Desperate House Witches

BACKYARD GARDEN WITCHERY WITH LAUREL WOODWARD 09/10/22

Laurel Woodward joins me to discuss her latest book, BACKYARD GARDEN WITCHERY - CREATING MAGICKAL SPACE OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR.
Embrace the magick of gardening and grow your own living, breathing sanctuary. Laurel Woodward offers more than eighty spells, recipes, and activities for building, maintaining, and enjoying a biodiverse garden. This book teaches how to build a relationship with the green world while keeping your backyard garden sacred and safe. You'll explore plant energies and land spirits, the care of herb, vegetable, and flower gardens, working with your home's soil and hardiness zone, and much more.
A natural companion to Kitchen Witchery, this beginner-friendly book also provides a compendium of garden plants, including common weeds, culinary herbs, and perennials. Laurel helps you design the perfect space for herbalism, meditation, spellwork, divination, healing, or worship. With her guidance, you'll create a natural haven that feeds your sense of wonder and enhances your connection to the earth.
Laurel Woodward (Portland, OR) has been a witch for 20 years and is also a tarot reader. She has written for magazines and ezines on the subjects of healthy living, organic gardening, sustainable living, and the magick of tapping creative energy.
 http://www.LiminalLandscapes.com

THE POISON PATH HERBAL WITH COBY MICHAEL

Author Coby Michael joins Raina to discuss his book, "The Poison Path Herbal: Baneful Herbs, Ritual Entheogens, & Medicinal Nightshades"
For more about this amazing author:
Products, classes, plant info 
Thepoisonersapothecary.com
The Poison Path Herbal
https://www.innertraditions.com/books/the-poison-path-herbal
Blog
Patheos.com/blogs/poisonersapothecary
https://thehouseoftwigs.com/author/cobymichaelward/
Poison Path Online Course with The House of Twigs
https://learn.thehouseoftwigs.com/product/the-poison-path-course-begins-september-11-2021/
Poisoner's Apothecary Discussion Group on Facebook
@Poisonersapothecary on IG & Facebook 

THE 4:15 - SEPTEMBER 1, 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.
Please support The Wild Hunt at www.wildhunt.org 

LAURA TEMPEST ZAKROFF - AUTHOR/ARTIST/ORACLE CREATOR -08/31/22

The amazing LTZ joins me to discuss her newest oracle deck, Anatomy of a Witch Oracle: Cards for the Body, Mind & Spirit Cards 
This stunning 48-card oracle celebrates the Witch’s body and how it unites the material and metaphysical worlds. Check the pulse on different areas of your life with cards featuring systems of the magical body, lunar and solar events, senses, and more. This deck helps you pinpoint what needs your attention most while the full-color companion offers new perspectives and directs you toward action. With the Anatomy of a Witch Oracle, you can explore the full power of your Witch body―the most magical tool in your possession.
We will also be discussing her upcoming October book release - Visual Alchemy: A Witch's Guide to Sigils, Art & Magic.
A follow-up to the bestselling Sigil Witchery, Visual Alchemy takes a deeper look at the connection between art and magic. Laura Tempest Zakroff shows you how sigil work is quick, easy, and accessible to all, covering a vast number of topics from the elements of visual spell craft to creating your own sigils for solitary and group use.
For more about LTZ, please visit: www.LauraTempestZakroff.com

The Starspun Crystal Witch Returns - 08/27/22

Join me for another conversation with Ciel Luciole, proprietress of The Starspun Crystal Path.
From the Etsy site:
Welcome to the Starspun Crystal Path! Here you will find crystal bundles lovingly handpicked with intention to bring magic into your life. I choose all the crystals myself and select each one individually for their intended bundles based on how they harmonize with the other crystals. All the crystal allies in my care are well loved and handled with respect until they find their new home. We are starting small but I have big dreams for all that this path could become so be sure to check back often!

COVR AWARD WINNING AUTHOR/ARTIST LILITH DORSEY -08/24/22

COVR Award Winner, Lilith Dorsey visits to discuss all of their latest happenings!
Lilith's website, https://lilithdorsey.com :
Lilith Dorsey M.A., hails from many magickal traditions, including Afro-Caribbean, Celtic, and Indigenous American spirituality. Their traditional education focused on Plant Science, Anthropology, and Film at the University of R.I, New York University, and the University of London, and their magickal training includes numerous initiations in Santeria also known as Lucumi, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo. Lilith Dorsey is also a Voodoo Priestess and in that capacity has been doing successful magick since 1991 for patrons, is editor/publisher of Oshun-African Magickal Quarterly, filmmaker of the experimental documentary Bodies of Water :Voodoo Identity and Tranceformation,’ and choreographer/performer for jazz legend Dr. John’s “Night Tripper” Voodoo Show. They have long been committed to providing accurate and respectful information about the African Traditional Religions and are proud to be a published Black author of such titles as Voodoo and African Traditional Religion, 55 Ways to Connect to Goddess, The African-American Ritual Cookbook, Love Magic, the bestselling Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens and the award winning Water Magic.

AUTHOR MICHAEL HERKES - ASTROLOGY FOR WITCHES 08/19/22

Author Michael Herkes joins me to discuss his latest book, Astrology for Witches: Enhance Your Rituals, Spells and Practices with the Magic of the Cosmos.
MICHAEL HERKES, also known as “The Glam Witch,” has been a practicing modern witch for more than twenty years. He’s the author of The GLAM Witch, The Complete Book of Moon Spells, Moon Spells for Beginners, and others. Learn more at TheGlamWitch.com.
To order other titles by this author, please visit:
https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Herkes/e/B07KDXYWPM/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk

The Magic of Tarot with Author Sasha Graham - 08/12/22

Sasha is coming back to continue our discussion on the wonders of Tarot and her new book.
The amazing Tarot Diva herself, Sasha Graham, joins me to discuss, "The Magic of Tarot".
For more about Sasha Graham, please visit: https://www.sashagraham.com/
Metaphysical Author, International Tarot Teacher, Storyteller 365 Tarot Spreads, Dark Wood Tarot Featured: NY Times, NY Post, Buzzfeed & Refinery 29

The 4:15 - 08/04/22

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.
Please support The Wild Hunt at www.wildhunt.org 

DHW SHOW - LIVE ON LOCATION - MYSTIC SOUTH CONFERENCE 2022!

From the Mystic South Conference in beautiful Atlanta, Georgia!
Join Raina Starr and many special guests as they discuss this year's workshops, books, vendors, and who knows what else!
Guest list TBD.  
*Possible trigger warnings - due to the unpredictability of where any of our conversations might lead, listener/attendee discretion is advised.  This show is, as always, rated for adults only*
For morre information about Mystic South Conference, please visit:
https://mystic-south.com/