The Cottage Witch

Hester Makepeace
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A weekly podcast focusing on witchy spirituality and cottage lifestyle. Hester Makepeace works with Mother and Crone energy; kitchen, hearth, family and craft magic; divination, tools, and elemental workings; literary and fiction witches; Fae energy and Animal spirits and the delight in living a magical cottage life in any setting.

  1. 06/20/2023

    S4E5: Midsummer Night Magic

    Hester discusses Midsummer, Nighttime magic, and spell intentions for prosperity, as well as an Herbal Tower Nature Craft. Feel free to email her at hestermakepeace@gmail.com and look for The Night School: Lessons in Moonlight, Magic, and the Mysteries of Being Human by Maia Toll wherever good esoteric books are sold.

    39 min

  2. 05/25/2023

    S4E4: Summery Mother Energy and Spellwork Intentions for Inspiration and Luck

    Hester discusses not only the Mother-like energy flow during summertime, but also how to jazz up your spellwork intentions which are based in either Inspiration or Luck.

    25 min

  3. 04/19/2023

    S4E3: Beltane, Springtime Faeries, and Affirmations for Self-Confidence

    Hester discusses the magic connected to positive affirmations and also the coming Beltane festival and its ties to the fae folk. INFORMATION DISCUSSED IN THE PODCAST: Coming soon! SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Coming soon!

    27 min

  4. 04/04/2023

    S4E2: Family Witchery

    Hester Makepeace and her youngest child Moss sit out on the cottage porch on a windy spring morning, discussing how Hester has inadvertently managed to raise witchy children and how Moss grew up into their own witchy identity. Listeners will get a glimpse into how both of these familial witches nurture and welcome an extended family of like-minded folk, too. Moss has just moved back in, making Makepeace Cottage a generational home once again, and it's clear that both are happy and feel surrounded and supported by the overlapping energies of the Maiden, Mother, and Crone.

    30 min

  5. 03/20/2023

    S4E1 The Vernal Conjunction of New Energy and Microcosm/Macrocosm: The Spring Equinox Episode

    Hester's back, returning just in time for the Spring Equinox and this month's New Moon. She's combining all of this converging new energy with a metaphysical discussion of the concept of Microcosm/Macrocosm. And since it's Hester, she'll also have all sorts of ideas for you to put these heady ideas into practical, useful workings and planning in your own personal life right now. Today. Welcome back to the Cottage!

    25 min

  6. 10/11/2022

    S3 E5 Simultaneous Foraging & Nature Divination

    In this episode, Hester discusses how to interpret woodland and back yard omens and signs in plants and animals, and how to forage plants to bring their magical properties home. Find Hester Makepeace on Instagram and Facebook. This podcast's home is at Anchor.fm.    Email Hester at Hestermakepeace@gmail.com Buy her a $5 "cup of coffee" at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HesterMakeb Sources for this episode:  Andrychowicz, Amy.  "6 Ways to Dry Herbs the Right Way."  Get Busy Gardening. nd.  https://getbusygardening.com/drying-herbs/#:~:text=Spread%20the%20herbs%20out%20on,sure%20they're%20not%20molding. "Clover: Health Benefits, Magical Properties and Recipes to Try." The Daily Struggle.  nd.  https://www.thedailystruggle.co.uk/clover-health-benefits/

    30 min

  7. 09/27/2022

    S3 E4 DIY Tarot Divination

    Hester begins her two (or three) episode Deep Dive into Divination this week with the classic Rider-Smith-Waite Tarot Cards and the Seasons of the Witch Samhain Oracle Deck.

    24 min

  8. 09/21/2022

    S3 E3 Two Cool Crones Pass through the Veil, A Bunch of Mabon Goddesses & Associations, and 13 Fun Autumnal Activities

    Hester discusses two amazing crone women who have passed through the veil this year--Anne Rice and Queen Elizabeth II, as well as both traditional and modern Mabon Goddesses and Autumnal Equinox activities to enjoy this Autumn. Find Hester Makepeace on Instagram, Facebook, and at Anchor.fm.   Email Hester at Hestermakepeace@gmail.com Buy her a cup of coffee at  Show Notes: About Mabon: Robinson, Sarah. "Honouring the Autumn Goddesses." Kindred Spirit. 19 Sep. 2019. https://kindredspirit.co.uk/2019/09/19/honouring-autumn-goddesses/ Mabon Crafts: Make some Corn Husk Witches--and feel free to dye them any of the many fall colors.   Najafi, Cheryl. "Dyed Cornhusk Witch."  Everyday Dishes. 26 Sep. 2014.  https://everydaydishes.com/holiday/diy-dyed-cornhusk-witch/ Six Ways to Preserve those Beautiful Autumn Leaves:  Starr, Lana. "How to Preserve Fall Leaves." WikiHow. 8 Nov. 2021.   https://www.wikihow.com/Preserve-Fall-Leaves A perfect banishing energy spell for Mabon, Samhain, or any 3rd quarter moon in autumn and all 15 celebration ideas: Zenith, Autumn.  "15 Free and Low-Cost Ways to Celebrate Mabon." Witchcrafted Life: Where Witchcraft Meets Papercraft.   https://witchcraftedlife.com/15-free-and-low-cost -ways-to-celebrate-mabon-fall-equinox/ Zenith, Autumn.  Apple Magick Banishing Spell.   The Witch of Lupine Hollow.   https://witchoflupinehollow.com/2019/09/20/apple-magick-banishing-spell-for-mabon/

    38 min
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About

A weekly podcast focusing on witchy spirituality and cottage lifestyle. Hester Makepeace works with Mother and Crone energy; kitchen, hearth, family and craft magic; divination, tools, and elemental workings; literary and fiction witches; Fae energy and Animal spirits and the delight in living a magical cottage life in any setting.

Information

  • Creator
    Hester Makepeace
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Hester Makepeace
  • Show Website
    The Cottage Witch