This week we are diving into the history of victory gardens. This subject came to me during the middle of COVID-19. I’ve had family and I have kept gardens before COVID-19, and it was interesting to see the burst of new people coming onto the gardening scene. Which had some perplexing similarities to the history of victory gardens in a disconnected way. So we are going back to the time of victory gardens, especially during World War I and II. You might just get the garden bug yourself.

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Sources:

America’s Patriotic Victory Gardens. History.com. (n.d.). https://www.history.com/news/americas-patriotic-victory-gardens

Small agriculture: A National Agricultural Library Digital Exhibit. Omeka RSS. (n.d.). https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/ipd/small/exhibits/show/victory-gardens

Time for victory gardens again?. Tellus. (n.d.). https://tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/articles/time-victory-gardens-again

U.S. Department of the Interior. (n.d.). Victory gardens on the World War II Home Front (U.S. National Park Service). National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/victory-gardens-on-the-world-war-ii-home-front.htm#:~:text=Victory%20Gardens%20freed%20up%20agricultural,their%20families%20enjoyed%20better%20nutrition

Victory garden at the National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Gardens. (n.d.). https://gardens.si.edu/gardens/victory-garden/

Victory gardens in World War I. National WWI Museum and Memorial. (n.d.). https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/victory-gardens-world-war-i

Victory gardens. Virginia Museum of History & Culture. (n.d.). https://virginiahistory.org/learn/victory-gardens#:~:text=First%20promoted%20during%20World%20War,%2C%20city%20parks%2C%20and%20playgrounds

For Further Reading:

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/canning-and-food-preservation-on-the-world-war-ii-home-front.htm

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/homefront-ration-recycle-garden.htm

This week we are diving into the Witch’s Sabbat, Samhain. This year Samhain is on Friday, November 1st in the Northern Hemisphere and will be on Sunday, May 4th, 2025. Samhain is known as the Witches’ New Year and is considered the first sabbat starting us off on the Wheel of the Year. We will be diving into some history, traditions, and ideas in which you could introduce celebrating Samhain in your practice.

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Sources:

Chamberlain, L., & Chamberlain, L. (2017, November 6). Samhain – the Wiccan calendar. Wicca Living. https://wiccaliving.com/wiccan-calendar-samhain/

How to celebrate Samhain in 2024. Mabon House. (n.d.). https://www.mabonhouse.co/samhainsabbatcelebrate

Renee. (2023a, October 15). Recipes to celebrate Samhain. Awesome on 20. https://awesomeon20.com/recipes-to-celebrate-samhain/

Renee. (2023b, October 17). 3 Easy Samhain rituals. Awesome on 20. https://awesomeon20.com/samhain-rituals/

For Further Reading:

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain

https://www.newgrange.com/samhain.htm

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Samhain

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-origins-and-practices-of-holidays-samhain-dia-de-los-muertos-and-all-saints-day/

https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Joukowsky_Institute/courses/13things/7448.html

https://druidry.org/druid-way/teaching-and-practice/druid-festivals/samhain-festival

This week we are diving into understanding Miscarriage. To start us on the right foot and to give a content warning, Miscarriage is much more common than people know or talk about. This is a heavy topic to navigate as there is much unnecessary taboo and shame placed on individuals. Especially when it happens much more than it is educated to individuals on, we will navigate an overview of what a miscarriage is, common symptoms, busting myths, risk factors, prevention, and more.

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Sources:

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2023, September 8). Miscarriage. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pregnancy-loss-miscarriage/symptoms-causes/syc-20354298#:~:text=Most%20miscarriages%20happen%20because%20the,how%20people%20look%20and%20function

Miscarriage. Harvard Health. (2024, September 19). https://www.health.harvard.edu/a_to_z/miscarriage-a-to-z

Miscarriage. March of Dimes. (n.d.). https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/miscarriage-loss-grief/miscarriage

Miscarriage: Causes, symptoms, risks, treatment & prevention. Cleveland Clinic. (2024, May 1). https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9688-miscarriage

For Further Reading:

https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/miscarriage-support-advice/?utm_source=The+Daily+Good&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=read

