Send us a text My guest in this episode is Mhara Starling, a Welsh folk Witch raised on the Isle of Anglesey. Mhara is a fantastic speaker, teacher, and author, and I met her for the first time at the Sacred Space conference this past year. It was wonderful to have her on the show! In this conversation, we focused on Welsh Fairy lore and practices, and how that living tradition of relationship meets the arts of divination: omen-reading, scrying, working with the land, and ethics and good bou...
Send us a text Author, teacher, and Druid priest Kristoffer Hughes joins JoAnna to explore the living current of Awen: how song, poetry, and art become vessels for spiritual knowing—and how the currents of awen can inform divination in real, grounded practice. We also discuss Welsh Druidry as a living tradition, and tarot as a vibrant, constantly evolving language. If this conversation resonates, please follow/subscribe, rate & review the show, and share it with friends. It truly helps ot...
Send us a text In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I’m joined by Dr. Gwendolyn Reece: Pagan priestess, theosophist, witch, and author of "The Waters of Mnemosyne." We discuss her wonderful new book, her work leading sacred pilgrimages to Greece, and her role in fostering deep spiritual community through ritual, scholarship, and devotion. Our discussion touched on sacred memory in Orphic traditions, household religion and community, philosophy and living a good, human life, and the ways...
Send us a text In this episode, I'm joined once again by author and esoteric scholar Peter Mark Adams, whose newest work - Ritual and Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras: The Secret Cult of Saturn in Imperial Rome - offers a profound look into one of the most enigmatic mystery traditions of the ancient world. We explore the sacred cosmology of Mithras, the structure and symbolism of the cult’s initiatory grades, and how these rites relate to the broader lineage of Orphic and Platonic spirit...
Send us a text In this episode, it was wonderful to speak with my friend and fellow Priestess, Elyse Welles. Elyse is a Witch, sacred travel leader, and the author behind Seeking Numina. Elyse is also the co-host of the Magick Kitchen Podcast, a top spirituality podcast where she shares wisdom on Witchcraft, ritual, and more. In today's episode, we talked about the act of pilgrimage to ancient sites in Greece, divination, and devotional relationships with Land spirits and Gods. Elyse travels ...
Send us a text In this episode, our guest is Witch and Heathen priestess Irene Glasse. Irene is a teacher, tarot reader, oracular trance practitioner, musician with the Pagan band Kindred Crow, and a powerful ritualist and community leader based in Western Maryland. She serves as president of Frederick CUUPS, and is on the board of the Sacred Space Foundation. I had the pleasure of meeting Irene in person at Sacred Space 2025, where her group led a fantastic Seidr ritual for attendees. In th...
Send us a text In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I’m joined by the brilliant and prolific Christopher Penczak—author, teacher, Witch, and co-founder of the Temple of Witchcraft tradition. Christopher has written many excellent books on modern Witchcraft, magickal practice, spirit work, and personal transformation. His work has been foundational for many practitioners over the years, and it was wonderful to sit down with him for this conversation. In our discussion, we explored a wide ...
Send us a text In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I’m joined by John Beckett—Druid, author, and respected voice in the modern Pagan and polytheist communities. We explore the nature of divination and spirit communication within a polytheistic framework, discussing how we can cultivate meaningful relationships with deities and spirits through ritual, offerings, and sacred listening. Links and Resources: The Path of Paganism: An Experience-Based Guide to Modern Pagan Practice: The Path...
Send us a text In this latest episode, I had the pleasure of welcoming back Lilith Dorsey—an author and priestess with an extensive background as a tarot reader and witch. We dive into their latest book, Tarot Every Witch Way, an insightful guide to deepening one’s connection with tarot through magical correspondences, food, plants, herbs, and much more. Lilith brings such a wealth of experience to this conversation, and I enjoyed discussing their approach to tarot and magic. Enjoy th...
Send us a text In this latest episode, it was wonderful to welcome back John Michael Greer, a prolific author, teacher, and practitioner of the esoteric arts. We dive into the fascinating world of tarot and explore his work with his late teacher, John Gilbert, whose insights and teachings JMG edited and published in The Doors of Tarot. He shares reflections on Gilbert’s unique approach to tarot, and we discuss our views of patterns and spreads in readings, how divination can be best approache...
