Episodes

Explore the ancient idea of a world before the moon and what that would have meant for time, seasons, tides, astrology, and magical practice. Consider how life and reality might have felt without lunar measurement, including questions about menstruation, fertility, agriculture, and whether tides or weather would have been chaotic without the moon’s pull. April and Maggie share myths, oral traditions, and philosophers and poets such as Ovid (with the image of the moon “renewing her crescent horns...

This episode explores Circe in Greek mythology through Homer’s Odyssey, presenting her as a powerful sorceress and full goddess born to Helios and a sea nymph, embodying balanced sun-and-moon energy. Circe is known as a powerful witch with vast knowledge of potions and herbs. On her lush, animal-filled island, she welcomes Odysseus’s men to a feast laced with potions that transform them into swine as a mirror of their recent war behavior. Warned by Hermes and protected by Athena’s herb, Odysseus...

As we flow into a new astrological year and welcome Aries season, we are reminded of personal power and our innate healing abilities. Within your life force energy is all the strength you will need to become the ultimate healer and co-creator of your life. Your sexual energy and your spiritual energy are the same energy and can be directed with an intentional field of consciousness, acceptance, and discovery. Discernment is needed when choosing to learn practices of sex magic. The power is withi...

We are closing out the shadow season by revisiting Medusa, blood magic, and necromancy as we move toward the Spring Equinox and Aries season, framed as a shift from inward shadow work into passion, life force, and healing. Have you heard the myth in which Perseus takes Medusa’s blood, said to be deadly from her left side and the ultimate healing elixir from her right? This duality connects to long-standing right/left spiritual traditions. Asclepius uses the healing blood to resurrect the dead un...

A “blood moon” lunar eclipse is happening March 3rd at almost 13° Virgo. This eclipse is comparatively quiet astrologically, making it easier to focus on Virgo themes of order, service, health, and returning to a natural rhythm. This eclipse “rules” for six months and may fully ripen during Virgo season. Protection is a central theme, connected to blood as naturally protective and to the eclipse as a safe container for ritual and self-exploration, especially around vulnerable “maiden” aspects of...

Dive into the mythology of Mari, an ancient and obscure goddess from the Basque people. Found in regions of Portugal, Spain, and France, Mari is a Neolithic deity who embodies all elements and controls weather among other natural forces. Unlike typical mythologies, Mari's traditions and stories are based purely on nature and are independent of other spiritual or mythological systems. Much of Mari's legend, including her shapeshifting abilities and role as a goddess of justice and natural order, ...

Are you ready to open your Soul’s plan with the upcoming solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 17th, at 28 degrees? Explore this eclipse's impact based on your house placement in astrology, highlighting themes of new beginnings, soul growth, and karmic lessons. The influence of major planetary alignments, such as Pluto's role in bringing hidden aspects to light and catalyzing transformation, and Neptune and Saturn returning to 0 degrees of Aries birthing the new version of your Soul led Self, pr...

The Sun card in the Major Arcana of the Tarot shines the energy of rebirth, regeneration, and the balance of masculine and feminine forces. Learn about the rich symbolism and numerical significance of the Sun card, and how it represents unity, leadership, and self-fulfillment. You are probably already using the Sun’s magic in your practice with candle magic, fire ceremonies, and burning herbs. The Sun card will enrich your readings with happiness, joy and luck! Tune in to embrace the essence of ...

As we move into new energies of 2026, explore the significance of numerology, astrology, and tarot as they relate to the new year. The transition from 2025 to 2026, is a vibrational shift from a year dominated by the energy of nine to one characterized by new beginnings and the energy the number of one and The Magician card in the Tarot. Understanding your personal numerology in conjunction with universal numerology will assist you in planning and harnessing the powerful energies of this year th...

Selene, Titan and Goddess of the Moon, drives her chariot of horses across the sky and  if the Moon had a physical representation other than the celestial body that it possessed, it was Selene. Explore Selene's evolution in Greek and Roman mythology, focusing on her connection to the Moon and her familial ties with other Titans, Eos, the Dawn, Helios, the Sun, and the primordial Goddess of the Night, Nyx. Delve into the esoteric wisdom represented in the Moon card in the Major Arcana of the Taro...

In this episode, we delve into the significance of Chiron in Aries squaring Jupiter in Cancer. Chiron's severe mother wound due to abandonment, is brought to the surface during this astrological influence. What is being healed in our ancestry, lineage, and family dynamics. Join April and Maggie as they discuss the movement of Chiron, the wounded healer, and Jupiter as they move into new zodiac signs and square each other again after the Summer Solstice. Do your wounds define you, heal you, and b...

Explore the mythology and significance of the Cailleach, the Celtic winter goddess. She harnesses the archetypal forms as the maiden, mother, and crone as she appears as the hag emerging from a slumber to embrace Scorpio season and the shadows within. April shares her recent experiences in Ireland during Samhain, diving into the local witchcraft community and the profound impact of being at sacred sites like the Hill of Tara. Cailleach will strip you down to the core, the bare bones of who you a...

In this week’s episode, April and Maggie dive into the 13 most popular spirit animals, animal guides, and animal totems in a witch's life. Explore the significance and messages of animals like the raven, wolf, bear, owl, hawk, deer, snake, crow, eagle, horse, fox, butterfly, and dolphin, and how these animals can guide and provide wisdom in daily life and spiritual practices. When you touch into the natural world, you feel the importance of paying attention to animal encounters, whether physical...

In this episode, we delve into the harrowing period of the Spanish Inquisition, focusing on the story of Maria de Arburu. Maria’s story is not well-known, but she is force of strength and her story is to be honored and remembered. Despite the severe torture over seven years and witnessing the death of her fellow accused women, Maria maintained her innocence until her tragic execution on November 1, 1659, during the Auto-da-Fe´ ceremony. As we create our altars for Samhain, hundreds of years late...

Join April and Maggie as they dive into two distinct historical witches, the paths they have paved, and the healing energy that their stories remind us is still needed on our walk upon this earth. Let us remember their journeys with gratitude and love. Mary Bliss Parsons was accused of witchcraft multiple times in the seventeenth century. She was acquitted on all accounts through many decades of accusations and survived the intense witch trials and legal persecutions of the times. Malin Matsdot...

Hathor was an ancient Egyptian Goddess of love, motherhood, music, dance and beauty. She was often depicted as a cow or a woman wearing a crown of cow horns and a sun disk. She was created out of the Eye of Ra and had a role in the pantheon of Gods and Goddess in Egypt for about five thousand years. She is one of the few goddesses, who has their own instrument, the sistrum, a musical rattle used in her worship. Hathor has many facets of expression throughout her reign. One of her most well-know...

The fall Eclipses of 2025 are shedding light on the shadow from the Earth as we celebrate the total moon eclipse on September 7, 2025. The eclipses have lasting effects for at least six months as the Moon is conjunct the North Node in Pisces opposing the Sun and Mercury in Virgo. This conversation between the inner and the outer worlds will address the Virgo themes of where you want to put everything in a tidy little box and label it and put order into life. It's where you can be too critical, t...