Hey, y’all! I’ve been thinking about what we do with ashes, whether they be from spells, rituals, home fires, or garden burns. It’s just incredibly important to consider what created our ash and how to dispose of it in ways that are both magical and responsible to the environment. Today, I’m running through some of these moments with y’all: and it gets a bit scientific and teachy. Along the way, we also will cover closed loop systems and how they can utilize ash—as well as why they are critical to Witch Folk. Hope you find it helpful! Love y’all like chicken.

Hey, y’all: I’m on my way back to health and wanted to share with y’all a Witch’s Duh moment wherein I simply forgot to call my energy back home for some time. As sick as I’ve been for nearly a month, it was a no-brainer to do so—but life got away from me, and I became a drained battery. Also, I’m answering the listener letters that are focused on the fear of casting, lest we might hurt someone/something. Let’s dig into that a little? Welcome back to the porch. I’ve almost got my broom set aright. :)

Well, y’all: I’m still recovering, but better every day. Snuggle up on the porch and let me tell y’all about the land, the trees, and how it feels to fall and go tumbling into the dark—cradle and all. Sometimes, being a Witch means to accept that we are also just energy, ebbing and flowing, but never quite destroyed. Hope your Autumn Equinox was wonderful!

Hey, y’all: thank you to everyone who reached out and sent good vibes during my illness. I recorded this several days ago—but today, I feel a bit more like myself again. It was pretty scary and knocked the literal wind out of me, my Craft, and my family. What mattered, in the end, was the manner in which my ancestors showed up and supported my spirit. Here’s how I was able to Witchify the most serious illness I’ve ever experienced—although, even here, I cannot find the words to express how crucial it is to “stay in contact” with our ancestors, rather than venerating them only at particular times of the year.Even my familiar, Tituba, had a part in keeping breath in my body. I apologize for my absence and hope some of y’all are still around to join me on the porch! Blessed Be, Seba

Well, y’all, I barely kept my rear out of the hospital. I’ve gotten Covid after escaping it for so long and it’s taken me out pretty hard. I thought I’d be able to podcast by today (eight days into the plague), but alas. This virus has me in its clutches still.

It turns out, there’s something to working with the land, rather than working the land. Somewhere in that journey, my little disinherited rear got adopted by the trees, the soil, the land spirits and all that reside here. I’ll talk more about that next week, but for today, let’s talk about how I came into my real inheritance and how Metallica (among other bands) changed my tomato/pepper game.

We, as Witches and Pagans, often separate Halloween from Samhain--and, I get that.  But, Halloween made me who I am.  It prepared me for Samhain as an adult, deepened that resonance and steadied me for my grown life as a witch.  And sometimes, when I'm super sad, all it takes the whiff of a bonfire and some caramel to bring the magic back around.

More than anything, the poverty of my younger years taught me to see past material wealth. There was one woman who mattered in that lesson, who showed me the magic of making something good out of not much at all.

Sometimes, camouflage is a necessary part of of the Craft. But, as John points out: there are risks in shrouding ourselves for too long, too deeply. Join us on the porch as we navigate these murky waters.

Shannon (coven student and friend) and I did a deep dive on the origin of all things goddess, what we believe, and slipped (of course) into a conversation about gender fluidity.  So snuggle onto the porch and let’s chat goddess worship!