ECHO is back! Tune in for another wisdom filled interview with a fantastic pop alchemist, esoteric herbalist, astrologer, and dear friend. We talk tech's impact on contemporary magic, cybersecurity, herbal ethics, tree resins, as well as ECHO's herbal symphonies crafted with the 2023 occultist in mind. A note from the show: We meant to mention Comm…

Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald of the bands Birdeatsbaby, Hana Piranha, and HVIRESS join the pod this week! Not at all a mere aesthetic, Hana and Mishkin share in an interview for the first time the real life occult inspiration for their music, insight into their spiritual practices, and their unique bond that mirrors the Two of Cups. From an …

Conjure worker, hex doctor, witch, and Solomonic practitioner of over 20 years: Alexander Moore joins the podcast this week! A treasure trove of information on Solomonic magic and Goetia, Alex imparts sage advice on both risk and reward surrounding this path. We walk through the summoning process, how to hold your own in presence of demons, explore…

Artist Kat Crow joins the pod this week! Tune in to hear stories from behind The Inner Mask, an oracle deck largely created during Kat's earlier years in the Czech Republic. We also talk human design, artistic growth and phases, and some deep cut tarot history. Kat is pulling this project and chapter of her life to a close by handing it off to us v…

Writer and Dreamwalker Celeste Mott is back! Celeste shares her insight on building the skills to differentiate significant dreams from brain chatter, the commonality of precognitive dreaming, and developing your own dream lexicon. Tune in to hear about this underutilized form of divination, as well as a menagerie of traveler's tales from the dream…

Esoteric silversmith and PA Dutch folk practitioner: MaryEllen Rose of Wayward Silver joins the pod this week! Tune in to hear about Pennsylvania Dutch history and folk magic tradition, hex signs, and a legendary tale of murder and magic. Books Mentioned:"The Long Lost Friend" by John George Hohman, edited by Daniel Harms (get the addition that is …

Paranormal ponderer and researcher of the uncanny: Amanda Paulson returns! What's in a name? Tune in for a philosophy heavy discussion on labeling the self, the value in not-knowing, and Amanda's upcoming feature film: "Death is With Me." 👻 Support the podcast via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin Find Amanda: @prettyfnspooky @deathiswithm…

Witch, necromancer, mortician, medium, and author: Mortellus is back! Tune in for an explorative discussion provides perspective for listeners to reframe the concept of "ghost," our relationship to the dead, death magic, and the components of a soul. Mortellus generously shares their insight and research regarding these topics and more while discus…

Songwriter, printmaker, and Folk Catholic: Ramona Martinez guests this week! Tune in for a ride from her Visions of Mary Oracle Deck all the way to disorienting dreamscapes and the esoteric implications of clams. We also talk Saints vs. Archangels, spirit suitors, and of course.... the Honky Tonk Angels in the Sky. Be sure to stay until the end to …

Witch, paranormal investigator, and author J. Allen Cross is back to talk his second book "The Witch's Guide to the Paranormal." We cover problem solving oriented paranormal investigation, esoteric customer service, types of hauntings, what a typical investigation may look like, remote psychic work, portals, stories from haunted Portland, Oregon, a…

Darragh Mason is back! Join us for a chat exploring what may lurk in the garden, the importance of story, cunning folk, the father of witches, looking with a different lens at the uncomfortable way faeries seek joy during dark times, Irish faery mythology, embracing local living, stewardship, esoteric plant philosophy, and more. Hear what Darragh h…

Hold onto your hats and cats folks, sorcerers Ally Steinke and Keith Miller join the pod this week and take us on a deep dive into discourse and the great wide Elsewhere! We talk astral travel, otherworldly encounters, transpersonal psychology, sensorial experiences in dreams that aren't dreams, remote viewing training, getting absolutely astral JA…

Mover, groover, teacher, and performer: Tracy Lynn stops by the podcast this week! We talk multidimensional self expression, movement as a language, sobriety, telepathic cat communication, following your intuition across the country, and so much more. Be sure to check out Tracy's online classes! Find Tracy: www.tracylynnmovement.com patreon.com/tra…

