Back on the Broomstick: Old Witchcraft, New Path

Laylla & Chelle
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"Back on the Broomstick" is your magical podcast hangout where the world of witchcraft and the modern-day collide. Hosted by witchy best friends, Laylla and Chelle, this podcast is a cauldron bubbling with the latest spells, rituals, pagan wisdom, divination insights, and mystical musings. Born from a deep-rooted friendship and a shared passion for the witchy life, Laylla and Chelle weave their decades of pagan practice into each episode while learning new theories and chatting with today's pagan and witchcraft authors, influencers, and magickal practitioners. Hop onto this personal magical journey to get back on the broomstick, and you'll be treated to a blend of personal stories, practical spellcraft, and insightful discussions on everything from moon rituals and magical history, to hexing and herbal magic. Each episode is like a cozy coven sesh, filled with laughter, learning, and a touch of enchantment.So, grab your besom, light a candle, and join this bewitching podcast adventure. Laylla and Chelle are here to show you how to blend magic into your daily grind and reconnect with your inner witch. Hit subscribe to "Back on the Broomstick" and join a community where magic is real, fun, and totally alive in today's world. Tune in and let your magical adventure begin!

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    162: Tending the Fire from Beltane to Litha

    Between the wild green fire of Beltane and the golden blaze of Litha lives a season of pure enchantment. In this episode of Back on the Broomstick, Laylla and Chelle step into the lush, humming magic of early summer, where flowers burst open like spells, fireflies flicker over fields at dusk, and the land itself seems drunk on possibility. Together, they explore the magick “between the spokes” of the Wheel of the Year. That fertile stretch of time where passion becomes action, abundance begins to ripen, and we choose what deserves our energy, attention, and devotion. From Beltane’s fertile spark to the radiant power of Litha, this episode is all about sustaining joy, feeding creativity, and falling back in love with life itself. The witches share practical everyday enchantments to help keep the season’s energy moving. Think dandelion honey spells for sweetness and stubborn growth, mugwort dreamwork beneath open summer windows, and self love glamour magic designed to make you magnetic to your own spirit first and foremost. There’s talk of daydreams as portals, summer as a season of manifestation, and the sacred art of romanticizing your own beautiful existence. This is an episode about living intentionally with the season instead of rushing through it. About remembering that your passion is your power. About noticing the way warm night air, cricket songs, blooming flowers, and long golden sunsets can become part of your spiritual practice if you let them. So grab an iced tea, light a candle, step barefoot into the grass, and join us for a cozy, witchy conversation about abundance, desire, beauty, and the living magic of summer. Got a question? Send the witches a message here! Support the show Want to send us a letter? Witchy things to review? Our mailing address is: Back on the Broomstick PO Box 21 Tioga, PA 16946 Email: backonthebroomstick@gmail.com Youtube Facebook Instagram Back on the Broomstick Website

    47 min

  2. 24 APR

    161: The Flowers of Beltane

    The fires of Beltane are lit, and we’re stepping into the season where everything starts moving. In this episode, we talk about what Beltane looks like in a modern, solitary practice and how to work with its energy as a living current that carries you through early summer, not just a single night. We get into flower magic as both spellcraft and language. From Victorian floriography to intuitive plant relationships, we explore how bouquets can hold intention, send messages, and even influence the energy around you. Yes, including how to set boundaries with flowers or nudge things in your favor without saying a word. We also talk about wearing your magic through oils and scent, turning your body into part of the working instead of just the caster. This is an episode about working with what’s already alive. About setting something in motion at Beltane and tending it as it grows  Got a question? Send the witches a message here! Support the show Want to send us a letter? Witchy things to review? Our mailing address is: Back on the Broomstick PO Box 21 Tioga, PA 16946 Email: backonthebroomstick@gmail.com Youtube Facebook Instagram Back on the Broomstick Website

