experience to guide the magickal community. Using her knowledge as a Vitalist Herbalist, Leandra also hand-blends loose-leaf teas at The Witchwood Teahouse, where she seamlessly marries whimsy with flavor. Leandra offers courses, certification & training programs in the Gardens of the Mystic Program and Rebel Mystic Coven. ✨Join Leandra for an empowering journey into self-discovery and magick. Learn more about what Leandra offers and how you can work with her at https://www.leandrawitchwood.com/Elyse Welles is a Greek-Egyptian and American earth intuitive Priestess. Initiated in the Faery Tradition & holding an MA focusing on spiritual studies, she is a teacher of the lost Earth Priestess Arts of the Mediterranean, where she hails from. She hosts 3 podcasts, & is an author. Her book on connecting with land spirits was released with Llewellyn in 2025 and a paranormal mystery novel in September 2025. She writes for Witchology and Witch Way Magazine and is the Greece correspondent for the Wild Hunt. She has spoken at conferences such as Hekatefest and the Ancestral Magic Summit. She runs Seeking Numina, facilitating rituals at Greece's sacred sites, & teaches the Path of the Sacred Wild, an earth-based spirituality. Learn more: seekingnumina.com + Instagram @seekingnumina.
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Mar 2, 2025 • 47min
S8E11 - Divine Dirt: A Direct Relationship with Land in Magic with Charity Bedell
Send us a textIn this episode, Elyse & Leandra chat with Charity Bedell, author of 'Divine Dirt'. We discuss the importance of bringing the land into our lives through magic and ritual with dirt, and why this magickal ingredient is not to be overlooked.Charity L. Bedell, also known as Loona Wynd, is the author of 'Divine Dirt', one of the coauthors of The Modern-Day Witch series and the 'Wiccapedia Spell Deck'. She has studied conjure with Starr Casas and Feri with Veedub, and she is initiated in the Temple Tradition. Learn more about Charity Bedell and order your copy of 'Divine Dirt' here.Find more info about Elyse's 🏛️ Delphi Retreat: seekingnumina.com/delphiretreatPreorder Sacred Wild! 🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙♀️ Take Leandra's Witch Archetype Quiz: https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/survey/PW3GxZaS2Aa4 Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group with weekly live lessons and readings. Join upcoming pilgrimages and container courses here: seekingnumina.com Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas at The Witchwood Teahouse! https://www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com/ Support on Patreon here for book club, a ritual library, and exclusive videos! 🌙Step beyond the garden gate into a living tapestry of magick. The Rebel Mystic Coven is Leandra's heart-led circle in South-Central PA—a sanctuary for curious seekers to explore, grow, and deepen their spiritual path. Click here to learn more.
Feb 16, 2025 • 54min
S8E10 - Why Witches Shouldn't Be Poor with Pamela Chen
Send us a textThis time in the Magick Kitchen, its time to talk about the elephant in the room: witches shouldn't be poor. In this episode, Leandra and Elyse are joined by Pamela Chen, author of 'Wealth Witchery', coming April 2025. We talk about her Four Realms approach to wealth witchery; the limiting beliefs that hold many of us back; and how we can reframe our mindsets when working to better understand our relationship to abundance. Learn More about Pamela and preorder Wealth Witchery: magicalpam.comPreorder Elyse's book, 'Sacred Wild: An Invitation to Connect with Spirits of the Land' here! Learn more about my Delphi here, and in these episodes of the Seeking Numina Podcast.🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙♀️ Take Leandra's Witch Archetype Quiz: https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/survey/PW3GxZaS2Aa4 Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group with weekly live lessons and readings. Join upcoming pilgrimages and container courses here: seekingnumina.com Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas at The Witchwood Teahouse! https://www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com/ Support on Patreon here for book club, a ritual library, and exclusive videos! 🌙Step beyond the garden gate into a living tapestry of magick. The Rebel Mystic Coven is Leandra's heart-led circle in South-Central PA—a sanctuary for curious seekers to explore, grow, and deepen their spiritual path. Click here to learn more.
Feb 2, 2025 • 56min
S8E9 - Decolonizing Mythology Through the Myths of Inanna and Tiamat
Send us a textAnd now for something completely different: Storytime! But first, we're getting cerebral. In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast, Elyse and Leandra share their perspectives on decolonizing mythology. We discuss the truth about working with deities, and the reality of personal gnosis. We also discuss the importance of critical contexts for the classical portrayals of gods, the complexity of translation, and end the episode with some bardic storytelling of our favorite Sumerian myths about Inanna, and Tiamat. (ad music: A Robust Crew by Darren-Curtis | https://soundcloud.com/desperate-measurez Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US)🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙♀️ Take Leandra's Witch Archetype Quiz: https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/survey/PW3GxZaS2Aa4 Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group with weekly live lessons and readings. Join upcoming pilgrimages and container courses here: seekingnumina.com Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas at The Witchwood Teahouse! https://www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com/ Support on Patreon here for book club, a ritual library, and exclusive videos! 🌙Step beyond the garden gate into a living tapestry of magick. The Rebel Mystic Coven is Leandra's heart-led circle in South-Central PA—a sanctuary for curious seekers to explore, grow, and deepen their spiritual path. Click here to learn more.
