Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I’m joined by Deborah Lipp — author, Witch, High Priestess, tarot reader, and teacher who has been practicing and teaching Wicca, magic, and occult subjects for more than forty years. Deborah is the author of numerous books on Witchcraft, ritual, magical practice, tarot, and polarity, including The Elements of Ritual, Tarot Interactions, Bending the Binary, and her newest book, Roadmap by Moonlight: A Guide to Wicca for Life. We begin by talking about what it means to build a magical and spiritual practice that can actually last for decades — not simply a collection of techniques, correspondences, or rituals. We also talk about experimentation, adapting to new situations and needs, and how we create vibrant new things, without losing the structure that makes it all work. And of course, we spend quite a bit of time on divination: Learning to see a spread as a complete image; psychic perception and the ways it can become suppressed; intuition versus projection; prediction; and the importance of becoming willing to take risks. We also talk about magical polarity beyond simplistic male/female binaries, the ideas behind Deborah’s book Bending the Binary, and what happens when inherited magical structures are examined more deeply instead of simply discarded or repeated. It was a lovely conversation to have, and I appreciate all the care that Deborah puts into all of her books and teachings. -- Find Deborah Lipp online: Deborah’s website: https://www.deborahlipp.com/ Deborah’s books: https://www.deborahlipp.com/in-print/ Deborah’s Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/deborahlipp -- Upcoming Events with JoAnna: Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 7 p.m.: Book signing and talk with JoAnna at Phoenix Books in Burlington, Vermont. Nov - December 2026: Registration is now open for The Diviner’s Pathway - a live, small-group divination container beginning Nov. 10. Over six weeks, we’ll work with multiple forms of divination - including tarot, runes, pendulums, dreams, omens, and trance divination - to develop discernment, relationship, and spiritual connection with nature spirits and our intuitive abilities. Spaces are limited to only eight people for this cohort. Learn more and register here: https://www.coffeeanddivination.com/divinerspathway -- Support Coffee and Divination: The Diviner’s Path: A Nature-Led Approach to Divination with Tarot, Runes & Pendulums is now available from Llewellyn Publishing and through your local bookstore. To find it online: https://amzn.to/4e6EXH9 Thank you so much for the support the book and podcast have already received. If you’ve read and enjoyed The Diviner’s Path, even a brief review on Amazon, Goodreads, or the site where you purchased it can make an enormous difference in helping other readers discover the work. Visit Coffee and Divination: https://www.coffeeanddivination.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffeeanddivination/ Support the show and access online meet-ups through Patreon: www.patreon.com/coffeeanddivination Thank you for listening, and, as always, see you between the worlds...
