Desperate House Witches

The Big Book of Candle Magic - Jacki Smith

Jacki Smith - owner of Coventry Creations - joins me to discuss her book, "The Big Book of Candle Magic".
From the Coventry Creations website:
"The definitive guide to candle magic, written by a leading authority with over 30 years of experience making magical candles and creating candle spells.
Author Jacki Smith, founder of Coventry Creations (currently among the largest and most successful magical supply companies), shares her magical secrets with readers, enabling them to empower themselves through successful spell casting. Her book explains the nature of magic spells and provides examples for a wide variety of purposes including love, money, healing, and protection, liberally punctuated with tips from ""Aunt Jacki,"" deriving from her many years of experience.
Jacki Smith has been a crafter of magical products since 1992 and an initiated Witch since 1988. The current trend in magical candles can be traced in part to the groundbreaking products that she developed over 15 years ago through her company, Coventry Creations, which makes magically charged candles that are sold around the world. Jacki's Blessed Herbal Candles are a staple throughout many spiritual communities and are quickly becoming commonplace in mainstream America. She is also the author of Coventry Magic.
To purchase The Big Book of Candle Magic, please visit:
https://coventrycreations.com/shop-coventry/p-67082-the-big-book-of-candle-magic-by-jacki-smith.html

Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods - Astrea Taylor and Jason Mankey

Author/Artist Astrea Taylor and Author Jason Mankey return to discuss their latest release, Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods.
From Llewellyn:
A Witch's 21-Century Guide to Making Magick with the Greek Gods
The ancient Greek gods surround us even now in our modern world. From Aphrodite to Zeus, this book reveals the origins of more than sixty deities and other mythological figures, including the Olympians, Titans, and Primordial Forces. Explore how they've been worshipped across the centuries and how you can work with them in your own practice.
You'll meet the gods one by one, exploring their history, unique correspondences, and personal insights from contributing authors who work with them magickally. This book also provides rituals and spells to connect with each deity. Draw down the moon with Selene, cast a courage spell with Ares, and reclaim lost parts of yourself with a ritual for Persephone. By inviting these divine beings into your practice, you can cultivate a magickal life that satisfies your soul to its very core.
Astrea Taylor is an eclectic pagan witch.  Find her on Instagram @astreataylor, on Facebook at Astrea Taylor, Author, and on Twitter @AstreaWrites. https://www.astreataylor.com
Jason Mankey is a third-degree Gardnerian High Priest and helps run two Witchcraft covens in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Ari.  Check out his website https://www.panmankey.com
 
https://www.astreataylor.com/

The Utterly Wicked One is Back - Dorothy Morrison!

Dorothy Morrison and I spend the hour catching up, and discuss what she's getting into next!,
Visit her shop, Wicked Witch Studios, at www.wickedwitchstudios.com
 

FIRST FRIDAY POLITICS WITH TALIESIN AND RAINA - DECEMBER 2ND 2022

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THE 4:15 - DECEMBER 1ST, 2022

Join Star Bustamonte (News Editor - The Wild Hunt) and Raina Starr (Host/Producer - Desperate House Witches) for this month's news of interest!
Please note, the opinions expressed on this show belong to the hosts, and do not represent the opinions of the Wild Hunt or any of it's subsidiaries.
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Author Patti Wigington - The Witch’s Complete Guide to Tarot

Patti Wigington joins me to discuss her upcoming book, The Witches Complete Guide to Tarot.
Harness the centuries-old power of tarot for self-evaluation, introspection, and personal growth with The Witch’s Complete Guide to Tarot.
This book goes beyond a conventional tarot guidebook as it teaches you how to incorporate tarot into your magic and witchcraft practice. No matter which deck you’re using, tarot can be adapted into spellwork, ritual, and magic in a way that allows you to embrace your authentic self, celebrate who you are and who you wish to become, and indulge in transformative self-empowerment.
This guide for modern witches shows how tarot cards and all of the included icons, archetypes, and hidden mysteries can be included in spellwork and ritual just as one would include any other ingredient, like crystals, herbs, or oils.
Learn to trust your intuition and bring insight and excitement to your magic with tarot!
For more about this great author, please visit: https://www.pattiwigington.com/

THE WEISER TAROT WITH JUDIKA ILLES AND KATHRYN SKY-PECK

Author Judika Illes and Researcher/Designer Kathryn Sky-Peck join me to discuss the reasons why the Rider-Waite-Smith deck needed a fresh look.
From the publisher's website:
The Weiser Tarot is a new edition of the most popular and influential Tarot art ever created, the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, first published in 1909. The cards have been newly repainted—while, of course, preserving Pamela Colman Smith’s original line art—creating a fresh, flowing aesthetic. Additionally, the cards provide Hebrew and astrological correspondences to the Major Arcana—not included in the original Rider-Waite-Smith deck—for those seekers who have interest in Qabalah and astrology.
The Weiser Tarot was created to speak to your own personal Tarot needs and desires. Whether you are new to the Tarot or a seasoned card reader, you can use The Weiser Tarot for divination, fortune-telling, self-transformation, spellcasting, or any other purpose.

Urban Chaman/Author/Podcaster/Most Excellent Human - Elhoim Leafar - 11/13/22

The Urban Chaman - Author Elhoim Leafar joins me to discuss his vision for the new year, along with his thoughts on gatekeeping, jealousy, and the bitterness we see in the world.
You can find out more by visiting: www.elhoimleafar.com
You can also find this author on his social media:
www.instagram.com/elhoimleafar/
twitter.com/elhoimleafar
elhoimleafar.tumblr.com
Please subscribe to his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx7rM3yT5Yc3BJmkLNacSWA

The Pentacle Path with Heron Michelle

Heron Michelle joins me to discuss The Pentacle Path series, and what she has been working on since the release of the highly acclaimed, "Elemental Witchcraft: A Guide to Living a Magickal Life through the Elements"
Heron Michelle (Greenville, NC) is a mom, shopkeeper, modern witch, and priestess. Originally from South Carolina, she is an alumna of the Fine Arts Center High School with focus in Creative Writing, and holds a BS from East Carolina University. Heron is the owner of The Sojourner Whole Earth Provisions, a metaphysical shop in Uptown Greenville. She is also a Reiki master, tarot card diviner, and clairvoyant specializing in past life retrieval. Since 2010, she's taught a unique training program in modern witchcraft through the shop. From that classroom emerged The Sojo Circle, a coven of independent witches for whom she served as co-founding High Priestess. She writes the blog 'Witch on Fire' at Patheos Pagan, and regularly lectures at local universities, festivals, and conferences.
Pleae visit https://heronmichelle.com/ for more information.

FIRST FRIDAYS WITH RAINA AND TALIESIN - 11/04/22

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