Witch Wednesdays

In a culture obsessed with positivity, Shadow Seer Tarot (Destiny Books, April 7 2026) dares to look where most spiritual tools won’t: into the hidden, uncomfortable, and often disowned parts of ourselves. Created by occult scholar and professional tarot reader Maja D’Aoust, this striking new tarot deck and guidebook reframes divination as a tool for radical self-awareness and psychological truth.Designed specifically for shadow work, Shadow Seer Tarot introduces “darchetypes” which are the inverted, shadow expressions of traditional tarot archetypes. Drawing on Hermetic philosophy and alchemical principles, D’Aoust explores how oppositional forces shape our inner lives, revealing the behaviors, patterns, and beliefs we often suppress or deny. The result is a deck that doesn’t gloss over difficulty, but uses it as a gateway to insight, healing, and wholeness.The Major Arcana expose the shadow side of familiar archetypes, while the Minor Arcana confront real-world dysfunction head-on. The Suit of Cups includes cards such as Toxic Family, Addiction, and Betrayal; the Suit of Wands reveals distorted ambition and desire through cards like Propaganda, Slander, The False Martyr, and The Avoidant. Rooted in ancestral wisdom and the symbolic underworld, Shadow Seer Tarot invites readers to move beyond surface-level readings and confront what is hidden in plain sight. Find the deck and Maja:Website: http://www.witchofthedawn.com/Pre-order the deck: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-Seer-Tarot/Maja-DAoust/9798888503027Maja D’Aoust a practicing Witch and scholar of alchemy and occult lore who has been reading tarot professionally for more than twenty years. She is the author of Familiars in Witchcraft, The Occult I Ching, Astrology of the Shadow Self, and creator of The White Witch Tarot. She lives in Los Angeles. 

Each page of Ancient Spells and Incantations holds verses adapted from text unearthed through extensive research—grimoires, letters, and trial transcripts from across the ages and around the world. Many of these were tucked away in university libraries not easily accessible even to one actively in search of them. Enid Baxter Ryce painstakingly researched this collection, finding fragments from across the centuries.Translating some from Latin and Old English herself, Enid has made the spells accessible to today’s witches. What was once whispered or chanted, spiraling in cursive, or carved in stone, still echoes like a song. The words that survived connect us to that ancient magic, and we can feel the truth and power.As we marvel at these ancient magical words, we think of our ancestors. Thanks to them, scraps of papyrus, shards of pottery, secret books, and hissed recipes can, hundreds of years later, still show themselves to those who seek them.Find the book and Enid:Website: https://enidryce.com/Social Media: @enidryce on social mediaShops: https://enidryce.com/store-1Pre-Order Ancient Spells and Incantations: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ancient-spells-and-incantations-echoes-of-magic-through-the-ages-and-across-cultures-enid-baxter-ryce/04275e35fceb231a or anywhere books are sold!Enid Baxter Ryce is a writer, artist, and filmmaker who has exhibited at museums internationally, including the National Gallery of Art, the Getty, and the Arnolfini. A descendant of three Salem witches, she comes from a long family history of natural magic practice. Enid has an MFA in visual arts and studied at Cooper Union, Yale University, and Claremont Graduate University. She won the Elizabeth Kray Prize from the Society for American Poets when she graduated from Cooper Union. Enid is currently working on the Getty Foundation Art x Science Initiative project “From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments,” a forward-looking ethnobotanical study undertaken as the basis of a forthcoming exhibition and an accompanying publication at Armory Center for the Arts. She is the community engagement director and a curator for the Philip Glass Center for Art, Science, and the Environment. Her latest film, War and the Weather, featuring the music of Philip Glass, premiered at the National Gallery of Art Theater in Washington, DC. Enid’s work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Artforum, ArtReview, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications.

