Desperate House Witches

IT’S RAINA’S BIRTHDAY SHOW WITH LLEWELLYN AUTHOR DR. DEBRA BURRIS

It's that time of the year.  Raina's birthday rant and an hour of hanging out with bestie, Dr. Debra Burris!
About Dr. Debra Burris:
Debra L. Burris is a witch, farmer, physicist, and Master Naturalist. She has a PhD in physics and teaches meteorology, astronomy, and physical sciences at the University of Arkansas. She has worked for the National Severe Storms Labs as a storm spotter and is a regular presenter at Mystic South. Visit her at Instagram.com/DocFireWoman.
Look for her upcoming book from Llewellyn - WEATHER MAGIC: WITCHERY, SCIENCE, LORE to be released in April, 2024.
 

HANNAH FROM BINX’S HOME FOR CATS/HOUSE OF BLACK CAT MAGIC

Binx's Home for Black Cats
 Hannah Soboleski is the President of House of Black Cat Magic, Co., and the Executive Director of Binx's Home for Black Cats and directs all day-to-day operations. She is a lifetime cat lover and has been rescuing, fostering, and rehoming cats since 2016. She has spent years working with established cat rescues, shelters, and community cat programs to better the lives of cats and kittens in Buncombe County. She is also working toward her degree in Biology, with an emphasis on Animal Sciences. Binx Pyewacket is her familiar and best friend and is also the rescue mascot.
 
Star Bustamonte is the Senior Vice President of House of Black Cat Magic, Co., News correspondent for The Wild Hunt, and co-host of The 4:15. Her background is varied, having decades-long experience in both the service and retail industry. Spiritually, her path has forever been one of service and over the course of her life she has devoted her energy to supporting a variety causes that rest upon the foundation of equality, justice, and truth. She’s also always been crazy for cats so it seems perfectly normal for her to now be involved with a rescue at this stage of her life—crazy cat lady, indeed!
Together, Soboleski & Bustamonte opened House of Black Cat Magic in June of 2023, an operation that combines a retail shop offering magical & metaphysical supplies with a cat lounge that features adoptable Black Cats that are always happy to provide a little purr therapy for anyone visiting the lounge.
Binx’s Home for Black Cats contact and social media resources:
Email: binxhomeforblackcats@gmail.com
Website: https://www.binxshomeforblackcats.com/
 

Llewellyn’s Little Book of Witchcraft - Deborah Blake

From LLEWELLYN'S LITTLE BOOKS SERIES #16
Brimming with nearly seventy spells, tips, and activities, this illustrated book helps you take new steps on your personal journey into witchcraft. Award-winning author Deborah Blake teaches you how to build an altar, use divination tools, invoke deities, and much more. Covering a wide range of magical goals, this little book will help you improve your relationships, deepen your connection to nature, and live a successful, enchanted life.
Deborah Blake is the author of over a dozen books on modern Witchcraft, including The Little Book of Cat Magic and Everyday Witchcraft, as well as the acclaimed Everyday Witch Tarot and Everyday Witch Oracle. She has also written three paranormal romance and urban fantasy series for Berkley, and her new cozy mystery series launched with Furbidden Fatality in 2021. Deborah lives in a 130-year-old farmhouse in upstate New York with numerous cats who supervise all her activities, both magical and mundane. Visit her at DeborahBlakeAuthor.com.

FIRST FRIDAY POLITICS WITH TALIESIN AND RAINA

Join me and Taliesin Govannon (The Pagan Pundit) as we discuss the latest in politics.
Follow Taliesin at https://www.tiktok.com/@taliesingovannon and https://www.instagram.com/taliesingovannon/?hl=en and https://www.taliesing.com/

The 4:15 - October 5th, 2023

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

More Fiber Magick with Opal Luna

Opal Luna, author of "FIBER MAGICK - A WITCH'S GUIDE TO SPELLCASTING WITH CROCHET, KNOTWORK & WEAVING" comes back on for a visit.
Featuring over 100 color photos and illustrations, this fun and accessible guide introduces you to the magickal power of crochet, knotwork, and other fiber crafts. Witch and crochet expert Opal Luna shows you how to move spiritual intention from your mind into your hands through practical exercises, creative techniques, and patterns for more than seventy projects.
Improving your magick through fiber arts is easy with Opal's step-by-step instructions and empowering guidance. Discover the tools of the trade, the power of color, and a variety of weaving, braiding, and knotting methods. Learn how to connect to deities and create sacred space for your practice. Explore how Fiber Magick can be used in your holiday celebrations and rites of passage. From sigils and yarn amulets to prayer shawls and crocheted poppets, Fiber Magick is full of delightful projects and perfect for practitioners of all skill levels.
Opal Luna is a Crone Priestess of Minerva, long-time witch, crocheter, and teacher. She serves the South Florida Pagan Community as an officer of the Moonpath Grove. Become a member of The Fiber Magick Coven group on Facebook to share the Craft and craftiness.
Please visit https://www.fibermagick.com/
 

