Are We Witches?

• Are We Witches...Haunted?

  Ghosts never really go out of fashion, they just change platforms. Once they rapped on tables and floated in candlelight; now they flicker on YouTube and whisper through spirit boxes.As spooky season begins, Lisa and Sarah ask: Are we witches…haunted?From witch-ghosts in England, Scotland, and Salem to Houdini’s showdown with the Witch of Lime Street, they trace how women became history’s translators between worlds. Plus, a Ouija board experiment and a cemetery ritual for spooky season.Citations for Who, What, Witch, Where?E. Jay Gilbert, HauntedAnn Braude, Radical Spirits: Spiritualism and Women’s Rights in Nineteenth-Century AmericaAlex Owen, The Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late Victorian EnglandHoudini Exposes the Tricks Used by the Boston Medium “Margery” (1924)The Dollop Podcast, Episode #12 “Houdini vs Margery”“How to Use a Ouija Board,” wikiHow--Follow us on instagram at arewewitches and write to us at [email protected] problem you want a magical solution for, please write in for a bit of advice and a magical prescription. It's important we practice as much as possible to get our witchy credentials! We also want to hear how your spells are going, so please write in if you have practiced any magic mentioned in the show.We are new to this community and these practices. All advice, tips and feedback will be gratefully received. After all, it takes a village to raise a witch.Blessings to all those that rate & review (5 stars only, please!)--------------------------------Keywords: witchcraft, ghosts, spirits, haunting, haunted house, ouija, medium, psychics, parlour games Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• What's Up, Witches? #3

  In this latest magical check-in episode, Lisa and Sarah take the opportunity to discuss storytelling in the form of myth and folklore (hello again, Medea and Baba Yaga!), fidelity discourse, with much more added to their reading list; primarily No Friend to This House and Encountering Dragonfly.The re-enchanted life continues with rainbow synchronicities, familiars, and a magic stick thrown to the River Thames*. Sarah and Lisa also enjoy a tarot spread based on the theme of creation, taken from the Tarot Vin workbook, contemplating the power of the Magician card paired with Cabernet Sauvignon.What’s Up, Witches? episodes will pop into the feed every now and then as a way for our co-hosts to take stock of where they are on their witchy journey.For more information on Natalie Haynes' feminist retelling of Medea, No Friend to This House, please visit: https://nataliehaynes.com/Details on Encountering Dragonfly: Notes on the Practice of Re-enchantment by Brooke Williams can be found at https://brookewilliams.site/*No sailors were harmed in the making of this podcast.--Follow us on instagram at arewewitches and write to us at [email protected] problem you want a magical solution for, please write in for a bit of advice and a magical prescription. It's important we practice as much as possible to get our witchy credentials! We also want to hear how your spells are going, so please write in if you have practiced any magic mentioned in the show.We are new to this community and these practices. All advice, tips and feedback will be gratefully received. After all, it takes a village to raise a witch.Blessings to all those that rate & review (5 stars only, please!)--------------------------------Keywords: witchcraft, mythology, folklore, synchronicity, forest magic, wine, tarot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Are We Witches...In Mythology?

  Witches appear across mythology at critical turning points - indispensable in service to heroes, yet often discarded once their role is fulfilled. This week, Lisa and Sarah discuss Circe’s penchant for pigification, the dangerous devotion of Medea, the Witch of Endor’s risky necromancy, Norse völur, and the enduring worship of Hecate, Goddess of Witchcraft.Sarah shares the magic woven into her recent house move, while a listener writes in with a re-enchanted synchronicity all the way from Utah.Uncertain about worship but enchanted by the stories, Lisa and Sarah invite you to spend some time in the company of these magical, mythical muses.Links:Cole Imperi - Thanatologist and Award-Winning AuthorCitations for Who, What, Witch, Where?Crerar, B. (2022). Feminine Power: The Divine to the Demonic. United Kingdom: The British Museum Press.https://cosettepaneque.com/how-to-worship-hekate-goddess-of-boundaries-and-witchcraft/Apollonius of Rhodes. Argonautica. Translated by R.C. Seaton. Loeb Classical Library, 1912. Perseus Digital Library.Euripides. Medea. Translated by E.P. Coleridge. Perseus Digital Library. Link.Hesiod. Theogony. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Loeb Classical Library, 1914. Perseus Digital Library.Homer. Odyssey. Translated by A.T. Murray. Loeb Classical Library, 1919. Perseus Digital Library.Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Loeb Classical Library, 1914. Perseus Digital Library.Eiríks saga rauða (The Saga of Eric the Red). In Íslenzk Fornrit IV, edited by Jón Jóhannesson. Reykjavík: Hið íslenzka fornritafélag, 1956. English trans. Sacred Texts.The Hebrew Bible. 1 Samuel 28:3–25 (The Witch of Endor); Exodus 22:18; Deuteronomy 18:10–12. Sefaria.--Follow us on instagram at arewewitches and write to us at [email protected] problem you want a magical solution for, please write in for a bit of advice and a magical prescription. It's important we practice as much as possible to get our witchy credentials! We also want to hear how your spells are going, so please write in if you have practiced any magic mentioned in the show.We are new to this community and these practices. All advice, tips and feedback will be gratefully received. After all, it takes a village to raise a witch.Blessings to all those that rate & review (5 stars only, please!)--------------------------------Keywords: witchcraft, mythology, divine feminine, Ancient Greece, Norse Myth, sorcery, storytelling, candle magic, house magic, house spirits, Goddess Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Are We Witches? Not Without Internet

  The gods have clearly conspired against us! Our planned episode Are We Witches in Mythology? will now be released on September 16th. Sarah has just moved house and is still waiting on BT to weave the threads of her internet connection, so we’re taking a short pause.In the meantime, we’d love to hear from you. If you have a story, thought, or bit of everyday magic you’d like to share, get in touch at [email protected] or send us a DM on Instagram at @arewewitches.Thank you for your patience. We can’t wait to be back in your feed soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Are We Witches…Re-enchanted?

  In this very special episode, Lisa and Sarah share The Real Question’s conversation between chaplain Mauricio Bruce and author Brooke Williams (Encountering Dragonfly: Notes on the Practice of Re-enchantment). Together they explore synchronicity, Jung’s active imagination, and what it means to live an enchanted life today.Afterward, Lisa and Sarah return with “How’s Tricks?”—beetles, dragonflies, mysterious cats, and dreams included—and reflect on how coincidences, storytelling, and even math (hello, Ramsey Theory!) can help us practice re-enchantment in a skeptical world.Plus: listener mail on serendipity in Wellington and a dive into active imagination.--Links:The Real Question PodcastBrooke WilliamsPatrick JMT's TED talk explaining Ramsey TheoryFollow us on instagram at arewewitches and write to us at [email protected] problem you want a magical solution for, please write in for a bit of advice and a magical prescription. It's important we practice as much as possible to get our witchy credentials! We also want to hear how your spells are going, so please write in if you have practiced any magic mentioned in the show.We are new to this community and these practices. All advice, tips and feedback will be gratefully received. After all, it takes a village to raise a witch.Blessings to all those that rate & review (5 stars only, please!)--------------------------------Keywords: re-enchantment, synchronicity, active imagination, Carl Jung, spirituality podcast, everyday magic, storytelling, Are We Witches podcast, The Real Question podcast, Brooke Williams Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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