The Magick Kitchen Podcast

Leandra Witchwood, Elyse Welles

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 Coven. ✨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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Sep 15, 2024 • 1h 2min

S7E12 - Kitchen Witch's Hearth: Transitioning to Autumn + Civil Disobedience with Beck Lawrence

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we dive into the ways we transition into autumn, aka the Season of the Witch, as kitchen witches, the shadow work we do, the way ancestors inform this time, and the fun recipes we love to make! We kick off with a discussion with Beck Lawrence, proprietor of the Serpent's Key in Hanover to share the ways you can get involved to help us help them Legalize Tarot in Pennsylvania! Here are the links to support by signing the petition (GLOBAL support welcome!) and to mail letters to your representatives (PA residents only): https://www.change.org/p/challenge-the-constitutionality-of-pennsylvania-title-18-section-7104___October 10 & 11, 2024, join us for Rooted Rituals, Practical Magick for Overwhelmed WitchesConnect with Leandra and Elyse in the Magick Kitchen Pantry: a free and paid community where you're invited to a Wheel of the Year Book Club, and a library of bonus episodes with us! Join through either of our private communities: The Rebel Mystic by Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles on Patreon.Follow Elyse @seekingnumina on Instagram and Facebook, and join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free Facebook group for weekly live lessons and readings.Sign up for her newsletter, join the Path of the Sacred Wild, book a tarot reading, shop self-paced courses, read her articles, and view her tours and retreats to Greece at seekingnumina.com.Follow Leandra @leandrawitchwood on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok and find her blog and books at leandrawitchwood.com.Leave us a voicemail for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode! https://www.speakpipe.com/TheMSupport the Podcast!🔮 The Witch’s Reset - A Five-Day Audio Program to Clear the Noise and Transform Your Practice. Join HERE- https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchs_reset🌙 Join The Rebel Mystic Coven - a private online coven and academy with FREE monthly online lessons. Join for free HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/coven🌳 The Rebel Mystic Witchcraft Skill Trees - a modular, intentional way to learn witchcraft without overwhelm. Explore the grove HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchcraft-skill-trees🫖 The Witchwood Teahouse! Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas - www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com ✨Get Your Free Resources HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/resources🌒🌕🌘🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙‍♀️Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group...

Sep 1, 2024 • 1h 34min

S7E11 - Animal Familiars and Practical, Everyday Witchcraft with Deborah Blake

Send us Fan MailWe welcome to the Magick Kitchen the prolific author Deborah Blake. She is an expert on familiars, and well-known for her series, the ever-practical "Everyday Witch" books. She has also written numerous fiction series, including the Baba Yaga/Broken Riders paranormal romance novels, the Veiled Magic urban fantasy novels, and the Catskills Pet Rescue cozy mystery series. Learn more about her and buy her oracle and tarot decks as well as her books here: https://deborahblakeauthor.com/Support the Podcast!🔮 The Witch’s Reset - A Five-Day Audio Program to Clear the Noise and Transform Your Practice. Join HERE- https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchs_reset🌙 Join The Rebel Mystic Coven - a private online coven and academy with FREE monthly online lessons. Join for free HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/coven🌳 The Rebel Mystic Witchcraft Skill Trees - a modular, intentional way to learn witchcraft without overwhelm. Explore the grove HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchcraft-skill-trees🫖 The Witchwood Teahouse! Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas - www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com ✨Get Your Free Resources HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/resources🌒🌕🌘🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙‍♀️Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group...

Aug 18, 2024 • 1h 19min

S7E10 - Sigil Witchery, Embodiment, & Modern Traditional Witchcraft with Laura Tempest Zakroff

