Take a spooky trip with us through the horrors (that should have been crimes) of asylums through the ages, and the haunted goings-on at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California.

The Autumn Equinox is right around the corner! Mabon, otherwise known as Haustblot, is a Sabbat celebration that goes waaayy back. So we're walking you through the history, meaning, and ways you can adorn your altar and prepare for the festivities!

Welcome to our 5th Listener Stories episode where we read about deceased relatives turned guardian angels, and a visit from a ghost cat, and another Hat Man story!

In this episode, Maria spills the tea on “THE biggest and wildest political scandal in the history of planet fucking Earth,” and Laura unravels the mysterious and intriguing origin story of the Ouija board.

Witchy Wednesday is back and we're talking about horror movie sounds, excessive leaf-blowing (in summer?!), raccoons as pets, and all the witch-adjacent people in the spiritual community!

SUPER EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!! This is Laura's first episode officially as our new co-host! Laura dives into the story of Alissa Turney's disappearance. For the paranormal portion, Maria covers the hauntings of San Francisco's Cliff House and Sutro Baths.

We're talking about smoke cleansing and the ethics that go into it! We're covering why you should care about ethics as a witch, the debates of using white sage and Palo Santo …

This month's Listener Stories episode covers a variety of creepy tales - from a ghostly desert road hitch-hiker to a haunted New England cabin. We also have a really wild synchronicity happen with one of our listener stories!

Maria covers Part 2 of the crimes of Santé and Kenny Kimes - a mother and son con artist duo who escalate their grifting to murder. For the paranormal portion, Laura covers the eerie spectre of The Hat Man - a cloaked shadow figure with a hat that many have seen the world, spanning generations and continents.

We're continuing our witchy education in this Part 2 episode on Astrology. We get into the nitty gritty that is above our pay-grade, so we've brought on expert astrologist Jess Demitro to answer our many questions about the mysteries hidden within the cosmos!

In this 101 course of astrology we break down its meaning, history, and the associations of the planets and zodiac signs. Additionally, we cover the ever-intriguing birth chart!

For our true crime addicts, Maria is covering Part 1 of the story of con artists Santé and Kenny Kimes, otherwise known as Mommy & Clide. Laura presents her research on poltergeists, their history, covering the Amherst Poltergeist and even her own personal poltergeist experience.

Augury is the interpretation of omens, and with us on the podcast is Phillip Turner, an Omni Witch to explain his practice as an Augur to us!

Three's a party! Maria is joined by Laura and Marie With The Good Hair for our THIRD Listener Stories episode! Watch out for some explosive laughter and excessive mimosa drinking. We have such an excellent array of stories–paranormal, witchy, and our first true crime story submission! It's Story Time!

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Listen in to learn what each of our stripper names would be—Anna's is badass and Maria's is well ... not so great! Also we're wondering if we don't get into heaven, is there like an "econo-heaven" for good-but-not-great people?

We've brought back guest host Laura Pagliaro to talk about dream work, it's importance in witchcraft and how to incorporate it into your practice.

We welcome our guest host Anna who brings us the true crime story of Hans Schmidt, a corrupt Bavarian priest; and Maria covers the hauntings of The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California.

For this Witchy Wednesday episode, Maria interviews Laura Pagliaro - a practicing Norse Pagan Volva (Old Norse seer, not a German a car) and one of our Patreon members!

Aliens, Lucifer, and Nightmares, Oh My! We’ve got ominous astral projections, our first alien abduction story, phone calls from Satan himself, and scary dreams (but were they really dreams?)…

In this episode, lovely listeners, we are focusing on mental health and the Black Lives Matter movement.