Showing results for "witchcraft" in Biographies & Memoirs

Throughout her life, Elissa Washuta has been surrounded by cheap facsimiles of Native spiritual tools and occult trends, "starter witch kits" of sage, rose quartz, and tarot cards packaged together in paper and plastic. Following a decade of abuse, addiction, PTSD, and heavy-duty drug treatment for a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, she felt drawn to the real spirits and powers her dispossessed and discarded ancestors knew, while she undertook necessary work to find love and meaning.

A whip-smart and illuminating exploration of the world’s fascination with witches from podcast host and practicing witch Pam Grossman (The Witch Wave), who delves deeply into why witches have intrigued us for centuries and why they’re more relevant now than ever.

Gather 'Round the Cauldron with your host Cola as she covers her two favorite things, Witchcraft & Murder!

Helen Duncan - known since childhood as 'Hellish Nell', for her uncontainable nature - was one of the most popular mediums of the twentieth century, holding seances around the country where she was believed to manifest the spirits of the dead. What happens when we die? It was the question of the age for a generation which had endured one world war and now was living through another. Mrs Duncan's seances offered an answer. But when she started foretelling naval disasters, she also attracted the unwelcome attention of the secret service.

What is the word for craving a relationship with the earth, plants, rocks, and stars? What do you call someone who finds their spirit sparked by these relationships; whose concept of the sacred is altered by the scent of jasmine in bloom or the deep indigo of a sky awaiting nightfall? We’re taught that doctors know our bodies and priests know our souls. But what if you’re a person seeking to understand both for yourself without an intermediary? What is the word for these feelings and the person we become when we honor them?

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 the star of New Orleans ghost tours. Her grave in New Orleans ranks among the most popular spiritual pilgrimages in the US. Author Denise Alvarado explores Marie Laveau's life and work - the fascinating history and mystery. This book gives an overview of New Orleans Voodoo, its origins, history, and practices. It contains spells, prayers, rituals, recipes, and more.

Grab a cup of coffee and join the 2 Young Crones, Elizabeth and Su, as they discuss The Path, a modern Tradition of Witchcraft, and various other Witchy and life topics from a slightly more mature perspective. You can enjoy the conversations, whether you have been practicing for a while or if you are just Witch curious, with these two whose current goal is to grow up to be as eccentric as possible.

Diana Helmuth, thirty-three, is skeptical of organized religion. She is also skeptical of disorganized religion. But, more than anything, she is tired of God being dead. So, she decides to try on the fastest-growing, self-directed faith in America: Witchcraft. The result is 366 days of observation, trial, error, wit, and back spasms. Witches today are often presented as confident and finished, proud and powerful. Diana is eager to join them. She wants to follow all the rules, memorize all the incantations, and read all the liturgy. But there’s one glaring problem.

In this Podcast, join me as I talk about all things Magikal and Spiritual, and help you become a better Witch and understand the world of Witchcraft better.Twitter: @RubikksyInstagram: @Rubikksy

The Wonders of the Invisible World was a book written by Cotton Mather and published in 1693. It was subtitled, Observations As well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils. The book defended Mather’s role in the witch hunt conducted in Salem, Massachusetts. It espoused the belief that witchcraft was an evil magical power.

Michelle shares her truth and observations about the world around us as well as her vision for what it could be. For novice and seasoned witches alike, Modern Magic is the essential guide for defining and deepening a practice that aligns with our individual political and spiritual values.

Broth from the Cauldron is a collection of "teaching stories", a literary Wiccan soup for the soul. It is a distillation of the wisdom Cerridwen Fallingstar has gathered from her journey through life, and from her 40 years as a Shamanic teacher and Wiccan priestess. At turns poignant and humorous, it chronicles her trajectory from a Republican Cold War upbringing to a Pagan priestess, offering a portrait of a cultural growing from denial to awareness.

Society is structured on fear, but this memoir shows what the possibilities are if that belief system all falls away. The truth of what reality can be becomes stranger than fiction and insofar as even a little controversial. Welcome to When A Witch Arrives.

Tyler Dazey, the Dubuque man who is accused of killing his mother, Jennifer Dazey and the family dog, is refusing to participate in his murder trial. Police said when they first arrested Dazey, he claimed he killed his mother because she was practicing witchcraft. Dazey faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole. This is the full audio from his trial in July 2024, with large portions of silence removed.