In episode 128 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kate Belew and Kristin Lisenby contemplate seasonal archetypes and the magick of spring. They discuss eclipse season, dandelions, and the goddess Kybele, the celestial Mother who rules our roses, caves, and mountains. They welcome back the light half of the year by building a fire from the wands in their tarot decks and inviting the self-devouring serpent, the Ouroboros, to this solar celebration.
Sources:
A Dictionary of Symbols, J.E. Cirlot
The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara Walker
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Heraclitus
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Heraclitus
“Harnessing the Inferno," Mya Spalter, via The Library of Esoterica’s Witchcraft
Egyptologist Eberhard Otto
Aras.org
Carl Jung
Joseph Campbell
Daily Magic, Judika Iles
Ovid
WorldHistory.org - Cybele
Starhawk
Dandelion & Folklore Magic - LearnReligions.com
Healing Magic, A Green Witch Guidebook to Conscious Living, Robin Rose Bennett
Plant Magic: Herbalism in Real Life, Christine Buckley
History of Eclipses - Nasa.gov
Four Goddesses to Celebrate the Arrival of Spring - Tamed Wild Blog
Episode 66: Fire Magick
Episode 28: An Interview with Green Witch Robin Rose Bennett
Episode 95: An Interview with Juliana McCarthy of Ethereal Culture
Episode 126: Coven & Community
Shoutouts:
Episode 99: Signs of Spring
Episode 96: Ostara, Moon Baths & Purification
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