Free booklet from the March of Dimes for grieving parents

https://www.marchofdimes.org/bereavement-kit-form

Grief Information and Resources

https://centering.org/

Resources for families after the death of a child

https://www.compassionatefriends.org/

https://www.seattlechildrens.org/clinics/

Lupus Research Alliance: Pregnancy and Family Planning

https://www.lupusresearch.org/

Resources for families with pregnancy or infant loss

https://nationalshare.org/

Dilation and Curettage (D&C)

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/dilation-and-curettage/about/pac-20384910

This week we are diving into different types of witches, and I will just say it now. This episode is not going to be the episode you are expecting when I say types of witches. Even when I threw this topic to the podcast guide I follow, I thought it was going to be what you are thinking. But my research has found a hidden door and we are going through it!

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Types of Witches that were discussed:

Neopagan Witchcraft

Feminist Witchcraft

Neogothic Witchcraft

Neoclassical Witchcraft

Classical Witchcraft also known as Cunning Craft

Family Tradition or Fam-Trad Witchcraft

Immigrant Tradition or Imm-Trad Witchcraft

Ethnic Witchcraft

Sources:

Adler, M. (2014). Drawing down the Moon: Witches, Druids, goddess-worshippers, and other pagans in America. Penguin Books.

Bonewits, I. (2006). Bonewits’s Essential Guide to Witchcraft and wicca. Citadel Press, Kensington Pub. Corp.

Bonewits, I. (n.d.). Classifying witchcrafts (excerpt from Witchcraft: A concise history). https://www.neopagan.net/Witchcraft-Classifying.html

For Further Reading:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1915

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/were-not-all-witches-an-i_b_8228434

https://witchcraftspellsmagick.com/blogs/witch-studies/neo-paganism-modern-witchcraft

https://spiritualitea.com/2012/11/17/a-very-brief-history-of-witchcraft-1-0-by-isaac-bonewits/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3712037

https://esotericwitch.com/neoclassicism/

https://guides.library.uab.edu/c.php?g=1048546&p=7609198

https://oakthorne.net/wiki/index.php/Cunning_Witchcraft

https://artoftheroot.com/blogs/news/cunning?srsltid=AfmBOorak2OpJVHSGWtNDT27ahtWihIXLZmERVMY9oPKArihzhpK0ntL

https://greenmagicpublishing.com/books/family-tradition-witchcraft/

Books:

Bonewits's Essential Guide to Witchcraft and Wicca by Isaac Bonewits

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America by Margot Adler

Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

This week we are diving into Composting. You probably have heard the word thrown around, you might be lucky to live in a city or town that picks up household compost which is amazing, or you might have been interested in learning how to compost but it seemed too out of reach. This episode is meant to break down this big word and help you discover ways in which you can have a positive impact.

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Sources:

Hu, S. (2020a, July 20). Composting 101. Be a Force for the Future. https://www.nrdc.org/stories/composting-101#whatis

Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Composting at Home. EPA. https://www.epa.gov/recycle/composting-home

For Further Reading:

https://ilsr.org/composting/home-composting/

https://ilsr.org/articles/yimby-compost/

https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/worms-can-recycle-your-garbage

https://composting.ces.ncsu.edu/vermicomposting-2/vermicomposting-for-households/

https://www.almanac.com/how-compost-guide-composting-home

https://sustainability.yale.edu/explainers/yale-experts-explain-compost

Additional Resources:

https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/forms/composting-food-scraps-your-community-social-marketing-toolkit

This week we are diving into Women’s Circles, you might have heard it brought up in conversation or a group advertising for new members. We will look into the historical roots of Women’s Circle, what they represent, and that there is a resurgence of this group in Western Civilization and still vibrant around the world.

