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The Magick Kitchen PodcastWeather Magick: How to Work with Spirits of Storm, Wind, and SkySend us a textIn this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles explore the art of weather magick—from calling in clouds as a child to co-creating with storm spirits as an experienced witch. Learn how to ethically connect with the elements, work with weather deities and nature spirits, and build a reciprocal relationship with land and sky. Whether you're new to elemental magick or deepening your practice, this soulful conversation will inspire you to re-enchant your connection with nature.☁️ Includes:Ethical considerations of weather magickHow to build relationships with e...2025-07-2054 minThe Magick Kitchen PodcastSacred Community as a Spiritual Container for Transformation - (S9E6)Send us a textIn this heart-opening episode of The Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles reunite in person to share powerful insights on building spiritual community through retreats, mentorship, and sacred containers. From immersive pilgrimages to Earth Priestess initiations, they explore how online and in-person spiritual spaces can transform your path. Tune in for stories from Delphi, riverside rituals, guidance on finding the right teacher, and tips for navigating spiritual groups with discernment. Whether you're seeking deeper connection, curious about witchcraft communities, or considering your next spiritual retreat, this episode offers grounding and inspiration.2025-06-2242 minThe Magick Kitchen PodcastHexing the Patriarchy & Reclaiming Hearth Power with Irisanya Moon (S9E5)Send us a textIn this firelit episode of The Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles welcome back priestess, author, and Reclaiming witch Irisanya Moon to explore the transformative power of the hearth, community care, and magic rooted in radical love.Together, we invoke Hestia, goddess of the sacred flame and communal spaces, and discuss how her wisdom guides us to dismantle patriarchal systems, cultivate inclusive circles, and hold space with intention. From magical activism and daily spiritual practice to co-creating with deities and embracing discomfort as growth—this is...2025-06-0852 minThe Magick Kitchen PodcastSummer Rituals & Kitchen Witchcraft | Magick Kitchen Podcast (S9E4)Send us a textIncludes a Free Summer Ritual Recipe from Leandra!Summer brings expansion, warmth, and connection—and in this episode of The Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles explore how to align your spiritual practice with the rhythm of the season.We dive into the magic of moonlight gardens, seasonal herbs, and kitchen witchcraft, and reflect on the divine child archetype, inner child healing, and mermaid-inspired embodiment. You’ll learn how to work with summer plant allies like calendula, rose...2025-05-2543 min
Cosmic Theater Mystery SchoolCentralia, PA & Listening to the Wisdom of the Land"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story" This week Megan shares her inspired adventure to Centralia, Pa, a town that has been slowly emptied and no longer has a zipcode as the underground coal fires which began in 1962 have continued to burn underground. While the location itself may not have brought what was expected, Megan expresses the power of following creative inspiration and being open to the messages of the journey. This transitions into Elyse and Megan discussing the importance of listening to the land and the innate connection to native wisdom regarding the importance of living in al...2025-02-1143 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolHaunted Objects & Manifestations of Deity"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story" In this episode we address a question that Megan received from a guest at a shamanic journey about what happens to haunted objects if you burn them. Elyse and Megan discuss considering where the object or energy initiated, how our own beliefs and fears effect the experience, and how best to clear or cleanse it based on the object and its intended use. We then explore the manifestation of deities and goddesses. What came first, the being or the belief? Can a story gain enough power to manifest into our real...2025-01-2840 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolPoltergeist & Sacred Rage"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story" Emotions are energy and need to be moved and expressed. When there is no channel for this energy to flow it may collect in our minds, body, or physical space. This is part of what may instigate experiences of paranormal and poltergeist activity and leads to why this type of disruptive activity is most common for those in times of stress, transition, and high emotion. For example, we may hear more stories effecting those in teenage years, moving into a new space, career, or other life stressor. The spirit world can r...2025-01-1431 min
