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On this very special episode, Rayne took off their co-host hat and donned their guest hat to talk about their new poetry book release, "Bone Dust". We talk the ins and outs of their creative process for this project as well as the differences between this one and the prequel, "In Her Bones".



Bone Dust Description:

"Life is fragile. Regimes can crumble in an instant. And it is in the darkest places that one finds the strength to rebuild.

Echoing the strength and valor of the heathen path, these poems journey to mountaintop halls where the Old Gods reign, to the rolling hills of the land spirits, and down to where the ancestors dwell in Helheim. Bone Dust hails the fortitude of the human spirit through titles like:


Blood Brother
Winter Winds
Ode to Helheim
The Seer's Prophecy
Old Bones

Winter has arrived in the soul. Here lie the fires of magick."



M.R. Badillo: https://dot.cards/badillo?fbclid=IwAR0I6tZMo8enjtiFchEH0mQlexdCzYqN3zgD1_yfOh56PhbKtDq8o_RcRlo



You can purchase In Her Bones and Bone Dust through the publishing company, The Witches Altar (us hehe), or just Bone Dust through Ingram Spark, which can be found on M.R. Badillo's dot link listed above.



Publishing Company:

The Witches Altar https://www.thewitchesaltar.com/

Bree NicGarren is a local witch who is a member of our Witches Table group. She owns her own online store, vends around the city, has a podcast of her own and writes books on witchcraft. In this episode we sit down to discuss her definition of secular witchcraft and how Deity worship plays part in it (or not play a part in it really). We get sidetracked and go on beautiful tangents throughout this episode. So, come and join us!



Find Bree around the web:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bree.NicGarran


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breenicgarran/


Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/breelandwalker

Find Bree's books and other magical items:


Willow Wings Witch Shop: https://hexpositive.myshopify.com/?fbclid=IwAR2nyubrgHRa1eMuKUTL6k0grs_0QbxbMd976kLD8MrhLseUJzTAwC9A4_k
The Witches Altar: https://www.thewitchesaltar.com (for her books only)

Listen to her on other podcasts:


Hex Positive: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NxhDsyYTnh1fEgT8WyFBp
BS-Free Witchcraft: https://open.spotify.com/show/7KkH2NJ1WM9vUGINoZLzpr
Nerd & Tie Podcast Network: https://www.nerdandtie.com/

We've done a Tarot Forecast episode before, just not to this magnitude. In this two part series, we will pull tarot cards and runes to see what the future holds in 2024.

Part 2 covers July-December

Decks Used:


Tarot Volatile- https://www.anathemapublishing.com/books-prints/p/terra-volatile-tarot-core-deck
Crow Tarot- https://www.usgamesinc.com/crow-tarot.html

Want to follow along and see the imagery yourself? We took photos of the cards and added them to a folder you can view!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xHFF7MqcCsY-FZIWMSmtIvHtPAXcQLk6/view?usp=sharing

We've done a Tarot Forecast episode before, just not to this magnitude. In this two part series, we will pull tarot cards and runes to see what the future holds in 2024.

Part 1 covers January-June as well as an oracle card and rune pull for the overall theme of 2024.

Decks Used:


Seasons of the Witch: Yule Oracle- https://www.thewitchesaltar.com/offerings/p/seasons-of-the-witch-yule-oracle
Tarot Volatile- https://www.anathemapublishing.com/books-prints/p/terra-volatile-tarot-core-deck
Crow Tarot- https://www.usgamesinc.com/crow-tarot.html

Want to follow along and see the imagery yourself? We took photos of the cards and added them to a folder you can view!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xHFF7MqcCsY-FZIWMSmtIvHtPAXcQLk6/view?usp=sharing

Join us as we discuss some of the most common myths about tarot and delve lightly into the history and it's usage as a divinatory tool.

Myths Mentioned:


Your first deck must be gifted.
Tarot is ONLY used for fortune telling or tarot is NEVER supposed to be used for fortune telling.
Must be born a psychic or medium to do it.
Can't read tarot for profit.
Tarot is evil/of the devil or there are bad/evil cards in the deck.

The history of tarot was mentioned throughout the episode, but if you want to explore further for yourself, here are some links to get you started:


https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/in-season/2016/tarot
https://druidry.org/resources/the-history-of-playing-cards-and-tarot

We have worked with Chakras and Colors in our craft before but got a chance to talk to Naomi, a local practitioner, who got her start into witchcraft through learning about Chakras. She works with Chakras, Auras, and Colors as a way to work on herself, similarly to shadow work, and is facinated by the diversity in how you can incorporate them into your craft. We haven't seen Chakra work talked about or done in this way so it was indeed a learning experience for us!



Shop Mentioned:
Handfuls of Dust: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HandfulsofDust

Flying Oil Mentioned:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1468530318/otherworldly-a-witchs-flying-oil-for?click_key=671009db554b3982e705319ddc7bb683b3c19f7b%3A1468530318&click_sum=0e4e3296&ref=shop_home_active_11&crt=1



Follow Naomi's rad art:

https://www.instagram.com/ratsinthecradleart/