Back on the Broomstick: Old Witchcraft, New Path

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  174: The Circle Starts With You - Creating Magical Community with Shannon Bronico Hodges 24.07.2026 47min

  Sometimes a Pagan community begins with a formal plan, a sacred vision, and a carefully chosen meeting place. Other times, it begins with someone posting on Reddit and asking, “Hey, are there any Pagans around here?” In this episode, Laylla and Chelle sit down with Shannon Bronico Hodges, whose search for local Pagan community in Corning, New York helped spark the creation of Crystal City Circle. Laylla answered the post, the two connected, and before long they were figuring out how to turn ...
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  173: Crystal Keys Tarot Interview with Dina Rosenberg 17.07.2026 53min

  On this episode of Back on the Broomstick, the witches sit down with Dina Rosenberg, creator of the Crystal Keys Tarot, a stunning deck that pairs traditional tarot wisdom with the energy, symbolism, and intuitive language of crystals. Dina is the co-owner of Amityville Apothecary and The Athenaeum at Amityville Apothecary in Long Island, New York, and a seasoned tarot reader with nearly thirty years of experience. Her work blends Italian folk witchcraft, ancestral wisdom, crystal healing, a...
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  Solarium XVII: Hot Witch Summer - Books, Boxes & Oracle Cards 14.07.2026 42min

  On this wonderfully overgrown episode of The Solarium, Laylla and Chelle settle in with their favorite tea, weed, books, cards, and an absolute pile of sparkly witchy treasures! Looking for a witchy summer read? We’ve got two very different books to add to your stack. The Witchitorium by Nixie Vale is a fun glossary of magical and witchcraft terms that is perfect for dipping into between summer adventures, and you’re almost guaranteed to learn a new word or two. Then we crack open Queer Sain...
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  172: We Quit Witchcraft 10.07.2026 38min

  What happens when two very busy witches slowly stop doing witchcraft? In this episode, Laylla and Chelle talk about the years when their practice went from sabbats, esbats, workshops, classes, coven-building, and constant community work to almost nothing. Not because they stopped believing. Not because the magick disappeared. But because life got loud, responsibilities shifted, and the practice that once felt alive and nourishing became harder and harder to hold. They share what it felt lik...
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  171: Tarot is Not a Crime - Beck Ravenswood Fights for Our Rights 03.07.2026 37min

  In this episode, Laylla and Chelle sit down with Beck Ravenswood, owner of The Serpent’s Key Shoppe & Sanctuary in Hanover, Pennsylvania, before their July 22nd court hearing in the fight against Pennsylvania’s old fortune-telling law. Yep, in Pennsylvania, a law dating back to 1861 still makes paid fortune telling, including tarot reading, a criminal offense. Beck’s case began after Hanover police visited their shop and warned them that offering tarot readings for money could lead to le...
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  170: The Problem with 6 7 - Tarot Cards We Struggle With 26.06.2026 33min

  When you first learn tarot, there are the obvious troublemakers like Death, The Tower, The Devil, and most of the suit of swords,,,,that make beginners wonder if the deck is threatening them personally. But after years of reading, teaching, and pulling cards at kitchen tables, podcast tables, and probably a few slightly chaotic coffee tables, the cards that trip you up can start to change. In this episode, Laylla and Chelle talk about the tarot cards they personally struggle with now, and ho...
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  169: Her Heathen Heart - A Conversation with Irene Glasse 19.06.2026 57min

  This week on Back on the Broomstick, we welcome Irene Glasse; a witch, author, musician, former Marine, yoga teacher, tarot reader, Pagan clergy person, and the kind of guest who seriously makes you wonder if (and how!) she has found a few extra hours hidden between the worlds. Irene joins us to talk about her book Foundations of Witchcraft, mystical practice, spiritwork, inclusive Heathenry, Freyja, community ritual, and what it really means to serve as Pagan clergy in the modern worl...
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  168: Dream Magick for Midsummer 12.06.2026 39min

  In this Midsummer daydream episode of Back on the Broomstick, Laylla and Chelle step through the veil of sleep and into the strange, symbolic, half-lit world of dream magick. Dreams have been treated as omens, messages, healing tools, and sacred journeys for thousands of years, from ancient dream temples to shamanic trance work, dream walking, and the modern practice of listening to the subconscious. But what does that mean for witches today? The witches talk about dreams as one of the most ...
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  167: Litha 2026 - Witching in the Shade at the Start of Summer 05.06.2026 38min

  The sun is high, the days are long, the flowers are blooming, the herbs are going wild, and somehow your calendar has also decided to become an overgrown garden of obligations. Welcome to Litha, witches! In this episode of Back on the Broomstick, Laylla and Chelle celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day and shortest night of the year, by talking about what happens when all that solar energy starts to feel like a little too much. Litha is a season of fire, growth, joy, abundanc...
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  166: Camping Magick and Summer Festivals 29.05.2026 33min

  There is something deeply witchy about leaving your normal home, your normal bed, your normal coffee mug, and stepping into a place where the land does not already know your name. In this episode of Back on the Broomstick, Laylla and Chelle are packing up the magical bug spray and heading into the wilds to talk about witchcraft while camping, traveling, and wandering off to summer festivals. Whether you’re sleeping under the stars, staying in a cabin, road-tripping to a sacred site, or setti...
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  Solarium XVI: Book Reviews, Oracle Decks, And a Mystery Guest! (hint it's Judika Illes) 28.05.2026 50min