Send us Fan MailJoin Laura Tempest Zakroff, bestselling author of Sigil Witchery, Visual Alchemy, Weave the Liminal, and many more, as we talk all things sigils, embodiment through belly dancing and other forms of movement, and her tradition, Modern Traditional Witchcraft. Learn more about her works, classes, and the upcoming Sigil Witchery Oracle here: www.LauraTempestZakroff.comFor more information on upcoming events and free resources, visit - https://www.leandrawitchwood.com/links-page/Step onto the Path of the Sacred Wild with Elyse. More info here at seekingnumina.com/membership. Caps at 13 students!!!Join Leandra in The Rebel Mystic Community for LIVE monthly rituals, group mentoring, and more. Leandra shares her decades of knowledge and experience in this community in a safe and inviting space. Get inspired today! Learn more HERE. For her full event calendar and offerings, click HERESign up for the waitlist 'Know Thyself', Elyse's retreat in Delphi April 2025: https://forms.gle/xJYWRW9BoHgxxn7r9Support Elyse on Patreon. Access BONUS EPISODES of the Magick Kitchen Podcast + get a library of rituals, meditations, and exclusive videos for only $10 a month. Start your free trial here: patreon.com/elysewellesSupport the Podcast!🔮 The Witch’s Reset - A Five-Day Audio Program to Clear the Noise and Transform Your Practice. Join HERE- https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchs_reset🌙 Join The Rebel Mystic Coven - a private online coven and academy with FREE monthly online lessons. Join for free HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/coven🌳 The Rebel Mystic Witchcraft Skill Trees - a modular, intentional way to learn witchcraft without overwhelm. Explore the grove HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchcraft-skill-trees🫖 The Witchwood Teahouse! Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas - www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com ✨Get Your Free Resources HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/resources🌒🌕🌘🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙‍♀️Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group...

Aug 4, 2024 • 1h 14min

S7E9 - Community Mindsets Rooted in Simple, "Small" Magic: the Lessons of Appalachian Folk Practice with Byron Ballard

Send us Fan MailThis time in the Magick Kitchen, we're having a cup of tea with H. Byron Ballard, a Priestess and pagan community leader for over 50 years. We discuss the simple ways of communing with spirits that Ballard's work extolls, including her newest book, Small Magic. We also look at land spirit work in detail, and discuss the importance of community and putting down roots when it comes to practicing the Craft.To learn more about upcoming events and Get FREE resources, visit - https://www.leandrawitchwood.com/links-page/ Join Leandra in The Rebel Mystic Community for LIVE monthly rituals, group mentoring, and more. Leandra shares her decades of knowledge and experience in this community in a safe and inviting space. Get inspired today! Learn more HERE. For her full event calendar and offerings, click HERE. Is The Sacred Wild Membership calling to you? Join Elyse's newsletter to learn when enrollment opens: seekingnumina.comSign up for the waitlist 'Know Thyself', Elyse's retreat in Delphi April 2025: https://forms.gle/xJYWRW9BoHgxxn7r9Day Retreats to Ancient Greece with Elyse! More info here.Support Elyse on Patreon. Access BONUS EPISODES of the Magick Kitchen Podcast + get a library of rituals, meditations, and exclusive videos for only $10 a month. Start your free trial here: patreon.com/elysewellesView courses here: patreon.com/elysewelles/shopSupport the Podcast!🔮 The Witch’s Reset - A Five-Day Audio Program to Clear the Noise and Transform Your Practice. Join HERE- https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchs_reset🌙 Join The Rebel Mystic Coven - a private online coven and academy with FREE monthly online lessons. Join for free HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/coven🌳 The Rebel Mystic Witchcraft Skill Trees - a modular, intentional way to learn witchcraft without overwhelm. Explore the grove HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchcraft-skill-trees🫖 The Witchwood Teahouse! Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas - www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com ✨Get Your Free Resources HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/resources🌒🌕🌘🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙‍♀️Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group...

