143 episodes
WitchSpace Witchspace Coven
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.7 • 38 Ratings
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Two academic witches in the Lower Hudson Valley, focused on learning the history, development and paradigms of modern-day witchcraft. Follow us on instagram @witchspaceco or email us at witchspaceco@gmail.com.
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The Awakening Tarot with Monica Bodirsky
You know her, you love her, welcome back Monica Bodirsky! Not only do our three hosts discuss Monica's new Awakening Tarot (tl;dl: buy it, we love it!), but she teases ANOTHER NEW DECK, as well as so many cool things you just have to tune in to hear them all. Come for the tarot, stay for spiritual therapy.
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Sybil Leek, A Witch In Time
"Talk about a witch in time[!]" For this intense eclipse episode, Scorpio and Gemini talk about the power of personal narrative and the importance of self-confidence while discussing Sybil Leek's Diary of a Witch. If you want Scorpio to write a memoir and/or want to know Gemini's opinion on eclipses, this is episode for you!
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The Divine Feminine
Happy Libra Full Moon (and start of eclipse season 2024)! Join our hosts as they discuss the Divine Feminine in their traditions, inspired by last episode's book, Orishas, Goddess and Voodoo Queens, by Lilith Dorsey.
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Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens
For the Pisces New Moon, Scorpio and Gemini discuss Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens: The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions by Lilith Dorsey. Full of stories and essential info about the feminine entities, spirits, deities and ancestors of African Traditional Religions, this book is an important read, prompting important conversations (and some Scorpio lore for the dedicated listener!)
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Scorpio's Espiritismo
In the spirit of Marion Gibson's Witchcraft (our last episode, if you haven't heard it!), today our hosts talk about Scorpio's Espiritismo - what is it, what was it like to be raised in a spiritual practice and what Scorpio wants you to know about the Espiritismo that she grew up with. This episode isn't a How To Guide, but instead a journey through Scorpio's personal history, or at least as much as any scorpio is willing to share.
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An Interview with Marion Gibson
For February's New Moon, New Book, Scorpio and Gemini talk to Marion Gibson, professor, historian and author of the recently released Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials. One part delightful conversation, one part book-review-turned-existential-crisis, this is a must hear episode for the witches and witch-adjacent alike!
From the University of Exeter:
Marion is a Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Director of the Flexible Combined Honours degree programme. Her research is about witch trials in history from the Middle Ages to the present.
Recent books: Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials (Simon and Schuster/Scribner, 2023) and The Witches of St Osyth (Cambridge University Press, 2022).
She's also the author of Rediscovering Renaissance Witchcraft (Routledge, 2017), Witchcraft: The Basics (Routledge, 2018), Imagining the Pagan Past: Gods and Goddesses in Literature and History since the Dark Ages. (London and New York: Routledge, 2013), Witchcraft Myths in American Culture (New York: Routledge, 2007). Possession, Puritanism and Print: Darrell, Harsnett, Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Exorcism Controversy (London: Pickering and Chatto, 2006), Reading Witchcraft: Stories of Early English Witches (London and New York: Routledge, 1999), with Garry Tregidga and Shelley Trower, Mysticism, Myth and Celtic Identity (London: and New York: Routledge, 2012) and with Jo Esra, The Arden Shakespeare Dictionary of Shakespeare’s Demonology (London: Arden/Bloomsbury, 2014). She is the editor of the Cambridge University Press series Elements in Magic.
Customer Reviews
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I immensely enjoy the witty banter between these two ladies. Geared toward TODAYS adult witch. Entertaining and educational. Loaded with laughs None of the cringeworthy; Uhm.... uh’s.. awkward silences and non stop giggling. Which is so common and almost unbearable with a lot of the witchy pods available. THANK YOU ladies!
Major Disappointment
What a disappointment - I found an episode on “the White Goddess” summer reading/book review, with Scorpio and Gemini - the show hostesses. Scorpio was engaging and thoughtful - Gemini was selfish, under educated, and unnecessarily judgmental.
First of all she admits to not even finishing the book, and as one who actually read the book it’s pretty clear she barely scratched the surface.
She said things that are just not true and makes outlandish judgments about the books content and the author. She just goes on and on about how “offended” she is - and props to Scorpio for continuing to correct her attitude and ignorance with compassion and patience over and over and defend the book because she actually read it so she *can talk about it in a meaningful way.
Her attitude is basically since a white guy wrote it, it must be garbage. I’d be fine with it if she could explain *why* she thought that -but again she didn’t read the book and what little she did read she clearly didn’t even attempt to understand with an opened mind. Graves hypothesis is that monotheistic religions are the cause of the loss of ancient, potentially secretive coded poetry - but goes as far as saying Graves is anti-Semitic.
Thankfully Scorpio calls her out, because that’s absolutely not the correct context of the idea.
And honestly I’ve never written a bad review like this but THAT moment made my stomach turn in repulsion and made me feel the need to tell others not to listen to this trash. How irresponsible and tasteless.
Gemini’s other excuse is “it didn’t feel like summer reading”. Literally the very first page says the reader must be disciplined and focused to read the book. Rather than trash talk something you don’t want to bother to even try to understand…get an easier book. 🙄. Try Clifford the Big Red Dog next time.
I was so happy to find others who had taken the time to read this - and hoped to hear meaningful discussion. Sadly this was the exact opposite. Not only did the host *not read the book* but there was nothing meaningful about her conversation. It was bratty, white girl hate mongering.
***Thanks Scorpio for not wasting my time. I really valued her opinions and ideas about the book. She was authentic and interesting, and I was happy to hear what she had to say.
Shame on you Gemini for screaming at the top of your lungs and carrying a tiny twig.
Good Info, Toxic Delivery
I tried listening for a few months, but I was left so upset every time. I get that the edgy mean girl thing is hip right now, but I wish I could have the great information without the toxic ‘tude. So anti mental health and self care.