Desperate House Witches

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/

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

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 practi

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

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 Taylo

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. S

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

Author Debra DeAngelo discusses her latest book - Sacred Massage Featuring a variety of physical and spiritual techniques, this book helps you explore massage therapy through the lens of magic and ritual. Debra DeAngelo teaches you how to infuse each session with divine love and channel your healing energy into another person. This thoughtful touch can provide relaxation and relief to family and friends with a variety of ailments, such as:Alzheimer's Disease • Anxiety • Arthritis • Autism Spectrum Disorder • Chronic Pain • Cramps • Digestive Disorders • Dementia • Depression • Fibromyalgia • Grief • Headaches • High Blood Pressure • Inflammation • Insomnia • Sports Injuries Sacred Massage provides hands-on activities for preparing your ritual space, creating an altar, grounding, setting intentions, and inviting the elements. Discover how meditation and deity worship can help you establish a deeply spiritual session. Use herbs, crystals, essential oils, and candles to elevate the therapeutic experience. Culm

Whiskey Stevens comes on to discuss her latest release - Whiskey Stevens - Unapologetically Magick STANDING STRONG AT THE CENTER OF YOUR WITCHCRAFT Live Your Truth. Stop People Pleasing. Take Your Magick to the Next Level. Your magick is unique; it doesn't have to measure up to anyone's standards but your own. With Whiskey Stevens' guidance, you can build a daily practice that confronts your negative programming with intention and joy. She teaches you how to live authentically in the Craft through practical exercises, simple techniques, and inspiring personal stories. Expanding on the empowerment in Rise of the Witch, Unapologetically Magick presents spellwork to keep you strong and confident in your witchcraft. Find your coven and create your own magical workings. Use tarot for self-love. Overcome toxic comparisons to other witches. Explore techniques for reducing insecurity and navigating your finances. Most of all, you'll practice magick with no regrets. Includes a foreword by Devin Hunter, bestsellin

Nathan Hall joins me to discuss his book! DISCOVERING THE MAGICK OF ANIMISTIC WITCHCRAFT Rewild Your Soul and Deepen Your Relationship with Our Interconnected World Discover an exciting approach to witchcraft that teaches you how to see and work with the life in all things, from animals and plants to rocks, rivers, and beyond. Nathan M. Hall provides an in-depth and thoughtful exploration of animism, guiding you down the path of the moonlit hedge with more than thirty exercises that support the needs of your wild soul. This book builds your magickal foundation through journeying and trancework, helping you connect with natural energies and patterns of the earth. You’ll meet and partner with spirits of the land, perform meditations and spells that strengthen your commitment to the craft, and learn how to cross the hedge (enter the spirit world) to participate in the Witches' Sabbat. By adopting this magickal worldview, you can create balance within yourself and empower your work as a witch. Nathan M. Hall

Join me and Taliesin Govannon (The Pagan Pundit) as we discuss the latest in politics. Please visit Taliesin at https://www.taliesing.com/

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

Witchcraft meets astrology in this comprehensive guide to the power of the planets tailored specifically for witches so you can incorporate the celestial study into your spells and magical rituals. This guide to astrology was written just for witches, with information to help you understand how the positions of the celestial bodies can affect your magic and spellcraft—and how you can use a deeper understanding of the zodiac to strengthen your magic by becoming in tune with the planets. The Modern Witchcraft Book of Astrology includes: -Expert information on how to use astrology to strengthen your magic -An index of the magical energies and correspondences for the astrological seasons, houses, the planets, asteroids, and other celestial bodies -Dozens of spells to try, organized by astrological season so you have powerful magic to choose from at every point in the wheel of the year Please visit the author's website at https://juliahalinahadas.com/ The Modern Witchcraft Book of Astrology is perfect

It's the annual live show from the Mystic South Conference in beautiful Atlanta, GA. Presenters will be stopping by to discuss their workshops, books and products. Always a fun show!  

I'll be reporting live on Thursdy, July 13th, 2023 (before the official start of the conference) - there will be special guests! Mystic South Conference is held at the beautiful Crowne Plaza Altanta Perimeter at Ravinia. Please visit https://mystic-south.com/events/mystic-south-2023/ for conference details!

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Authors Vincent Higginbotham and Martha Kirby Capo discuss their latest book - THRIFTY WITCHERY - MAGICK FOR THE PENNY-PINCHING PRACTITIONER Learn the secrets to practicing magick on a budget with this empowering guide. Featuring more than forty exercises and practices, Thrifty Witchery shows that intuition, wisdom, and intention are more important to your magick than expensive trinkets. With these three skills, you can turn everything you touch into a magickal tool. Vincent Higginbotham and Martha Kirby Capo teach you how to see the world with a witch's eyes and mind. Discover how to safely forage for supplies, find specific items you know you need, and fabricate separate components into something new and full of magickal intention.  Vincent Higgenbotham is the author of How Witchcraft Saved My Life and coauthor of Thrifty Witchery. Mostly self-taught, Vini is not initiated in any traditional form or witchcraft practice. He follows his gut in all things magic but spends plenty of time researching to be su

Daniela Simina joins me to discuss her book - A Fairy Path: The Memoir of a Young Fairy Seer in Training An autobiographical work offering unique insights into the practice of fairy ritual healers of Romania, A Fairy Path: The Memoir of a Young Fairy Seer in Training follows a very young Daniela, whose rebellious streak and decision to pursue the path of fairy seership clash against societal norms and restrictions imposed by a dictatorial political regime. Filled with fairy occurrences, charms, spells, and ritual work directly experienced by the author, A Fairy Path does more than just tell a story: It provides material that substantiates the reality of fairy phenomena in modern times while offering those who follow a fairy-based spiritual path resources for study and practice. Product Details ISBN-13:9781803414027Publisher:Moon BooksPublication date:01/01/2024Pages:200Product dimensions:5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) About the Author Daniela Simina is a practitioner of energy medicine, fairy witch, and author

John Beckett joins me to discuss what he calls "the currents of magic" and how they're getting stronger. John Beckett grew up in Tennessee with the woods right outside his back door. Wandering through them gave him a sense of connection to Nature and to a certain Forest God. John is a Druid in the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a member of Ár nDraíocht Féin (ADF), a member of the Denton Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans, and a former Vice President of CUUPS Continental. He’s been writing, speaking, teaching, and leading public rituals since 2003. His books The Path of Paganism (2017) and Paganism In Depth (2019) are published by Llewellyn Worldwide. John can be found on his website Under the Ancient Oaks (https://undertheancientoaks.com/), on his Patheos blog (https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/), and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. John lives in the Dallas – Fort Worth area and earns his keep as an engineer.

A very special pair of guest make a visit to the show!