A show through which many topics related to spirituality, magic, Nature based religions, philosophies and spirit-minedness.
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Come spill the tea and read some leaves to filth with Season of the Witch’s host Rowan Oaken. Join in every other week to delve into spells, lore, correspondences, and some of the more problematic complexities of living as a modern witch, crafting everyday magick. Be part of the discussion and join the online coven with Rowan over on: Instagram - @SotWwithRowan Facebook - @SotWwithrowan Email - seasofthewitchpodcast@gmail.com And catch up with Tess over on Instagram @theobscurawitch
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Healing the Inner Teen - S3, Ep6.
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Welcome to this week’s episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken, where we're getting real about healing the inner teen. After a brief hiatus due to personal loss I’m back, and it feels fitting to dive into something personal! This episode isn't just about looking back at our teenage selves with a mix of nostalgia and cringe; it's about under…
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A Witches Guide to Surviving the Holidays - S3, Ep5.
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Welcome to our next episode looking at ways to protect yourself over the holiday period. Episode Dedication: HighlySensitiveSoulPodcast If you'd like to show your love and leave a review, please head over to Apple Podcasts and share your thoughts. It helps the show immensely. Enforced Fun: The Holiday Struggle Now, onto the topic of enforced fun. E…
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Critical Mindfulness - S3, EP4.
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Episode Dedication: A shoutout to Apple podcast reviewer “Mr. Fullbottom.” Episode Highlights: Historical Roots in Hinduism and Vedic Traditions: Exploration of mindfulness or "attentive awareness" in early Hindu scriptures. Discussion on Hinduism's evolution over 4,000 years and its religious traditions in Vedic writings. Introduction of concepts …
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Midnight Society Special - Straw-Man [Part 2]
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Join me Rowan in the next installment of Straw-Man, where our stranded protagonist, Amir, finds himself in the home of Mr. Harvey Blackwater, the town's mayor, whose fatherly warmth masks an unsettling secret in the muffled cries upstairs.Meet our newest character, the enigmatic Ethan, a bohemian rebel with a charming smile, who is committed to dis…
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Cauldron of Candor: Lost in Limbo
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Hellooo a big sassy to our first-ever Cauldron of Candor (COC) episode on Season of the Witch. We kick off with a heartfelt letter from Lost in Limbo, who's found themselves in a tangle with their fiancé after they moved to a small town away from family and friends. With a cauldron full of witchy wisdom to share, I will be exploring how to turn tho…
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Straw-Man: A Midnight Society Special [Part 1]
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The Midnight Society Specials are back!! This time with episodic story-telling... Oooh how contemporary. For this spooky season I am sticking with the annual tradition of telling ghost stories with the new and original tale 'Straw-Man'. This story unveils the eerie adventure of Amir who, in a bid to secure essential funding for his flagging researc…
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Fear, Epigenetics and the Occult: A Samhain look at why we get scared - S3, Ep3.
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Dive into a spine-chilling exploration of fear with me in this week’s episode of Season of the Witch - but not too deep, open water is gross. Journey through the evolutionary roots of fear, its epigenetic inheritance, and how our bodies react to it. Discover how media magnifies fear, the historical whirlwinds of mass hysteria, and the unique ways t…
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Vision Quests and Transformational Trails: self discovery and rites of passage - S3, Ep2
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Hello my sassy witches and a warm welcome back to another episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken. This week, we voyage into rites of passage and transformational journeys, shedding light on transitions, trauma and much more. Unseen Transitions: I delve into the unnoticed transitions of life, painting a contrast with celebrated milestones l…
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Greetings to all mystical minds, it's your favourite sassy host, Rowan from Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken! I’m here with some news; brace yourselves for the unveiling of COC!! Yes, the Cauldron of Candor - a bewitching podcast series that will simmer alongside our regular brew. This new concoction promises to serve you the richest blend of h…
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Mourning Brew: Stirring Up Grief with a Spoonful of Witchy Wit - S3,EP1.
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Join me Rowan Oaken, the Bob Ross of Hocus Pocus, in this week’s episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken.Here's a cauldron full of what we have brewing in this episode: Unveiling the Unseen: Catching up on where the show’s been, Tess’s new adventures, and a sneak peek into Rowan’s mystical yet mundane life. The Veil of Grief: As Samhain app…
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The Threefold Law and Karma - S2, Ep8.