Seeking Numina: The Sacred Places PodcastS1E9 - How to Actually 'Use' the Land in RitualHave you ever stood on sacred ground or felt a deep pull to connect with the land while out in nature? In this episode, Elyse Welles shares practical guidance on how to intentionally work with the land in a way that honors its energy and spirit.You’ll learn:✨ How to call in the elements (a practice rooted in ancient traditions).✨ Elyse’s personal ritual steps, including calling the quarters, leaving offerings, and meditating.✨ Ways to connect with the spirits of the land and maintain that connection even after you’ve left.✨ The importance of...2025-01-1328 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolGatekeeper Spirits & Deer Medicine"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story" Explore the importance of intention on paranormal investigation and how and where you may experience spirit at the threshold of a space or journey. Consider, What is your why? Are you coming with respect? Are you showing up to get scared? or to engage out of genuine openness and curiosity? We then wander into personal stories about engaging with spirit, their animal emissaries and eventually share some personal deer medicine stories and how they emerged in real time experience. Deer as spirit animal medicine can (super simply put) represent the...2024-12-3140 minSeeking Numina: The Sacred Places PodcastS1E8 - Isis Throne, Druids, Mary Magdalene, and the Sacred Places of France with Natalia DunneIn this episode, Elyse interviews Natalia Dunne of @unleah_the_goddess about the sacred landscapes of Southern France. Nat shares her transformative retreat experiences and how she was called to move from Canada to Southern France with her family. Together, they explore the mystical Isis Throne, a red spring linked to blood mysteries and the divine feminine, and other places they have met with Spirit. They also discuss how the electromagnetic fields from underground water influenced the placement of sacred sites, the timeless connection between land and spirit, and how deities adapt to serve the needs of the times...2024-12-3036 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolDragon Energy, Land Spirits, & Egregores"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story" Elyse shares her powerful encounter with dragon energy in Delphi, Greece, and we explore the way spirit of place manifests and reaches out to connect when you make the pilgrimage. Its about the conscious engagement and presence with the journey, large or small, the wisdom unfolds in the process. Megan Plummer is a natural intuitive medium and energyworker with 15 years of paranormal investigative experience. A dreamworker and Aka Dua Adept, Megan explores the symbolic language that both spirit and our own subconscious use to convey messages across time and...2024-12-1759 minSeeking Numina: The Sacred Places PodcastS1 E7 - Expat Life and the Multicultural Numina of BahrainIn this deeply personal episode, Elyse takes us on a journey through her multicultural upbringing, sharing childhood memories from Pennsylvania and her family's travels. She opens up about her time living in the small desert nation , Bahrain, where the land felt spiritually empty and unfamiliar.Elyse reflects on how she coped with homesickness and longing, including her unexpected discovery of astral travel, long before she knew what it was. She recalls visiting beloved places from afar, finding solace in the unseen connections that tether us to home.She also shares the powerful story of Bahrain's...2024-12-1627 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolMercury Retrograde & the Sacred Trickster Archetype"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story" This episode weaves together the presence and purpose of the sacred trickster in our lives and the common role mercury retrograde plays in astrology. There is a trickster character in most cultures, supporting the importance of their role in our lives and growth, offering the opportunity to explore the importance of not taking ourselves too seriously and welcome in more playfulness. Mercury retrograde challenges our desire for perfection, productivity and control, encouraging us to slow down and re-evaluate how we are approaching things in our life. Mercury is the Roman trick...2024-12-0352 minSeeking Numina: The Sacred Places PodcastS1E6 - Ancestors of Place - Where to Actually Meet Your AncestorsWelcome back to the Seeking Numina podcast! In this episode, Elyse teaches you where you can meet and connect with your own ancestors. They're not only found through your blood line, but in your very own backyard. Elyse shares a story about her experience with land spirits while studying abroad at Oxford. This will really open your mind and your eyes to your own ancestors!Do you have experiences with your ancestors? Where have you met them and connected with them? Email me and let me know! (elyse@seekingnumina.com)Preorder my books to support...2024-12-0224 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolElection Reflection & Working with Ancestor Wisdom"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story"We reflect on the news of the election and the ways in which we can support ourselves and our community through our spirit work. As we