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Witchspace Coven

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Two academic witches in the Lower Hudson Valley, focused on learning the history, development and paradigms of modern-day witchcraft. Follow us on instagram @witchspaceco or email us at witchspaceco@gmail.com.

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151 episodes

The Divine Feminine

Happy Libra Full Moon (and start of eclipse season 2024)! Join our hosts as they discuss the Divine Feminine in their traditions, inspired by last episode's book, Orishas, Goddess and Voodoo Queens, by Lilith Dorsey.

54m
Mar 25
The Divine Feminine

Join us for the Libra Full Moon (and beginning of eclipse season!) as our hosts talk about the Divine Feminine in their practices. Inspired by last episode's book, Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens, Scorpio and Gemini discuss their current relationship to the concept of the divine feminine, how these relationships have changed and remind themselves and you just how important it is that they are personal first and foremost.

53m
Mar 25
Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens

For the Pisces New Moon, Scorpio and Gemini discuss Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens: The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions by Lilith Dorsey. Full of stories and essential info about the feminine entities, spirits, deities and ancestors of African Traditional Religions, this book is an important read, prompting important conversations (and some Scorpio lore for the dedicated listener!)

1h 2m
Mar 10
Scorpio's Espiritismo

In the spirit of Marion Gibson's Witchcraft (our last episode, if you haven't heard it!), today our hosts talk about Scorpio's Espiritismo - what is it, what was it like to be raised in a spiritual practice and what Scorpio wants you to know about the Espiritismo that she grew up with. This episode isn't a How To Guide, but instead a journey through Scorpio's personal history, or at least as much as any scorpio is willing to share. 

53m
Feb 23
An Interview with Marion Gibson

For February's New Moon, New Book, Scorpio and Gemini talk to Marion Gibson, professor, historian and author of the recently released Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials. One part delightful conversation, one part book-review-turned-existential-crisis, this is a must hear episode for the witches and witch-adjacent alike!   From the University of Exeter https://english.exeter.ac.uk/staff/gibson/: Marion https://www.instagram.com/witchesetcinsta/ is a Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Director of the Flexible Combined Honours degree programme. Her research is about witch trials in history from the Middle Ages to the present.  Recent books: Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials (Simon and Schuster/Scribner, 2023) and The Witches of St Osyth (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She's also the author of Rediscovering Renaissance Witchcraft (Routledge, 2017), Witchcraft: The Basics (Routledge, 2018), Imagining the Pagan Past: Gods and Goddesses in Literature and History since the Dark Ages. (London and New York: Routledge, 2013), Witchcraft Myths in American Culture (New York: Routledge, 2007). Possession, Puritanism and Print: Darrell, Harsnett, Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Exorcism Controversy (London: Pickering and Chatto, 2006), Reading Witchcraft: Stories of Early English Witches (London and New York: Routledge, 1999), with Garry Tregidga and Shelley Trower, Mysticism, Myth and Celtic Identity (London: and New York: Routledge, 2012) and with Jo Esra, The Arden Shakespeare Dictionary of Shakespeare’s Demonology (London: Arden/Bloomsbury, 2014). She is the editor of the Cambridge University Press series Elements in Magic.

1h 20m
Feb 09
Witch Table Talk - The Morrigan

What's up witches and happy Leo Full Moon! Join our hosts Gemini and Scorpio, as well as friends of the pod Cawnawyn Mor and Morgana of Modern Druid as they discuss their relationships with the Great Queen Herself, The Morrigan.

1h 11m
Jan 25
Stephanie Woodfield, A Witch In Time

Happy Capricorn New Moon and happy first New Moon, New Book of the new year! Today's pod is all about Stephanie Woodfield's Priestess of the Morrigan: Prayers, Rituals & Devotional Work to the Great Queen. In true NM, NB fashion, Gemini has an existential crisis, but we also get some new Scorpio lore at the end, as well as some intermittent discussion of New Year's Resolutions. Welcome back for Season 6 witches! 

9m
Jan 11
YEAR 5 Wrap Up!