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Come join the discussion this week where we differentiate the concepts of Karma and the Threefold Law which often get confused within the craft. Here we will be questioning the negative binarism of good and bad acts, pondering whether it is possible to pay off karmic debt and spilling all tea whilst reading the Wiccan Rede to filth. To continue the…
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An Autumn Return - S2, Ep.7
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Join is in a new journey through what is the raw and unfiltered Season of the Witch - yes there was editing in previous episodes believe it or not! In this week's episode we talk about our return to the podcast and why there has been such a long summer hiatus. Despite being a recap and roundup episode we still find time talk about Samhain and the h…
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A summer’s Forage (part 2) Borage, St. John’s Wort, Mugwort and Yarrow - S2, Ep.6
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We’re back to talk witchy herbs in the second part of our foraging series, and this time we’re chatting about Borage, St. John’s Wort, Mugwort and Yarrow - all the sexy midsummer plants. Find out which ones are good for the SADs and which will make you trip balls in your dreams.For the first ten minutes of the episode, we have a little dive into th…
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Boundaries, Binding, Toxicity and Gatekeeping - S2, Ep.5
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Thank you all for waiting for this next episode - IT'S HERE! Join us this week as we spill the tea on common issues in online and offline witchcraft communities. In this episode, we will be explaining some of the common boundary-setting practices we have used before and how we deal with situations that have required binding. In addition to that, we…
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Beltane Foraging (part 1): comfrey, lilac, sweet woodruff, watermint & wild garlic - s2, Ep4.
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Come forage with us in the first episode of our wild and witchy foraging series. This week we’ll be running through some of the plants growing near us, and what their magickal and mundane properties are; these include comfrey, lilac, sweet woodruff, watermint, wild garlic and more. Rowan also learns that sassafras is a real thing, North American li…
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Beginner Witches, learn from our Mistakes - S2, Ep 3.
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Hello and welcome to another episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken and Tess Lauren. This week we are spilling all the tea on starting out in the craft, yes, you get to hear our embarrassing stories and list of things we wish we’d known when we began our witchling paths.This week, Rowan will be explaining why you need to put all that begin…
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Career Spells and the Workin' Witch - S2, Ep2.
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Were back with you this week to talk career spells and how we can utilise our witchy skills in the working world.
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Witchy Mental Health & Shadow Work - S2 Ep.1
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Hello and welcome back to a new Season of the Witch with your hosts Rowan Oaken and Tess Lauren.
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Season Finale, Comfy Cozy Witchy and Sassy - Ep. 31
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Welcome back witches. It's a Season of the Witch return but also a finale. Yes, the podcast will be returning in 2022 but in the meantime join me, and Jennie Blonde of the Comfy Cozy Witch Podcast, as we read the year to filth. Great to be back x
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Birthday Witchcraft - Ep.30
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Well, we are almost there my lovely witches, 365 days of Season of the Witch! Celebrate with me (as I also celebrate my birthday) by delving into the pagan origins of birthday candles and cakes, gift giving and a few of my thoughts around horoscopes and planetary returns. If you’re looking for your individual planetary returns, here’s your link: ht…
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Mountain Witchcraft - Ep.29
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Join me Rowan Oaken, the Bob Ross of Hocus Pocus, in this episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken. This week’s episode follows my time away in the Welsh mountains. For the past 10 years, I have always talked of how much I need to get away to the mountains – they fill me up. After months away from the peaks, I felt drained, and a short trip …
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Lughnasadh, Lammas, Bron-Trogain, Hlafmaess and the enigma of the corn – Ep. 27
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Join me Rowan Oaken, the Bob Ross of Hocus Pocus, in this week’s Sabbat Special episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken. In this week’s episode, I will be talking all things Lughnasadh, Lammas, Bron-Trogain Hlafmaess or just loaf mass if you're nasty. Come join me as we discover some of the origins and folklore of this festival and also inv…
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The Witch's Altar - ep.27
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Join me Rowan Oaken, the Bob Ross of Hocus Pocus, in this Week’s episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken. In this week’s episode, I will be talking all about altars, shrines and sacred spaces. This episode will break down the history of the altar - specifically the witch’s altar - to define what an altar is, how it can be used and what you …
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The Witch Bitch Amateur Hour come for Tea – Ep. 24
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Hey-y’all, get ready to talk the hide of a mule in an extra chatty chapter in the Season of the Witch catalogue as I spill the tea on the occult and thicccly read the leaves to filth with my two erect podcast friends – Listening to the show will help that make sense… sort of… kind of. Yes, this week we are humbly graced with the presence of 2020’s …