Freelance illustrator, pigment wizard, and creator of the Blood Moon Tarot: local New England artist Sam Guay joins the podcast this week to share personal insight into their tarot deck creation process, dreamworking, looking for narratives in art, artistic paralysis, illustrating for Magic: the Gathering, and more. Truly an honor, enjoy the interv…

Hosts of The Red Text podcast: Fonzie and Ryan guest this week to share their wisdom on Folk Catholicism and to discuss the decentralization of the Church, intersection of Christianity and witchcraft, the saints, liminal identity, and more. Find Fonzie and Ryan: The Red Text Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iBuU4BZ390BiSrfTna58n?si=4734b95e4…

What do you do with a haunted object when it's a part of your own body? Astrologer, reality adjuster, esoteric herbalist, and incense maker: ECHO returns to tell us all about her experience with haunted teeth. Plus, some astrology soup talk, Echo's first time using an immersion blender to make something other than stage blood, physiological astrolo…

Dearest cardslinger and dreamwalker extraordinaire: Celeste Mott is back! We chat sobriety, the conflict of niceness and integrity, stalkers, returning to church, instagram scammers, Catholic mass, and what it means to be mean. Bonus: is Archangel Michael a repressed anarchist? Who gets to be the arbiter of offense? idk, better listen to find out. …

Herbalist and self described plant nerd: Stephanie Hardie of Gate & Garden Herbals joins the pod this week! After seeing Stephanie's beautifully curated booth full of handmade herbal wares at the Salem Night Market, I knew I had to have her on the show. Join us for a conversation about how herbalism may still be a fringe practice, plant folklore, c…

Darragh Mason of Spirit Box Podcast is back! We have a free flowing conversation about our relationship with otherness this past year, identifying what's important through the prism of magick and folklore, the potential pushback on the resurgence of Faery, the doppelgänger phenomenon, cunning women, and the Qareen: the djinn double we are all born …

My dear friend, sister, and witch: Jessica V returns for the third time! We talk her new cohosted podcast and community "Lilith's Left Hand," objective reality during climate change, knowing versus doing, rebellious self care, re-wilding our housecats, and reflecting on this year as the year of discernment. Mutual Aid in Louisiana: www.imaginewater…

American studies scholar, paranormal investigator, and comic: Darcy Staniforth joins me this week! We talk have an in depth chat about grief, navigating loss in a death and grief avoidant culture, death positivity, ancestor veneration, and Darcy's haunted home. Join us for an open conversation about one of the most difficult emotions people carry w…

Fiber artist and witch: Wae Wang shares her knowledge on the role of spinning and weaving in magic, the power of color, building intention in your craft, the connection between spinning and Faery lore, and simultaneous lives. Find Wae: www.colorwaefiberarts.com instagram.com/spinning.witch instagram.com Find Mana: www.mothmana.com instagram.com/mot…

Nathan Isaac, Celeste Mott, and I all sit down and debrief our experiences during a past investigation weekend in Somerset, Kentucky. We talk what strangeness occurred during the weekend, the new upcoming season of Penny Royal, mirroring between place and mind, and retrocausality. Here's a video about the cave at the end of Haunted Cave Road: https…

Host of Glitch Bottle Podcast, ceremonial magician, and lucky to be alive Capricorn: Alexander Eth joins us for the longest podcast I've ever recorded! Alex shares some insight into grimoiric ceremonial magic, occulting ourselves, materia magica, the importance of oaths, the felt presence of direct experience, being evaluated by spirits, lego herba…

Necromancer, astrologer, and witch: Sasha Ravitch joins me this week! We talk accepting troublesome placements in the birth chart as helpful knowledge, the natal chart as a map of spiritual ecology, the pathological patterns of our Dead, the burden and gift of doubt, blood consciousness, elevated dead and intranquil dead, necromantic effects on hea…

Sabbatic Kabbalistic witch and magical librarian: McCalla Ann of Saturn Vox joins me this week! We talk Kabbalah, pathwalking between spheres, the moon as masculine, queering reality, tapping in and out of godhood, astral and solar selves, tarot correspondences to the spheres, and McCalla's suspicion as to why it is difficult to talk about emotions…