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Sources:

Bergstrom, A. (2022, July 4). The power of Women’s Circles. The Power of Women’s Circles. https://abigailbergstrom.substack.com/p/womens-circles

Charlotte. (2023, October 6). What happens in a women’s circle? Charlotte Pointeaux. https://charlottepointeaux.com/the-truth-about-womens-circles-behind-the-magic-mystery/

Dienstman, A. (2021, June 30). Women’s Circles: A sacred space to celebrate... Spirituality+Health. https://www.spiritualityhealth.com/womens-circles-divine-feminine

Mclaren, E. (2021, June 30). Five things you should know about women’s circles. Myrth. https://www.getmyrth.com/myrthblog/five-things-you-should-know-about-womens-circles

Parkin, H. (2022, March 3). The ancient tradition of women’s circles. Bennd Yoga. https://www.benndyoga.com/blogs/bennd-journal/the-ancient-tradition-of-womens-circles

For Further Reading:

⁠https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/what-is-a-womens-circle/?utm_source=The+Daily+Good&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=read⁠

⁠https://onecirclefoundation.org/womens-circle⁠

⁠https://abigailbergstrom.substack.com/p/womens-circles⁠

⁠https://www.gaia.com/article/healing-power-of-womens-moon-cirlces?utm_source=Google+Native_PMax+Paid&utm_medium=TCPA&utm_campaign=5-topic-general-english-NA&utm_term=unknown&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwoJa2BhBPEiwA0l0ImIYFx56Sca6P-x-3gsaMNy6YkWl4uMr9TfBcVj7PYn2Z2iek6LEWOhoCvNsQAvD_BwE⁠

The Good Trade Newsletter Link: ⁠https://www.thegoodtrade.com/the-daily-good/⁠

Find a Women’s Circle: ⁠https://thedfapp.com/v2/dashboard⁠

This week we are diving into the Witch’s Sabbat, Mabon. This year Mabon is on Sunday, September 22nd in the Northern Hemisphere and will be on Thursday, March 20th, 2025 in the Southern Hemisphere. Mabon also is the Autumn Equinox, where day and night are both equal. Mabon is technically the last sabbat in the Wheel of the Year. We will be diving into some history, traditions, and ideas in which you could introduce celebrating Mabon in your practice.

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Sources:

Chamberlain, L., & Chamberlain, L. (2017, November 6). Mabon (Autumn equinox) – the Wiccan calendar. Wicca Living. https://wiccaliving.com/wiccan-calendar-mabon-autumn-equinox/

Mabon, & Year, W. of the. (n.d.). How to celebrate mabon 2024. Mabon House. https://www.mabonhouse.co/mabon

The Moonlight Shop. (n.d.). A solitary ritual for mabon. https://themoonlightshop.com/blogs/news/a-solitary-ritual-for-mabon

Renee. (2023, September 7). Recipes to celebrate mabon. Awesome on 20. https://awesomeon20.com/recipes-to-celebrate-mabon/

Zenith, A. (2020, September 19). 15 free and low-cost ways to celebrate mabon. Witchcrafted Life. https://witchcraftedlife.com/15-free-and-low-cost-ways-to-celebrate-mabon-fall-equinox/

This week we are diving into some simple ways of practicing protection magic. We explain what protection magic is and why people might use it as well as how you could incorporate it into your own life and practice. As always all of my episode topics are on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. Everyone is entitled to their own practice making it unique to them. This episode is just to help those who might need a little protection from outsiders, family, energies, and more. Even a person’s own negative thoughts and energy can influence their magic!

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Sources:

Brakels, B. (2022, October 19). Simple protection spells. Tragic Beautiful. https://www.tragicbeautiful.com/en-us/blogs/book-of-spells/simple-protection-spells

H., J. (2023, November 7). Railroad spikes and their protective properties. Spellbound. https://www.trulyspellbound.com/post/railroad-spikes-and-their-protective-properties

Patti Wigington. (2021, June 1). Protection magic basics. https://www.pattiwigington.com/protection-magic-basics/

Witchy Secrets. (2024, March 31). Protection spells for witches. https://www.witchysecrets.co.uk/blogs/witchy-wicks-blog-posts/protection-spells-for-witches

For Further Reading:

https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738721682&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5ea1BhC6ARIsAEOG5pyOoJNNCCsM1LGUL5r5tNqvONxXZVMD4uf0Ks0p3kzf71sWlBFt7jIaApDPEALw_wcB

https://artoftheroot.com/blogs/news/protections-spells-old-and-new-for-uncrossing-shielding-guarding-magic?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5ea1BhC6ARIsAEOG5pzbN1mvb5gZbBuR-ObjV_6pUkzvcJIeHaKGAufYXqBx4hc3p321NgMaApfFEALw_wcB