Jan 22, 2025 • 1h 19min
S8E8 - Magickal Self Defense for a New Administration with Nicholas Pearson
Send us a textThis time in the Magick Kitchen we are welcoming back the amazing and wise Nicholas Pearson. We tackle the difficulty of this inauguration and the challenges we might be facing, and provide solutions and ideas for empowerment through it all. Nicholas Pearson has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for more than 30 years. He began teaching crystal workshops in high school, later studying mineral science at Stetson University while pursuing a degree in music. He worked for several years at the Gillespie Museum, home to the largest mineral collection in the southern United States. A certified teacher and practitioner of Usui Reiki Ryoho, he teaches crystal and Reiki classes throughout the United States. He lives in Orlando, Florida. Learn more about his work and get a copy of Crystals for Psychic Self Defense at his website, theluminouspearl.com🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙♀️ Take Leandra's Witch Archetype Quiz: https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/survey/PW3GxZaS2Aa4 Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group with weekly live lessons and readings. Join upcoming pilgrimages and container courses here: seekingnumina.com Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas at The Witchwood Teahouse! https://www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com/ Support on Patreon here for book club, a ritual library, and exclusive videos! 🌙Step beyond the garden gate into a living tapestry of magick. The Rebel Mystic Coven is Leandra's heart-led circle in South-Central PA—a sanctuary for curious seekers to explore, grow, and deepen their spiritual path. Click here to learn more.
Jan 5, 2025 • 1h 21min
S8E7 - OUR 100TH EPISODE!!! + Lilith Dorsey Saves the World
Send us a textIn this episode, Leandra and Elyse celebrate 100 episodes! We look back at the guests we've had, give you some behind the scenes of how it all began, and tell you our plans moving forward. Our guest is Lilith Dorsey. Lilith hails from many magickal traditions, including Afro-Caribbean, Celtic, and Indigenous American spirituality. Their traditional education focused on Plant Science, Anthropology, and Film at the University of R.I, New York University, and the University of London, and their magickal training includes numerous initiations in Santeria (also known as Lucumi), Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo. They are a published Black author of Voodoo and Afro-Caribbean Paganism, Love Magic, the best selling Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens. Their latest book, Tarot Every Witch Way, is available now.Click here to join the Unbound Priestess Summit Jan. 9-10th 2025.🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙♀️ Take Leandra's Witch Archetype Quiz: https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/survey/PW3GxZaS2Aa4 Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group with weekly live lessons and readings. Join upcoming pilgrimages and container courses here: seekingnumina.com Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas at The Witchwood Teahouse! https://www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com/ Support on Patreon here for book club, a ritual library, and exclusive videos! 🌙Step beyond the garden gate into a living tapestry of magick. The Rebel Mystic Coven is Leandra's heart-led circle in South-Central PA—a sanctuary for curious seekers to explore, grow, and deepen their spiritual path. Click here to learn more.
Dec 22, 2024 • 41min
S8E6 - At the Kitchen Witch's Hearth: Finding Winter's Warmth + Recipes for Your Pets
Send us a textIn this Winter installment of our seasonal series, At the Kitchen Witch's Hearth, we are discussing how we really feel about the season that offers its challenges, what the Christmas Spirit really means, and sharing our favorite recipes: for humans AND your animal companions.Click here to take a Gardens of the Mystic Quiz. Beginning in January.Take Hold of the Red Thread with Elyse in 2025: seekingnumina.com/theredthread Get Leandra's tea recipe here. Cat Cookie Recipe:Ingredients:1/2 cup oat flour (grind oats if you don't have oat flour)1/3 cup pure pumpkin purée320g tuna from a can (with the liquid)1 teaspoon dried catnipInstructions:Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F).In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients until you have a well-mixed dough.Roll out the dough between two sheets of wax paper.Cut the dough into fun shapes or bite-sized pieces.Place the pieces on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for about 15 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown.Let the cookies cool completely before serving or storing in an airtight container.🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙♀️ Take Leandra's Witch Archetype Quiz: https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/survey/PW3GxZaS2Aa4 Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group with weekly live lessons and readings. Join upcoming pilgrimages and container courses here: seekingnumina.com Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas at The Witchwood Teahouse! https://www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com/ Support on Patreon here for book club, a ritual library, and exclusive videos! 🌙Step beyond the garden gate into a living tapestry of magick. The Rebel Mystic Coven is Leandra's heart-led circle in South-Central PA—a sanctuary for curious seekers to explore, grow, and deepen their spiritual path. Click here to learn more.