Hedgewitch, haunted museum curator, and professional weirdo: Dana Newkirk joins me this week! We talk hedge riding, caring for haunted objects, energetic hygeine, building a reliable herbal arsenal, summer solstice and Midsummer, geographical altar-spaces, Hellier, liminal people, when to retire a tarot deck, & our highly controversial opinions on …

Dirt sorcerer, author, and artist: Aidan Wachter is our guest this week! We talk visual abilities and spiritual sight, experiencing a shadow takeover, messages from the hypnogogic state, cultivating relationship with our Other Selves, food and spirit work, familiars, running into non-humans, and share a greater discussion on personal practice. Find…

Obeah woman, witch, and author: Emma Kathryn is back! We talk Emma's philosophy and practice of rebel magick, her book "Reclaiming Ourselves," class disparity in activism, devoting time to multiple magickal practices, making sacrifices in life, and changes in the woods lately. Find Emma: www.emmakathrynwildwitchcraft.com abeautifulresistance.org/?a…

Paranormal investigator and creator of Pretty Fn' Spooky: Amanda Paulson joins me this week! We talk holistic ghost hunting, Amanda's stay at the Lizzie Borden House, initiation, trauma's effect on paranormal experiences, rethinking the idea of "The Veil," outgrowing belief systems, & some of Amanda's compelling experiences in the field. "When the …

Robyn Valentine of Tired Witch joins me this week! Robyn talks about her new book "Magickal Tarot," some of our perspectives on different hot ticket cards, navigating the online Occult world, 90's Pog life, and getting trapped in a fire with Archangel Mike. Since recording this episode Mana caved and made a TikTok. Find Robyn: www.tiredwitch.com/pr…

The wonderful artist and creator of both my podcast and website logos: Sharaya Anastasiya joins me this week! having been internet friends for four years, it was about time we finally hung out. We talk our art influences, our thoughts on several cryptids, and Sharaya shares several spooky tales from the woods. Check out @realwitchespod on instagram…

Energy alignment teacher and galactic healer: Rachael stops by this week! Tune in for an approachable exploration of the main chakra system (including the celtic system) that you might not find on Chakra dot com. We also touch on the importance of valuing the imaginal, and our own recent life experiences' effects on the energetic body. Shamanic Pat…

Bestselling author, witch, self defense instructor, & leader of many other lives: Amy Blackthorn stops by this week to talk plants, the importance of physical self defense in addition to magickal, and we both share stories of our experiences trying to stay safe in a world that is not. Keep updated on Amy and her new book: "Blackthorn's Protection M…

Comedian, host of Me and Paranormal You, and buddy of mine: Ryan Singer stops by for a bonus episode about his new app: Crystal Eyes! Support the Crystal Eyes Kickstarter and Join the Waitlist: crystaleyes.app www.kickstarter.com/projects/crystaleyesapp/crystaleyes-app-identifying-crystals-with-a-snap Find Ryan: www.ryansingercomedy.com instagram.c…

Chaos magician, fellow podcaster, and brother: Paul V of Magikcool Podcast joins me! We talk magick vs. mysticism, martial arts, alchemy, the upcoming Mars transit, potential internet death, mutual aid, deescalation training, and the strangeness of place.Find Paul (and Jessica):Magikcool Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pytr8t2MjbwsdUh9AqaQM…

Witch, tarot reader, and reiki practitioner: Alissa Flores joins me this week for her first interview ever! We talk tarot reversals, challenge of reading court cards, rethinking the pages, elemental interactions, tarot burnout, finding a work- life balance as a reader, the three of swords, and the folk tale of the Crane Wife. Find Alissa: instagram…

Dear friend of mine: Jessica Lynn returns! We have an explorative conversation about uncertainty, artificial intelligence, the rational mind, imagination, riverwork, existentialism, validation, apathy vs. freedom, chatting with plants, and rethinking the idea of a life's purpose. Find Jessica: instagram.com/zen.lasagna The Good Medicine Podcast Fin…