Today I'm joined by author Cherry Parra to chat all about a different side of tarot.The Left-Hand Path of Tarot offers the perspective of the outsiders, the outcasts, the marginalized, the nonconforming, and all who live on the fringes of what society labels as “civilized,” “acceptable,” or “canon.” Cards with a negative reputation, like The Tower or The Devil, acquire a completely new layer of meaning that has extensive and relevant shadow-work applications and extremely practical advice in matters that are often frowned upon by spiritualists, such as kink, self-branding, monetization, body transformation, glamour, and self-defense.The Left-Hand Path of Tarot suggests a paradigm shift for tarot archetypes that goes beyond classic interpretation of the major arcana. It’s the chaos, subversion, and alchemy of the self in the left-hand path of tarot that challenges social norms and leads you to explore the deepest parts of your soul. It is the torch that lights the fire through which we must all walk in order to transcend and achieve the highest victory a human being can aspire to complete: self-love.Find the book and Cherry:The Left-Hand Path of Tarot: https://amzn.to/4aLeWvwInstagram: @cherryred_tarotPatreon: patreon.com/cherry_parraCherry Parra is a Mexican left-hand path witch residing in Mexico. She majored in Hispanic literature and has an innate and inherited connection to the occult practices—Parra’s magic stems from a matriarchal lineage of healers. Her great-grandmother was a witch, a curandera (traditional folk healer) from Oaxaca in southern Mexico, who people in the community would turn to when they needed healing in matters of the body and spirit. Cherry’s life mission is to shine a light on the uncomfortable truths most people like to ignore. The shadows are her second home and greatest teachers. Cherry lives and maintains a closed spiritual practice in Mexico from where she reads tarot for a select international clientele that includes artists, creatives, and visionaries.

Have you ever been interested in the journey of your potential past lives? I'm joined today by author Michelle Belanger to chat all about exploring past lives and her newest work. As a collection of over 250 open-ended prompts to inspire your past life journey, Past Life Prompts is your personal journal for self-directed memory work. M. Belanger lays out how to ethically and truthfully explore your past lives through deep sensory and emotional triggers on your own schedule while avoiding common pitfalls like cryptamnesia and wish fulfillment.Find the book and Michelle:Past Life Prompts: https://amzn.to/4rbltGaWebsite: michellebelanger.comPatreon: patreon.com/haunted Membership: michellebelanger.com/member

I’m joined today by fan favorite author Lee Morgan to discuss his newest work, The Rag and Bone Man. This book has a 'head, heart, and hands' component that looks at the Victorian Age and Spiritualism and its relationship with witchcraft, from a research angle, from a creative writing angle, and finally from a practical grimoire one.Rag & Bone Man by Lee MorganWho comes meandering along your street in the dawn hours. He’s looking for old things that still have a bit of fat left in them, including off-cuts of the dreams of outsiders. If you decide to stop and talk to him, he will tell you the old tales of how to tease out the teeming world of spirits that bulges behind our reality. The Rag & Bone Man’s uncanny narrative, bookended with historical context and a grimoire inspired by the novel, bridges the gap between old ideas and new paradigms with a watchful eye focused on historical biases.Find the book and Lee:The Rag & Bone Man: https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/the-rag-bone-man Website: https://www.leemorganbooks.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u19417687

In a world where witches, healers, and seekers are reclaiming ritual in every part of daily life, Mystical Mocktails by Julia Halina Hadas invites listeners to enchant one of the most ordinary moments—having a drink.Julia, a practicing witch, mixologist, and author, brings her expertise in both craft cocktail creation and modern witchcraft to show how mindful, alcohol-free mixology can become a form of spell work and self-care. With Mystical Mocktails, she bridges the worlds of herbal magic, energy work, and wellness to turn every sip into a sacred ritual.This book speaks directly to the modern witch who wants to live magically in all moments, not just at the altar. Each of her 60 recipes is crafted with intention, using herbs, botanicals, and affirmations that align with lunar cycles and personal intention-setting.Find the book and Julia: Mystical Mocktails: https://amzn.to/48YzorCInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/witchcraftcocktailWebsite: www.WitchCraftCocktails.comLearn how any drink can be an invitation to mindfulness and magic, even for the sober-curious, in Mystical Mocktails.Mystical Mocktails by Julia Halina Hadas speaks directly to this growing sober-curious, wellness-minded, and spiritual audience. With its emphasis on mindful consumption, wellness rituals, and energetic herbology, Mystical Mocktails provides readers a way to enjoy their relaxing libation with the knowledge that they are doing something good for themselves both physically and spiritually. Inside, readers will find:60 Mocktail Recipes“Affirmations to Sip By” with each recipe10 Mindful Spirituality RitualsA Reference of Common Ingredients and Their UsesBeyond the Glass breakout sections to further explore the magic of the recipes

