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 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 21: Seed MagickWoody MuseHighlight RitualsKnature the LabelSister NettleThe Spring CrossroadsJoin 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

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 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 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 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 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 & 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.And for our fellow book-lovers, join our 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

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 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

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.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

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 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

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 CastelowA brief history of the gingerbread house, The GuardianShoutouts:Episode 46: Winter MagickThe Deer Mother: A Little Witch Tale"Goddess Series: Winter Goddesses" - Tamed Wild BlogEpisode 100 Masks & RitualEpisode 19: OstaraEpisode 86: An Interview with Danica Boyce

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 Audio

In episode 119 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby & Kate Belew interview Perdita Finn. Perdita is an author and the co-founder of the feral fellowship, The Way of the Rose. In this conversation, Perdita discusses connecting and honoring the unseen, trusting our intuition, imposter syndrome, and writing a book in collaboration with the dead. She speaks about the earth as an ancestor altar, the mothers and the grandmothers, and the draw of the Catskill Mountains. Perdita also introduces us to her new book, Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World.You can read more from Perdita Finn via her Substack, Facebook, or Instagram @perditafinn Sources:Hekate Liminal Rites: A historical study of the rituals, spells, and magic of the Torch-bearing Triple Goddess of the Crossroads, Sorita d'Este & David RankineSeason of the Witch, part 7: We Are the Dead - SubstackTake Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World, Perdita FinnShoutouts:Season 1, Episode 5: Hecate’s Garden - SpotifyWaking up to the Dark: Ancient Wisdom for a Sleepless Age, Clark StrandThe Madonna Secret, Sophie StrandLife After Life, Kate AtkinsonOtherlands, Thomas HallidayJoin 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

In episode 118 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby welcome back Green Witch Robin Rose Bennett. Robin Rose is a storyteller, author, herbalist, and teacher. In this conversation, three witches discuss bibliomancy, word witchery, and the moments when writing and magick intersect. They also consider messages from the plants, the archetypal Elder, and Robin introduces listeners to her latest book, A Green Witch’s Pocket Book of Wisdom: Big Little Life Tips.You can learn more about Robin Rose Bennett and her offerings via her website RobinRoseBennett.com, by signing up for her newsletter, and following her on Instagram @robinrosebennett.Sources:A Green Witch’s Pocket Book of Wisdom: Big Little Life Tips, Robin Rose BennettWild Medicine: Tamed Wild's Illustrated Guide to the Magick of Herbs, Bundy & BelewShoutouts:Episode 28: An Interview with Green Witch Robin Rose BennettThe Shift NetworkHealing Magic: A Green Witch Guidebook to Conscious Living, Robin Rose BennettThe Gift of Healing Herbs: Plant Medicines and Home Remedies for a Vibrantly Healthy Life, Robin Rose BennettLittle Witch Hosts Samhain Supper, Lisenby & Barone 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

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 AncestorsMaria the ArcaneThe Moon in Carolina 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.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.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 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 

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.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 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 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 Comics