Send us a textIn this episode, Leandra and Elyse welcome their friend and renowned herbalist Amy Blackthorn to the Magick Kitchen to dive into Amy’s new book, Blackthorn’s Book of Sacred Plant Magic, exploring how to build deeper spiritual connections with plant spirits through therapeutic practice, subconscious learning, and intuitive divination. Join us for an inspiring conversation on weaving plant magic into everyday life and unlocking the sacred wisdom of the natural world. Find Blackthorn’s Book of Sacred Plant Magic and more at https://amyblackthorn.com/books/🌙Struggling to find your rhythm on your spiritual and magickal path? You’re not alone. The Gardens of the Mystic Initiation and Certification Program is here to guide you. Each garden invites you into a metaphorical journey where esoteric knowledge unfolds at every turn.The Gardens of the Mystic - https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/page/ne62069 Learn more about Leandra & The Witchwood Teahouse at leandrawitchwood.com or here. Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free Facebook group with weekly live lessons and readings. Listen to Seeking Numina with Elyse Welles, here, and The Cosmic Theater Mystery School here. Sign up for her newsletter + learn more about Elyse's container courses, retreats, and mentorship at seekingnumina.com. Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/TheMagickK...
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S9E1 - The Witch's Allies: Animal Familiars, Fetches, and the Truth About Working with Familiars with Dodie Graham McKay
Send us a textIn the season 9 premiere, Elyse and Leandra sit down in the magick kitchen with Dodie Graham McKay, author of 'The Witch's Ally', an incredible book on working with familiars. You'll learn that familiars aren't always animals, and in fact, historically, animals aren't the most common type of familiar. And the polar bear story Dodie shares from her time in the Great White North is one of Elyse's favorites we've ever had told here on the show! Dodie Graham McKay is a writer, green witch, and filmmaker. She is inspired to document and share stories that capture the beauty of nature and the visible and invisible realms of magic and witchcraft. She is the author of the books Earth Magic: The Elements of Witchcraft (Llewellyn, 2021), and A Witch’s Ally: Building a Magical Relationship with Animal Familiars & Companions (Llewellyn, 2024), and her documentary films include The WinniPagans, Starry Nights and the Fibe TV 4-part series Exploring the Sacred. Dodie spends her spare time walking her dogs and facilitating a busy coven. She lives in Treaty One Territory, Homeland of the Métis Nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Learn more about Dodie and get her book at her website: https://www.dodiegrahammckay.com/🌙Struggling to find your rhythm on your spiritual and magickal path? You’re not alone. The Gardens of the Mystic Initiation and Certification Program is here to guide you. Each garden invites you into a metaphorical journey where esoteric knowledge unfolds at every turn.The Gardens of the Mystic - https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/page/ne62069 Learn more about Leandra & The Witchwood Teahouse at leandrawitchwood.com or here. Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free Facebook group with weekly live lessons and readings. Listen to Seeking Numina with Elyse Welles, here, and The Cosmic Theater Mystery School here. Sign up for her newsletter + learn more about Elyse's container courses, retreats, and mentorship at seekingnumina.com. Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/TheMagickK...
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S8E13 - Queer Rites of Passage and Daring to Be Visible in The Queer Community with Enfys J Book
Send us a textIn this episode, Elyse gets real with a bit of a bolder coming out conversation with Enfys J Book, bestselling author of Queer Qabalah and their newest book, Queer Rites. We discuss the importance of rites of passage, almost lost from our modern world, and how important they are to infuse into our magical practices and traditions. We also go deep on the challenges of cis presenting queer people (Elyse is raising her hand here) and the importance of shining bright even when it feels scary. Enfys J. Book (they/them) is the author of the Gold COVR award-winning Queer Qabala, co-author (with Ivo Dominguez, Jr.) of Sagittarius Witch, and author of the forthcoming Queer Rites: A Magickal Grimoire to Honor Your Milestones with Pride (Llewellyn, 2025). They are the High Priest of the Fellowship of the Ancient White Stag coven near Washington, DC. Enfys has taught classes on magickal practice around the world. They are also the creator of majorarqueerna.com, a website devoted to queer magickal practice with a focus on Qabala, and host a podcast called "4 Quick Q's: Book Talk with Enfys," where they interview pagan authors using questions determined by a roll of the dice. Enfys and their books can be found at https://majorarqueerna.com/ 🌙Struggling to find your rhythm on your spiritual and magickal path? You’re not alone. The Gardens of the Mystic Initiation and Certification Program is here to guide you. Each garden invites you into a metaphorical journey where esoteric knowledge unfolds at every turn.The Gardens of the Mystic - https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/page/ne62069 Learn more about Leandra & The Witchwood Teahouse at leandrawitchwood.com or here. Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free Facebook group with weekly live lessons and readings. Listen to Seeking Numina with Elyse Welles, here, and The Cosmic Theater Mystery School here. Sign up for her newsletter + learn more about Elyse's container courses, retreats, and mentorship at seekingnumina.com. Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/TheMagickK...
