Join Us For A Live Recording!
Hey Witches! We are doing a LIVE RECORDING VIA ZOOM on Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Columbia-Willamette Valley Pagan Pride Day. You are invited! Our recording is scheduled for 3 p.m. PST (that's USA West Coast time!), but the event goes all day with workshops from fabulous...
Episode 48: Mushroom Magick With Anjel
Mushrooms are Magick. Witch and scientist Anjel joins us to explore the potential healing within fungi and the relationship between science and witchcraft. We discuss the divine within the fungal kingdom and what it can teach us about our bodies and spirits. Anjel...
Bonus Episode: Burning Man Magick With Doctor Beverley
This is normally when the annual Burning Man Festival would take place but it is sadly canceled this year (thanks, Covid). Doctor Beverley returns to talk about the Magick of Burning Man, the festival's culture and her role as a Temple Guardian at this event. She...
Episode 47: Music Magick With Jenna Greene
What is music without Magick...or Magick without music? Emmy-nominated musician and Witch Jenna Greene brings us *NEW* music from her forthcoming album and talks with us about how everyone has a gift to bring to heal this world. We also discuss channeling power into...
Episode 46: Witches In Fiction With Zoraida Córdova
Witches love fiction and fiction loves Witches! Award-winning and New York Times Bestseller author Zoraida Córdova discusses her journey with Witchcraft and its influence on her fiction. She shares how Witchcraft and spirituality helped her build the world of her...
Episode 45: Yarn Magick With Nani Romanoff
Get your first 10-minute reading with Keen for only $1.99: https://trykeen.com/thatwitchlife. Because you deserve answers. Thank you to Keen for sponsoring this episode! Today, we geek out over Witch-CRAFTING! Witch and yarn artisan Nani Romanoff talks with us about...
Episode 44: Lunar Magick with Jhenah Telyndru
Get your first 10-minute reading with Keen for only $1.99: https://trykeen.com/thatwitchlife. Because you deserve answers. Thank you to Keen for sponsoring this episode! Thirteen moons in a year...and they each have a Magickal role! Author and priestess Jhenah...
Episode 43: Plant Magick with Christopher Penczak Plus Lúnasa Rites and Rituals
Get your first 10-minute reading with Keen for only $1.99: https://trykeen.com/thatwitchlife. Because you deserve answers. Thank you to Keen for sponsoring this episode! It's the height of summer and we are all about the outdoors Magick! Guest Christopher Penczak...
Episode 42: Forest Magick with Jake Richards
Get your first 10-minute reading with Keen for only $1.99: https://trykeen.com/thatwitchlife. Because you deserve answers. Thank you to Keen for sponsoring this episode! The forest has been a place for Witch since, well, always! Author Jake Richards talks with us...
Episode 41: Ritual Tattooing with Habba Nero
Do you ever notice how Witches LOVE tattoos? Did you know tattoos can be Magickal tools? Ritual tattooing is a powerful way to mark a moment of significance, but is also a way to manifest the changes you desire. Guest Habba Nero joins us to discuss how the act of...
Episode 40: Glamour Magick With Chaweon Koo
It is said that the greatest tool of the Witch is the Self. Special guest Chaweon Koo discusses how our bodies and how we express ourselves are the most powerful sources of Magick, and how everyday items of adornment--from clothes, to jewelry, to make-up, become part...
Episode 39: Protection Magick With David Shi
Protection Magick is one of the core tenets of Witchcraft. But when do we need it and how should we do it? Special guest David Shi discusses the spiritual practices of protection from different North Asia traditions. He also discusses the nature of Shamanism–what it is and isn’t.
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It’s a tough time to ask for money, but we are a self-produced podcast with two of our three co-hosts are unemployed right now (thanks, COVID). If we’re going to continue the podcast, we need your help! Your donations help cover our website fees, upgrade our recording equipment, produce transcripts for our deaf and hard of hearing friends, and more. There are many ways to help!
Episode 38: Running A Witchcraft Business With Devin Hunter
It’s not easy running a Witchcraft business, but they are an invaluable staple to Magickal communities. Author and professional Witch Devin Hunter joins us to discuss what it takes to run a successful Witchcraft business, how even long-established Witchcraft businesses are adjusting in the Covid era, and the future of Witchcraft training courses and community. Devin gives us a sneak peek of his ritual plans for Sunfest 2021 and his newly released book. Hilary hosts, Courtney reviews “What We Do In The Shadows,” Kanani shares her plans for the next full moon. Other digressions include inadequate post-apocalypse skills, Luke Perry, Boyz II Men, and a penguin named Bobo.
Episode 37: Summer Solstice Practices and Group Work with Doctor Beverley
It’s Midsummer (For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway!)! Given that many Summer Solstice rituals are canceled this year, how are we going to practice? Doctor Beverley joins us to talk about the celebration of the longest day in many different Witchcraft traditions. Inspired by a listener question, we explore the role of Covens in a Witch’s Magickal practice, including how to start or find one, and the challenges common to Coven work. We express our disappointment over J.K. Rowling’s most recent remarks and re-visit Kanani’s revulsion to kale. Be sure to check out our Etsy store (10% of June’s proceeds support Protect the Sacred) and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform! Audio transcript to follow.