Happy Cancer Full Moon and happy year FIVE!!! wrap up! We love y'all so much and are so grateful that we got to do this for five years (and that we get to do it even bigger and better for who knows how many more?!) 

1h 7m
Dec 26, 2023
Karl Herr, A Hexenmeister in Time

For the last New Moon, New Book of 2023 (ohmygods!!!) Scorpio and Gemini read Karl Herr's Hex and Spellwork: The Magical Practices of the Pennsylvania Dutch, a book that wasn't what either expected! An interesting end to the 5th year of Witchspace Podcast to say the least. 

57m
Dec 12, 2023
YULE I

Thank you to Moon Serpent and Bone Magical Night Market https://www.moonserpentandbone.com/ for sponsoring this "mini"-podcast! Amy welcomes us to the 5th Annual Yule Market, Scorpio and Gemini discuss Yule in the headspace of Year 1, and we hear a spotlight from one of the vendors in attendence! 

24m
Nov 29, 2023
Witch Table Talk: Counterfeit Decks

We can bet you've seen them too - shoddily made tarot and oracle decks with a big QR code on the back, some even impersonating popular decks published by the big wigs themselves. Gemini and Scorpio hosted new friends Sasha Graham and MJ Cullinane, as well as our beloved Monica Bodirsky to talk about the havoc these counterfeit products are wreaking on the witchcraft community.  Find our guests online at the following Sasha Graham: website https://www.sashagraham.com/ / instagram https://www.instagram.com/sashatarotdiva/?img_index=1  MJ Cullinane: website https://www.mjcullinane.com/ / instagram https://www.instagram.com/crowtarotmjcullinane/?hl=en Monica Bodirsky: website https://www.monicabodirsky.com/ / instagram https://www.instagram.com/monicabodirsky/

56m
Nov 27, 2023
Madame Pamita, A Witch In Time

What's up witches? For November's New Moon, New Book, your hosts read Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft by Madame Pamita. Besides being enamored by the book's structure and it's loving approach to Ukrainian magic, Gemini and Scorpio discuss why they read books with magic they won't do and whether or not they are tenderheaded. 

57m
Nov 13, 2023
The Dichotomy of Samhain

What's up witches? Instead of talking about Samhain again in Year 5, we decided to talk about Samhain! Specifically, what's the deal with witches being SO into Halloween, what Scorpio's perfect Samhain would look like and the pressure on witchy girls to be perfect Samhain baddies on the 'gram and otherwise. If you are having trouble deciding between Halloween and Samhain, join us, because we kind of are too! 

1h 2m
Oct 27, 2023
The Book of Lilith

Dr. Barbara Black Koltuv does a deep meditation into the history and mythology surrounding Lilith and our beloved hosts do an episode reminiscent of Margaret Murray in Season One. Also, Gemini has a lot of feelings, some of which you might not expect! This one is chock full. Of what? You'll have to tune in and find out! Note: This episode originally aired on 10/14/23 and was updated on 10/17/23. 

1h 2m
Oct 17, 2023
The Book of Lilith

Dr. Barbara Black Koltuv does a deep, historical dive into the history and mythology surrounding Lilith and our beloved hosts do an episode reminiscent of Margaret Murray in Season One. Also, Gemini has a lot of feelings, some of which you might not expect! This one is chock full. Of what? You'll have to tune in and find out!

1h 0m
Oct 14, 2023
SAMHAIN I

Thank you to Moon Serpent and Bone Magical Night Market https://www.moonserpentandbone.com/ for sponsoring this "mini"-podcast! Amy welcomes us to the 5th Annual Summer Solstice Market (with special guest Baphomet and a Witches Ball to cap the night), Scorpio and Gemini discuss Samhain in the headspace of Year 1, and we hear from some of the vendors who will be in attendance! We can't wait to see you on October's very own Friday the 13th for this awesome event! 

