Delusional Witch Juice

Heather Nations
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Witchcraft, folklore, occult history, and metaphysics — served with a heavy pour of delusion. Each week, Heather digs into the strange hidden history, fact behind folklore, and mysteries of the metaphysics, separating the history from the hype (and occasionally embracing the hype anyway). It's part history lecture, part séance, part group chat. Unfiltered, well-researched, and made especially for delusional witches.

  1. 2d ago

    Lammas: The Three Histories Behind the Pagan Bread Holiday

    Back with another seasonal sabbat episode! Is Lammas really an ancient pagan bread holiday? In this episode, Heather follows the history from Old English “loaf-mass” and church-blessed bread to Lammas grazing rights, the Irish festival of Lughnasadh, and the story of Lugh’s foster mother Tailtiu. The modern holiday turns out to be a blend of three different traditions: an English Christian harvest observance, an Irish mythological and political gathering, and a modern Wiccan sabbat on the Wheel of the Year. Along the way, Heather gets into funeral games, land disputes, protective bread charms, and the ancient festival historians still cannot fully reconstruct. Listen to find out how all three histories ended up inside one modern pagan holiday. Sources Church of England — “The Agricultural Year”https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/times-and-seasons-4 A Clerk of Oxford — “A Little History of Lammas”https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-little-history-of-lammas.html J. G. L. Richardson — Lammas grazing rights and English commonshttps://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/rhy/article/download/5762/5699/12153 Ronald Hutton — The Stations of the Sunhttps://academic.oup.com/book/1390/chapter/140717330 CELT — The Metrical Dindshenchas: Tailtiuhttps://celt.ucc.ie/published/T106500D/text033.html CELT — The Annals of Ulster, entry for 916https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100001A/text486.html Cambridge — “Harvest Shortfalls, Grain Prices, and Famines in Preindustrial England”https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-economic-history/article/abs/harvest-shortfalls-grain-prices-and-famines-in-preindustrial-england/A6BD779A911DD17910EA44DF8ADF7613 Ethan Doyle White — Wicca: History, Belief & Community in Modern Pagan Witchcrafthttps://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv3029rcf Irish pronunciation recordings — Teanglannhttps://www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/L%C3%BAnasa 00:00 Pagan Bread Has Lore04:47 Welcome and Ground Rules08:08 The Internet Version10:35 Loaf-Mass and Bread Magic18:44 Lammas Land23:30 Lugh, Tailtiu and the Fair31:02 The Festival We Cannot Rebuild35:59 Why the First Loaf Mattered40:35 How It Joined the Wheel

  2. Jul 22

    Low-Energy Witchcraft: Simple Rituals for Exhausted Days

    What does witchcraft look like when you are sick, burnt out, overwhelmed, or simply too tired to feel magical? Heather explores low-energy witchcraft, the pressure to turn spirituality into another productivity system, and the small practices that can still create connection: one candle, one tarot card, a glass of water, a boundary, or permission to go to bed. Your practice does not disappear because your energy changes. Listen, then choose three things that can become your own bare-minimum spiritual safety net. 00:00 Practicing When You Feel Awful01:49 Witchcraft as Productivity04:55 What Counts as a Ritual?06:48 Your Body Is Part of It07:47 Three Levels of Practice12:45 The Bare-Minimum Reset14:00 Consistency Has Seasons15:26 Build Your Spiritual Safety Net

  3. Jul 15

    What Kind of Witch Are You? The Truth About Witch Types

    This week: what "types of witches" quizzes actually get right (and wrong), the real history behind the word "witch" — including Salem's actual numbers and the "9 million" myth that isn't true — why Jung thought a witch lives in your subconscious, and why Agatha All Along is basically doing this whole episode on screen. Funny, sourced, no judgment either way. TIMESTAMPS0:00 Open2:32 Welcome + Thesis3:24 Ground Rules4:18 WitchTok by the Numbers7:03 Why Do We Even Do This?8:25 My Hedge Witch Origin Story10:39 Is Maiden, Mother, Crone Ancient?14:17 The Robert Graves Plot Twist17:00 Green/Kitchen/Hedge Witch, Explained18:40 Salem & the Real Witch Trial History22:27 Jung, the Shadow & the Wild Woman24:39 Story Time: Being "Too Much"27:23 Agatha All Along & Pop Culture Witches29:07 Your Homework Find us @delusionalwitchjuice. DM your witch type!

