Hello again witches, seekers, and friends, and thank you for joining me on today's episode of The Fat Feminist Witch! Today I'm talking about sacred trees in myth and history, and how to incorporate tree magic into your practice. https://open.spotify.com/episode/29NRO6bFRYNCz9TeilNrpd?si=jD0tOh-fTu6xv96BC-lBEQ Recommended reading! Green Witchcraft by Paige Vanderbeck The Healing Tree by Stephanie Rose Bird The … Continue reading Episode 109 – The Wisdom of Wood
We are not always dealt the gentlest cards in life. Sometimes we’re dealt a very difficult hand. At some point all of us will be confronted by life’s inevitable tough passages: the loss of loved ones, a health crisis or illness, the endless thrum of national and global tragedies—as well as the empty nest, the … Continue reading The Cards You’re Dealt and the Weiser Tarot Journal by Theresa Reed | Book Review of Shadows
Hello again witches, seekers, and friends and thanks for tuning in to The Fat Feminist Witch! Today I'm joined by Gabriela Herstik - my favourite love goddess worshipping sacred slut! https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cMyOnVP4qL8mY8TIismEi?si=tjG8GfpwQy-MYd1rnFjd0w We're talking about working with the goddess, sex and love magic, and magical ways to subvert the patriarchy - all as outlined in her … Continue reading Episode 107 – Goddess Energy with Gabriela Herstik
Blood Sex Magic by Bri Luna is more than a book of magic, it's a book of life.
Step into the dark roots of Christmas past where the Krampus punishes the bad boys and girls.Christmas time is truly the darkest and creepiest time of the year filled with devilish creatures lurking in the shadows waiting to get us. Best known is the Krampus who has been the subject of films and songs. There … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: The Fright Before Christmas by Jeff Belanger
An alluring and inspiring tarot deck guided by the heart in honor of the Divine Feminine, by the popular author of Inner Witch.Whether you are new to the tarot or a longtime enthusiast, this radiant 78-card deck and companion book are for anyone who wants to empower themselves through a deeper relationship with the Goddess of … Continue reading It’s in The Cards: Goddess of Love Tarot Deck Review
Happy Halloween my witchy friends! In this year's halloween special I'm talking about real and fictional books bound in human skin, and the origins of grimoires and other historical spell books. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6UpyxPGW1yc7aRfLZWVOQV?si=zKJUFB-YSXut8hBcDESsLA Megan Rosenbloom, the author of Dark Archives, is also a death-positive activist and one of the founders of the Order of the Good … Continue reading Episode 103 – Grim Grinning Grimoires ( Very Fat Feminist Halloween Special 2023!)
HELLO AGAIN MY WITCHY FRIENDS! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vG6yIeQE94esznSpsWpS7?si=GtAjmVyhQiWgLnhXfqOaHg It's the summer solstice and I am so pleased to celebrate that with episode 100 of The Fat Feminist Witch Podcast, which is (hopefully) back for good! In this episode I share a difficult experience I had last month, re-introduce myself and share a bit about who I am, … Continue reading Episode 100 – Emotional Wisdom Part 2!
Color, Form and Magic hardcover book & the Prism Oracle. Photo from ChronicleBooks.com I've got a double dose of colour magic for you witches today! Nicole Pivirotto is digital designer and art director who regularly combines art and colour magic in both her professional work and personal spiritual practice, which lead her to write a … Continue reading Book and Deck Review Combo: Color, Form, and Magic & Prism Oracle by Nicole Pivirotto
Hello my witchy friends! I am thrilled to announce a new title to add to your shelves - THE SPELL JAR BOOK FOR BEGINNERS! Embrace the enchanting world of spell jars!Spell jars have been used as powerful spiritual tools since the days of ancient Mesopotamia—and now you can learn to harness their power. This beginner’s … Continue reading Introducing: the Spell Jar Book for Beginners!