move through scorpio season and transitional times, working with and gaining strength and wisdom from our ancestors and our spiritual practice can be a lifeline. Elyse shares ways you can open communication with your own ancestors after we reflect on the power of facilitating that space through our seance and spirit walk events.Megan Plummer is a natural intuitive , medium, and energyworker with 15...2024-11-1935 minSeeking Numina: The Sacred Places PodcastS1E5 - Delphi's Wisdom and Sacred Cyprus with George LizosWelcome to Seeking Numina's first interview episode! Elyse is thrilled to chat with George Lizos all about sacred sites and his journey that led him to write his newest book, "Ancient Manifestation Secrets: Working with the 7 Laws of the Universe to Manifest Your Life and Purpose". Together, George and Elyse share their experiences with practicing rituals in and around Greece and how they discover sacred spaces.Have you ever had a transformative experience at a sacred site? Share your stories in the comments!Check out all George has to offer you on your journey through...2024-11-1821 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolParanormal Investigation, Dreamwork, & Elyse's Scariest Night"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story" This episode we open our first fan mail! We discuss how spirit may use dreams to communicate information, how we approach paranormal investigations, and the ways that energy collects and manifests to create ghost and egregore activity. Elyse shares one of her scariest paranormal experiences that inspired a major portion of her upcoming paranormal fiction novel, What the Water Remembers, releasing fall 2025. Megan Plummer is a natural intuitive witch, medium, and energyworker with 15 years of paranormal investigative experience. A dreamworker and Aka Dua Adept, Megan explores the symbolic language tha...2024-11-0557 minSeeking Numina: The Sacred Places PodcastS1E4 - Beyond Delphi - The Truth about the Oracles of GreeceWe’re so happy to see you here at the Seeking Numina Podcast! 🌬️🍂In this fourth episode, Elyse dives into the rich tapestry of oracles in Greece, and shares personal stories about her spiritual experiences in these sacred places. There is so much wisdom to be unpacked in this episode. You will learn about Apollo’s many oracles, the Pythia, stories of our ancestors, and so much more. 🐉🌏If this episode spoke to you, and you feel called to visit the land of Greece and witness some of these oracles, then visit https://www.seekingnumina.com/dayretreats an...2024-11-0438 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolEthereal Anarchy and Paranormal Theater"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story"We welcome our first guests, discussing paranormal art film Ethereal Anarchy: Zenobia Darlings's Haunted Revolution, decolonizing spirit work, and allowing sprit to work through us for personal transformation.Megan Plummer is a natural intuitive witch, medium, and energyworker with 15 years of paranormal investigative experience. A dreamworker and Aka Dua Adept, Megan explores the symbolic language that both spirit and our own subconscious use to convey messages across time and realms of awareness, using this to inform and empower people in understanding their own gifts and how they can connect...2024-10-2254 minSeeking Numina: The Sacred Places PodcastS1E3 - Different Types of Land SpiritsWelcome back to the third episode of the Seeking Numina Podcast! 🌬️🍂In this episode, Elyse walks you through different types of land spirits. She teaches you the various ways you can interact with these spirits and how they may be trying to connect with you. You’ll learn how to deepen your connection with the land around you and discover who you might need to be wary of, and more importantly, why.Preorder my books to support me and support your connection with the land! https://www.seekingnumina.com/publishedworks Subscribe to Seeking Numina wit...2024-10-2116 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolAstrology, Spirit Work, and the Paranormal- Navigating Eclipse Season"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story" Weaving more of the tapestry of spirit work, this week we explore how astrology can be used as a map to navigate our earthly and ethereal experiences. With the active themes of the eclipse season unveiling themselves, we share how these patterns emerge in our experience and how we may work with what arises. We throw a lot of terminology around, addressing the prelude this eclipse brings to the nodal shift next spring. We will be finding our strength, independence, and balance in relationships as we complete this axis with so...2024-10-0843 minSeeking Numina: The Sacred Places PodcastS1E2 - How Spirit-led Travel Actually WorksWelcome to episode 2 of the Seeking Numina Podcast! In this episode, Elyse tells you all about the different kinds of spirits that may call you to different lands. Learn about deities, land spirits, and the ancestors of the life you are living as Elyse shares stories and teaches you how to trust if you are being called to travel and visit