  Welcome back to the Solarium, witches. We’ve dusted off the chairs and tables, planted a few rows of herbs, brought in fresh candles and cushions, and stocked the shelves with plenty of tea, smokable blends, and magical conversation. So pull up a chair and settle into that warm, candlelit sanctuary where every chat feels just a little enchanted. In this Solarium review episode, Laylla and Chelle gather around the reading table to talk about the witchy books and oracle decks currently rattli...
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  165: Catching Fire: Working with Solar Energy 22.05.2026 35min

  The sun is high, the herbs are humming, and the witches are opening the curtains wide for an episode all about sun magick. This week on Back on the Broomstick, Laylla and Chelle bask in the golden glow of solar witchcraft, exploring how witches can work with the energy of the sun for confidence, clarity, protection, healing, abundance, and good old-fashioned get-it-done power. From sunrise intentions to noon-day charging rituals, from solar water and candle spells to herbs, crystals, colors,...
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  164: Blue Moon Magick 15.05.2026 41min

  Blue Moons have long carried an air of mystery, rarity, and magic. But what actually makes a Blue Moon special? Is it truly more powerful than any other Full Moon, or is the magic found in the meaning we humans give it? In this episode of Back on the Broomstick, Laylla and Chelle unravel the folklore, history, and witchcraft surrounding the Blue Moon. From its strange linguistic origins in the courts of Henry VIII to the accidental modern definition created by an astronomer’s mistake, we tra...
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  163: Can Objects Remember? Haunted Objects, Cursed Dolls, & Murderabilia at Zak Bagans Haunted Museum 08.05.2026 58min

  *WARNING This Episode discusses sensitive topics including murder, murderers, and suicide* Some objects feel old. Some feel loved. Some feel wrong. This week on Back on the Broomstick, we step into the strange world of haunted objects, cursed artifacts, murderabilia, spirit attachment, and the unsettling idea that energy may linger long after a moment has passed. From Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum and the infamous Dybbuk Box to Peggy the Doll, serial killer relics, and rooms soaked in decades o...
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  162: Tending the Fire from Beltane to Litha 01.05.2026 47min

  Between the wild green fire of Beltane and the golden blaze of Litha lives a season of pure enchantment. In this episode of Back on the Broomstick, Laylla and Chelle step into the lush, humming magic of early summer, where flowers burst open like spells, fireflies flicker over fields at dusk, and the land itself seems drunk on possibility. Together, they explore the magick “between the spokes” of the Wheel of the Year. That fertile stretch of time where passion becomes action, abundance begi...
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  161: The Flowers of Beltane 24.04.2026 36min

  The fires of Beltane are lit, and we’re stepping into the season where everything starts moving. In this episode, we talk about what Beltane looks like in a modern, solitary practice and how to work with its energy as a living current that carries you through early summer, not just a single night. We get into flower magic as both spellcraft and language. From Victorian floriography to intuitive plant relationships, we explore how bouquets can hold intention, send messages, and even influence ...
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  160: The Witches Answer - Hot Takes From the Cauldron 17.04.2026 42min

  The cauldron is bubbling, the inbox is overflowing, and this week Laylla and Chelle are finally answering your questions… and oh, you brought some good ones. In this cozy, chaotic, wisdom-filled episode, the witches gather up your fan mail, your voicemails (yes, you can send those now!), and your late-night spiritual spirals, and they answer it all with the kind of honesty that only comes from decades of lived, practiced magic. It’s part advice column, part coven circle, and part “wait… are ...
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  159: Preparing for Beltane - Igniting the Fire Within 10.04.2026 43min

  Beltane has a reputation. Flowers, fire, sex, fertility. And yeah, all of that is there… but what does it actually mean in a modern witchy life? In this episode, we take the old idea of fertility and crack it open. Not just babies and crops, but creation in every form. The things you’re building, the energy you’re pouring into your life, the parts of you that are ready to grow whether you feel “ready” or not. We talk fire magick, that spark that gets things moving when you’ve been stuck too...
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  158: 15 Witchy Minutes 03.04.2026 27min

  In this episode, we’re claiming a tiny piece of each day and turning it into something intentional, magickal, and realistically sustainable. No waiting for the perfect moon or the next sabbat. This is about building a daily practice that fits into real life while still feeling deeply witchy. We talk about working with spring energy as a catalyst for change, creating simple rituals that become habits, and going all in on the experience even if it’s just for a few minutes. Setting the space, e...
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  Alpha Meditation - Color Countdown for Magick, Focus, and Energy Work 27.03.2026 17min

  In this guided meditation, Laylla leads you into an alpha brain state, the in-between space where your mind quiets and becomes open, focused, and receptive to magick. Inspired by Laurie Cabot’s Crystal Countdown Meditation from The Power of the Witch, this adaptation is designed to help you enter an alpha brain state for meditation, spellwork, and energy raising. You’ll move through breathwork, body awareness, and a gentle inward descent, shifting out of everyday mental noise and into a cal...