26m
Oct 09, 2023
An Interview with Steven Bright

Drawn in by his beautiful artwork and skill with divination, it was a no-brainer to invite Steven Bright onto the podcast. What we didn't expect (and maybe he didn't either) was just how impactful and insightful our conversation would be. In a year that seems, at it's core, to be about the shadow work one does to find and define their individual path, Steven's artwork and insight are like the Hermit's lamp, guiding us out of the shadows. If you aren't already in therapy in the year of our Lord 2023, this episode will be billed to your insurance, with a $30 co-pay. From Liminal11.com https://liminal11.com: Steven Bright https://liminal11.com/2019/10/16/steven-bright/ is the author of Tarot: Your Personal Guide (Quarto) and the creator of Spirit Within Tarot (Schiffer). He is also the co-founder and editor of The Esotoracle, a worldwide magazine dedicated to all forms of divination. As well as writing for Watkins, Mind Body & Spirit, The Cartomancer and Take a Break Fate & Fortune, Steven has also presented at The UK Tarot Conference, The London Tarot Festival and the TABI conference in Birmingham. A keen collaborator, Steven has worked with Christiana Gaudet, Brigit Esselmonte and Tori Hartman, amongst others. Steven's Website https://www.stevenbright.org.uk/ / Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stevenbrightuk/ / The Esotoracle  https://esotoracle.com/information   And for those of you who stuck around to the bottom of the description, catch us at Modern Druid https://modern-druid.com/ in Nyack, NY, details available via us https://www.instagram.com/witchspaceco/ or Modern Druid https://www.instagram.com/moderndruidnyack/. 

1h 16m
Sep 29, 2023
The Witching Year: An Interview with Diana Helmuth

Welcome to The Witching Year, a memoir written by Diana Helmuth about her year-and-a-day journey into modern witchcraft. Not only did we read The Witching Year, but we brought Diana on to talk all thing new witch, old witch and in-between witch. And if you're thinking - hey, how come I haven't heard of this book before? That's because it's currently avaible for pre-order and dropping on October 3rd! Spoiler: You should definitely pick it up and this episode covers all the reasons why! From Simon and Schuster https://www.simonandschuster.com/: Diana Helmuth https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Diana-Helmuth/191476656 writes about urges: to travel, to be in nature, and to feel understood. Her first book, How to Suffer Outside, was a National Outdoor Book Award winner, and her freelance work can be found in various anthologies, travel guides, and humor magazines. She studied anthropology and Arabic at UC Berkeley, and can often be caught moonlighting in Silicon Valley’s start-up land, or producing the occasional podcast. She was born and raised in Northern California. Pre-order The Witching Year at The Bad Place https://www.amazon.com/Witching-Year-Earnest-Fumbling-Witchcraft/dp/1668002981/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30FMXU7J0943H&keywords=the+witching+year&qid=1694648290&sprefix=the+witching+year%2Caps%2C790&sr=8-1 Diana on Medium.com https://definitelynotlost.medium.com/i-spent-a-year-trying-to-turn-myself-into-a-witch-heres-what-happened-6e4c42756087  

1h 16m
Sep 14, 2023
Magia Latine: Espiritismo 2

En nuestro último episodio de 2023 Escorpión habla sobre otro Espiritismo de Puerto Rico. En esta filosofía se crio ella y nos da una introducción.

32m
Sep 01, 2023
Oedipus, Hubris, and Death of the Author

Happy Supermoon witches! This episode comes in as a Gemini special request and while it literally covers Oedipus, Hubris and the reading philosophy "Death of the Author", there's lots more discussed, in between and around, including but not limited to Scorpio's Starbies order. 

59m
Aug 30, 2023
Summer Reading - Zines!

Happy Leo New Moon witches! Not only did our hosts want to discuss some awesome zines they picked up from Catland https://www.catlandbooks.com/, but Gemini goes fully looney tunes TWICE this episode (once about Bird Law and once about Bats!). Tune in if you're ready to learn and not particularly picky about what! 

59m
Aug 16, 2023
Magia Latine: Espiritismo

En este episodio habló sobre el libro Espiritismo: Puerto Rican Mediumship and Magic de Hector Salva. Es la primera parte de dos donde hable sobre el tema.