Joining me today is international bestselling metaphysical author, dream analyst, podcast host, and founder of Inner Realms Publishing, Megan Mary! We chat all about her newest fictional trilogy, Witches of Maple Hollow, and how it is a quantum-encoded guide for spiritual seekers and everyday magick. We also have a great chat all about dreams and dream work, including how to better remember and analyze your dreams and work through any nightmares.Synopsis of the Witches of Maple Hollow Series:Hannah Skye, a young woman in search of meaning, receives a cryptic letter from her missing and eccentric Aunt Jewelia. Her experience of a recurring powerful pumpkin patch dream unfolds into a spiritual journey to a mysterious island of eternal autumn, Maple Hollow, where she discovers the mystical Skye Manor and her magickal family legacy.Haunted by shapeshifters bent on trapping people in their nightmares, Hannah, with the help of wise villagers and feline companions (including a talking cat dream guide), must solve the riddle, unlock her powers, and dive into the dream dimension to save her aunt by Halloween night, when the veil between the worlds is thinnest.Escape into this metaphysical mystery of magick, where spells, music, and dreams converge in a vortex of secret societies and spiritual inheritance. Travel beyond time and space into a world of unexpected portals, ancient traditions, and dreamscapes.Find the series and Megan Mary:Website https://www.meganmary.com/Inner Realms Publishing: https://www.innerrealmspublishing.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganmaryauthor/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@meganmaryauthorX: https://x.com/MeganMaryAuthorPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/meganmaryauthorYoutube : https://www.youtube.com/@meganmaryauthor?sub_confirmation=1Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meganmaryauthorBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/meganmary.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganmaryi/Amazon Author: https://www.amazon.com/author/meganmaryWitches of Maple Hollow Series: Book 1: https://books2read.com/thedreamhauntersBook 2: https://books2read.com/thedreammirrorsBook 3: https://books2read.com/thedreamdimensionsSubstack https://meganmaryauthor.substack.com/subscribeGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/50701009.Megan_MaryBookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/megan-maryStorygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2515b5b7-f0d9-4551-a926-81f4da5696dcDownload a Free DreamMirror Journal Template https://meganmary.com/signup/Megan Mary works with clients all over the world offering dream interpretation, women’s empowerment, transformative journeys and spiritual awakening guidance. She spent her career creating meaningful change through digital publishing and marketing. However, after being diagnosed with three different chronic illnesses, including autoimmune, she began reevaluating her life purpose and started to return to the higher guidance hidden in dreams. She is passionate about helping other women connect with the inner guidance and wisdom in their own dreams in a safe and compassionate space. She believes the symbolic imagery in our dreams is a key, once unlocked we can tap into our own innate transformative power, evolve our consciousness and ultimately discover our life purpose.

