Stars, Spells and Final Farewells

Britt Sandkulla-Sinclair

A podcast where we explore practical magic, down-to-earth astrology, and compassionate end-of-life care

Episodes

  1. 02/17/2025

    The Death Witches....

    Episode 9 of Stars Spells and Final Farewells brings us a fast-paced conversation about all things witchy and the ins and out of deathcare or “after” deathcare really. I had the opportunity to sit down with my friend Jessica Cocar who is one of the “witches among us”. Jessica has been a practicingCeltic Witch since age 11 getting her initial education at the local library’s small “New Age” section and then, like myself, finding family and community at the local Red Raven shop in Vallejo, CA. A self-proclaimed “Creepy little girl”, Jessica was alwaysfascinated with the darker themes in life which eventually led her to her calling as a mortician. She has worked in the funeral industry since late 2019 right as the Covid pandemic began which was an exhausting way to break into theindustry especially while attending mortuary college full time. Jessica has been a licensed embalmer for 3 years and her love of science and beauty has helped her hone her craft in restorative work. She is a dedicated and driven woman, and, in this episode, we discuss her witchy youth, how her practice supports her in her work and the daily challenges and joys of helping people cross the veil while keeping our humanity, honoring traditions and staying grounded. I really enjoyed this chat, it isn’t everyday I find other witches willing to talk about death and dying! To find me (Britt)  https://www.goldenthreadalchemy.com/or https://www.instagram.com/goldenthreadalchemy/or https://goldenthreadalchemy.substack.com/ Check out TheWitch and The Shopkeep, Tales from the window seat podcast Music provided by purple planet https://www.purple-planet.com

    1h 8m
  2. 01/19/2025

    The Year of the Wood Snake, a chat with The Skeptical Shaman

    Episode 7 of Stars, Spells and Final Farewells is here! I had the pleasure of spending time with my friend Rachel White, the Skeptical Shaman of TOTEM Readings discussing the volatile year of the Wood Dragon and her thoughts on the coming Wood Snake year. The Wood Dragon year was one of intense vertical growth, and we are all feeling the change fatigue that goes along with the many revolutions we’ve been through personally and collectively. My biggest take away from our chat is Rachel’s advice that we all need to grieve. “Please f**king grieve!” The upcoming Wood Snake year presents us with a lot of death energy, the shedding of things literally and on an energetic level and we need to detox!  Even good change is exhausting on our systems and without grieving and taking time to process we can become accusatory and inflamed. I am guilty of this myself, and this conversation did give me perspective on my own processing, and I hope gives you some food for thought as well. Known as “The Skeptical Shaman”, Rachel White is making waves as an unusual spiritual practitioner. Blending more than 20 years of corporate experience with a deep knowledge of the World of Woo, Rachel’s fresh, pragmatic and inherently practical take on spiritual and personal development is a hit among the “spiritually homeless”. Rachel is the host of TheSkeptical Shaman podcast, the Owner of TOTEM Readings—her Austin, TX-based spiritual practice-- the author and publisher of the TOTEM Tarot Deck and the TOTEM Flower Essence Deck, and the purveyor of TOTEM Flower Essences on her TOTEMReadingsATX Etsy Shop. She is also the author of the TOTEM Readings Substack, an engaging community that challenges preconceived notions of what it means to “be spiritual”. Rachel works with clients in-person and remotely, offering one-on-one psychic services and tailored Spiritual Transformation Coaching and Business of Woo Mentoring programs. Links: Website: https://www.totemreadings.com TOTEM Flower Essence Deck: https://a.co/d/8NEZKgC TOTEM Tarot Deck: https://www.amazon.com/TOTEM-Tarot-Deck-Rachel-White/dp/0578980126 TOTEM Readings ATX Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TotemReadingsATX Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/totemrach   To find me (Britt)  https://www.goldenthreadalchemy.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/goldenthreadalchemy/ or https://goldenthreadalchemy.substack.com/ Check out TheWitch and The Shopkeep, Tales from the window seat podcast Music provided by purple planet https://www.purple-planet.com

    1h 23m
  3. 11/13/2024

    Full Moon in Taurus and Potion (tea) Making for Collective Grief

    In this episode I talk about the Taurus full moon and the energies of this Venus ruled sign and how it lends itself to current events in the world. Then we tap into some potion (tea) making and collective grief. We explore 4 herbs for protection, heart opening and soothing the nervous system. Collectively the US has been having a very intense week and I’m erring on the side of self-care, regrouping and channeling hard emotions rather than diving into my poison garden books, it wasn’t easy, but I know without tending to our emotions they can get away from us.  Please don’t forget to like, rate and subscribe! Thanks! Practical herbal tea blends you can make at home, follow modernfloki on IG Wild Medicine by Shelby Bundy and Kate Belew from Tamed Wild Plant Witchery by Juliet Diaz The School of Evolutionary Herbalism- this is where I am studying Astro-herbalism and they offer tons of herbal courses and info, check them out at their website and on IG Totem Flower Essences on Etsy I get a lot of my herbs online at Mountain Rose Herbs I trust them and their products   To find me (Britt)  https://www.goldenthreadalchemy.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/goldenthreadalchemy/ or https://goldenthreadalchemy.substack.com/ Check out TheWitch and The Shopkeep, Tales from the window seat podcast and visit the Joint’s online Mercantile too! Music provided by purple planet https://www.purple-planet.com

    22 min
  4. 10/25/2024

    And the season of Transformation begins...

    Welcome to episode one of Stars, Spells and Final Farewells! This episode you get to know me and my story a little more and learn about the magic of Scorpio. Transformative Scorpio season is a time to go deep and I’m thinking a good time to meet your inner witch and astrologer. Maybe even get more comfortable with death and grief, it is the season of death and rebirth after all. Please don’t forget to like, subscribe and share this with your homies, it really helps me out a lot. Here are some links from things I covered in the episode One of my very oldest friends of 36 years, Ron Rash is an amazing artist and tattoo artist, my brilliant husband knows to get my birthday and Yule gifts from him, check him out here.  https://www.ronrash.com/ BefriendingDeath is an insightful course by my friend Eileen and I encourage everyone to take it, it’s not a Death Doula course it’s for anyone exploring their own relationship with death, has aging parents they aren’t sure how to talk to about their wishes or someone just interested in learning more about cultural practices around deathcare and normalizing conversations. If reading this made you feel some type of way, check it out! To find me (Britt)  https://www.goldenthreadalchemy.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/goldenthreadalchemy/ or https://goldenthreadalchemy.substack.com/ Check out TheWitch and The Shopkeep, Tales from the window seat podcast and visit the Joint’s online Mercantile too! Music provided by purple planet https://www.purple-planet.com

    23 min

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A podcast where we explore practical magic, down-to-earth astrology, and compassionate end-of-life care