LEO WITCH - UNLOCK THE MAGIC OF YOUR SUN SIGN

Coby Michael and Ivo Dominguez, Jr. come on to discuss book #5 of The Witch's Sun Sign Series!
Ignite your witchcraft with the mighty roar of your Leo sun sign. Featuring eye-opening insight and numerous spells, exercises, and stories, Leo Witch reveals what strengths and weaknesses this sign brings to both your practice and everyday life. Ivo Dominguez, Jr. and Coby Michael, along with a variety of Leo contributors, teach you how to best connect with your sun sign energy.
This book deepens your relationship to yourself, providing many ways to channel your natural tendencies into stronger witchcraft. Explore your moon and rising sign traits, discover what correspondences are best for Leo, perform a ritual to meet the spirit of your sign, and cleanse and shield yourself. This book in the Witch's Sun Sign Series helps you light up the night with your warmth, strength, and showmanship.
Contributors include BronxWitch, Jaime Gironés, Fio Gede Parma, Gwendolyn Reece, Lady Rhea, David Salisbury, Dawn Aurora Hunt, and Sandra Kynes.
For more about Ivo Dominguez, Jr., please visit IvoDominguezJr.com and for Coby Michael, please visit  https://www.thepoisonersapothecary.com/
 
 

Inspiring Creativity Through Magick with Astrea Taylor

Astrea Taylor visits to discuss her latest book- Inspiring Creativity Through Magick: 
Art is inherently magickal, and you, as an artist, are also a magician who can ritualize your creative endeavors to make them stronger than ever. Astrea Taylor offers an impressive collection of spells, rituals, deities, and lore that will help you bring to life the story, painting, sculpture, or music you've been dreaming about.
This book is designed to guide you through the entire creative process. You'll draw inspiration from spirits and the four elements to complete your rough draft, and then use the principles of alchemy to refine your piece. Astrea also shares deep insights on releasing your art into the world, resting between projects, and persevering through hard times. From handling criticism to awakening the guiding spirit of art, this book shares numerous exercises and activities to get your creativity flowing and keep it going.
Includes a foreword by Michael Herkes, author of The Glam Witch
Find Astrea Taylor at https://www.astreataylor.com/

JADE SOL LUNA RETURNS!

Occultist, Agori, Musician, Hecate devotee and  Asterian Astrologer, Jade Sol Luna is one of the first Westerners ever to reconstruct the Javanajataka into a Greco-Roman format. Jade Luna has traveled extensively around the planet, lecturing and conducting workshops on the shadow aspects of Ancient Roman-Greco mysticism. Jade has traveled to India more than 30 times and spent a great deal of time with various teachers, Saints and Sadhu's in Asia. He has previously presented seminars at various locations world wide. During and after Luna's formal spiritual training, Bhau Kalchuri (disciple of Meher Baba) and Kal Babaji (Khajuraho India), tutored him in advanced mysticism and other forms of classical Indian lore. Jade Luna has now transformed his Indian studies into a Greco-Roman practice, showing the spiritual connection that the Ancient Mediterranean had with India. Jade Luna is the author of Hecate: Death, Transition and Spiritual Mastery, Hecate II: The Awakening of Hydra, Asterian Astrology and 27 Stars. Spiritually, Jade Luna is an Aghori. The Aghori (Sanskrit aghora) are worshippers of the Dark God or Goddess. The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals. They often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed smearing cremation ashes on their bodies, and have been known to use bones for crafting kapalas which Kali and other Hindu deities are often iconically depicted holding or using) and jewelry. Because of their practices that are contradictory to orthodox Hinduism, they are generally opposed by other Hindus.Many Aghori gurus command great reverence from rural populations as they are supposed to possess healing powers gained through their intensely eremitic rites and practices of renunciation and tápasya. 

The 4:15 - September 7th, 2023

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