  4. Jul 8

    New Moon July 2026: Manifestation, Lunar Planning & My Smoke Detector

    This week on Delusional Witch Juice, It's the New Moon in Cancer, July 14, 2026, 2:43 AM PT, so we're setting an intention live on air. But first: where does "manifestation" actually come from (hint: a guy with tuberculosis and a horse), what are the 8 real phases of the moon, and how did centuries-old farming folklore turn into today's "plan your launch by the moon" coaching trend? Plus: the real, non-mystical psychology reason a monthly lunar reset might actually help you. Folklore, real history, actual research, and one host's genuine new moon intention. Sources in the show notes. Follow Delusional Witch Juice on TikTok and Instagram: @delusionalwitchjuice MASTER SOURCE LIST Astro-Seek: New Moon July 2026CHANI: 2026 Astrological Key DatesWe'Moon: New & Full Moon RitualsClaire Daley: New Moon RitualsWikipedia: Law of Attraction (New Thought)The Law of Attraction: History & 19th-Century AuthorsPMC: "The Secret" to Success? The Psychology of Belief in ManifestationSAGE: Personality and Social Psychology BulletinNASA Science: Moon PhasesFarmers' Almanac: Understanding the 8 Phases of the MoonWikipedia: Lunar PhaseHerbal Academy: Gardening By the MoonLiving With The Moon: The Secret of Biodynamic GardeningMedium: The Moon, the Cow Horn, and the Cosmic Dance of AgricultureMDPI: Lunar Influence on Plants in AgricultureNache' Snow: What To Do During Moon PhasesSimone Samuels: How to Make Plans for Your Business Based on the MoonHealthline: Full Moon EffectsThe Conversation: Does the Full Moon Make Us Sleepless?Katy Milkman: The Fresh Start EffectPMC: Put Your Imperfections Behind You (Temporal Landmarks)Current Psychology (2026): Manifestation Research StatusPsychology Today: Toxic Positivity

  5. Jul 1

    Past Lives: Everyone Was Cleopatra, Nobody Was a Peasant

    Why does everyone think they were Cleopatra in a past life — and never a turnip farmer? This week: what reincarnation actually means across Hinduism and Buddhism, the University of Virginia psychiatrist who documented 2,500 kids who remembered dying, the very boring brain-science reasons we "remember" past lives (hello, cryptomnesia), the Korean concept In-Yun from the movie Past Lives, and what your South Node supposedly says about who you used to be. Skeptical, funny, and refusing to flatten anybody's religion. Sources in the show notes. Follow Delusional Witch Juice on TikTok and Instagram: @delusionalwitchjuice MASTER SOURCE LIST Pew Research Center, "Beliefs about the afterlife," May 2025 — https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/05/06/beliefs-about-the-afterlife/Wikipedia, "Reincarnation" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReincarnationWikipedia, "Ian Stevenson" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_StevensonUVA Division of Perceptual Studies / Jim Tucker, "Ian Stevenson and Cases of the Reincarnation Type" (PDF) — https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2016/12/REI36Tucker-1.pdfWHRO, "Since 1967, this small division at UVA has investigated the possibility of reincarnation," Dec 2024 — https://www.whro.org/education-news/2024-12-30/since-1967-this-small-division-at-the-university-of-virginia-has-investigated-the-possibility-of-reincarnationThe Skeptic's Dictionary, "past life regression" — https://skepdic.com/pastlife.htmlWikipedia, "Past life regression" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_life_regressionScience-Based Medicine, "Past Life Regression Therapy: Encouraging Fantasy" — https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/past-life-regression-therapy-encouraging-fantasy/Wikipedia, "Bridey Murphy" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridey_MurphyPsi Encyclopedia, "Criticisms of Reincarnation Case Studies" — https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/criticisms-reincarnation-case-studies/Psi Encyclopedia, "Reincarnation: An Introduction" — https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/reincarnation-overview/Pacific Ties, "Past Lives: Understanding In-Yun" — https://pacificties.org/past-lives-understanding-in-yun/The Conversation, "Past Lives: a luxurious and lingering portrayal..." — https://theconversation.com/past-lives-a-luxurious-and-lingering-portrayal-of-lost-love-and-identity-in-the-korean-diaspora-213162Nylon, "Past Lives & Astrology, Explained" — https://www.nylon.com/life/past-life-astrology-explainedJessica Adams, "Your Past Life in Astrology — North Node" — https://www.jessicaadams.com/2026/03/21/blog/your-past-life-in-astrology-north-node/Feedspot, "20 Best Past Lives Podcasts 2026" — https://podcast.feedspot.com/past_lives_podcasts/