Jul 21, 2024 • 42min

S7E4 - Tips for the Indoorsy Green Witch: Houseplant Hortocculture with Devin Hunter

Send us Fan MailElyse and Leandra are joined by Devin Hunter, author of 'Houseplant Hortocculture' now available here from Llewellyn. We discuss indoor plant magic and green witchery, and a bit of behind the scenes of how the book came to be. Devin Hunter is the bestselling author of The Witch's Book of Power, The Witch's Book of Spirits, The Witch's Book of Mysteries, the critically acclaimed Modern Witch, and Crystal Magic for the Modern Witch. Initiated into multiple occult orders, Devin is the founder of the Sacred Fires Tradition of Witchcraft and co-founder of the Black Rose Tradition of Witchcraft. He hosts the Modern Witch podcast, recommended by both the AV Club and Glamour, and he's co-owner of Datura Trading Co. Visit him at ModernWitch.com/Devin.FREE Course, Energy Mastery & Hygiene. Join us for a transformative one-day workshop designed for modern witches like you. Led by Leandra Witchwood, a seasoned witch familiar with the challenges of balancing magick and modern life, this workshop will equip you with practical tools and techniques to reclaim, balance, and manage your energy with ease.Get free access to their workshop HERE!Join Leandra in The Rebel Mystic Community for LIVE monthly rituals, group mentoring, and more. Leandra shares her decades of knowledge and experience in this community in a safe and inviting space. Get inspired today! Learn more HERE. For her full event calendar and offerings, click HERE.Support Elyse's book tour by joining the Magical Living Community! Access BONUS EPISODES of the Magick Kitchen Podcast + get several monthly rituals, meditations, and exclusive videos for only $10 a month. Start your free trial here: patreon.com/elysewellesJoin the newsletter - FREE GIFT: seekingnumina.comView courses heSupport the Podcast!🔮 The Witch’s Reset - A Five-Day Audio Program to Clear the Noise and Transform Your Practice. Join HERE- https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchs_reset🌙 Join The Rebel Mystic Coven - a private online coven and academy with FREE monthly online lessons. Join for free HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/coven🌳 The Rebel Mystic Witchcraft Skill Trees - a modular, intentional way to learn witchcraft without overwhelm. Explore the grove HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchcraft-skill-trees🫖 The Witchwood Teahouse! Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas - www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com ✨Get Your Free Resources HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/resources🌒🌕🌘🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙‍♀️Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group...

May 12, 2024 • 1h 31min

S7E3 - Slavic Witchcraft with Madame Pamita

Send us Fan MailMadame Pamita joins Elyse and Leandra in the Magick Kitchen to discuss Ukrainian witchcraft, its similarities across the Baltic and Balkan states, and how today, during the Ukraine War, folk practices are stronger than ever.Madame Pamita is the author of Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft, coauthor of The Witch's Sun Sign Series: Cancer Witch with Ivo Dominguez Jr, and she runs an online apothecary at parlourofwonders.com. Subscribe here to her YouTube channel for witch tips & tarot readings benefiting Ukrainian households during the War.Resources for Ariella Daly's bee magic: https://www.honeybeewild.com/kindred-bees-2023 Support Elyse's book tour by joining the Magical Living Community! Access BONUS EPISODES of the Magick Kitchen Podcast + get several monthly rituals, meditations, and exclusive videos for only $10 a month. Start your free trial here: patreon.com/elysewellesJoin the newsletter - FREE GIFT: seekingnumina.comView courses here: patreon.com/elysewelles/shopJoin Leandra in The Rebel Mystic Community for LIVE monthly rituals, group mentoring, and more. Leandra shares her decades of knowledge and experience in this community in a safe and inviting space. Get inspired today! Learn more HERE. For her full event calendar and offerings, click HERE.Support the Podcast!🔮 The Witch’s Reset - A Five-Day Audio Program to Clear the Noise and Transform Your Practice. Join HERE- https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchs_reset🌙 Join The Rebel Mystic Coven - a private online coven and academy with FREE monthly online lessons. Join for free HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/coven🌳 The Rebel Mystic Witchcraft Skill Trees - a modular, intentional way to learn witchcraft without overwhelm. Explore the grove HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/witchcraft-skill-trees🫖 The Witchwood Teahouse! Check out Leandra's uniquely hand-blended teas - www.thewitchwoodteahouse.com ✨Get Your Free Resources HERE - https://leandrawitchwood.com/resources🌒🌕🌘🗝️ 🕯️CLICK HERE for Elyse's free Guide to Energy Protection. 🌟🧙‍♀️Follow Elyse @seekingnumina, & join Seekers of the Sacred Wild, a free group...

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