another land. She also shares how to turn shorter, simpler trips into spirit-led travel! Subscribe to Seeking Numina with Elyse Welles on YouTube for video versions of ALL episodes sharing footage of the places and topics d...2024-10-0726 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolPsychic Self-Defense, Paranormal Protection, & the Evil Eye"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story" In this episode we explore paranormal and spiritual protection and psychic self-defense, referencing personal experiences and practices, as well as some perspectives from Dion Fortune in her book Psychic Self-Defense: The Classical Instruction Manual for Protecting Yourself Against Paranormal Attack. Paranormal and psychic attacks are not as they are often portrayed in films and TV, and we hope to offer greater understanding to what they can be and how you can ground, shield, and protect yourself in paranormal investigations and everyday situations. Message us to share your story an...2024-09-2436 minSeeking Numina: The Sacred Places PodcastS1E1 - Is the Sacred Wild Calling You?Elyse welcomes you to Seeking Numina, exploring how she began this path and inviting you to reflect on if you've been called by the Sacred Wild, too. Learn what numina are, where to find them, and why you're not alone in this experience of awakening.Music: Tribal Wind - SergePavkinMusicMusic Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWe5Z7qISMQPreorder my books to support me and support your connection with the land! https://www.seekingnumina.com/publishedworks Subscribe to Seeking Numina with Elyse Welles on YouTube for video versions of...2024-09-2316 minThe Magick Kitchen PodcastS7E12 - Kitchen Witch's Hearth: Transitioning to Autumn + Civil Disobedience with Beck LawrenceSend us a textIn 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...2024-09-151h 02Cosmic Theater Mystery SchoolClairvoyance & Spirit Communication"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story"Join us in exploring the way that we can perceive ghosts and receive spirit communication through our intuitive senses, the clair-senses. Everyone has the ability to receive messages through spirit, and we'll share some examples of how they manifest for us. Megan Plummer is a natural intuitive witch, medium, and energyworker with 15 years of paranormal investigative experience. A dreamworker and Aka Dua Adept, Megan explores the symbolic language that both spirit and our own subconscious use to convey messages across time and realms of awareness, using this to i...2024-09-101h 00Seeking Numina: The Sacred Places PodcastWelcome to Seeking Numina with Elyse WellesSeeking Numina with Elyse Welles is a podcast experience inviting you to connect with the Sacred Wild within and around you through sacred sites (numina) around the world and the wisdom they hold.Reveal Mother Earth's Mysteries and discover the magic of connection with land spirits, the fae, and other spirits of place from Elyse Welles, a Greek-Egyptian and American initiated Priestess and author, with an MA in spiritual studies. In this podcast, learn how Elyse is reviving the lost European Earth Priestess Arts.New...2024-09-0901 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolReleasing Fear of the Spirit World"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story"Megan and Elyse welcome you to the Cosmic Theater Mystery School! We share our first experiences of the paranormal world as it reveals itself in many people's childhoods and share examples of how all of our relationships with ghosts and spirits can evolve over time as we find the bravery to engage.Megan Plummer is a natural intuitive witch, medium, and energyworker with 15 years of paranormal investigative experience. A dreamworker and Aka Dua Adept, Megan explores the symbolic language that both spirit and our own subconscious use to...2024-08-2741 minCosmic Theater Mystery SchoolCTMS Trailer"tell us your weirdest *paranormal* story"Megan Plummer, a paranormal investigator, dreamworker, & medium, and Elyse Welles, an earth intuitive spirit worker and author of witchy and paranormal books, bring you conversations bridging spiritual mysticism with the paranormal lens.We invite you into a new podcast experience, taking you on a journey into the misty liminal cave where the world of paranormal investigation & spirit work resides.Let’s unravel the mystery of Spirit, from ghosts to deities, land spirits to elementals, and egregores and demons.If you’re curious about spirit work but...2024-08-2000 minThe Magick Kitchen PodcastS7E1 - At the Kitchen Witch's Hearth: Plant AlliesSend us a textElyse and Leandra invite you to join us at the kitchen witch's hearth, a new seasonal series in which we share tips for the kitchen witch. We kick off season seven with Plant Allies, perfect for spring: how to meet them and incorporate them into cooking and other kitchen witchery.