Magick & Alchemy

Tamed Wild

Magick & Alchemy by Tamed Wild is an enchanting podcast for modern-day witches and the earth-spirited. Join hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew each week as they discuss witchcraft, divination, mythology, and all things magick and alchemy.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Episode 163: Something in the Woods Loves You with Jarod Anderson

    In episode 163 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby interview Jarod Anderson. Jarod is a nature writer, podcaster, poet, and erstwhile academic. In this conversation, Jarod invites listeners into the church of the forest, where the priests and clergy are heron, stick bugs, and squirrels. He offers us perspectives on poetry, on brain weather, and what magic means to him, as well as shares some rituals for helping you remember that you too, are nature.  To learn more about Jarod, visit JarodKAnderson.com and follow him on Instagram @thecryptionaturalist and Substack. Check out all of his books and writings here. Sources & Shoutouts: Episode 133: Women of Tarot with Cat Willett Episode 78: Annie Finch Episode 90: Sophie Strand W. B Yeats, “A Vision” Emily Lygren David Baker, “Whalefall” Susanna Clark, “Piranesi”   Louise Gluck H.D Aracelis Girmay Alice Notley Diane Di Prima Mary Oliver Join Tenth House Rising! Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com. For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! Created by Tamed Wild. Production by Julio Montero. Music by Follow the Wind, Taizo Audio

    1h 11m
  2. 1 OCT

    Episode 162: Word Witch with Kate Belew

    In episode 162 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, Kristin Lisenby and Shelby Bundy interview Kate Belew. Kate Belew is an author, poet, and Witch whose work exists at the crossroads of creativity and magic. Inspired by a shared love of word witchery and books, Kristin, Shelby, and Kate discuss the intersections of ritual and creativity, and the importance of giving ourselves permission to follow our dreams. They consider creative ancestors, altars of language, and the younger self as a muse. They also discuss Kate’s upcoming book, Witch Witch:  How to Call Upon and Cultivate the Creative Magic Within You. To connect with Kate, follow her on Instagram @k8belew and subscribe to Word Witch on Substack. Sign up for her newsletter at KateBelew.com, and pre-order Word Witch online or from your local bookshop. Sources & Shoutouts: Mythica: A New History of Homer’s World, Through the Women Written Out of It, Emily Hauser Kristin Hannah Jennifer Saint Emily Dickinson’s Envelope Poems Women Who Run With the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes Mysteries of the Dark Moon, Demetra George Barbara G. Walker The Love Witch J.E. Cirlot, Dictionary of Symbols The Secret Teachings of All Ages, Manly P. Hall Brando Skyhorse Marie Howe Monica Furlong Tamara Pearce The Baby-sitter’s Club, Ann M. Martin The Saddle Club, Bonnie Bryant Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Series, Carolyn Keene Christopher Pike R.L. Stine Witchcraft For Wayward Girls, Grady Hendrix Brian Froud Take Back the Magic, Perdita Finn The Unwritten, Christina Campo Join Tenth House Rising! Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com. For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! Created by Tamed Wild. Production by Julio Montero. Music by Follow the Wind, Taizo Audio

    1h 9m
  3. 17 SEPT

    Episode 161: Hecate with Melissa Madara

    In episode 161 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby interview Melissa Madara. Melissa is an occultist, author, and educator who teaches magic and witchcraft from a historical perspective. In this conversation, three witches discuss the goddess Hecate, her invocations, and how to work with her symbols through altars and offerings. Melissa shares their thoughts on Kitchen Witchery and working with magic through printed matter. Melissa also introduces us to their latest zine, “Hekate: Hymns of the Dread Goddess,” a compendium of devotional hymns to the goddess of the crossroads. To learn more about Melissa, follow them on Instagram (@moon.cultus), visit their website at mooncvlt.com, and join their community on Patreon. Sources & Shoutouts: Tamed Wild Samhain Retreat Tenth House Rising  Magic Mail (Muse Mail) Word Witch: How to Call Upon and Cultivate the Creative Magic Within You, Kate Belew Hekate: Hymns of the Dread Goddess, Moon Cult The Witch’s Feast, Melissa Madara The Witch’s Yearly Planner The Rotting Goddess, Jacob Rabinowitz  Morbid Anatomy Museum The Crossroads: Sacred Stories & the Dark Moon Mysteries of the Dark Moon, Demetra George Witchcraft Medicine: Healing Arts, Shamanic Practices, and Forbidden Plants, Claudia Müller-Ebeling, Christian Rätsch, Wolf-Dieter Storl Ph.D. Alchemy-works.com Join Tenth House Rising! Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com. For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! Created by Tamed Wild. Production by Julio Montero. Music by Follow the Wind, Taizo Audio

