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
Hello my witchy friends, and thank you for tuning in to my first episode of 2024! Today I'm talking about darkness, dark goddesses, and death-centered witchcraft. I know, off to a cheery start!
Hello again my witchy friends! In this episode of The Fat Feminist Witch we are talking about whimsigothic fashion and design and how and why fashion can signal the arrival of witches in society... and how they can use it to make magic and communicate with each other. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6GQ5Nx6ZSvMSmvM7sNCUx6?si=xVb7bQcAS7GSbk8j6iH7BQ If you want real vintage plus … Continue reading Episode 102 – American Whimsigothic
Hello again witches, seekers, and friends - and thank you for tuning in to The Fat Feminist Witch Podcast! Today's episode is about the champion of love and justice - Sailor Moon! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZpIHkroeYbVoKagjInmba?si=J3qr1VM-Sdu_v1kof00jMg This episode of The Fat Feminist Witch was recorded in front of a live virtual audience! Moon Prism Power was recorded live … Continue reading Ep. 96 – Moon Prism Power!
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
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6n5rDYiOGJ0Evf2T9fvpAk?si=e7382763f10041c6 Listen on Spotify Hello my witchy friends and a blessed Summer Solstice to all! Today's episode is a remix of episode 67 - Muse-icology, all about the magic of music! In that episode I spoke about the witchiest song of all time - I Put a Spell on You by Screamin' J Hawkins - … Continue reading Episode 90 – Muse-icology RE-RE-RE-REMIX!
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 everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 39 of The Fat Feminist Witch podcast. Today we’re talking about astrology and how it relates to psychology and the study of your personality, and I’ve got a new book review of shadows for you – The Little book of Saturn by Aliza Einhorn. It's the … Continue reading Episode 39 – The Psychology of Astrology
🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! "Take a magickal flight into the history, tradition, and modern uses of broomsticks. Whether sweeping the floors or helping with spells, rituals, and crafts, the broom is a more versatile tool than you ever imagined. Join Deborah Blake on a journey through the ages, exploring why broomsticks and witches have always been an inseparable … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: The Witch’s Broom by Deborah Blake
Every October we're inundated with images of the stereotypical HALLOWEEN WITCH- pointy black hat, green skin, riding a broom, the works. Many witches embrace this caricature as a sister witch, and others think she's offensive, frightening, and garish. That's why every October I pick a facet of popular witchcraft and examine its effect on our … Continue reading #HowRealWitchesDo: Witchcraft Without a Filter (Updated!)
Today's sketchy herb and magic rock are inspire by St. Patrick's Day! I'm thinking of magick, faeries, good luck, and the mystical ancient Celts today, and working some magick with lucky Clover 🍀 and Stonehenge 🧙♂️ stone! #stpatricksday
Today's sketchy herb and magic rock are inspire by St. Patrick's Day! I'm thinking of magick, faeries, good luck, and the mystical ancient Celts today, and working some magick with lucky Clover 🍀 and Stonehenge 🧙♂️ stone! #stpatricksday
🚨 You read it right, witches, Halloween is officially ONE WEEK AWAY. All week I'll be sharing very witchy Halloween content on the blog and in a new podcast episode! 🚨 To get started, check out some of my previously spooooooky content on the Podcast and Blog: Episode 2 - Witchy Wandering "Hello again and welcome to … Continue reading 🚨 IT’S OFFICIALLY HALLO-WEEK Y’ALL🚨
I get questions all the time about books for beginners! There are just so many out there, so I've got a whole stack of books from Weiser's Plain & Simple series to review just for y'all! I've chosen a handful of topics that I like or am interested in learning more about, but the series … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: Crystals Plain & Simple by Cass and Janie Jackson
This weekend is the peak time to view the annual Perseid Meteor shower, which is visible in our sky through July and August. This is an awesome time of movement and magick that can contribute tons of positive energy to your magick. Last night the Witch n' Bitch and I started our book for August … Continue reading #30DaysMagicalRoots Day 11: Write a Spell
After two of the most hectic days of my life seeing "grounding" as today's challenge was a very welcome sight. For those who aren't familiar with it, grounding is a metaphysical exercise that connects you with the earth and leaves you feeling clear headed and stable. Magickally speaking, grounding has a cleansing affect on your … Continue reading #30DaysMagicalRoots Day 2: Grounding
🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! Harold Roth is a leading authority on plant/herbal magic. His new book, The Witching Herbs, is an in-depth exploration of 13 essential plants and herbs most closely associated with witchcraft—13 because it’s the witching number and reflects the 13 months of the lunar calendar. The plants are poppy, clary sage, yarrow, rue, hyssop, vervain, … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: The Witching Herbs by Harold Roth
Looking for tips and tricks on how to celebrate Litha/Midsummer/The Summer Solstice? There are tons of amazing blog posts, books, podcast episodes, and articles out there that tell you what the holiday is, who to worship, how to worship, and how to celebrate! Not all links are from secular sources, many include mentions of the … Continue reading Summer Solstice Link Roundup
Summer is here, y'all, and so is summertime magick! The Summer Solstice is a time of celebration, energy, action, and love. It's a time for bonfires, enjoying the beauty of the summer sun, interacting with nature, finding true love, and leaving your garbage all over Stonehenge. Nearly every culture in the world has celebrated this … Continue reading A Secular Witch’s Guide to the Sabbats: Litha
I want to give a HUGE thank you to Joanna DeVoe for having me on her podcast for this interview! It was such an honour to be asked and it was truly a great time. Joanna, girl, you're so hilarious and amazing! If I'm being totally honest, this is some of the best shit I've … Continue reading As Polarizing As You Wanna Be: Interview on Hippie Witch!