Send us a text In this episode, I sit down with the Professor David Zeitlyn of Oxford University, a leading expert in the anthropology of divination and co-curator of the Bodleian Library's stunning new exhibition, Oracles, Omens, and Answers. Professor Zeitlyn has spent decades studying divination practices across cultures, including his research on, and practice of, Mambila spider divination in Cameroon and Nigeria. We discuss the highlights of the Bodleian Library's exhibition (which is op...
Send us a text In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I had the pleasure of sitting down with author, tarot reader, and witch Madame Pamita to explore the magic of tarot and how it can transform our lives. We discuss her wonderful book, Magical Tarot, which guides readers to use tarot as a tool for personal empowerment and magical growth. (I've already recommended the book to a number of friends and family interested in Tarot.) She shares her insights on developing divination skills, both ...
Send us a text Our guest for this episode is author and herbalist Coby Michael. Coby is the author of "The Poison Path: Baneful Herbs, Medicinal Nightshades, and Ritual Entheogens." During the episode we discuss the possibilities of magic and healing with plant allies in the Nightshade family, the links between fears of poison and the power of magical practices, and I greatly appreciated our conversation about these important, challenging topics. Please note that in this episode, we discuss...
Send us a text My guest on today's episode is the author, astrologer, wiccan Elder, and ritualist, Ivo Dominguez Jr. It was a pleasure to have him back on the show, as I've been an admirer of his work for years now, and thoroughly enjoy our conversations. In this episode we discuss psychic training, navigating our strengths and weaknesses in praxis and community, and, in the later parts of the interview, his perspectives on sun signs in astrology and magic. I deeply appreciate his...
Send us a text A fantastic conversation with two wonderful scholars - Christophe Poncet and Peter Mark Adams. We discuss their recent release for Scarlet Imprint: 'Two Esoteric Tarots.' The book (and our conversation) dives into the history of the Sola Busca tarot and the tarot de Marseille. We discuss their history, imagery, connections to one another, and their place in the occult worlds of Renaissance magic and philosophy. I thoroughly enjoyed both their book, and our conversation together...
Send us a text Today's episode is an excellent chat with A.C. Stauble and Isaac Hill, two individuals who are both fellow magicians, permaculturalists, and podcast hosts. I've been a long-time fan of their show, the Plant Cunning Podcast, which highlights connections between herbalism, magic, permaculture, and the healing arts. Isaac is a permaculturalist with over a decade of experience gardening and cultivating a native plant nursery, as well as a Heathen practitioner and author. A.C. is a ...
Send us a text As we near the end of the year, it's a great time to talk about timing and astrology, and I'm happy to welcome astrologer and musician ZamboniFunk to the podcast to do just that. I've followed Zamboni's work for a few years now, and on the show today, we discuss the 'negatives and positives' of transits and challenging aspects in charts, eclipses, rhythm's relationship to magic, and much more. It's always a pleasure to talk with him, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! (I...
Send us a text It's always a great pleasure to talk fortune-telling and omen logic with author and magician Gordon White. This conversation centered around his newly released Lenormand deck, "Fortune's Fools," which was co-created with the artist Colin Alexander. The "little white book" he wrote and included with the deck, discussing techniques of effective cartomancy (and which can be applied to much more than just Lenormand contexts,) was excellent to discuss with him in this episode. ...
Send us a text A great chat and a very wonderful return to the show with geomancer, historian, author, and cunning practitioner Dr. Alexander Cummins! In this most wonderful October season, we spoke about folk necromancy, magic, Spirits of place, and making connections in our living landscapes with the help of our Ancestors and honored Dead. Enjoy! -- Dr. Alexander Cummin's website: http://www.alexandercummins.com/ -- Dr. Cummins' recent classes on The Cauldron Black: https://www.theca...
Send us a text A lovely episode with geomancer and astrological magician Bellatrix Rose. We chat about her thoughts on meeting the spirits of geomancy, her entry into the art, and how to best combine astrology with magical remediation. Enjoy! -- Bellatrix Rose's website: https://www.cunningandcraft.com/ -- John Michael Greer's book on Geomancy, "The Art and Practice of Geomancy" : https://shorturl.at/egGT6 -- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natal...