Southern Bramble: a Podcast of Crooked Ways

In this episode, we discuss the figure of the Witch Queen or Mother and the different goddess and liminal spirits who have contributed to their lore throughout history. Books resourced are: The Crooked Path by Kelden Threading the Mill by Nigel G Peqarson Besom Stang & Sword by Christopher Orapello and Tara Maguire

In this episode, we interview Albert an Icelandic folk magic practitioner. We talk about the history of spirituality and its evolution through time in Iceland, as well as it’s practical use for practitioners today. You’ll have to forgive a few technical difficulties that plagued the recording of this episode. Ultimately nothing important was truly lost.

In this episode we discuss the history of the devil. We break down the barriers between Satan, Lucifer and the devil and how this adversarial being came to be as he is today. We discuss the witch father in traditional craft and we share a bit of our practices. We also talk about the satanic panic and it’s devastating effects on some for decades. And lastly we discuss the devil in modern media.

Gemma Gary Cofounder of Troy Books Publishing and Author of Traditional Witchcraft, The Black Toad, The Devils Dozen, Silent as the Trees, and more comes to the South all the way from West Country England. Gemma shares her life in Cornwall, her inspiration for writing, her art, her craft, and everything in between. You definitely don’t want to miss out in this episode!

In this episode, we discuss what is commonly mistaken as gatekeeping, elitism, and gatekeeper deities.

This is part 1 of a 2 part series on gatekeeping. We’ll discuss what gatekeeping is, what it’s not, cultural appropriation, gatekeeping in different practices, what it means to be a benevolent gatekeeper, and how it can be misused.

This episode continues with the second half of our interview with Madi. We discuss working with animal bones as they pertain to the individual vs the greater collective, familiars as spirits not as literal pets, and a collective discussion on personal gnosis. If you’d like to follow Madi for more information, you can find them on Instagram @hallowed.bones

In this episode we interview Madi the bone witch. We discussed the history and modern day practices of using animal bones and parts in witchcraft. If you’d like to follow Madi on Instagram for more, you can find them at @hallowed.bones

TW: this episode will discuss mature and sensitive topics such as sexual assault, consent, gay sex, and masturbation. If you would prefer not to listen to this kind of discussion, this episode might not be for you. In this episode, we discuss this topic of love magic, its history, its controversy, and common tools used in this kind of passionate sorcery. We also tackle some less spoken about topics like sex magic on your own and a frank conversation about understanding same-sex sex. With a few gay tangents and some spicy education, we think this may be one of our juiciest episodes yet.

In this episode we continue our discussion with Nicholas Pearson (@theluminouspearl) on Instagram, and we talk all about the earth beneath our very feet. We dive deeper into animism with crystals, discuss ethical mining, get to the bottom of the dreaded moldavite, and Of course we saved the best for last! Austin dares to share the story of his shocking “alchemical romance”.