Happy Imbolc! Join April, Harmony and Maggie as they throw down tarot cards and oracle cards for this year! It is time to celebrate the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Reflecting in the final moments of the winter realms, the moon-time, and the dark of the year... what is in store for 2024 as we tune into the divine feminine creative matrix? This episode is pack full of prophecy, numbers as the law of the universe, The High Priestess, and other Oracle Cards...

Have you ever encountered a Haunted Doll? The magickal art of Spirit Keeping can be told by the keepers of the Spirit! Join the Witches in a unique episode on haunted dolls and spirits. Harmony shares her stories of her haunted dolls from the past and into the present and the future. Do you want to know how one acquires a haunted doll? Find out how the spirit world is interacting in your witch craft! Connect with the Goddesses:  https://www.goddesswitchwomb.com Follow us on...

Who are the forgotten witches in history? Lady Alice Kyteler fled from Ireland in 1324 after being accused of being a witch. Her servant, Petronella de Meath was the first woman on record who was burned at the stake for being a witch. And do you know the witch, Ann Foster who begged to be burned? This is a mind altering episode that explores why Christians can not be witches. You won’t want to miss the honoring of all the forgotten witches of history! Book mentioned by Margaret Alice...

Poppet dolls and corn dollies have origins in ancient Egypt as well as many parts of Europe including Great Britain. Poppets were a large part of Celtic custom and culture. One way of using a poppet in your magical practice is to make a poppet to represent yourself in magic and self-care.  It is important to bond with a poppet doll that represents yourself. You can keep her on your altar or even sleep with your doll. Usually a poppet has a tag lock which is an item that is connected to the...

How do you draw down the moon in your magical practice? In this week’s episode, a listener’s question is answered about how we individually draw down the moon. Have you had a past life memory be validated by a full moon ceremony? Have you dreamt of the moon and reached out to her and pulled her close to you? Have you channeled the dark of the moon during a new moon? Enjoy the stories of full moon ceremonies and how you can also channel the goddess through the power of the divine feminine. ...

Hygieia, Goddess of health, cleanliness and sterility, was the granddaughter of Apollo and the daughter of Asclepius, three generations of master healers. Join April, Harmony and Maggie as they discuss the beauty and relevance of a healing goddess emerging into the consciousness of our culture today. Hygieia represented all rituals of cleanliness in ancient Greece. She came into her power when the Delphic Oracle referenced her in about 430 BCE. There was a huge plague and the Delphic Oracle...

Happy Yule and Winter Solstice! Season 3 is kicking off with a holiday episode with Father Winter and Krampus as we dig into slavic and alpine European stories and myths. Did you know that Father Winter left red and white psychedelic mushrooms at the hearth while families placed them inside their drying socks by the fire? What a celebration that must have been! Now we can understand the legends of flying reindeer! Join April, Harmony and Maggie as they discuss the historical roots of the...

Day of the Dead, (Dia De Los Muertos) is a holiday that originated in Mexico to celebrate family, both the living and the dead. Decorating skulls, marigolds, inviting deceased family members to dine with the living, and enjoying the last harvest are traditional ways to celebrate this holiday. On November 1st, Get ready to light your candles, set your altar, and share your drink and food with your loved ones while the veil is thin to the other side. Make sure to put out your the pictures of...

Sophia, A Divine Feminine Archetype   Join April, Harmony, and Maggie as they introduce Sophia as part of the Holy Trinity according to the ancient Gnostic Christian sect. Learn more about this hidden and ancient Goddess as Mother of all Creation and how important she is for the cultivation of the Divine Feminine in our modern culture that has been ruled by patriarchy for thousands of years.   Who is Sophia? April explains that the Greek word for wisdom is Sophia. In the Gnostic...

Did you play the game, Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board when you were growing up? The earliest record of this game was from 1665 from a passage in a diary of Samuel Pepys, a British naval administrator and a member of parliament in France. According to his diary, a boy was lying down as if he were dead. He had his arms crossed over his chest and four girls, one at each knee and one at each armpit, were knelt down on one knee and chanting over the boy. Join the witches as they discuss the...

How did you invoke Bloody Mary when you were a child? What is the folklore and do you really know who was the real Bloody Mary? There are many myths about how to invoke Bloody Mary by chanting in a mirror. This has been a well-practiced game by children to be able to see her appear as a ghost. Sometimes she appears standing behind you or holding a baby. It is even said she will steal your soul. Could she have been Mary Worth, the witch in the woods providing tinctures and herbal remedies?...

How do you move energy through your body? In this week’s episode, the witches discuss how you can manipulate energy and learn how to control it in your Magickal work. Moving energy is an embodiment practice that can be felt and expressed through movement such as dance, breath work, and yoga. You are fueled with your divine presence through your life force energy and your breath of life. From the microcosm to the macrocosm, energy is flowing between the worlds of spirit and matter. Discover...

What does hair represent in your spellwork and offerings? In this week’s episode, the witches answer a listener’s question about using hair in your Magickal practice. Why is there a difference between hair that has fallen out naturally, as in a hairbrush, and hair that was specifically cut with the intention of making it an offering? Burning hair has been used for thousands of years, and it's been connected to the cleansing of the crown chakra, allowing for the removal of negativity and a...