I recently asked y'all to share with me what comes to mind when you hear the term "Plantation Magic", in reference to "southern heritage magic". Before you ask, no this is not a very common term, but it is one I've recently come across and it made me think about the way we, often as … Continue reading #WITCHNBITCH Responses: Plantation Magic
Hey witches! I recently came across something in a newly published magick book that really made me stop and think. For two weeks I thought about what I'd read, whether or not I agreed with it, and how it made me feel. Eventually I sought out the advice of a friend who has personal knowledge … Continue reading #WITCHNBITCH Topic: “Plantation Magic”
Hey friends! I started this podcast in 2015 as sort of an experiment. I wanted to see if I could connect with cool witches around the world, while sharing my own personal experiences with witchcraft. I wanted to talk about witchcraft's role in body positivity, in my own personal brand of feminism, and in my … Continue reading Join the Community!
Rating: 🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! This is really “the big little book of love magic.” Magical maven Lilith Dorsey has packed into this fun, informative, and practical book over 250 spells, potions, rituals, and recipes devoted to all facets of love and sex. Based on years of magical experience and prodigious research, this book includes sections on such … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: Love Magic by Lilith Dorsey
Looking for tips and tricks on how to celebrate Imbolc, Candlemas, or Mid-Winter? There are tons of amazing blog posts, books, podcast episodes, and articles out there that tell you what the holiday is, who to worship, how to worship, and how to celebrate! Not all links are from secular sources, many include mentions of … Continue reading Imbolc Link Roundup
February 1st/2nd marks the pagan fire festival of Imbolc, a day that marks the coming of spring and honours the peace and quiet of winter. It's a holiday celebrating rebirth, spring, inspiration, and purification. Rituals to the goddess Brighid, a irish goddess of fire and hearth who presided over poetry and music, healing and magic … Continue reading A Secular Witch’s Guide to the Sabbats: Imbolc or Mid-Winter
Thank you for tuning in to this special New Year's Eve episode of The Fat Feminist Witch Podcast, the show where I do a little ranting, raving and wand-waving. Today I'm waving my wand in a disapproving tone at ableism in the metaphysical community, and 2016 in general. I talk about "chronic positivity" and it's … Continue reading Episode 16: Goodbye, 2016! Hello, Understanding!
I have a confession to make: I super hate potlucks. I hate everything about potlucks. I hate the food that I remember so fondly from family funerals, I hate the unsatisfying and lopsided nature of a potluck meal, I hate carrying a hot tray on the bus to the party, and most of all I … Continue reading Up Your Pagan Potluck Game
November 11, 2015 I posted my first ever podcast episode online! What a stressful, enlightening, empowering, and downright weird year it's been. I'm super psyched to no longer be recording and editing my episodes in the "voice memos" app on my phone and to share my voice and feelings with other voices and feelings all … Continue reading We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby
Listen to A Very Fat Feminist Halloween Special on Spotify!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Tonight is Halloween, AKA the greatest day ever! In this very special and spooky episode of the podcast I'm talking about some of the super fun myths and legends associated with the Halloweeniest version of the witch! I cover why brooms fly, green … Continue reading A Very Fat Feminist Halloween Special!
Paige Vanderbeck, The Fat Feminist Witch 