Show Notes
Lisa and Sarah step into the wild to meet the forest witches. From Baba Yaga’s chicken-legged hut deep in the woods to the eerie whispers of the Blair Witch, the forest has always been cast as a place of danger, magic, and transformation.
In this episode, we explore the lore and symbolism of the forest witch: the old crone in the clearing, the healer at the edge of the village, the spirit of wild nature itself. We ask: What were forest witches in folklore? And who are they now?
Join us as we untangle the roots of this enduring archetype.
Whether you're deep in the woods or just witch-curious, this one’s for you.
Citations for Who, What Witch, Where?:
Dugan, Frank M. “Baba Yaga and the Mushrooms.” FUNGI, vol. 10, no. 2, Summer 2017, pp. 6–18. Johns, A. (2004). Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch. Peter Lang. Scovell, A. (2017). Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful and Things Strange. Auteur Publishing. Zipes, J. (2012). The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre. Princeton University Press. Warner, M. (1994). From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Mother Shipton Moll Dyer
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Keywords: forest witch, Baba Yaga, Blair Witch, green witch, hedge witch, modern witchcraft, folklore, forest magic, witch podcast, witch trials, feminine archetypes, nature spirituality, wild woman, witch history, ecological witchcraft, herbal magic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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