    37 min

  3. 17 APR

    160: The Witches Answer - Hot Takes From the Cauldron

    The cauldron is bubbling, the inbox is overflowing, and this week Laylla and Chelle are finally answering your questions… and oh, you brought some good ones. In this cozy, chaotic, wisdom-filled episode, the witches gather up your fan mail, your voicemails (yes, you can send those now!), and your late-night spiritual spirals, and they answer it all with the kind of honesty that only comes from decades of lived, practiced magic. It’s part advice column, part coven circle, and part “wait… are we really talking about this right now?” energy. They wander through the wild terrain of tarot, where elemental associations get shaken up and turned on their head. What happens when swords feel like fire and wands start whispering like air? Is that wrong… or is that your intuition trying to speak? Laylla and Chelle unpack the history, the why, and the permission you didn’t know you needed to read the cards your way. Then things get practical. When a single tarot pull leaves you squinting at the cards like, “girl, what do you mean?”, do you pull another? Reshuffle? Sit in the discomfort? The witches talk about trusting the conversation between you and the deck, and why sometimes clarity isn’t about more cards, but more listening. From there, the questions get deeper. Can you cast multiple spells close together, or does that drain you dry like an oversteeped tea bag? What does real cleansing look like beyond TikTok trends and conflicting traditions? And maybe the most tender thread of all… how do you walk a spiritual path without losing your grip on reality? This episode gently but firmly explores the difference between spiritual experience and spiritual psychosis. Not with fear, but with care. No judgment, but with grounded, real-world wisdom. Because magic, as they remind us, should expand your life, not isolate you from it. And just when you think you’ve reached the end of the circle, they open a new door. A brand new PO Box. A chance to send something physical into the world. And for one lucky listener, the opportunity to receive a personalized spell pen pal letter crafted by the witches themselves. A little piece of magic, inked and intentional, arriving right at your doorstep. This one feels like sitting around the kitchen table long after the candles have burned low. Honest. Thoughtful. A little messy in the best way. The kind of episode that reminds you you’re not alone on this path… even when you’re figuring it out as you go. So grab your cards, your tea, maybe a notebook if you’re feeling studious, and settle in. The witches are answering. Books: Tarot Deciphered: Decoding Esoteric Symbolism in Modern Tarot M M Meleen, T Susan Chang, Tarot Correspondences: Ancient Secrets for Everyday Readers T. Susan Chang Mary K. Greer's 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card Greer, Mary K. Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth Wen, Benebell Got a question? Send the witches a message here! Support the show Want to send us a letter? Witchy things to review? Our mailing address is: Back on the Broomstick PO Box 21 Tioga, PA 16946 Email: backonthebroomstick@gmail.com Youtube Facebook Instagram Back on the Broomstick Website

    43 min

  4. 10 APR

    159: Preparing for Beltane - Igniting the Fire Within

    Beltane has a reputation. Flowers, fire, sex, fertility. And yeah, all of that is there… but what does it actually mean in a modern witchy life? In this episode, we take the old idea of fertility and crack it open. Not just babies and crops, but creation in every form. The things you’re building, the energy you’re pouring into your life, the parts of you that are ready to grow whether you feel “ready” or not. We talk fire magick, that spark that gets things moving when you’ve been stuck too long, and how to work with it in a real, grounded way. There’s knot magic you can actually do without overthinking it, and a look at the sacred woods of our region and how to connect with them in a way that feels alive and connected to the energies of place. We also walk through a Beltane tarot spread built like a balefire, so you can see what’s fueling you, what’s rising, and where all of this energy is actually going. And because it wouldn’t be Beltane without it, we talk about the thinning veil, connecting with spirit, and how this season opens a very different kind of doorway than Samhain. Same threshold. Completely different energy. This one is about momentum. About choosing what you’re growing on purpose. About lighting the match and actually letting something take hold. Got a question? Send the witches a message here! Support the show Want to send us a letter? Witchy things to review? Our mailing address is: Back on the Broomstick PO Box 21 Tioga, PA 16946 Email: backonthebroomstick@gmail.com Youtube Facebook Instagram Back on the Broomstick Website

    44 min

  5. 3 APR

    158: 15 Witchy Minutes

    In this episode, we’re claiming a tiny piece of each day and turning it into something intentional, magickal, and realistically sustainable. No waiting for the perfect moon or the next sabbat. This is about building a daily practice that fits into real life while still feeling deeply witchy. We talk about working with spring energy as a catalyst for change, creating simple rituals that become habits, and going all in on the experience even if it’s just for a few minutes. Setting the space, engaging the senses, and letting yourself fully step into that version of you that practices on purpose. You’ll also hear Chelle’s tarot spread designed to support this daily, witchy practice, along with ideas for tea spells, smokable blends, and a sweet honey working you can return to again and again. This is your reminder that magick doesn’t have to be big to be real. It just has to be yours. Got a question? Send the witches a message here! Support the show Want to send us a letter? Witchy things to review? Our mailing address is: Back on the Broomstick PO Box 21 Tioga, PA 16946 Email: backonthebroomstick@gmail.com Youtube Facebook Instagram Back on the Broomstick Website