Writer, tarot reader, fellow possibly fae-taken entity: Celeste Mott joins me this week! We talk New Orleans, working for a psychic hotline, the connection of land in paranormal investigations, parasocial relationships, dating in the occult community, "The Feminine Macabre," synchronicity, and the challenges of being a reader. Find Celeste: www.cel…

Energetic Programmer, Mermaid, and Professional Pull- Upper: Alyssa Feline joins me this week for vial healing, sigil work, underground chiropractors, the tendinitis spirit, BDSM planets, ghost healing, and general goofing. Find Alyssa: www.mermaidinthemoonlight.com instagram.com/mermaidinthemoonlight.designs instagram.com/messageinthebottle.healin…

Photographer, pursuer of the strange, and fellow podcaster: Darragh Mason joins me this week to share a compelling tale of Djinn, the draw of death, residual magic in our lives, the Aghori, corpse magic, and Sigil Engine. Find Darragh: www.darraghmason.com www.sigilengine.com instagram.com/darragh_mf Spirit Box podcast: https://open.spotify.com/sho…

In the spirit of danger and synchronicity: here is a special Patreon episode released from the vault! Back in October, witch and tarot reader: Leah joined me once again for a special spooky episode where we talk ghost experiences, the Donner Party, everyone's sudden interest in dragons, and exorcisms. Leah loves to drop jokes at the most ridiculous…

It's a solo-cast this week where I catch you all up on where I'm at in my life, share my thoughts on land spirits, and answer listener questions! I drop a lot of recommendations during this ep so there's a recap for you below. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled interview programing next week.People, Podcasts, Music, and Books Recommended:Play…

Ditch Witch, herbalist, and animist: Britton Boyd (also known as Archaic Honey) joins us this week! We talk anointing oils, our experiences as nomadic magic practitioners, misunderstood aspects of the tarot, living with ADHD, lung centered plant medicine, the element of air, & much more. Come join us in the beautiful grime!Find Britton:www.archaich…

Necromancer, Mortician, and Third Degree Gardnerian Priestex: Mortellus joins me this week! We talk RPGs, near death experiences, Gardnerian wicca, bone casting, representation in the funeral industry, necrobotany, and the magickal uses of various different death- adjacent materials! Don't forget to preorder Mortellus' new book "Do I Have to Wear B…

Witch, educator, and activist: Ziona blesses the podcast this week! We talk digging into our lineages, our first witch experiences, time traveling via memories, cultural adaptation, and the nostalgic early tofu days. Find Ziona: instagram.com/thezionacollective www.priestesspowerexchange.com Ziona's BLM Article: www.thehouseoftwigs.com/2020/06/16/b…

My housemate Jessica V, who some of you may know as Ancient Woods Witch, returns! We talk living with magick people, our resident animal familiars, energetic noise, building a foundational practice, and Jessica's new offering: The Keystone Course.Find Jessica & her Keystone Course:www.ancientwoodswitch.com/the-keystone-courseinstagram.com/ancientwo…

Yogi, etheric surgeon, and community dubbed “galactic bounty hunter:" Amy Spicer joins me this week! We talk the first and only time Amy has ever encountered a demon, sounds as other lives, parasites, the fallen avian program, and I once again won't shut up about Josephine McCarthy. It's great!Find Amy:www.virashanti.cominstagram.com/alaughingspice…

Divinatatrix, artist, witch, and occultlist: Katie Webb astral projects into the podcast studio this week! We talk interdimensional visionary and realm travel, seeing different versions of ourselves in meditation, astral morality, good that is evil, psychological aliens, gorgons, and more. See ya in the center of the Earth!Find Katie:www.gorgonized…

ECHO returns! In an episode months in the making, we talk about one of our favorite books: "The Exorcist's Handbook" by Josephine McCarthy, learning lessons via pain, magic hiding within language, the magician's tool of discernment, and of course angels, demons, and faeries. As I eloquently state during this episode, "Beings do shit when they exist…