  6. Jun 9

    Litha: The Summer Solstice Name That's Younger Than Your Parents

    This week on Delusional Witch Juice, I discuss how the name Litha is younger than you think and the real history of the Summer Solstice is wilder than you think. From ancient Egypt to the Inca Empire to a Swedish midnight skinny dip past a murderous river demon, every culture celebrated the same sun completely differently. Plus the Oak King myth debunked, Litha 2026 astrology, and how to actually celebrate the Summer Solstice. Watch on YouTube with facial expressions included. SOURCES & FURTHER READING The Name Litha & The Wheel of the Year Aidan Kelly — "About Naming Ostara, Litha, and Mabon"Venerable Bede — De Temporum Ratione (The Reckoning of Time), 725 ADRonald Hutton — The Triumph of the Moon (1999)Ronald Hutton — The Stations of the Sun (1996)Green Egg Magazine historyAncient EgypT Sphinx & pyramid solstice alignmentSirius, Sopdet & Isis mythologyThe Nile flood calendarAswan High Dam ending the annual floodNabta Playa — world's oldest solar observatory Inca / Inti Raymi Inti Raymi historyManco Capac origin storyIntihuatana stoneInti Raymi revival 1944Swedish Midsommar Midsommar history — Nordic Museum via The Culture TripMidsommarstång originsSeven flowers traditionSwedish birth rate statOfficial Swedish Midsommar guideThe Maypole Maypole historyRonald Hutton — The Real Meaning of the MaypoleThe Oak King & Holly King No ancient evidence for the myth Robert Graves biography Ronald Hutton on invented tradition Scholar critique of The White GoddessFeast of St. John the Baptist St. John's Day historyChurch absorption of pagan holidaysAstrology of Litha 2026 Venus conjunct Jupiter & June 2026 transitsCancer season astrologyMercury retrograde in CancerHow to Celebrate / Rituals Litha herb traditionsLitha rituals overviewGermanic Midsummer traditionsFurther Reading Ronald Hutton — The Triumph of the Moon (1999)Ronald Hutton — The Stations of the Sun (1996)Robert Graves — The White Goddess (1948)Venerable Bede — De Temporum Ratione (725 AD) FOLLOW THE SHOW INSTA TIKTOK YOUTUBE SUBSTACK

  7. May 18

    The Real History of Tarot Cards (A French Pastor Lied)

    We are continuing with the pivot from pop culture to witchy solo episodes for this season and this week: the real 600-year history of tarot, the secret society behind the most iconic deck ever made, and the artist who drew every card you've ever pulled — and got paid once, no royalties. Why everything Antoine Court de Gébelin claimed about tarot and ancient Egypt is wrong — and why the real story is actually more interesting. ​How a Brooklyn-born occultist and a Jamaican-British artist created the most iconic tarot deck of all time, inside the same secret society. What the Fool card has meant for 600 years straight — and hasn't needed a single reinterpretation. Follow Delusional Witch Juice wherever you get your podcasts. If this episode made you pull out your deck, leave a review — it helps more than you know. Sources for this episode: ​Metropolitan Museum of Art — Tarot History (free to read online)​Morgan Library — Visconti-Sforza Collection (the actual cards, viewable online)​Collector's Weekly: Tarot Mythology by Hunter Ottman-Stanford​Mary K. Greer's Tarot Blog — translation of Court de Gébelin's original 1781 essay​Artnet News: The Artist and Oculist Who Designed the Iconic Tarot Deck and Why Has No One Ever Heard of Her Name

  8. Apr 30

    Beltane History, the Scorpio Full Moon & What the Church Tried to Erase (Witch Era)

    After a long break and several rebrands later, DBJ is back, but as Delusional WITCH Juice starting with this episode about the real history of one of the oldest festivals in the Celtic calendar: where the name comes from (scholars genuinely still debate this), why the fires had to be made by friction, what the Romans were doing at the exact same time (strip shows — yes, really), and why cultures across Europe with no contact with each other all landed on the same answer to "what do you do when spring peaks?" Then: the Scorpio Full Moon peaks at 11 degrees Scorpio on May 1st at 1:23 PM EDT, and we need to talk about what it means when the most intense lunar event of the year lands on one of the two days the veil is already considered thin. In this episode: The Celtic fire festival the Church tried to suppress — and why the bonfires kept going anywayWhy May 2026 has two full moons, and what the double veil thinning on May 1st actually meansWhat you can actually do on Beltane (including why an evening walk counts, and why I'm not responsible for any divorces)New episodes every week. Find Delusional Bitch Juice on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

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Witchcraft, folklore, occult history, and metaphysics — served with a heavy pour of delusion. Each week, Heather digs into the strange hidden history, fact behind folklore, and mysteries of the metaphysics, separating the history from the hype (and occasionally embracing the hype anyway). It's part history lecture, part séance, part group chat. Unfiltered, well-researched, and made especially for delusional witches.

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  • Creator
    Heather Nations
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    72
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Heather Nations
  • Show Website
    Delusional Witch Juice