30m
Aug 01, 2023
Tarot, Art and Manifestation with Monica Bodirsky

Friend of the podcast Monica Bodirsky https://www.monicabodirsky.com/ comes back around to talk about tarot, art, manifestation and to confirm for us that she is absolutely doing all the Good Ideas that we want her to. Click through to her website if the retreat, her upcoming deck or her delightful conversation are intriguing to you! 

1h 9m
Aug 01, 2023
Summer Reading - Season of the Bruja

We tried academic books. We tried movies and TV. We tried fiction. Now let's spend summer reading talking about graphic novels! Specifically, Season of the Bruja, a captivating comic about a young bruja coming into her power. There are some spoilers, but to make it up to you, we also discussed audiobooks, "normal" fiction and exactly what kind of scary movies Gemini will or will not watch. 

58m
Jul 17, 2023
An Interview with Mhara Starling

Season 5 is all about collecting geminis from Llewellyn and we are absolutely thrilled to present this interview with beloved gemini Mhara Starling, the Welsh Witch! We loved her book Welsh Witchcraft and knew we had to have her on to discuss all things Wales. This episode has all the pronunciation and etymology us English speakers need when approaching Welsh mythology and history and it features both hilarious and insightful conversation about the path to becoming a witch and how Mhara's passion for her home has colored her witchcraft throughout the years. It was an absolute joy to talk to Mhara and we hope you enjoying listening as much as we did recording it!  From Llewellyn.com http://llewellyn.com: Mhara Starling https://www.llewellyn.com/author.php?author_id=6824 (Chester, England) was born in North Wales, raised on the Isle of Anglesey, and is a native Welsh speaker. She is a transgender woman who has been practicing witchcraft from a very young age, and her witchcraft videos on TikTok have more than a million views. Mhara is a celebrant and a tarot reader, and she runs moots, gatherings, and open rituals. She was featured in the BBC Wales documentary series Young, Welsh and Pretty Religious.

1h 26m
Jul 03, 2023
Magia Latine: Trobar de Morte

En este episodio compartimos una entrevista que hice en 2021 con el grupo musical Trobar de Morte, que acababan de estrenar su nuevo disco Book of Shadows. Ellos acaban de anunciar que lanzarán un disco nuevo este otoño que se llamará Carpe Noctem. Así que espero que disfruten de la entrevista.

52m
Jul 01, 2023
Mhara Starling, A Witch In Time

Happy New Moon, New Book! Mhara Starling's Welsh Witchcraft is such a fun introduction to the magic of Wales, our intrepid hosts knew they needed to discuss it on the pod! Come for the fairy tales, stay for the hilarity of our inability to pronounce welsh words (we really did try our best!)

1h 17m
Jun 17, 2023
Out of the Broom Closet

Happy Full Moon and Happy Gemini Season! This moon, we're discussing the whys and hows of coming out of the broom closet - can you, should you, will you? Prompted by Gemini's own foray into coming out of the broom closet, this episode is both conversational and full of insight. 

1h 7m
Jun 03, 2023
SUMMER SOLSTICE I

Thank you to Moon Serpent and Bone Magical Night Market https://www.moonserpentandbone.com/ for sponsoring this summer "mini"-podcast! Amy gives us some insight into the 5th Annual Summer Solstice Market, Scorpio and Gemini discuss their summer plans, and we hear from some of the vendors who will be in attendance! This podcast, besides discussing some useful tips and ideas for summer magic, has some expectation subversions, a Gwyneth Paltrow detour and a special surprise just for MSB attendees. We can't wait to see you on June 16th for this awesome event! 

40m
Jun 02, 2023
Magia Latine: Wicca Books

   ¿Qué tal, brujas? En este capítulo nos vamos a concentrar en tres libros importantes para las brujas que siguen Wicca, pero creo que todas las brujas pueden encontrar valor en cada libro.   

28m
Jun 01, 2023