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S8E12 - At the Kitchen Witch's Hearth: Honoring the Season of Spring & Ways to Celebrate the Equinox/Ostara
Send us a textIn this episode... its time to welcome... SPRING! Leandra and Elyse share recipes and reflections on how best to embrace this time of year. Click here for Leandra's Tea Party ☕ and Ostara recipes. 🥚Elyse is hosting a Spring Equinox Retreat in Havre de Grace, MD! Make and take home a gemstone crystal bottle of protection oil and learn land spirits connection at the oldest river in the world, Mama Susquehanna. Tickets and more info here.🌙Struggling to find your rhythm on your spiritual and magickal path? You’re not alone. The Gardens of the Mystic Initiation and Certification Program is here to guide you. Each garden invites you into a metaphorical journey where esoteric knowledge unfolds at every turn.The Gardens of the Mystic - https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/page/ne62069 Learn more about Leandra & The Witchwood Teahouse at leandrawitchwood.com or here. Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free Facebook group with weekly live lessons and readings. Listen to Seeking Numina with Elyse Welles, here, and The Cosmic Theater Mystery School here. Sign up for her newsletter + learn more about Elyse's container courses, retreats, and mentorship at seekingnumina.com. Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/TheMagickK...
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S8E11 - Divine Dirt: A Direct Relationship with Land in Magic with Charity Bedell
Send us a textIn this episode, Elyse & Leandra chat with Charity Bedell, author of 'Divine Dirt'. We discuss the importance of bringing the land into our lives through magic and ritual with dirt, and why this magickal ingredient is not to be overlooked.Charity L. Bedell, also known as Loona Wynd, is the author of 'Divine Dirt', one of the coauthors of The Modern-Day Witch series and the 'Wiccapedia Spell Deck'. She has studied conjure with Starr Casas and Feri with Veedub, and she is initiated in the Temple Tradition. Learn more about Charity Bedell and order your copy of 'Divine Dirt' here.Find more info about Elyse's 🏛️ Delphi Retreat: seekingnumina.com/delphiretreatPreorder Sacred Wild! 🌙Struggling to find your rhythm on your spiritual and magickal path? You’re not alone. The Gardens of the Mystic Initiation and Certification Program is here to guide you. Each garden invites you into a metaphorical journey where esoteric knowledge unfolds at every turn.The Gardens of the Mystic - https://leandrawitchwood.kartra.com/page/ne62069 Learn more about Leandra & The Witchwood Teahouse at leandrawitchwood.com or here. Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free Facebook group with weekly live lessons and readings. Listen to Seeking Numina with Elyse Welles, here, and The Cosmic Theater Mystery School here. Sign up for her newsletter + learn more about Elyse's container courses, retreats, and mentorship at seekingnumina.com. Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/TheMagickK...
Join Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles to discuss magick, food, herbs, tea, rituals, and more. This is where witches come together to talk about our interests and experiences. Leandra Witchwood is a Modern Witch, Priestess, and Master Herbalist dedicated to wortcunning, magick, healing, and spiritual growth. Based in South-Central PA, she founded The Magick Kitchen Blog in 2011, which has evolved to become one of the top 30 podcasts in the religion and spirituality category. She is the host of The Unbound Priestess Podcast. An author of five books on Witchcraft and shadow work, Leandra offers decades of knowledge and experience to guide the magickal community. Using her knowledge as a Vitalist Herbalist, Leandra also hand-blends loose-leaf teas at The Witchwood Teahouse, where she seamlessly marries whimsy with flavor. Leandra offers courses, certification & training programs in the Gardens of the Mystic Program and Rebel Mystic Academy. ✨Join Leandra for an empowering journey into self-discovery and magick. Learn more about what Leandra offers and how you can work with her at https://www.leandrawitchwood.com/Elyse Welles is a Greek-Egyptian and American earth intuitive Priestess. Initiated in the Faery Tradition & holding an MA focusing on spiritual studies, she is a teacher of the lost Earth Priestess Arts of the Mediterranean, where she hails from. She hosts 3 podcasts, & is an author. Her book on connecting with land spirits was released with Llewellyn in 2025 and a paranormal mystery novel in September 2025. She writes for Witchology and Witch Way Magazine and is the Greece correspondent for the Wild Hunt. She has spoken at conferences such as Hekatefest and the Ancestral Magic Summit. She runs Seeking Numina, facilitating rituals at Greece's sacred sites, & teaches the Path of the Sacred Wild, an earth-based spirituality. Learn more: seekingnumina.com + Instagram @seekingnumina.
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