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Summary:We revisit the All Hallows' Read event one last time as Cory shares some of his own horrific writing. CONTENT WARNING: These horror stories contain gore, body horror, dental phobias, animal harm, sexual situations, domestic violence, and misogynistic language. NOT INTENDED FOR MINORS! Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now. Producers for this show:ConjuredCardea, AthenaBeth, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, Achija Branvin Sionach, Catherine, Jamie, Ralph of the Holle's Haven Podcast, Christopher, Montine of Book of My Shadows, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Heather, Sherry, Fergus, Jennifer, Donna, Stephanie, AromaG’s Botanica, Benjamin, Matthew Venus of Spiritus Arcanum, Mark, Vee, Meg, Liz, Donna, Lisa, Jacob, Sierra, and Jen!Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us! Sources- All of these stories are from Cory's brain! (But inspired by folklore). If you want to know where those folk inspirations come from, feel free to check out our Patreon! No transcript available for this episode. You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon). We also have a new book, Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press) (also available from Amazon). Image via Pixabay (CC 2.0) If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at [email protected] or [email protected] or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you! Don’t forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our YouTube channel with back episodes of the podcast and new “Everyday Magic” videos, too (as well as most of our contest announcements)! Promos and Music: Music for this episode is licensed from Audio Socket. Additional music Kevin Macleod, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license. Artists and license info: Carpe Noctem by Elegy Music (#28966186) Motel Mayhem by Andrew Scott Foust (#29192602) We Didn't Believe in the Ocean Until It Swallowed Us by Shadowy Lines (#29326126) Reasonable Monster by Shadowy Lines (#29326684) Weird Winter by Mark Petrie (#29479240) Prayer From Lemuria by Paul Summerlin (#29517958) Left Hand Path by Ben Leinbach and Outlaw Dervish (#29574106) Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain. Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters. If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! You can also check out Cory's folklore show, Chasing Foxfire, where he explores the intersection of folklore and topics like history, medicine, science, nature, literature, pop culture, and more! Please think about checking out our Audible Trial program. Visit Audibletrial.com/newworldwitchery to get your free trial of Audible, where you can download over 180,000 titles (including some narrated by Cory). Your purchases help support this show, and there’s no obligation to continue after the free trial
More from New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook
Summary: This month we're getting into the Halloween spirit with All Hallows divination games, a look at vampire hunting kits, the lunar calendar, card readings, spooky stories, and a visit with the Great Pumpkin! Sources: We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: The Witches Almanac Llewellyn's Astrological Pocket Planner Writual Planner Or your local Farmer's Almanac!
Summary: We open our notebook this month to look at the harvest moon, read some scary cards, do a bit of frith divination, hear tales of a hairy helper, review a book of grimoire magic, meet an apple-stealing mini squatch, and discover some magical nuts! Sources We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: The Witches Almanac Llewellyn's Astrological Pocket Planner Writual Planner Or your local Farmer's Almanac!
Summary: This month's notebook features meteor showers, eclipses, Appalachian folklore, a black cat who loves to cook, a Kentucky goatman, creative uses for knives, and more! Sources We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: The Witches Almanac Llewellyn's Astrological Pocket Planner Writual Planner Or your local Farmer's Almanac! You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page. Sections Lunar Forecast - Our monthly rundown of lunar astrological information In the Cards - Divination through cartomancy, tarot, and folk methods. This month: The Four of Hearts, the Seven of Pentacles, and Turning the Loaf! A Witch's Words - Proverbs, folklore, and book reviews. This month: an Appalachian witch story and a review of Witches, Ghosts, and Signs by Patrick W. Gainer. Materia Magica - Magical artifacts and crafts. This month: magical knives. Creature Corner - Folkloric creatures, beings, and entities. This month: The Pope Lick Monster of Kentucky! Listener Feedback - We read and respond to your questions and comments! If you have one you'd like to submit, mail us at [email protected] or [email protected] Check out Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon). Also check out our collaborative book, Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press) (also available from Amazon). If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our Cartomancy post or pick up Cory’s book, 54 Devils. Image via Cory Thomas Hutcheson (CC 2.0) Keep in touch and follow us through our Find Us page! Promos and Music: Title and closing music are “Runaround (AM Radio),” by Aaron Solomon, and is licensed from Audio Socket. (License #1273). Additional incidental music Kevin Macleod and Daniel Birch, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license. "Backed Vibes (clean)", "Blue Feather", "Crossing the Divide", "Danse Macabre", "Danse Morialta", "Dissappointment", "Divertissement - Pizzicato (from the ballet Sylvia)", "Dream Catcher", "Faster Does It", "Gymnopedie No. 1", "Gymnopedie No. 2", "Gymnopedie No. 3", "Meditation Impromptu 01", "Meditation Impromptu 02", "Meditation Impromptu 03", "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys", "Pippin the Hunchback", "Rites", "Ritual", "Tranquility", "Windswept" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain. Additional "rooster" sound effect from Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay. Please consider supporting us by purchasing our promotional items in the New World Witchery Threadless shop or by joining our Patreon supporters. If you like us AND you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you will love our new show: Myth Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, now available through all the podcatchers! You can also check out Cory's folklore show, Chasing Foxfire, where he explores the intersection of folklore and topics like history, medicine, science, nature, literature, pop culture, and more!