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Drawing Down the Sun – Bonus Episode
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Join me Rowan Oaken, the Bob Ross of Hocus Pocus, in this week’s bonus episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken. In this bonus episode, I will be talking you through a solitary ritual from Llewellyn’s Sabbat Essentials on drawing down the sun to harness its positive energies for your own craft workings or personal productivity. This ritual i…
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Midsummer, Litha and the Summer Solstice 2021 – Ep. 23
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Join me Rowan Oaken, the Bob Ross of Hocus Pocus, in this Week’s Sabbat Special episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken. In this week’s episode, I will be talking about all things Midsummer, Litha and the Summer Solstice. Perhaps you are Swedish – or Ari Aster - and call it Midsommar? Come along for a dip into some of the histories behind S…
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The Fae, Fairies and Elementals – Ep.22
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Join me Rowan Oaken, the Bob Ross of Hocus Pocus, in this week’s episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken. This week I will be going from being called a fairy to talking about fairies. How exciting! And of course, I would be remiss to leave out the fae. In this episode I will delve into history, tales, and folklore to give you a bit of an un…
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Join me, Rowan, in this week’s episode of Season of the Witch where I will be talking all about the moon from history, folklore and associations. Moon Magick? I have you covered. Moon Phases? Got those. Moon Months? Yes. Moon deities? I even have that! What about the blue moon? I have something… It’s not great but I have something. Come cheese out …
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Join me Rowan Oaken, the Bob Ross of Hocus Pocus, in this Week’s Sabbat Special episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken. In this week’s episode I will be talking all things Beltane or Beltaine however you want to spell it. Yes, that means May Bushes, May Queens, May Wine and of course penis jokes. Come join me as we discover some of the ori…
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Wands, Staffs and Stangs – Ep. 19
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Oh my – This week I am covering one of my favourite and most used magickal tools, The Wand. But, because I am feeling giving and loving, I will be delving into the history and lore behind other magickal wand shaped items including the staff, stang, apotropaic wand, dowsing rod and more!In the show I will also be talking about how you can make your …
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Witchcraft Paths and Impostor Syndrome – Ep.18
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Welcome to another episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken, the Bob Ross of Hocus Pocus. In this week’s episode we will be talking all about Witchcraft Paths ranging from Green, Solitary, Chaos, Hedge, Kitchen, House, Light/Dark/Grey and even a bit of Heathenism/Odinism… We’re talking real fast in this episode! A word of warning, I don’t ac…
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Ostara, Eostre and The Spring Equinox – Ep. 17
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Join me, Rowan, in this week’s episode of Season of the Witch as we dive into the spring equinox, the sabbat of Ostara and the goddess’ Eostre. Let’s have a chat about what we can do as pagan practitioners at this time of year both magickal and mundane. Join me at the end of the episode where I will be dropping a cheeky bonus spell to balance your …
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Home and Hearth Witchery with Jennie Blonde, The Comfy Cozy Witch – Ep.16
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Get ready to get extra comfy, super cozy and whole lot witchy because I have such a special guest on the show this week. It’s Jenny, yes, THE Jennie Blonde from The Comfy Cozy witch podcast and Instagram page, who I talk about all the time on the show. In this week’s episode we will be talking about Home and Hearth witchery, whilst spilling tea – i…
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Crimson & Clover a Valentine’s Day Midnight Society Special – Ep.15
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Join me this week on Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken as I submit our next story for the approval of the Midnight Society.You’re in for a bit of a surprise this week: I’m submitting a love story. It is Valentine's Day after all! Of course it wouldn’t be a SotW story without something a little bit spooky so make sure you’ve got the blanket ready…
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Lupercalia, Valentine’s Day & Love Spells – Ep.14
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Join me this week as I dive deep into the history of the Pagan festival Lupercalia, to figure out why the Roman’s enjoyed thrashing their women with goatskin and most importantly, figuring out what this has to do with sending your loved one a heart shaped box of Chocolates this Valentine’s day. In addition to the fertility flaying, I will be explor…
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Imbolc 2021: Brigid Jones’ Diary and Creating Fire Seeds – Ep.13
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Join me this week on Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken, as we talk about our girl Brigid. The Celtic Goddess will be inspiring us to set new intentions, rid ourselves of that which no longer serves us and help develop a sense of renewal and rebirth as the earth re-awakens. Imbolc is just around the corner; in this episode we will have a chat abo…
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Grimoires and Book of Shadows with the Journal Supreme - Ep. 12
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This week I am joined by the always fabulous Christie from The Journal Supreme - @journalsupreme on Instagram - as we talk all things journaling. We will be spilling the tea on mental health, Grimoire aesthetics and some of the similarities and differences between a BoS and Grimoire. Enjoy, also, a lovely retelling of a Rowan diary segment from 200…
