Witchcraft

May 1, 2020 Nerd & Tie Witch, Witchcraft

1. Welcome to the Table

Welcome to the first episode of Hex Positive! This is a brief overview of the type of content you can

March 28, 2020 Nerd & Tie Dane Tomas, Gurus, Leah Steele, The Spiral, Witch, Witchcraft

So we don’t talk about a lot of new age gurus, life coaches, and other “spiritual leaders” on this show. But when one reached out to me literally out of nowhere this month… I ended up going down the weirdest rabbit hole that ended at an “Australian Sex Wizard.” That is a sentence I just typed.

Last month we went solidly into the Witchcraft category, this month we’re deep into the BS instead.

BS-Free Witchcraft

February 29, 2020 Nerd & Tie asksecularwitch, Dabbler's Week, Fetch-deer, Witch, witchblr, Witchcraft

20. A Dabbler’s Week

We’ve talked before about how dabbling in witchcraft is not just perfectly acceptable, but should be encouraged. It leaves the question open though — just how does one dabble? With that in mind, and at the suggestion of Tumblr user AskSecularWitch, I’ve gone through and created a “Dabbler’s Week” — a week of activities that someone could do to get a taste of what my form of witchcraft is like.

So yeah. That’s the episode.

BS-Free Witchcraft

January 25, 2020 Nerd & Tie Lisa Buckland, Lisa Crowley, Lisa Cunningham, Wicca, Witch, Witchcraft

19. Citation Needed

While reading a post on The Wild Hunt I got to thinking about the wild world of self publishing and Witchcraft books. How does a new Witch know if a source is good or bad? How can they tell if it’s a genuine writer or a pen name optimized for SEO? Why is everything so frickin’ complicated?

BS-Free Witchcraft

December 28, 2019 Nerd & Tie Candles, Practical Spellcraft, Wicca, Witchcraft

18. Fricking Candles.

On this episode of the podcast we are talking about something this show rarely covers — actual practical spellcraft advice. Specifically, we’re just going to talk about candles. Yep, you read that correctly, this is twenty-something minutes of Trae talking about fricking candles.

It’ll make sense when you listen to it.

BS-Free Witchcraft

November 30, 2019 Nerd & Tie Bree NicGarran, British Traditional Wicca, British Traditional Witchcraft, Doreen Valiente, Gatekeeping, Gerald Gardner, Wicca, Witch, Witchcraft

17. Older Doesn’t Mean Better

I got a question in my inbox from a listener asking if whether or not knowing a lot of Wicca was created less than a hundred years ago made it feel less legitimate. It’s an interesting question, and whether or not something being more “established” makes it more “real” is something I thought we should tackle.

Also, there’s a tiny bit more of that interview with author Bree NicGarran from last episode that serendipitously applied (that was cut), so I’ve included it here.

BS-Free Witchcraft

October 26, 2019 Nerd & Tie Bree NicGarran, Ghost, Ghosts, Halloween, Hauntings, Poltergeist, Samhain, Spooky, Witch, Witchcraft

16. Let’s Get Spooky (Again)! ft. Bree NicGarran

It’s that spooky time of year again. With Halloween and Samhain coming up in a few days, it’s time to talk about ghost stories again. This time around I’m joined by the author of Grovedaughter Witchery: Practical Spellcraft and The Sisters Grimmoire Bree NicGarran as we talk about our personal experiences with the paranormal. Like last year, this is an extended, hour long episode.

Oh, and I complain about deer for a minute in there. Because deer are annoying.

BS-Free Witchcraft

September 28, 2019 Nerd & Tie Neopaganism, Witchcraft

15. Witchcraft vs Paganism

On this episode of the podcast we’re digging into the differences between “Paganism” and “Witchcraft.” While there is clearly a lot of overlap between these two umbrella terms, there are some important differences.

So, yeah, let’s talk about them.

BS-Free Witchcraft

August 31, 2019 Nerd & Tie gender, gender identity, Neopagan, new age, nonbinary, Paganism, Wicca, Witchcraft, yin yang

14. Gender and Witchcraft

There are a lot of regressive ideas built into some forms of witchcraft when it comes to gender, and it’s about time we sat down and talked about it. On this episode of the podcast we’re talking about gender and witchcraft, and how gender essentialism is massively bullshit.

So, y’know, we’re keeping it light.