Summary: We head to the seaside this month as we look at the lunar forecast, check our cards, hang up some kelp to tell us the weather, learn why the sea is salty, and meet a mythical denizen of the deep. We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: The Witches Almanac Llewellyn's Astrological Pocket Planner Writual Planner Or your local Farmer's Almanac! You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page. Sections Lunar Forecast - Our monthly rundown of lunar astrological information In the Cards - Divination through cartomancy, tarot, and folk methods. This month: The Jack of Diamonds, the Three of Cups, and plant-based weather divination. A Witch's Words - Proverbs, folklore, and book reviews. This month: two stories of how the seas got salty and reviews of folkloric graphic novels (The Girl from the Sea, The Magic Fish, and The Cautionary Fables & Fairytales series). Materia Magica - Magical artifacts and crafts. This month: the Mermaid’s Purse. Creature Corner - Folkloric creatures, beings, and entities. This month: The Kraken Listener Feedback - We read and respond to your questions and comments! If you have one you'd like to submit, mail us at [email protected] or [email protected] Check out Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon). Also check out our collaborative book, Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic (1000Volt Press) (also available from Amazon). If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our Cartomancy post or pick up Cory’s book, 54 Devils. Image via Cory Thomas Hutcheson (CC 2.0) Keep in touch and follow us through our Find Us page! Promos and Music: Title and closing music are “Runaround (AM Radio),” by Aaron Solomon, and is licensed from Audio Socket. (License #1273). Additional incidental music Kevin Macleod and Daniel Birch, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license. "Backed Vibes (clean)", "Blue Feather", "Crossing the Divide", "Danse Macabre", "Danse Morialta", "Dissappointment", "Divertissement - Pizzicato (from the ballet Sylvia)", "Dream Catcher", "Faster Does It", "Gymnopedie No. 1", "Gymnopedie No. 2", "Gymnopedie No. 3", "Meditation Impromptu 01", "Meditation Impromptu 02", "Meditation Impromptu 03", "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys", "Pippin the Hunchback", "Rites", "Ritual", "Tranquility", "Windswept" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Summary: Our monthly notebook is back featuring card readings, a lunar forecast, a story of a scary big toe, some magic with bottled beetles, and more! Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now. Producers for this show: Blake at Crossed Crow Books, Kayla, Anna, Elle, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Lauren, Sierra, Lisa, Mark, Kels, Benjamin, MissV/Vee, Donna, Pretty Poisons Witch, Heather, Jonathan, Christopher, Ralph of the Holle's Haven Podcast, Jamie, Catherine, Achija Branvin Sionach, AthenaBeth, and Conjured Cardea! Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us! Sources We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: The Witches Almanac Llewellyn's Astrological Pocket Planner Writual Planner Or your local Farmer's Almanac! Sections Lunar Forecast - Our monthly rundown of lunar astrological information In the Cards - Divination through cartomancy, tarot, and folk methods. This month: The Queen of Diamonds, the Eight of Wands, and the Walking Boy A Witch's Words - Proverbs, folklore, and book reviews. This month: "The Big Toe" adapted from Alvin Schwartz and a review of Polish Folk Magic by Joanna Tarnawksa Materia Magica - Magical artifacts and crafts. This month: Blasting Rods Creature Corner - Folkloric creatures, beings, and entities. This month: Doppelsaugerin Listener Feedback - We read and respond to your questions and comments! If you have one you'd like to submit, mail us at [email protected] or [email protected]