The Blackthorn Grove

Sabrina is a teacher, diviner, writer, and coach. Over the last 40 years, she's developed her own system of reading and teaching tarot using round tarot cards. She's an Elder in the Blue Star Tradition of Wicca who also practices Buddhism, and a graduate of the Gryphon’s Grove School of Shamanism.  In a former life, Sabrina was a social scientist who loved being a professor. During her academic career, she excavated Mayan ruins as an archaeologist and directed an interdisciplinary Urban Health Ph.D program as a medical anthropologist. Now she's a full-time Diviner who specializes in deep dive-readings that encourage personal transformation. Most of her clients are teachers, healers, witches, and change agents---people who are here to create a new kind of world.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Jamie Anderson said, “Grief is just love with no place to go.” Today we hear from three experts on grief in their chosen fields and discuss how it applies to the witchcraft community. Lulu- @thesalemplantwitch on TT. Runs a therapeutic group for witches in berevement. Mortellus @acrowandthedead on Insta. Author of 'Do I Have to Wear Black? Rituals, Customs and Funerary Etiquette for Modern Pagans' and 'The Bones Fall In a Spiral: a Necromantic Primer.' Courtney Weber @courtneyaweber on Insta. One of the hosts of That Witch Life podcast; author of the forthcoming 'Sacred Tears: A Witch's Guide to Grief.' Out June 2024. Books mentioned in this episode include: It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devine and Mark Nepo Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying by Sallie Tisdale The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, et al. There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell For children dealing with grief: Death Is Stupid (Ordinary Terrible Things) by Anastasia Higginbotham --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

“A beautiful blend of folklore, botanical science, acquired wisdom, and spiritual guidance.” —from the foreword by Luisah Teish Stephanie Rose Bird is a painter and the author of several bestselling books on earth spirituality, hoodoo, and anthropology, including Sticks, Stones, Roots and Bones; 365 Days of Hoodoo; Light, Bright and Damned Near White; and African American Magick. Bird, who holds a BFA cum laude and MFA, is a devotee of the Divinely Feminine. She is an Elder, Priestess, magick maker, and keeper of the spiritual wisdom of her indigenous African ancestors. Her work centers on the nexus of earth wisdom and the legacy of Black cultural heritage. Find her at stephanierosebird.com and follow her on Instagram @s.r.bird.  Also mentioned in this episode, Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Deborah Castellano is author of 'Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution to Get What You Want' and 'Magic for Troubled Times: Rituals, Recipes and Real Talk for Witches' along with an assortment of short erotica pieces published by Cleis Press. She is an independent maker of ritual perfumes and other fineries and active in her local chosen communities. https://www.deborahcastellano.com/ Sponsored by Blackthorn's Botanicals --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

The delightful Thumper Forge @fivefoldlaw has stopped by to to talk about divination, and their lithomancy/geomancy practice and other fun things along the way! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

In this episode recorded March 2022, Devin Hunter from Modern Witch dot com interviews Amy. https://modernwitch.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

J. R. Mascaro is the author of 'Seal, Sigil & Call'. He has been working on his unique system of magic for over 25 years. Drawing from Eastern and Western traditions to form its unique path, Seal, Sigil & Call introduces you to a new school of ceremonial magic. This beginner-friendly book uses tradition-free spiritual exercises to teach you concepts of energy and centered awareness. It is self-iniatory, inclusive, Pantheon-agnostic, and suitable for solitary or group work. Episode sponsored by Blackthorn's Botanicals: Natural teas for a Supernatural life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Join The Blackthorn Grove in welcoming Victoria Laurie, author of the Psychic Eye Mysteries, as well as several other amazing series to talk about life as an author, questions she gets as a Medium, and how to balance it all and get words on the page! Sponsored by Blackthorn's Botanicals tea shop. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

This episode features an hour-long summer thunderstorm on the east coast of the United States recorded by our hostess Amy Blackthorn at her home in Delaware. Episode sponsored by Blackthorn’s Botanicals tea shop. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Join Amy in exploring the steps needed to get your book idea to be seen by the traditional publishers in our niche. Important: This is my personal experience, I don't speak for any publisher. I'm not available to read manuscripts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