    27 min

  6. 28 MAR

    Alpha Meditation - Color Countdown for Magick, Focus, and Energy Work

    In this guided meditation, Laylla leads you into an alpha brain state, the in-between space where your mind quiets and becomes open, focused, and receptive to magick. Inspired by Laurie Cabot’s Crystal Countdown Meditation from The Power of the Witch, this adaptation is designed to help you enter an alpha brain state for meditation, spellwork, and energy raising. You’ll move through breathwork, body awareness, and a gentle inward descent, shifting out of everyday mental noise and into a calm, receptive state where you can connect with your inner power and surrounding energy. Use this meditation before ritual, during spellwork, or anytime you want to access a deeper state of focus and relaxation. With regular practice, it becomes a reliable way to enter the alpha state on purpose and strengthen your magickal work. Meditation begins at 1:17 Got a question? Send the witches a message here! Support the show Want to send us a letter? Witchy things to review? Our mailing address is: Back on the Broomstick PO Box 21 Tioga, PA 16946 Email: backonthebroomstick@gmail.com Youtube Facebook Instagram Back on the Broomstick Website

    17 min

  7. 27 MAR

    157: The Secret to Powerful Spellwork - Using the Alpha Brain State in Witchcraft

    Most spells don’t fail because you lack power, they fail because you’re casting from a mind that won’t let the magic take hold. On this episode, Laylla gets practical about what actually makes spellwork land. Tools, intentions, and the words of spells are important, but your will and ability to gather energy is what powers the spell. And the place to find and work with that energy is within your mind in the alpha state. Laylla talks about what an alpha brain state really is from both a scientific and magical perspective, and why it’s the sweet spot for raising and directing energy. This is the space where your mind quiets, your body comes online, and your intention stops getting tangled in doubt. The guided meditation Laylla references is from Laurie Cabot’s Crystal Countdown Meditation in The Power of the Witch, a book that Chelle often talks about as her introduction to witchcraft and one that also sparked Laylla’s path into hypnosis and interest in alpha states and their uses in spellcraft and magick. In this episode she'll explain how alpha differs from your everyday thinking state, how it connects to the subconscious, and why that matters for everything from visualization to manifestation. You’ll hear how hypnosis fits into modern witchcraft, why your subconscious behaves more like a toddler than a scholar, and how to work with it instead of against it. This episode is about learning how to shift your internal state on purpose so your spells feel real, embodied, and effective.  If you’ve ever felt like your magic looks right but doesn’t quite click, this is the missing piece. Got a question? Send the witches a message here! Support the show Want to send us a letter? Witchy things to review? Our mailing address is: Back on the Broomstick PO Box 21 Tioga, PA 16946 Email: backonthebroomstick@gmail.com Youtube Facebook Instagram Back on the Broomstick Website

    23 min

  8. 20 MAR

    156: Ostara to Beltane - Magick Between the Spokes

    We're in the wild stretch of the Wheel where nothing is settled and everything is becoming. In this episode, we walk the space between Ostara and Beltane, that muddy, electric season of storms, sudden growth, and untamed energy. It’s not gentle, and it’s not meant to be. We talk about working with that chaos instead of trying to tame it. Reclaiming the feral parts of yourself, listening to the pull of change, and learning how to shape all that restless momentum into something that can actually take root and grow. Laylla shares a tarot spread created for this in-between season, and we give a magickal twist to spring window cleaning along with other everyday practices to help you stay connected to your craft as the weeks unfold. From tarot to home energy work, land connection, and simple everyday practices, this is about living your craft in real time, not just on the holidays. This is magick between the spokes. Where the work happens. Where your magick lives every day. Got a question? Send the witches a message here! Support the show Want to send us a letter? Witchy things to review? Our mailing address is: Back on the Broomstick PO Box 21 Tioga, PA 16946 Email: backonthebroomstick@gmail.com Youtube Facebook Instagram Back on the Broomstick Website

    31 min
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"Back on the Broomstick" is your magical podcast hangout where the world of witchcraft and the modern-day collide. Hosted by witchy best friends, Laylla and Chelle, this podcast is a cauldron bubbling with the latest spells, rituals, pagan wisdom, divination insights, and mystical musings. Born from a deep-rooted friendship and a shared passion for the witchy life, Laylla and Chelle weave their decades of pagan practice into each episode while learning new theories and chatting with today's pagan and witchcraft authors, influencers, and magickal practitioners. Hop onto this personal magical journey to get back on the broomstick, and you'll be treated to a blend of personal stories, practical spellcraft, and insightful discussions on everything from moon rituals and magical history, to hexing and herbal magic. Each episode is like a cozy coven sesh, filled with laughter, learning, and a touch of enchantment.So, grab your besom, light a candle, and join this bewitching podcast adventure. Laylla and Chelle are here to show you how to blend magic into your daily grind and reconnect with your inner witch. Hit subscribe to "Back on the Broomstick" and join a community where magic is real, fun, and totally alive in today's world. Tune in and let your magical adventure begin!

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