A stunningly illustrated oracle deck featuring 52 of hip-hop’s most influential queens (from Lauryn Hill to Megan Thee Stallion) serving as compass points for spiritual growth and portals to guidance and meditation—from the author of God Save the Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-HopThe fifty-two artists included—from MC Lyte, Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, and Lil’ … Continue reading Hip Hop Queens Oracle Deck Review – 🃏🃏🃏🃏/5!
It's the beginning of a brand new year and time for me to think about the kinds of things I want to learn and experience this year, the things I want to leave in 2021, and where I'm going to go looking for magic. In a bizarre bit of irony, over the last 2 years … Continue reading 6 Witch Reads for 2022!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3AhYzVz11G6HM8urcfSvCj?si=Ksp1TS0mQziU3tHA3dtbSQ&dl_branch=1 Hello again witches, seekers, and friends - and thank you for tuning in to The Fat Feminist Witch Podcast! In today's episode I'm talking about my new book, Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom, and some of the ways witchcraft has helped me through a journey toward mental health and wellness. Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom comes … Continue reading Episode 92 – Emotional Wisdom
I am so excited to announce my third book, Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom, is being released on the Autumn Equinox of this year - September 21, 2021! This book was written to help absolutely anyone use witchcraft and magic to help them heal from the past, be kinder to themselves, and form more intimate and … Continue reading Introducing: Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom!
Hello cosmic conjurers! It's that time of year again - when the Perseid Meteor Shower reaches it's peak and tons of shooting stars will be visible between midnight and dawn! We got lucky and the shower follows close on the heels of the Leo new moon, which means you won't have too much light interference … Continue reading The Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks this Week!
I am so excited to see a book that is entirely about some of the darker and less mainstream-accepted sides of witchcraft and magic. This book travels into the darkness and brings back the tools and knowledge you need to safely wade in yourself. "Shadow magick occupies a critical role in the rich history of … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: Of Blood and Bones by Kate Freuler
🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! This book was sent to me by Llewellyn for review at the very end of 2019 and I fully intended to review it right away – but then I couldn’t stop using it! This book quickly became one of my very favourites on the subject of tarot, and also for journaling and contemplation. When … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: Pathworking the Tarot by Leeza Robertson
🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! from ChronicleBooks.com This beautiful book is dreamy and spacey and makes you feel good all over. It's less of a deep dive into self-care, as an activity for you to partake in AS an act of self care! Similar to a comic book or graphic novel, the art does most of the talking, but … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: Cosmic Care by Robin Eisenberg
🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! This beautiful book provides you with a whole new way to cast spells and honour the planet with REAL magic potions. The author herself contacted me and offered to send me a copy of her book, and I’m so glad because I absolutely loved it! It’s beautifully written, super informative, full of really gorgeous … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: WitchCraft Cocktails by Julia Halina Hadas
🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! A guide to conscious living through the moon and her phases, incorporating intersectional feminist theory, wellness rituals, spellwork, and witchcraft for the modern seeker. We all know the moon. We all have a relationship with it. The earliest people obeyed her orbit, timed their months and holidays and celebrations and agriculture to the moon; … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows – The Moon Book: Lunar Magic to Change Your Life by Sarah Faith Gottesdiener
I’ve always had an unspoken policy when it comes to tarot readings I do for others and that is that the deck cannot be entirely white. If a deck features human characters all the way through and all of them are white, I don’t use it. The reason for that is that there’s a zero … Continue reading I Love a Fat Deck
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2W11bVX1sml7EryBM9jZm8?si=lxkSWTuXSmW2csVexCGQ3A Listen on Podbean Hey friends and thank you so much for tuning in to the show! Today’s episode is pumpkin spiced and full of practical magic. I’ll be talking about the magical properties of pumpkins and the spice blend we use to flavour them – ie how magical IS your pumpkin spice latte, … Continue reading Episode 82 – Practical Pumpkin Spice Magic
🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! An inspiring exploration of the goddesses of the West African spiritual traditions and their role in shaping Yoruba (Ifa), Santeria, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo.Throughout Africa and beyond in the diaspora caused by the slave trade, the divine feminine was revered in the forms of goddesses like the ancient Nana Buluku, water spirits … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens by Lilith Dorsey
This sketchy herb and magic rock were inspired by the fiction podcast Welcome to Nightvale, but they both have real practical uses for modern witches. In the latest episode of the podcast, Episode 79 - A Episode About You, I described a ritual you can perform during the Night Blooming Cereus's 24-hour blooming period with … Continue reading Sketchy Herbs & Magic Rocks: Night Blooming Cereus & Bloodstone
🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! Harness the power of the moon―spells to invite abundance and achieve balanceLuminescent and ever-watchful, the moon is a powerful source of energy and a conduit for magical abundance, bestowing blessings from the universe to help you achieve your goals and desires. The Complete Book of Moon Spells provides down-to-earth guidance on the phases, folklore, … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: The Complete Book of Moon Spells by Michael Herkes
In my most recent podcast episode Episode 76 – Skip to My LUGH!, I shared a sketchy herb (magical plant) and magic rock (crystal) perfect for the sunny season of abundance that follows Lughnasadh on August 1st - mulbery and honey calcite. Both of these magical allies attract abundance to you, but they also help you … Continue reading Green Witchcraft: Mulberry & Honey Calcite
Hey witches! Want a chance to win TWO brand new books full of spells, rituals, and recipes for magic? Share this photo along with a mantra for a moon phase and you could win The Grimoire Journal AND The Complete Book of Moon Spells by Michael Herkes! 📖🌙.Here’s how to enter: Follow me @fatfeministwitch and … Continue reading Win a copy of The Grimoire Journal!
Craft a life filled with your own magic--a guided grimoire journal for new witches A witch's grimoire, or book of spells, is their magical companion and most powerful tool--and The Grimoire Journal is your personal guide to building your own. Learn to bless your home, scry with stars, craft your own tarot reading, or brew an enchanted … Continue reading Introducing – The Grimoire Journal: A Place to Record Spells, Rituals, Recipes, and More!
"Let's begin with what makes this book special - the fact that cursing, binding, jinxing and otherwise casting "baneful magic" (I love how poetic that is tbh) is a rarely touched-upon subject in books for modern witches. This book covers everything from the different words for this type of magic, to common methods and ingredients, ethical considerations, and reversing hexes and curses. She doesn't shy away from including classic ingredients like the witch's own urine, but there are plenty of spells for most purposes and the reader can decide what they're comfortable with. " [Read More] 🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! Book Review of Shadows: Utterly Wicked by Dorothy Morrison | The Fat Feminist WItch
Welcome to May, witches! Today I'm continuing my weekly exploration of the crystals in my collection to get more acquainted with their energy and uses. Working with crystals may start by seeing something shiny in the store and looking it up in your favourite encyclopedia (this is mine), but once you get it home it's … Continue reading #MagicRockMondays – Pietersite
get the 2020 beltane box! I am absolutely thrilled to be collaborating again with one of my favourite witchy companies - Green Moon Apothecary - on another sabbat box! This time we're celebrating Beltane, a spring time festival full of fire, sensuality, and mysterious faerie magic. This box includes magical tools explored in Green Witchcraft … Continue reading Green Moon + Fat Feminist Witch Beltane Box!
Hello witches! After a couple of weeks without internet while I moved into a new apartment, I am happy to be back to share some witchery - even if today's topic is a little bittersweet. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zZzkMnPhF Easter weekend - as well as Ostara in March - has me thinking about my little bunny friend Jimmy … Continue reading (even more) Rabbit Magic! 🐰
🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! The life and work of the legendary “Pope of Voodoo,” Marie Laveau—a free woman of color who practically ruled New Orleans in the mid-1800s Marie Laveau may be the most influential American practitioner of the magical arts; certainly, she is among the most famous. She is the subject of songs, films, and legends and … Continue reading Book review of Shadows: The Magic of Marie Laveau by Denise Alvarado
Paige Vanderbeck, The Fat Feminist Witch 