It's a new year and that means a new visit with Cyndi Brannen from Keeping Her Keys!  We'll be discussing what it takes to be a Well Witch.  Content Warning: There will be discussions on chronic pain, chronic illness and a brief mention of Eating Disorders, listen appropriately. Sponsored by Blackthorn's Botanicals dot com.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Sponsored by BlackthornsBotanicals.com  Blackthorn's Botanical Wellness, out October 31st, 2022 from Weiser Books. Mortellus stopped by to catch up, and the amazing stories we exchanged were moving and empowering. Content warning: frank discussion of parenting, aging, inter-personal relationships,  and brief mention of surviving s*icide towards the end of the episode.  Mortellus at PanParaCon Sept 30th-Oct 2nd 2022 or at PanParaCon.com and Mortellus.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Jennie Blonde: An eclectic Pagan witch with a love of hearth and home witchery, Jennie has been practicing witchcraft for twenty years. She lives in Pennsylvania with two furry familiars, one witchling, and her husband. Hearth and Home Witchcraft Blending storytelling, witchcraft, and warm advice, Jennie Blonde (the @comfycozywitch) offers recipes, rituals, and spell work, to nourish yourself and your family. Hearth and Home Witchcraft explores the following topics: rituals for protection and cleansing the hearth and home kitchen witchery, creating a kitchen altar, and recipes and rituals for nourishment the witch’s altar, tools, and spells, and creating a sacred space, no matter the size of the home herbs and plants, grounding rituals, and meditations to connect you with the earth witchy self-care, complete with rituals and recipes for ritual bath salts, oils, balms, and more Sponsored by AmyBlackthorn.com and BlackthornsBotanicals.com Mentions: So Potent Art: The Magic of Shakespeare by Emily Carding The Ritual Deck by Cassie Uhl --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Enfys is a nonbinary, bisexual clergy member within the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel, and the High Priest of the Fellowship of the Ancient White Stag (Near the District of Columbia). Enfys has been studying the Qabala since 2012 and teaching since 2015 including presenting at the Sacred Space conference.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Lisa Wagoner stops by to talk about how to maintain a positive outlook when the world is out of control. LisaWagoner.com for autographed copies This episode sponsored by Blackthorn's Botanical Wellness, out November first wherever fine books are sold. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Exploring the connection between the tarot and our lives through music. Check out TarotTunes and MusicalConversations! Horse with No Name' America (Death) 'John Law Burned Down the Liquor Sto' by Chris Thomas King (Seven of Swords) 'Cult Leader' by King Mala (Emperor R) 'Is You Is or Is you Aint my Baby?' BB King version (The Lovers) 'The Band Played Waltzing Matilda' the Pogues (The Fool) 'Hoochie Coochie Man' by Muddy Waters (Magician) 'Beat the Devil's Tattoo' by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 'Vehicle' by Ideology (The Chariot) 'Veteran of the Psychic Wars' by Blue Oyster Cult (The Hanged Man) 'You Can't Lose What you Aint Never Had' by Muddy Waters (Five of Cups) 'Way Down We Go' by KALEO (The Tower) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Rachele Walter stops by the podcast to talk about why secular voting is important for witchy and Pagan-umbrella voters.  She is a secular activist in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is Chair of Secular Democrats of Nebraska, President of Lincoln Atheists, and the Director for American Atheists-Nebraska. She has been involved in politics for over 35 years.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Daily Magic is a perpetual calendar focused on days of spiritual and magical significance. April 30th for example, is perfect for spellcasting—especially spells for love, romance, fertility, and prosperity. Judika Illes teaches you how to create rituals and cast spells, provides recipes for potions, and offers advice on creating feasts to honor sacred beings. Judika Illes is an independent scholar, educator, and author of several books of folklore, folkways, and mythology. Judika is a graduate of Rutgers University and has a certification in therapeutic aromatherapy from the Australasian College of Herbal Studies. Her books include Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells, Encyclopedia of Spirits, The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, The Weiser Field Guide to Witches, and The Weiser Field Guide to the Paranormal (published under the name Judith Joyce). :This episode sponsored by Blackthorn's Botanicals: --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Alison stops by the podcast to talk about thaumaturgy, the Greek Magical Papyri, and results based practices Practical Occult (www.practicaloccult.com) Forthcoming: The Secrets of Helios: Unlocking the Practical Uses of PGM IV. 1596-1715 Sponsored by Blackthorn's Botanicals (BlackthornsBotanicals.com) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support

Lessons from the Empress: A Tarot Workbook for Self-Care and Creative Growth A hands-on workbook for using tarot to discover and express your authentic self―the foundation of true self-care. Cassandra Snow has been a tarot reader in some capacity since they were eighteen years old and have gone pro for the last decade. Their work includes teaching and writing about tarot and witchcraft as well as doing readings. Cassandra is also calling on their BA in Theatre Arts and Humanities from Waldorf College for this project, and the decade-and-a-half experience they have leading creative teams as a theatre director, producer, and show curator with Gadfly Theatre Productions. Siri Vincent Plouff is the brain behind the radical Heathenry podcast, Heathen’s Journey. Siri runs several flagship teaching programs, such as the annual Witchcraft Immersion, which is a witchcraft apprenticeship program, and Radical Runes. They have been a practicing witch for nearly twenty years and have been reading tarot and runes professionally for six. Sponsored by Blackthorn's Botanicals dot com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackthorngrove/support