WitchingAround

Witching Around welcomes its first Listener Guest: Christina!

She talks to Raegan about her experience as a visually impaired witch and how that affects the way she practices the craft and participates in the wider Pagan community. They also chat about general magical tips like enchanting jewellery and ways to focus the mind in meditation.

App mentioned: Picture This

Decks mentioned: The Gaia Deck and The Witching Hour Oracle Deck

Follow Witching Around on Instagram @witchingaroundpodcast and Facebook @AWitchsPodcast and you can contact Raegan at witchingaroundpodcast@gmail.com

In this month's minisode, Raegan explores the ritual of Drawing Down the Moon and how to adapt it for your path or purpose. Plus we have a quick rundown of May's spiritual dates.

Follow Raegan @raeganshanti on Instagram or the podcast @witchingaroundpodcast on Instagram or @AWitchsPodcast on Facebook. You can also get in touch at witchingaroundpodcast@gmail.com

This month, Raegan talks to Jonathan from Heron Drums about using drumming in rituals, the ceremony of birthing drums and honouring the spirits of the land.

Contains drumming by Jonathan

Follow Jonathan on Instagram @herondrumsuk

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How have you been witching around this month?

A quick dive into using plants to channel magic and also an overview to lesser known festivals in April.

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How have you been witching around?

Raegan talks to Bianca Kemp of Burgrune about working with herbs, responsible foraging and the infamous Black Thumb Syndrome.

Follow Bianca on Instagram @the_magickal_herbalist

You can follow the podcast at @witchingaroundpodcast on Instagram and @AWitchsPodcast on Facebook or contact Raegan at witchingaroundpodcast@gmail.com

This month, Raegan and Jenny share their tips and tricks to keeping the magic alive day to day.

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The broom lore blog post Jenny referenced is: https://farmerish.net/a-ramble-through-broom-lore/

Jenny and Raegan kick off 2024 with a chat with everyone's favourite maestro of the Firewalk, Oona MacFarlane. They explore Oona's journey and transformation with the element of fire and different ways one can work with fire magic, even if you can't light a match just yet.

You can find Oona and Celtic Fire at www.celticfire.co.uk or by searching Celtic Fire on Facebook and Instagram. You can also learn more about the Tir Na Nog wellbeing centre at https://tirnanog.co.uk/

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Join Raegan and Jenny as they discuss the events of Witchfest International 2023: their favourite talks, traders and highlights of the day.

Don't forget to join the conversation on Spotify, Instagram (@witchingaroundpodcast) and Facebook (@AWitchsPodcast) or email (witchingaroundpodcast@gmail.com). How have you been Witching Around?

If you have been affected by the fundamentalist protestors who picketed outside Witchfest International, please report your incident(s) to the Met Police on 101 or report online at https://www.met.police.uk/ro/report/

Raegan flies solo this month and talks to academic Paul Wilson and jewellery maker/indie dyer Amy Wilson about their experience growing up in non-Pagan faiths and how it influences how they raise their two children.

Featuring some guest interjections from Cassie and Taliesin the cats and Baby Shanti.

You can follow Amy at From the Cauldron on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

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Jenny and Raegan (and Goose) are joined by author Jess Howard, to talk about her Pagan Portals book Water Witchcraft and dive into practical tips on how to incorporate water magic into your practice.

Jess can be found on Instagram @thecottagemysticwitch

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Raegan and Jenny speak to renowned author and teacher Jane Meredith about her latest book "Falling Through the Tree of Life: Embodied Kabbalah" as well as reflecting on her writing processes and her work with the Dark Goddess.

Jane Meredith can be found at www.janemeredith.com and @JaneMeredithAuthor on Facebook and Instagram

Also check out www.worldwidewitchcamp.com

Follow Witching Around at @AWitchsPodcast on Facebook and Twitter and @witchingaroundpodcast on Instagram. You can contact us directly on witchingaroundpodcast@gmail.com

This month, Jenny and Raegan talk to academic, author and dance teacher Rachel S Roberts about her path and how she brings her research into how she practises her faith. There's also an inevitable divergence into spiritual dance and how the principles can connect to all paths.

You can find Rachel on Facebook and Instagram under @underthedancingtree, @wolfwomanrising on Facebook and Youtube and @wolfwomanrisingofficial on Instagram

Don't forget to follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter (@AWitchsPodcast) and Instagram (@witchingaroundpodcast), and you can now contact us directly by emailing witchingaroundpodcast@gmail.com

Jenny and Raegan (and Cassie) have a conversation with author and "cocktail witch" Rachel Patterson about her latest book "Gods and Goddesses of England" and how knowing about local deities can inform our practice.

Pagan Portals: Gods and Goddesses of England is published by Moon Books and will be available to buy from 30th June 2023. You can learn more about Rachel at www.rachelpatterson.co.uk

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This month, Jenny and Raegan talk to author and activist Debi Gregory about being neurodivergent and how the Pagan community needs to work with invisible (and visible) disabilities.

Debi can be found on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and you can follow the work of Pagan Aid on the same platforms.

Don't forget to purchase your tickets for Witchfest Midlands!

We decided it was time for our listeners to learn more about us. This month's special episode has Jenny and Raegan answer questions about their paths, their favourite fictional witches and much more, including their thoughts on cheese (a most important Pagan topic, of course).

Raegan and Jenny have a chat with author and Wiccan Rebecca Beattie about her latest book The Wheel of the Year, about living Pagan philosophy in modern life and the trap of "Shoulding" 

The Wheel of the Year is published by Elliot & Thompson Ltd and it available in hardback in most book retailers, or request from your local library. Paperback will be available June 2023. 

Rebecca Beattie can be found under her full name on Facebook and Instagram.

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