70 episodes
BS-Free Witchcraft Trae Dorn
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.6 • 120 Ratings
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BS-Free Witchcraft is a monthly podcast covering the modern witchcraft movement. Hosted by Trae Dorn, a practicing Wiccan Witch for over twenty years, the show delves into the terms we use, the history of the movement, and current events in the Witchcraft world. From Wicca to Secular Witchcraft, the show tries to cover all topics and experience levels.
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70. It’s Not About Us
Sometimes in this community folks have a habit of making things about them that… aren’t. So that’s what we’re addressing this time around. Because there are times where we need to step back and get some perspective.
Links:
* Bennett Braun, Psychiatrist Who Fueled Satanic Panic, Dies at 83 (NYT)
* Pastor Greg Locke Threatens to Dox ‘Witches’ (Independent.co.uk)
* Purchase ‘The Witch and the Rose’ in eBook or Paperback (Amazon)
* Pre-Order ‘Bloody Damn Rite’ in eBook (Amazon)
(And, of course, don’t forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network, and funded by listeners like you via Patreon. Consider joining our Discord or our forums!)
Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library) -
69. Cultural Appropriation
One of the most frustrating conversations we keep having to have in the modern witchcraft movement is about cultural appropriation. And while we’ve repeatedly touched on this before, I’ve never focused an episode purely on the topic. So let’s do that. Let’s talk about exactly what it is and why it’s such a problem.
Trae’s new novel, “The Witch and the Rose,” is available to purchase right now on Amazon, or you can order it through your favorite bookseller with the ISBN 9798869132666.
(And, of course, don’t forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network, and funded by listeners like you via Patreon. Consider joining our Discord or our forums!)
Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library) -
68. What is Witchcraft?
A question that is significantly harder to answer than most people think is “What is Witchcraft?” This month I’m going to try to answer that, and if I fail you’ll be at least as confused as I am by the end. And hey, isn’t nice to do something together from time to time?
Trae’s new novel, “The Witch and the Rose,” is available to purchase right now on Amazon, or you can order it through your favorite bookseller with the ISBN 9798869132666.
(And, of course, don’t forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network, and funded by listeners like you via Patreon. Consider joining our Discord or our forums!)
Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library) -
67. The Headache of Misinformation
Combating misinformation has always been one of the primary missions of this show, and honestly? It just gets exhausting sometimes. Why are people in this community so willing to uncritically pass on bad information? Why can’t people be bothered to do the minimum to verify what they’re saying’s correct?
It’s incredibly frustrating.
Trae’s new novel, “The Witch and the Rose,” is available to purchase right now on Amazon
(And, of course, don’t forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network, and funded by listeners like you via Patreon. Consider joining our Discord or our forums!)
Music: “So I Said It,” “The Man With One Eye,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library) -
66. Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Last month Hex Positive‘s Bree NicGarran joined Trae to take a look at the classic witch-centric movie Hocus Pocus (1993). This month, Bree’s back to help review the 2022 sequel to that movie — Hocus Pocus 2.
(And, of course, don’t forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network, and funded by listeners like you via Patreon. Consider joining our Discord or our Forums!)
Music: “The Man With One Eye” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library) -
65. Hocus Pocus (1993)
It’s time to dig back into the VHS tapes that you’ve shoved in a box in your basement (or just open Disney Plus), and talk about the classic witch-centric movie Hocus Pocus (1993). Hex Positive‘s Bree NicGarran joins Trae this month for an indepth look at this Halloween movie… in November.
But c’mon, we all know it’s Halloween year round in these parts.
(And, of course, don’t forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network, and funded by listeners like you via Patreon. Consider joining our Discord or our Forums!)
Music: “The Man With One Eye” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library)
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Trae is a kindred spirit to all veteran witches & a touchstone for all newbs. This podcast should help folks discern where personal craft boundaries should lie, not where lies should dwell. There should be no spiritual practice higher than truth.
Hit or miss on episodes
This is hit or miss episodes on this podcast and that’s ok and I admit I was bit to harsh I only listened to one episode that’s on me for jumping onto conclusions on this podcast. For this podcast and taking more time to listen episodes I actually agree with things with the host on somethings and there is definitely stuff I disagree still that’s ok and he does has some good nuggets of information and episodes even opened my mind and aha moments too. Moments of course I’m feeling like yeah I disagree on that. Overall not as a bad I first reviewed but would recommend it actually!
Problems with nature episode, it’s super judgy
I was born in a farming community so I follow the four season natural cycle. It’s one of the reasons I was drawn to this faith. Nature as a word means plants and animals outside of humanity. So even crops are nature. Plus, I respect deer. Bears aren’t in a lot of places. When I lived in a place without four seasons, we did a Mediterranean cycle. Why do you think suburbs have less nature or soul than a city? I know people who live there and there’s nature there. Then you say there is no wrong way to witch. What? Ok, people aren’t part of nature by definition of the word nature. It’s very confusing. I came here for certain topics, but often it doesn’t outweigh the judgmental attitude. I am not sure how one does witchcraft without nature. Following construction season seems ill advised, like following the ever popular pop culture Wicca. Then again, there are folkways that existed before the upper class Gardnerian thing. They didn’t create folkways and giving libations to the earth. It exists before that. Now I am rambling. Yikes.