This week, Scarlet and Blackbird continue the series on tarot court cards with the dynamic queens of the deck! Join the witches in their dive into what each suit's characteristics are, how they read queens in a spread, and whether or not they each have a favorite or are represented commonly by any of the queens. Grab your chalice of ginger ale, you…

In this episode, the witches hold to their very loose promise (?) of talking about the court cards IN ORDER, lookout! Scarlet breaks down what knights are all about, how the horses on the cards have meaning due to their positions, and both witches discuss how they read knights in their tarot practices. Also a roundup of Trader Joe's fall offerings,…

This week, Scarlet and Blackbird catch you up on what's new in their lives (s'mores dip! Ethel Cain! Yogurt snax! JD Vance! - wait, no excitement there.) Then the ladies take a dive into the minor arcana, bringing you the first installment about those youthful sprites, the pages! Discover a little history, what the cards have been and what some new…

Witches, it is a round robin of topics comin at ya this week. Blackbird and Scarlet catch up and commiserate about their summertime illnesses, posit on the cultural happenings of the day (at least regarding the Olympics) and come full circle (all five of them!) with some insights about their relationship with their own intuition and what they use t…

This week, Scarlet and Blackbird have a smorgasbord on offer: Death by banana pudding, the terrible politics of our embroiled nation, and a really fantastic public ritual that Scarlet conducted for her friends entitled "The Coronation of the Bee Queen"! Learn about Scarlet's process for creating the ritual and how it was received (everyone loved it…

The witches are back with their hot takes on Oreos! Gettysburg! Falconry! And last but not least, the main topic that has been teased and promised - an entire episode devoted to the wondrous and very historied Moon tarot card. Learn about how this card transformed (and stayed the same) throughout the ages, and the many elements it possesses. Blackb…

Your two witchfriends are back to talk about disappointing scents, weekend excursions, and their extremely hot (literally!) takes on these two very enigmatic, fiery cards. Cards of hope and joy are not the normal fare for these lovely creatures of the night, but delve into the light they must at times. Learn all about these cards and how they have …

The witches are back with their many tales of what they have both been up to! New Jersey hangin' with a hidden surprise, Dallas eclipse amazingness, The Ultimate Hockey Sads, and many other general updates are coming directly to your earholes in this episode. Grab a refreshing iced tea or whatever your early summer jam is, put those feet in a pool …

Hey everybody! The witches are back with the final night of their trip to the Land of Baltimore and the Sacred Space Conference. This was a day full of embodiment for the witches, and Blackbird and Scarlet went to a few amazing rituals and workshops about topics as wide-ranging as plant allies, the body as an ecosystem, and a lot of dancing! As an …

Scarlet and Blackbird are back to bring you their impressions of the second day of this magical conference that took place outside of Baltimore at the beginning of the month. This day was jam-packed: Messages from Hecate, hare lore, trance dancing, hedge riding, and so much more! This day was really fun and varied, and the witches were all witched …

It's been a crazy time of travel and getting back to real life, but here are your favorite witches FINALLY discussing every bit of the Sacred Space conference that took place outside of Baltimore at the beginning of the month! The witches recorded every night they were at the conference so that their memories were fresh! On night one, the witches d…

This week, Blackbird interviews Scarlet about servitors - what they are, how she creates them, and what a servitor can do for you! A truly fascinating way to use sigils in a very activated way, Scarlet has been creating these for quite some time and tells Blackbird about some memorable creations and how they have helped her and others. We hope you …

Friends and witches, we all love a good list. This episode, Scarlet and Blackbird are here to share their wisdom gleaned from many years of going to cons, especially metaphysical ones. There are some things you'll want to prepare yourself for, and the witches are here to help you with their tips for all things con-related. Some of these are just gr…

Well, witches, if you felt the shift in the season like Blackbird and Scarlet did, this episode is for you! The stagnation has been stagnating, but it's time to break free with festivities like Imbolc, Lupercalia, (and dare we mention Mardi Gras? We do declare.) Shake off your winter torpor - but slowly, like a sleepytime bear not quite ready to em…

Join your two favorite witches, Scarlet and Blackbird, while they do a really fun round robin of topics: Blackbird's very precise and sarcastic tarot deck and a very out-of-the-ordinary spread for her, some witchy finds, SNACKS, and a great question - what witchy ambitions do we have for 2024? Listen in and find out! Maybe you are also feeling a li…

Greetings and salutations for the New Year, listeners! Your favorite witches - whether they are your new favorites or your old favorites - are taking a look back at the episodes that you have loved, and they had fun bringing you! Whether you are interested in Iceland (episodes 62, 63 and 65) or love comparing and contrasting tarot cards, crystals, …

Well friends, your favorite witches have done it - they have made 100 fine episodes just for you, and they are taking you on a time travel trip to 100 years ago to talk about what witchcraft might have looked like in the Roaring Twenties. It was a time of prohibition, see? An era where there was a mix of the ancient and the modern - and the witchcr…