Episode 36: Retrograde Magick with Lisa Jade
Is Mercury in Retrograde destroying your abilities to communicate? Is it bad to get married during a Venus Retrograde? Don't fear the Retrograde! Author and astrologer Lisa Jade walks us through the upcoming planetary transits, including discussing what a Retrograde...
Episode 35: Queer Witchcraft with Misha Magdalene
Magick is Queer! Hey, Queer people have been part of Magick since Magick began. Author Misha Magdalene joins us to talk about the connection between Magick and gender and sexuality in the Witchcraft world, which is often a hetero-normative environment. We also discuss ways to help others during this painful time. We are angry, we are sad, but we are not silent.) Digressions include spoiled kittens, Cheez-Its and one BAD ASS spell contributed by a listener. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review us and remember to check out our Etsy shop! 10% of June’s proceeds go to Protect The Sacred.
Bonus Episode: Pandemic and Eclipse Magick with Damon Stang
June, 2020 is full of eclipses and we are delighted to welcome back Damon Stang, who is going to tell us all about them! He also shares the spirit of NYC in the midst of the pandemic and what kind of Magick the residents are brewing (whether they know it or not!). We all share our Dark and New Moon stories, and Kanani reviews “The Watcher In The Woods.” Check out the NEW merch at our Etsy store and remember to subscribe, rate, and review us on your favorite podcast platform!
Episode 34: The Untraditional Witch With Paige Vanderbeck-The Fat Feminist Witch
Have we met our doppelgänger??? If so, it’s Paige Vanderbeck of The Fat Feminist Witch Podcast, who joins us to talk about walking an untraditional Witchcraft path. Spoiler alert: this episode is full of rabbit holes, which include the intangible in Witchcraft, speaking with Spirits, crossing “The Quarantine Line,” and Sasquatch. Also, Hilary is mad because Courtney and Kanani won’t let her open her birthday presents early. Audio transcript to follow. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on your favorite podcast platform! Have you checked out our Etsy store?
Bonus Episode: Final Rites With Tomás Prower
Content warning: Death, dying, and mortuary practices. Tomás Prower return to talk with us about changes in dying, death rites, and the funeral industry in light of the pandemic…along with what hasn’t changed at all. We discuss the mortuary process and the importance of advance directives. Other topics include explaining unprecedented events to children, spirit messages, Spotify coping lists, and pants wetting. Audio transcript at www.thatwitchlife.com
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You’re Invited!
Hey friends and family of That Witch Life! Hilary is turning 40!!! You are invited to a virtual party on Thursday, May 14 at 1:00 p.m. PST! Join Courtney and Kanani in celebrating Hilary. Courtney will read Hilary's Tarot, and she'll open presents from us both. We'll...
Sorry!!!
Hey Witchkin! Yesterday, those of you who follow our blog just got 45 emails in a row. We were doing some website updates and something got tripped. Sorry about that! You can blame Kanani. That's what we normally do. Thanks for your patience!
Episode 33: Bealtaine and Pendulums With Thorne Davis
Your favorite Witches discuss how to celebrate Bealtaine while practicing social distance. Special guest Thorne Davis joins us to discuss suggestions for a solo-Bealtaine and shares how the pandemic has affected the deaf and hard of hearing communities. They also give us a 101 on working with pendulums. Kanani reviews “The Wicker Man” and may never forgive Courtney, ever. ASL interpretation provided by Mel DeLeon and Grace Totherow.
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Bonus Episode: Ask A Witchlet-A Conversation With A 9 Year Old Witch
Hey, guess what? This is an episode you can listen to with your kiddos because we watch our language and everything! Today, Kanani’s daughter Soleil joins us to discuss introducing your children to Witchcraft. She answers listener questions including, what is it like to be a child Witch? How does a child practice Magick? What can children do when teased or bullied for being Witches? Other topics include working through grief, prank calls, and Greyhound bus horror stories.
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Episode 32: Fairies with Morgan Daimler
Kanani’s fangirling reaches record-breaking proportions on this one, as we’re discussing her very favorite topic…The Good Folk! Author Morgan Daimler joins us for a fascinating discussion on Fairy lore and helps us explore a big question among modern Witches: Can you (or should you…) work with Fairies in Magick? We share our own experiences with The Good Folk, suggestions for the upcoming New Moon, and discuss why Peter Pan is actually the worst.
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Bonus Episode: Sigil Magick In The Pandemic With Laura Tempest Zakroff
As your favorite Witches navigate loss, grief, and more social isolation, we are delighted to welcome Laura Tempest Zakroff, who shows us how to use sigils Magick, and how they can be especially helpful during the pandemic.