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First Footing, Hogmanay and New Years Eve – Ep.11
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It’s Season of the Witch’s last 2020 episode and I will be seeing you out with some history and lore surrounding New Years celebrations. In this week’s episode, I will be exploring one of my favourite yearly traditions and that is the First Footing. This Gaelic tradition is one that has been adapted in my family to work some witchy intention settin…
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Frau Perchta and a Christmas Ghost Story: a Midnight Society Yule Special - Ep. 10
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Yes, those may be sleigh bells ringing but that doesn’t mean we can’t rattle our bones. Today’s episode is a Yuletide Midnight Society ookie spooky special, in which I will be joined by the fabulous Helena of @practicallyawitch as we get cozy with our Witch of the Week – the Krampus’ goose-footed other half Frau Perchta. I will be brushing off my s…
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Yule, Mithras, Winter Solstice and Dualtheistic-Pagan-Christian homes - Ep.9
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Merry Yuletide Witches, it’s the first in our festive line up on Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken and this week I will be reclaiming Christmas as I delve into some Yuletide origins, activities and lore whilst exposing some of the Pagan roots of our pal Kris Kringle. Be sure to join me in the episode with a mulled wine in hand as we meet my husb…
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Sigils, Wands and Conspiritualism: Spilling Tea with Marshall, Witch of Southern Light – Ep. 8
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Join me, Rowan, for a deliciously fresh new episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken. On this week’s episode, I have a super pumped Witch of the Week segment where I will be interviewing Social Media Witch Superstar, and Occult Bibliophile, Marshall of Witch of Southern Light to spill all the witchy tea.Join us as we challenge ideas within t…
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Cultural Appropriation and Misappropriation in the Craft – Ep. 7
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Join me, Rowan, in our last weekly episode before the show moves to bi-monthly (two a month) as we discuss Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night: 5th November) and some of its connections to Pagan practices. In our main segment this week, we will be talking cultural appropriation in Neopagasm, Wicca and the craft to analyse when it is okay to appropriate…
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The SOTW Midnight Society Special: Shadow People and The Haunting of Mill Lane - Ep.6
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Something wicked this way comes. Welcome to our very first spooky episode! Titled after my FAVOURITE TV show of the 90’s, ‘Are you Afraid of the Dark’. Join me, Rowan, as we creep through the woods to unearth some terrifying tales about Shadow People and be chilled more knowing that all of these are true stories. After that, we arrive through the w…
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Samhain, Problematic Ancestors and Jack o' Lanterns - Ep.5
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It’s starting to look a lot like Samhain. Join me, Rowan, for a sabbaty special Samhain episode of Season of the Witch with Rowan Oaken. This week, we will be talking all things Samhainy, including lore, history, misconceptions, correspondences and magickal workings – I’ve even treated you to two bonus spells at the end of the episode, bargain! One…
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Tituba, Trials and Witchy History with Rowan & Eleanor- Ep. 4
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This week is a very special history episode of Season of the Witch as we will be joined by our very first guest, Eleanor Knowles of @WitchyHistory on Instagram, as we lift the coffin on some witch trial history, looking at some of its shadiest characters… Spoiler alert, most of them are depraved men in political or religious power. No points for gu…
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Witch Stereotypes and Demdike of Pendle - Ep.3
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Take a knee deep dive into the cesspit of witchy stereotypes and misconceptions with me - Rowan - in our third episode of Season of the Witch, with Rowan Oaken. In this episode, we will be thumbing through the history pages as we explore our very first Witch of the Week, Elizabeth Demdike of Pendle, to find out exactly how badly someone like myself…
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Basic Witches, Hexing and Autumnal Craft - Ep.2
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The pumpkin spiced latte is back in the UK and the word Basic Witch is circling social media once more. Join me, Rowan Oaken, in our second episode as we take a nosedive into Basic Witchery, looking at its use in social media and consumer culture. Explore some Autumnal Equinox crafts and learn about the benefits of a Hawthorne Haw infusion*** and s…
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A Spell for Balance and a Spell of Under-representation in the Witch Community - Ep. 1
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Join me, Rowan Oaken, your new gay best friend, witch-dad and host of the first ever ‘Season of the Witch’ podcast. This week, we will be throwing open Pandora’s Box as we flip the lid on representation in the witch community and in the spirit of the autumnal/spring equinoxes, we will be getting into the themes of balance. I will be sharing my favo…
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Raven Grimassi in his own words part 2
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Raven Grimassi talk about his background, training, experiences, and adventures over almost five decades of adult practice. This is sure to be a historical presentation not to be missed! ***************************** Visit our website at: www.houseofgrimassi.com Raven Grimassi is a award winning author of 18 + books on the subject of Old World Witc…
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