Magick & Alchemy

• Episode 161: Hecate with Melissa Madara

  In episode 161 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby interview Melissa Madara. Melissa is an occultist, author, and educator who teaches magic and witchcraft from a historical perspective. In this conversation, three witches discuss the goddess Hecate, her invocations, and how to work with her symbols through altars and offerings. Melissa shares their thoughts on Kitchen Witchery and working with magic through printed matter. Melissa also introduces us to their latest zine, “Hekate: Hymns of the Dread Goddess,” a compendium of devotional hymns to the goddess of the crossroads.To learn more about Melissa, follow them on Instagram (@moon.cultus), visit their website at mooncvlt.com, and join their community on Patreon.Sources & Shoutouts:Tamed Wild Samhain RetreatTenth House Rising Magic Mail (Muse Mail)Word Witch: How to Call Upon and Cultivate the Creative Magic Within You, Kate BelewHekate: Hymns of the Dread Goddess, Moon CultThe Witch’s Feast, Melissa MadaraThe Witch’s Yearly PlannerThe Rotting Goddess, Jacob Rabinowitz Morbid Anatomy MuseumThe Crossroads: Sacred Stories & the Dark MoonMysteries of the Dark Moon, Demetra GeorgeWitchcraft Medicine: Healing Arts, Shamanic Practices, and Forbidden Plants, Claudia Müller-Ebeling, Christian Rätsch, Wolf-Dieter Storl Ph.D.Alchemy-works.comJoin 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 Build-Your-Own-Box - a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box includes 5-6 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

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• Episode 160: Cartomancy & the Camena with Laetitia Barbier

  In episode 160 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby interview Laetitia Barbier. Laetitia is an independent scholar, professional tarot reader, teacher, and author. In this conversation, Laetitia reminisces on her introduction to tarot during childhood and discusses her relationship with the cards today. She shares some of her favorite magical places in New York City and considers the importance of building community, even during the Hermit year of 2025. Laetitia also introduces listeners to the Camena, the Roman spirits of prophecy and wells, and the muses for her upcoming deck with Lou Benesch, the Camena Tarot.To learn more about Laetitia, visit her website, follow her on Instagram @laetitiacartomancy, and pre-order her new deck, the Camena Tarot.Sources & Shoutouts:Pamela Coleman Smith: The Untold Story, R. Kaplan StuartSeventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, Rachel PollackEpisode 143: Wyrd WomenJoin 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 Build-Your-Own-Box - a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box includes 5-6 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

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• Episode 159: Auras with Eileen Lee

  In episode 159 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby discuss auras with Eileen Lee. Eileen is a Detroit-based aura photographer and energetics researcher. In this conversation, Eileen shares her auric philosophy and considers the aura as a tool to manifest. She considers her experiments with aura photography and walks listeners through the colors of the aura. She also explains the purpose of aura altars and introduces us to her new book, The Ultimate Guide to Auras: How to Read, Cleanse, and Shift Color Energy to Change Your Life.To learn more about Eileen, follow @weareauraaura and @colorofourenergy on Instagram and visit her websites auraaura.co and colorofourenergy.com.Sources & Shoutouts:Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, Elizabeth GilbertMagic JewelryWhat we're reading:The First Verse,  Barry McCreaGospel of the Worms, Dr Georgia van RaalteApproaching Babylon: Essays from the Abyss, Dr Georgia van RaalteThe Waters, Bonnie Jo Campbell Once Upon a River, Bonnie Jo Campbell American Salvage, Bonnie Jo Campbell The Age of Deer, Erika HowsareJoin 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 Build-Your-Own-Box - a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box includes 5-6 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

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• Episode 158: High Magick with Damien Echols & Lorri Davis

  In episode 158 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew discuss ritual and magick with Damien Echols and Lorri Davis. Damien is a bestselling author, martial artist, and spiritual teacher whose life and work embody the path of transformation. His wife, Lorri, is a former landscape architect turned author, magickal practitioner, and public speaker. In this conversation, Damien and Lorri introduce the basics of High Magick, and discuss High Magick as a form of internal alchemy. They talk about invoking the elements and angels, and change as the nature of a spiritual practice. They contemplate places as teachers and tattooing your aura. They also share a few words for their younger selves.To learn more about Damien, connect with him on Patreon and Substack. Lorri also writes on Patreon. You can find all of their books here, and sign up for their upcoming retreat, The Gold of the Philosophers, here.Sources & Shoutouts:The Benevolent Sorcery of Play, Robb BrezsnyEpisode 134: Summer MagickEpisode 156: Earth MagickEpisode 148: Guardian AngelsEpisode 153: Be Not Afraid with Jennifer SodiniAngels In My Hair, Lorna ByrneJoin 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 Build-Your-Own-Box - a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box includes 5-6 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

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• Episode 157: Prophetic Girl Summer

  In episode 157 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew bid farewell to season five and welcome in Prophetic Girl Summer. In this conversation, they revisit the stories of priestesses, nymphs, and clairvoyant baddies who have historically said, “I told you so.” They meet Helice and Cassandra, contemplate yearning as a spell, and consider the influence of internet aphorisms in a modern world.Sources & Shoutouts:Five Goddesses for the Summer Solstice - Tamed Wild blogThe Moon in Carolina Podcast, Episode 42: Word Witchery with Kate BelewEros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson Pensées, Blaise Pascal, Brave New World, Aldous HuxleyEpisode 151: Alien BeingsArtemis: Virgin Goddess of the Sun, Moon, and the Hunt, Sorita d’EsteThe Myth of Clytie & Apollo - Tamed Wild blogThe Secrets of the Tarot, Barbara WalkerThe Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths & Secrets, Barbara WalkerOreads – The Enchanting Nymphs of the MountainsThe Crossroads: Sacred Stories & the Dark MoonThe Oresteia trilogyEuripides’ The Trojan WomanCassandra, Florence and the Machine Cassandra, Taylor SwiftThe Poetics of Reverie: the Cassandra Complex, Gaston BachelardThe Myth of Cassandra - GreekMyths.comJoin 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 Build-Your-Own-Box - a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box includes 5-6 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

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