This Yule, bring stories to the party that won't bore anyone. Listen to your favorite witches discuss wild tales like the Yule Cat of Iceland, the origins and possible theories behind the Sugar Plum Fairy, a witch who does some cool metal stuff, a log who gives presents in a unique way, and the creation of Scarlet's own new adorable character! Thes…

Join your favorite witches on a tour through their favorite precious little thangs to give, and to receive! They have ideas for you for really any budget. Whether it's thrifting, creating, or patronizing one of your favorite witch or witch-adjacent owned shops, there are so many wonderful and meaningful items that the witches in your life love and …

Pack a lunch AND a dinner this week, witches! Scarlet and Blackbird are ready to stop teasing you and bring you the BAD card episode! The ladies discuss the Death card, the Devil, and the Tower cards in the Major Arcana. Find out what each card REALLY means, and how the witches interpret these cards when they appear in a spread. Learn some rad taro…

Join Scarlet and Blackbird as they discuss Blackbird's recent virtual attendance at a death cafe held through Ritualcravt in Denver; another virtual space she has also been involved in called The Human Library; SOIL SCIENCE, Hockey Magic, and so so much more! The witches are determined to make it to Episode 100 before the end of 2023, so stay tuned…

Welcome to your witches trying to catch up on all the many things they have been up to in the last few weeks during this brief hiatus! Blackbird has a great deal of cooking magic to catch up on, as well as Halloween ritual goodness from both witches and some medical advancement excitement for Blackbird. Join the ladies for a bit of Fall wonder-time…

WELCOME to Halloweentime, witches! Scarlet and Blackbird are here with the seasonal flicks, and are finally ready to discuss one of their favorites - Argento's cult classic 1977 horror film Suspiria and the remake made in 2018. Both of these movies have so much to offer, and the witches are ready to break it down. Join them for a ride into a volupt…

Welp, if you are easily offended by rants and sarcasm, this may not be the episode for you. Scarlet and Blackbird go on an epic internet journey of all things FALL-O-WEEN (you read that correctly) and check out the latest and greatest in Halloween decor that is for people who cannot or will not participate in the true spirit of Halloween. It is an …

Join the witches this week as Scarlet tells Blackbird all about the Headless Rite she performed. Learn about the great goddess and force of Nuit (Nut) and all of her dominion! As always, the witches bring their own flavor to rituals they create, and this is no exception. Inspired by the class both the witches are currently taking through the Blackt…

Darklings, this week your favorite goths are taking a bit of a break - but still remaining adjacent - to their travels in the Hail Hekate series being offered by The Blackthorne School and Jack Grayle. They've written a ritual to a very powerful hypercosmic goddess together, and Blackbird has written and performed some baneful magic that she can't …

This week, the witches share what they have learned about TRUE NAMES and MAGICAL VOICES! This part of the lecture series offered by Jack Grayle and the Blackthorne School really has your living room/passenger seat friends thinking deeply about how they present themselves when working magic and how these lessons are relating to their own workings. L…

Hey witches, your gothest friends are back at it again and are discussing more technologies of ancient sorcery used in late antiquity to compel the gods to do your bidding. This one is a wide range of topics - we cover birds! Boston! 90's dance music! And yes, Hekate. Learn how to make a strophalos! Learn about what it does! Join the witches as the…

We are diving deep into sorcerous devotion this week! Blackbird and Scarlet continue their journey through the course being offered on Hekate by Jack Grayle through The Blackthorne School. This week, the witches learn more epithets than they knew before, and learn how to prepare for magic working in the context of this series of classes. It's a fun…

The witches hope you are on board for this journey into the depths and heights of their' minds as they continue their discussion on the Forked Path Hekate series offered by the Blackthorne School. In a dizzying display of esoteric shower thoughts, Blackbird reacts to her first taste of this lecture series, while Scarlet shares not only her takeaway…

Oh ho ho hohohohhho witches, have we got something for you in the coming weeks! Scarlet and Blackbird are about to get schooled in all things Hekate. Embark on this epic journey with the ladies as they dive into the excitement of a course offered by the Blackthorne School on Hekate by none other than the author of The Hekataeon, Jack Grayle. The wi…

Witches!! Join Blackbird and Scarlet as they regale you with tales of their dark and witchy communion in The City That Never Sleeps! They will take you on their journey to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where they spent a great deal of time in the Egyptian Wing. Also learn about a great restaurant that has a datura theme! Not on the menu, but very…

Witches, the Supreme Court has been a Supreme pain in the last rulings. We are here to break it down in our own special way, which is really to discuss the bare bones and hurl a lot of expletives. We are talking about ideas for magic, ideas for practical combat, but fight we must against these laws - or the reversal of such - that are so harmful to…