I’m chatting today with author Shannon Knight all about her new book, Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow: Magickal Tools and Tarot to Confront Your Fears and Free Your Potential.Author Shannon Knight’s approach to shadow work is deeply rooted in secular, therapeutic, and psychological principles, but she recognizes the valuable role that magick, archetypes, and symbolism play in this process. Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow is unique to other books on the subject, incorporating the use of tarot as a prominent tool that serves as a method of self-reflection, offering a portal to our subconscious and helping us access parts of ourselves previously unavailable to us. The imagery and archetypes help facilitate a dialogue with our shadow, making it easier to converse with the repressed and hidden parts of ourselves.Knight reveals that to create harmony and reduce tension between the logical and mystical aspects of ourselves, we need to be curious about multiple ways of being. We learn by experimenting with how these impact us—for better or for worse—and then we figure out what to do with this information.Find the book and Shannon:Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow: https://redwheelweiser.com/book/dark-shadow-golden-shadow-9781578638925/Website: TheTarotDiagnosis.comInstagram: Instagram.com/TheTarotDiagnosisShannon Knight (she/her) is a queer therapist licensed in both Arizona and Florida, where she specializes in working with individuals and couples. Shannon received her BA in applied clinical psychology from the Florida Institute of Technology and her MS in mental health counseling from Johns Hopkins University. In her therapy practice, Shannon takes a psychodynamic approach with a person-centered focus on building strong client relationships and fostering a growth mindset that supports clients in becoming their best selves. Shannon enjoys the sacred nature of healing work while maintaining a sense of humor about the absurdities of human life. She is the host of The Tarot Diagnosis, a weekly podcast that highlights the intersection of mental health with the practice of tarot and self-inquiry to help listeners better understand themselves and those around them.

 Today I'm joined by author Sarah Potter to chat all about her new book, Sober Magic: Using the Tarot and Ritual in Your Journey Away from Drinking. In Sober Magic, Sarah shares how her background as a medium and Tarot reader led her on a transformative and lasting sober journey, morphing the traditional recovery journey into one of self-discovery, ritual, and empowerment. She offers a compassionate, spiritually grounded approach to healing that blends tarot wisdom with practical tools for living with clarity and intention. We chat all aboutHow tarot supported her recovery and self-love journeyWhy “sober curiosity” is growing among spiritually minded audiencesHow simple rituals can help anyone invite balance, self-care, and healing into daily lifeAnd much more!Find Sarah and the Book:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamsarahpotterBook A Reading: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21046179Substack: open.substack.com/pub/iamsarahpotterBuy Sober Magic: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sarah-potter/sober-magic/9798894140711

Crystals are displayed prominently at virtually every witchcraft and metaphysical store; however, a comprehensive guide to their use in magic has been a missing element. Nicholas Pearson helps to remedy this with The Witching Stones, examining crystals, gems, and humble stones with the most ancient and powerful connections to magic. These magical stones number fourteen in all: flint, hagstone, ammonite, fossil urchin, salt, lodestone, lead, toadstone, amber, jet, cross-stone, quartz, moonstone, and emerald. Pearson explores the historical usage of these stones, as well as why they are associated with witchcraft, but also offers practical and accessible uses for the modern practitioner in the form of spells and rituals. He describes more than fifty spells, rituals, and recipes, from the basics of cleansing and consecrating your stones, to more advanced techniques like crafting lead curse tablets, blending incense and oils, and working lunar magic with moonstones.The Witching Stones focuses on the geology, history, and practical use of crystals and stones in magic. This book is an excellent how-to guide to the magical use of stones and crystals, suitable for beginners who don’t know what to “do” with crystals, as well as for the experienced crystal lover who seeks to take their practice to the next level. While many spell books feature the use of crystals within them, this is the first book to dive deep into the topic, exploring the mineral kingdom in the context of alchemy, talismanic magic, and Luciferian witchcraft.Find The Witching Stones and Nicholas:Book: https://theluminouspearl.com/books/the-witching-stones/Website: www.theluminouspearl.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/theluminouspearlAdditional Links: www.linktr.ee/theluminouspearl Nicholas Pearson has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for nearly thirty years. As one of the leading voices in crystal healing today, he offers a unique blend of science and spirituality alongside a grounded, practical approach to working with crystals. He is a regular on the metaphysical circuit, frequently teaching and making appearances on podcasts and doing interviews.