    1h 14m
  4. 5 SEPT

    Episode 160: Cartomancy & the Camena with Laetitia Barbier

    In episode 160 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby interview Laetitia Barbier. Laetitia is an independent scholar, professional tarot reader, teacher, and author. In this conversation, Laetitia reminisces on her introduction to tarot during childhood and discusses her relationship with the cards today. She shares some of her favorite magical places in New York City and considers the importance of building community, even during the Hermit year of 2025. Laetitia also introduces listeners to the Camena, the Roman spirits of prophecy and wells, and the muses for her upcoming deck with Lou Benesch, the Camena Tarot. To learn more about Laetitia, visit her website, follow her on Instagram @laetitiacartomancy, and pre-order her new deck, the Camena Tarot. Sources & Shoutouts: Pamela Coleman Smith: The Untold Story, R. Kaplan Stuart Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, Rachel Pollack Episode 143: Wyrd Women Join Tenth House Rising! Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com. For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! Created by Tamed Wild. Production by Julio Montero. Music by Follow the Wind, Taizo Audio

    1h 25m
  5. 20 AUG

    Episode 159: Auras with Eileen Lee

    In episode 159 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby discuss auras with Eileen Lee. Eileen is a Detroit-based aura photographer and energetics researcher. In this conversation, Eileen shares her auric philosophy and considers the aura as a tool to manifest. She considers her experiments with aura photography and walks listeners through the colors of the aura. She also explains the purpose of aura altars and introduces us to her new book, The Ultimate Guide to Auras: How to Read, Cleanse, and Shift Color Energy to Change Your Life. To learn more about Eileen, follow @weareauraaura and @colorofourenergy on Instagram and visit her websites auraaura.co and colorofourenergy.com. Sources & Shoutouts: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, Elizabeth Gilbert Magic Jewelry What we're reading: The First Verse,  Barry McCrea Gospel of the Worms, Dr Georgia van Raalte Approaching Babylon: Essays from the Abyss, Dr Georgia van Raalte The Waters, Bonnie Jo Campbell  Once Upon a River, Bonnie Jo Campbell  American Salvage, Bonnie Jo Campbell  The Age of Deer, Erika Howsare Join Tenth House Rising! Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com. For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! Created by Tamed Wild. Production by Julio Montero. Music by Follow the Wind, Taizo Audio

    1h 11m
  6. 23 JUL

    Episode 158: High Magick with Damien Echols & Lorri Davis

    In episode 158 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew discuss ritual and magick with Damien Echols and Lorri Davis. Damien is a bestselling author, martial artist, and spiritual teacher whose life and work embody the path of transformation. His wife, Lorri, is a former landscape architect turned author, magickal practitioner, and public speaker. In this conversation, Damien and Lorri introduce the basics of High Magick, and discuss High Magick as a form of internal alchemy. They talk about invoking the elements and angels, and change as the nature of a spiritual practice. They contemplate places as teachers and tattooing your aura. They also share a few words for their younger selves. To learn more about Damien, connect with him on Patreon and Substack. Lorri also writes on Patreon. You can find all of their books here, and sign up for their upcoming retreat, The Gold of the Philosophers, here. Sources & Shoutouts: The Benevolent Sorcery of Play, Robb Brezsny Episode 134: Summer Magick Episode 156: Earth Magick Episode 148: Guardian Angels Episode 153: Be Not Afraid with Jennifer Sodini Angels In My Hair, Lorna Byrne Join Tenth House Rising! Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com. For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! Created by Tamed Wild. Production by Julio Montero. Music by Follow the Wind, Taizo Audio