Hekate, the Goddess of the Underworld, is known as being an herbalist. A lot of devotees will plant entire gardens full of specific plants to work with this goddess in the realm of Pharmakeia. Pharmakeia and witchcraft are used together to study the spirits of plants. Pharmakeia can be used with spell work when you are making a spell jar, a simmer pot, or any other spell that uses magical herbs.   In Hekate's garden, you're going to find both poisonous plants and non-poisonous plants. In...

The Devil card in the tarot may not be as scary as some might assume it to be. For a lot of people, The Devil has a negative connotation, when really this card is about empowerment. The Devil can be a card for healing and  ancestral projects. Why are you giving your power away to a construct, a belief system, ancestral stuff that you have carried through your lineage, or 5000 years of patriarchy? When you learn the deeper energy of this card, it will help you to identify the chains that bind...

In this week’s podcast episode, we explore the qualities and relationships of the root chakra. There is some debate whether sexual energy is connected to this chakra. Where do you feel your sexual energy in your chakra system? Can the root chakra be about more than just safety, roots, your foundation, ancestry and sense of security? The kundalini serpent lays coiled at the root chakra, and she can be awakened through sexual energy and the activation in this chakra. When we explore the energy...

Marie Laveau was known as the Voodoo Queen. Aspects to her practice include, Mamba, Witch, Root Worker, Vodun, Hoodoo, and conjure work. She was a master herbalist and helped heal her community through many epidemics of yellow fever. In her spare time, she visited inmates in prison to make sure they had food and clothes. She also taught many classes to teach women of other ethnicities and color how to read and write. She was born in New Orleans in 1801 and grew in popularity through her hair...

Ix Chel was worshipped by the ancient Mayans as an iconic triple goddess. She was a goddess of the moon, fertility, weaving, magic, healing, sexuality, and child birth. She had the power to weave all of creation into existence. Her spindle is in the center of the motion of the universe of all creation. Her totem animals were the snake, an animal of wisdom and transformation, and the rabbit, an animal of fertility. She has a close association with dragonflies after they bring her back to life...

In this week’s episode, we take a look at our bodies as a mirror of the seasons of the earth and the moon, the two feminine celestial bodies. Through a woman's body you can look at your entire lifecycle to create ways to track and to become more aware of what season your body's moving through. This allows you to bring both the cosmic and the earth energy into balance, which makes you your most powerful witchy self! Find out the phases of your menstrual cycle in relation to the cycles of the...

The Hand of Glory was a magical talisman that was popular in the eighteenth century in Northern Europe. It was an actual hand taken from criminals who had been hung. Witches and practitioners of the art would cut off a hand for mummification which used specific incantations and was stuffed with oils and herbs.  The left hand of a criminal was used for bad magical work, such as hexing, cursing, and rendering people unable to move. If you were going to use it for assistance, help, or...

Vesta, also known as Hestia in Greek mythology, is the goddess of the hearth, the keeper of the sacred flame, and also the guardian of your home and community. She is a goddess that keeps the sacred fires going in communities and in sacred places of worship.  Vesta was the first daughter of Kronos and Rhea. As the first born Olympian, Vesta was always first to be honored with gifts and sacrifices. She was very well loved and respected in ancient society. Do you know what the word “virgin”...

Lughnasadh is a cross quarter sabbat in the Wheel of the Year. This holiday is celebrated on August 1st, the closest full moon or when Leo is at 15°. Throughout Paganism, the first harvest is celebrated midway between Summer Solstice and the Fall Equinox. Lugh is known as the Sun God or a God of Light and is the foster son of Tailtiu, a Femorian who survived the invasion of the Tuatha Dé Danaan. Tailtiu was known as an earth goddess. This celebration marks a time of harvest, gratitude and...

Was Rhiannon a Welsh Goddess of the Moon, a real person, a witch, a Fairy Queen, or sister to Brigid? With so many variations of stories and myths, Rhiannon’s essence still reaches the hearts of many women today. Join April, Harmony and Maggie as they discuss one of the stories of Rhiannon and how she carried out her unusual punishment for a crime that she did not commit.  Rhiannon was falsely accused of killing her child and the heir to the throne. She was ruled guilty and carried out her...

Hel is a Norse Goddess who is the daughter of Loki and a giant. According to a prophecy that has been lost over time, Hel was forced by the God, Odin, into Helheim, the underworld, a place where you would go if you don’t die a glorious death and go to Valhalla. She was given control over the nine different dimensions of the afterlife and Hel even has the power to bring back the dead. In the 13th century, St. Bartholomew, the Bard, mentions a story with Queen Hel having a conflict with Jesus....

Venus has a long retrograde this summer in the astrological sign of Leo. Venus is a planet that represents your feminine energy and how you share socially, how you like to receive love, what you find beautiful, your self-worth and your value system. When she retrogrades in the fixed fire sign of Leo, you will be reviewing your truest heart’s desires. In your own astrology chart you can find what house(s) will be influenced and where this retrograde is showing up in your life. Venus in Leo...