Get ready to learn about more spoooooky plants! This week Blackbird goes in deep with henbane, the witch's favorite plant! Long associated with flying, visions, necromancy and love magic, you are bound to learn a fact or two you may not already know. Come sit in our deadly garden with us and enjoy the shade while the world is literally its hottest.…

Witches, get ready for more baneful nightshade talk! Can one ever get enough? Learn all about how to spot datura in the wild, how to avoid getting poisoned, and how to work with this amazing plant magically! Even though datura is considered a "noxious weed", witches know the truth about how useful the properties of this plant are, whether you work …

Witches, just go outside and look around - so many things we call weeds are really magical, useful plant friends that are humbly waiting for you to discover them. This week, Blackbird and Scarlet introduce you to two very common "weeds" you are sure to come across, and break it down for you to find out what dandelion and henbit are all about. If yo…

Get ready for some true facts y'all! Blackbird is on her own this week, and she wants to tell all of the Hex listeners how much meditation has improved her life, her interactions, and her witchcraft! She lets you in for a little peek at her world and how she became a person who meditates daily. Grab a cool summer drank, get settled in the shade, an…

This week, the witches continue with part two of Scarlet's adventure in Missouri at Interfuse, a regional Burning Man, where she held a ritual for her camp invoking the Mushroom Goddess. Learn about how she prepped for this and wrote it, and hear what she created! This has inspired both Blackbird and Scarlet to work more with mushroom magic for the…

Witches, have you ever wondered what it is like at Burning Man besides hot? Did you know that there are smaller events all around the country called regional Burns? You will find out all about what it's like, thanks to Scarlet! Blackbird interviews her on the culture, tenets, and what exactly goes on at this type of festival. Scarlet takes us on a …

The witches are back again with the blackest of rocks! Theses mistresses of goth turn their attention to the deep volcanic splendor of obsidian, and the crystalline opaqueness of black tourmaline. You will learn about how they formed, how many thousands of years they've been used, properties, and so much more! The Hex Rated ladies are ready to pres…

Witches!! Do you know how rocks get made? You will now! We are taking a deep dive into the gothest of rocks, and we are taking you with us. How are these the same? How are they different? What properties do they have? And most importantly, how do they make us feel? Get your mind blown by science, and join us for this fascinating episode about some …

Saddle up for a big introspective party for one, witches!! This week, Scarlet and Blackbird discuss the many similarities and differences between these two "dark" cards, just in time for the tail end of Scorpio Moon season! Bring all your feelings and get ready for possible inner revelations - as always, the witches are excited to take you on a tou…

In this episode, Blackbird interviews Scarlet about a series of social media portraits she has done for the last couple of years in which she portrays witches from film, TV, and literature. Listen to the witches discuss how this project started, hot tips Scarlet has learned about makeup and photography, and how portraying some of these very famous …

SPOILERS, SPOILERS, SO MANY SPOILERS ALERT! 8 years worth of spoilers, if we are being truthful. Sit down with Scarlet and Blackbird as they take you on a journey through one of their most beloved films, The VVitch, directed by Robert Eggers and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson and Harvey Scrimshaw. Set in Puritan New England, th…

Join Scarlet as she does an amazing Q & A regarding a journey that Blackbird has been on for a few years now: Her Hekate backpiece tattoo is finally finished! Listen to the tale of the process, how she's felt throughout this dedication, and how her relationship with the deity Hekate has grown, shifted, and become intrinsic to her practice. Most of …

This week, Scarlet and Blackbird do a bit of soul searching while they discuss all of the crazy insanity going on in the country, how they've been feeling about it, and what they want to do about it all. The witches start by looking inward before they even begin to look out - change starts with each of us. Get ready to do some subversive but totall…

Join Scarlet and Blackbird for another in-depth discussion about trance induction! On this episode, the witches discuss chanting, dancing, movement, and positions for trance induction. Also included are a few asides - ranging from genderless Grandpa names all the way to the matrix. There's no script for this kind of talent, folx! Snuggle up with a …

Join the witches on the naughtiest of episodes! Blackbird and Scarlet get real in the weeds about trance and trance induction - Blackbird outlines in detail her favorite method for taking those inner journeys. Find out what the different kinds of trance induction are, and what the witches have learned from their experiences and the experiences of o…

Well, the witches really didn't have any intention of going down the astrology road this episode, but here we are and it is a fun if not bumpy ride! Learn about signs, traits, our dads, and random quote generators and predictive text as methods of, well, entertainment but also MEANINGS! Blackbird and Scarlet hope you have as much fun listening as t…

Join Scarlet and Blackbird for the epic showdown of two incredible sorceresses of ancient Greece - these two famous/infamous witches have fascinating stories and powers, and we are here to share what we know with you! Did Medea really kill her kids? Did Circe really turn men into pigs? Find out more about the goddess Circe and the exceedingly power…