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...2024-04-1453 minThe Magick Kitchen PodcastS6E10 - Hex Your Ex: Revenge Spells & Breakup MagicSend us a textThis time in the Magick Kitchen, we're thinking about the challenges of baneful magic in matters of the heart. We're looking at every angle so you can make the right decision about using magic after a breakup to empower you forward on your path.This is part 2 of a Valentine's Day series on love magick, following part 1: S6E9 - Love Magick Explained.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...2024-02-181h 04The Magick Kitchen PodcastS6E6 - Christmas with a Druid: Yuletide Tarot & Druidry with Kristoffer HughesSend us a textHave a seat in the Magick Kitchen this Christmas with Leandra and Elyse as we welcome Kristoffer Hughes, creator of the Yuletide tarot and author of the Book of Druidry. Hear our personal tarot readings with the Yuletide tarot deck, and learn more about Druidry from the Chief Druid of the Anglesey Druid Order in Wales himself. Kristoffer is a Mount Haemus Scholar, and a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. He is a teacher, writer, workshop leader, and guest speaker. Learn more about Kristoffer Hughes and the...2023-12-241h 03The Magick Kitchen PodcastS6E5.5 - BONUS Yuletide Episode: A Secret History of Christmas Baking with Linda RaedischSend us a textA Blessed Yule to all! A Secret History of Christmas Baking was such a delightful read, we had to fit this in as a bonus episode for the Yuletide season! This week in the Magick Kitchen we're sitting down with Linda Raedisch, a culinary historian and author. Learn more about Linda and buy her books, including her debut novel also released in 2023, Turn Left at the Mooncrow Skeleton, and her bestseller The Old Magic of Christmas, here.Access BONUS EPISODES of the Magick Kitchen Podcast by joining at the Initiate tier...2023-12-171h 11The Magick Kitchen PodcastS6E5 - Bruja Curandera & Brujeria: Mexican Magic with Wendy Mata, BrujaSend us a textJoin Leandra and Elyse in the Magick Kitchen while we welcome Wendy Mata, a bruja (Mexican witch) and owner of Bruja Power Botanica. She discusses her cultural approach to magic, the true power of the energy we can send with our magic, and the ways we can connect to our culture through magic and witchcraft.Wendy is an author, generational bruja (witch), healer, world traveler, and initiated shaman. Learn more here on her website.Purchase the Yule Bundle with Wendy, Elyse, and Leandra's content, PLUS 55+ other resources, here: ...2023-12-101h 13The Magick Kitchen PodcastS6E4 - The Empowerment of Hoodoo with expert Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani, author of "Conjuring the Calabash"Send us a textThis time in the Magick Kitchen, we're delving into Hoodoo with Priestess Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani. 8th Generation Witch, Egun Medium, and a Priestess of OYA in the Yoruba system of spirituality, Bomani introduces us to hoodoo as not just a spirituality, but a practice of empowerment. From sex magic to kitchen spells and beyond, our conversation covers it all. Conjuring the Calabash is available now.Learn more here and follow Mawiyah @mawiyahbomani on FB and Insta.Join Leandra in The Rebel Mystic Community for LIVE rituals, group mentoring, a...2023-11-261h 22The Magick Kitchen PodcastS6E3 - Experiential Witchcraft, Mentorship & Building an Intuitive Practice ft. Jamie Della, author of "Box of Magick"Send us a textJoin Elyse and Leandra in the Magick Kitchen as we welcome Jamie Della, author of Box of Magick. We're discussing the role of mentorship and how it inspires a magical path, and how witchcraft is an experiential practice that guides us to form an intuitive practice. Learn more about Jamie at jamiedella.com and follow Jamie @jamiedellawrites on FB and Insta. Join Elyse's Magical Living Community: patreon.com/elysewellesJoin her newsletter: seekingnumina.comView courses here: patreon.com/elysewelles/shopJoin Leandra in The...2023-11-121h 21The Magick Kitchen PodcastS6E2 - Blood & Bone: Using Dark MagickSend us a textIn this episode, we're going into the side of darker magic for Samhain and discussing the aspects of witchcraft and magical ingredients that might make the modern witch squeamish. Content warning: blood, menstrual blood, urine, bone magic, and discussions of using animal parts and spirits ethically in your magic.This episode is the final of three episodes of our Samhain spooktacular: three themed episodes in which we look within and tackle the shadow work of the collective consciousness: the witch wound, witch wars, and the dark side of witchcraft....2023-10-2948 minThe Magick Kitchen PodcastS6E1 - Witch Wars: Competition vs. Collaboration in the Spiritual CommunitySend us a textThis episode dives into witch wars, the complicated and frustrating side effect of the witch wound. The patriarchy tries to pit witches against each other, but Elyse and Leandra are here to explore how we can lift each other up and collaborate instead of compete in the witchcraft and paganism community.This episode is the second in three episodes of our Samhain spooktacular: three themed episodes in which we look within and tackle the shadow work of the collective consciousness: the witch wound, witch wars, and the dark side of witchcraft.2023-10-1542 min