    1h 53m
  7. 25 JUN

    Episode 157: Prophetic Girl Summer

    In episode 157 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew bid farewell to season five and welcome in Prophetic Girl Summer. In this conversation, they revisit the stories of priestesses, nymphs, and clairvoyant baddies who have historically said, “I told you so.” They meet Helice and Cassandra, contemplate yearning as a spell, and consider the influence of internet aphorisms in a modern world. Sources & Shoutouts: Five Goddesses for the Summer Solstice - Tamed Wild blog The Moon in Carolina Podcast, Episode 42: Word Witchery with Kate Belew Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson  Pensées, Blaise Pascal,  Brave New World, Aldous Huxley Episode 151: Alien Beings Artemis: Virgin Goddess of the Sun, Moon, and the Hunt, Sorita d’Este The Myth of Clytie & Apollo - Tamed Wild blog The Secrets of the Tarot, Barbara Walker The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths & Secrets, Barbara Walker Oreads – The Enchanting Nymphs of the Mountains The Crossroads: Sacred Stories & the Dark Moon The Oresteia trilogy Euripides’ The Trojan Woman Cassandra, Florence and the Machine  Cassandra, Taylor Swift The Poetics of Reverie: the Cassandra Complex, Gaston Bachelard The Myth of Cassandra - GreekMyths.com Join Tenth House Rising! Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com. For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! Created by Tamed Wild. Production by Julio Montero. Music by Follow the Wind, Taizo Audio

    41 min
  8. 11 JUN

    Episode 156: Earth Magick

    In episode 156 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew discuss Earth Magick and Midsummer guardians. Led by their inner creatures, they begin by contemplating the folklore of the earth-dwelling goblin, a mischievous being who serves as the witch’s familiar. Then, spiraling deeper into the soil, they visit the roots of sacred trees. They consider roots as allies and teachers, and how they show up in ceremony. Kristin and Kate also discuss their plans for the Summer Solstice and share advice on creating rituals that bridge the weird and the wild, and make you feel alive. Sources & Shoutouts: Episode 107: Centaurs & Satyrs Episode 152: Sleep Spells & Dream Divination Episode 91: Types of Magick, Part I Welcome to the Month of June - Tamed Wild blog "Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable," Ebenezer Cobham Brewer  MythNerd.com  The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina The Goblin and the Grocer, Hans Christian Andersen, The Green Fairy Book Christina Rosette’s Goblin Market “Goblincore: the fashion trend that embraces ‘chaos, dirt and mud” - The Guardian “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants,” Robin Wall Kimmerer “If Women Rose Rooted: A Life-changing Journey to Authenticity and Belonging,” Sharon Blackie “The Overstory,” Richard Powers Tolkien Join Tenth House Rising! Tenth House Rising offers seasonal learning for those who seek meaning through myth, magick, and memory. Rooted in the rhythm of the seasons and inspired by the Wheel of the Year, each month brings a new theme that echoes the energies of the natural world. Learn more at TenthHouseRising.com. For those who desire magick in the mail, you can also subscribe to the Tamed Wild Box, a monthly delivery of magic & earth medicine. Each box is crafted around a season and includes items for the earth-spirited and the lovers of all things mystical and natural. Deliveries can include crystals, herbs & teas, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry, essential oils & other lifestyle pieces. The Tamed Wild Box is a monthly offering of 5-7 items, chosen for the month and season we are in. Each delivery includes a box card that explains your items and a little ritual you can do with your new tools. You will also receive access to a monthly moon gathering, exclusive to box subscribers! Created by Tamed Wild. Production by Julio Montero. Music by Follow the Wind, Taizo Audio

    41 min

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Magick & Alchemy by Tamed Wild is an enchanting podcast for modern-day witches and the earth-spirited. Join hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew each week as they discuss witchcraft, divination, mythology, and all things magick and alchemy.

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