Dec 8, 2024 • 1h 19min
S8E5 - What Deity Work is ACTUALLY Like + The Truth About Hell vs. Hades with Jamie Waggoner
Send us a textCelebrating Our 100th Episode! Jamie Waggoner is a Pagan priestess, philosopher, writer, and teacher. She cofounded the Way of Weaver, a gender-inclusive program of magical inquiry, social justice, and community building. Jamie has studied folklore, mythology, and the occult for more than twenty years and has been a devotee of Hades since 2016. Visit her at JamieWaggoner.com🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙♀️ Take Leandra's Witch Archetype Quiz: https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/survey/PW3GxZaS2Aa4 Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group with weekly live lessons and readings. Join upcoming pilgrimages and container courses here: seekingnumina.com Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas at The Witchwood Teahouse! https://www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com/ Support on Patreon here for book club, a ritual library, and exclusive videos! 🌙Step beyond the garden gate into a living tapestry of magick. The Rebel Mystic Coven is Leandra's heart-led circle in South-Central PA—a sanctuary for curious seekers to explore, grow, and deepen their spiritual path. Click here to learn more.
Nov 24, 2024 • 1h 22min
S8E4 - Ozark Mountain Magic with Brandon Weston
Send us a textIn this episode, join Elyse in an interview with Brandon Weston, author of Granny Thornapple's Book of Charms and Ozark Folk Magic. Brandon Weston (Fayetteville, AR) is a healer, writer, and folklorist who owns and operates Ozark Healing Traditions, an online collective of articles, lectures, and workshops focusing on the Ozark Mountain region. As a practicing folk healer, his work with clients includes everything from spiritual cleanses to house blessings. He comes from a long line of Ozark hillfolk and is also a folk herbalist, yarb doctor, and power doctor. Support his work and view his services at ozarkhealing.com.🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙♀️ Take Leandra's Witch Archetype Quiz: https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/survey/PW3GxZaS2Aa4 Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group with weekly live lessons and readings. Join upcoming pilgrimages and container courses here: seekingnumina.com Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas at The Witchwood Teahouse! https://www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com/ Support on Patreon here for book club, a ritual library, and exclusive videos! 🌙Step beyond the garden gate into a living tapestry of magick. The Rebel Mystic Coven is Leandra's heart-led circle in South-Central PA—a sanctuary for curious seekers to explore, grow, and deepen their spiritual path. Click here to learn more.
Nov 10, 2024 • 1h 18min
S8E3 - Sacred Tears with Courtney Weber
Send us a textIn this emotional episode, Leandra and Elyse share their thoughts and an uplifting message of community in the results of the 2024 US election. We also interview Courtney Weber about her new book, Sacred Tears, in an unplanned yet relatable conversation about grief in the pagan community and how to navigate loss as a witch.🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙♀️ Take Leandra's Witch Archetype Quiz: https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/survey/PW3GxZaS2Aa4 Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group with weekly live lessons and readings. Join upcoming pilgrimages and container courses here: seekingnumina.com Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas at The Witchwood Teahouse! https://www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com/ Support on Patreon here for book club, a ritual library, and exclusive videos! 🌙Step beyond the garden gate into a living tapestry of magick. The Rebel Mystic Coven is Leandra's heart-led circle in South-Central PA—a sanctuary for curious seekers to explore, grow, and deepen their spiritual path. Click here to learn more.
Oct 27, 2024 • 1h 9min
S8E2 - Why Witchcraft Isn't Safe with Christopher Penczak
Send us a textIn this episode we talk with Elder of the Craft and cofounder of the Temple of Witchcraft and TempleFest, Christopher Penczak. Christopher is a multiaward-winning author and teacher. He has written over 20 books, and has been a teacher of the Craft for more than 40 years. In this deep conversation, we hear the wisdom of experience on how witchcraft can change your life, how it really works, and we answer the question: is witchcraft safe? Learn more about the templeofwitchcraft.org and christopherpenczak.com🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙♀️ Take Leandra's Witch Archetype Quiz: https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/survey/PW3GxZaS2Aa4 Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group with weekly live lessons and readings. Join upcoming pilgrimages and container courses here: seekingnumina.com Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas at The Witchwood Teahouse! https://www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com/ Support on Patreon here for book club, a ritual library, and exclusive videos! 🌙Step beyond the garden gate into a living tapestry of magick. The Rebel Mystic Coven is Leandra's heart-led circle in South-Central PA—a sanctuary for curious seekers to explore, grow, and deepen their spiritual path. Click here to learn more.
