Episodes

  • Episode 262 - All in the Cards

    Episode 262 - All in the Cards
    Jul 21 2025
    Summary: Laine and Cory sit down to talk about their experiences and methods for reading cards, including playing card divination, oracle decks, and tarot.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. Producer for this show: New World Witchery is a Patreon supported podcast. This episode is sponsored in part by listener Donna. We’ve done a reading and it looks like you’ll be getting a fantastic raise this year! So congratulations and thank you!SourcesWe talk about a lot of decks and resources we recommend, incluidng:Decks mentioned:The Mutable Oracle by Glitter and Toadstools is a favorite for both Laine and CoryCory loves the darkly witty Mildred Payne Oracle from Deviant MoonThe Winterseer Animal Oracle by Siolo Thompson gets some praise from CoryLaine loves her Buffy Tarot!We highly recommend following the Instagram account 3am tarot for some amazing spreads (and she also has a book out now!)Jessica Roux's Woodland Wardens oracle gets a mentionPortable Fortitude by Corina Dross (a neat magical/art fusion deck Laine got for Cory)Wylie Beckert - Wicked Kingdom (one of Cory's favorite decks)Laine and Cory describe decks of cards found in Central and Eastern Europe that use hearts, bells, leaves, and acorns for the suits, better-known as "German Suited Decks"78 Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack (our favorite Tarot book)Cory's releasing his solo RPG - The Lost Cartomancer very soon, stay tuned! (Patreon supporters get it for free!)The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis was suggested to us by listener Abi! Thanks Abi!Books and Things:Please consider ordering our collaborative book Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic from 1000Volt Press! It's available for purchase on Bookshop, Amazon, or from your local bookstore!You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon) and the recent release Llewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic as well (also available on Amazon)!Please note that clicking on links may provide some monetary compensation to New World Witchery. Image via Pixabay (Used under CC 2.0 License, modified by New World Witchery) If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com 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! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new 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: Title music is “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos. All music is licensed from Audio Socket (#35954).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! 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
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Special Episode - Folk Magician's Notebook - July 2025

    Special Episode - Folk Magician's Notebook - July 2025
    Jul 7 2025
    Summary: We jump into July (a little late, sorry!) and look at the lunar forecast, divining with ashes, some card pulls for the month, a little blacksmithing lore, and...himphamps? 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:Elle, Bree, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Lauren, Cate, Sierra, Lisa, Donna, Liz, Meg, Vee, Mark, Kels, Benjamin, AromaG’s Botanica, DanielKnits, Abbi of Morningstar Coven, Stephanie, Jenna, Donna, Jennifer, Fergus, Heather, Christopher, Ralph of the Holle's Haven Podcast, Jamie, Catherine, Achija Branvin Sionach, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, 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 AlmanacLlewellyn's Astrological Pocket PlannerWritual PlannerOr your local Farmer's Almanac!You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page.Folktale of the Month: "The Smith and the Priest" (GermanySpodomancy (Wikipedia)You can find more lore on blacksmithing and our sources for that information at our post on the magical properties of iron.In our cartomancy section, Laine will read for Cory, and Cory for Laine, but we'll also share general information on the cards we pull, too. If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our Cartomancy post or pick up Cory’s book, 54 Devils.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 compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com 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! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new 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:Title and closing music are “Runaround (AM Radio),” by Aaron Solomon, and is licensed from Audio Socket. (License #1273). Additional incidental music Kevin Macleod, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license.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!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
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    24 mins
  • Episode 261 - Cunning Folk with Tabitha Stanmore

    Episode 261 - Cunning Folk with Tabitha Stanmore
    Jun 27 2025
    Summary:We get to sit down and chat with Dr. Tabitha Stanmore, author of Cunning Folk and historian of folk magic and service magicians in the Early Modern period! We chat about missing spoons, modern service magic, and just which of the cunning folk she'd slap with a fish given the opportunity. It's a wonderful chat so we hope you enjoy!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. Producer for this show: This episode is sponsored in part by listener Pretty Poisons Witch. We’ll be sending along several itinerant magicians with our thanks to perform some spells on your behalf shortly! Thank you for your support!SourcesLinks for our guest:You can buy Cunning Folk at bookstores everywhere (and we highly recommend it!)You can find out more about Dr. Stanmore and her work at her websiteCory also mentions Euan Cameron's Enchanted Europe in this episodeBooks and Things:Please consider ordering our collaborative book Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic from 1000Volt Press! It's available for purchase on Bookshop, Amazon, or from your local bookstore!You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon) and the recent release Llewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic as well (also available on Amazon)!Please note that clicking on links may provide some monetary compensation to New World Witchery. Image via Pixabay (Used under CC 2.0 License, modified by New World Witchery) If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com 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! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new 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: Title music is “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos. All music is licensed from Audio Socket (#35954) or used under CC 2.0 license (from Kevin Macleod).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! 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
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    58 mins
  • Special Episode - Folk Magician's Notebook - June 2025

    Special Episode - Folk Magician's Notebook - June 2025
    Jun 5 2025

    Summary: We're showing how much we bee-lieve in magic this month with tales of mythical bees, bees in a bag, and...divination with tiny stones? It'll all make sense, we promise!

    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:Elle, Bree, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Lauren, Cate, Sierra, Lisa, Donna, Liz, Meg, Vee, Mark, Kels, Benjamin, AromaG’s Botanica, DanielKnits, Abbi of Morningstar Coven, Stephanie, Jenna, Donna, Jennifer, Fergus, Heather, Christopher, Ralph of the Holle's Haven Podcast, Jamie, Catherine, Achija Branvin Sionach, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, 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!

    You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page.

    Folktale of the Month: "The Thriai" (Theoi.org) and "Samson's Wedding" (Torah)

    Bees in a Bag from the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic (Bocastle, UK)

    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 compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you!

    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, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license.

    Sound effects from Freesound.org and in the Public Domain. Additional "rooster" sound effect from Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay.
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    23 mins
  • Episode 260 - All Them Witches with Judika Illes

    Episode 260 - All Them Witches with Judika Illes
    May 29 2025
    Summary: We are chatting with one of our favorite witches, Judika Illes! We talk about the past 15 years of witchery, the nature of magical publishing, and much 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. Producer for this show: This episode is sponsored in part by listener Jamie. We are thankful that Jamie is helping us support our quest to enchant our bookshelves so that they can hold an infinite amount of witchy books. Thank you for your support!SourcesLinks for our guest:Judika's website and author page at WeiserHer new deck (Protection Spells) and latest book (Witches: A Compendium) are also available now!Some favorite books by her include The Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, the Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, and Sages, and The Encyclopedia of SpiritsBooks and Things:Please consider ordering our collaborative book Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic from 1000Volt Press! It's available for purchase on Bookshop, Amazon, or from your local bookstore!You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon) and the recent release Llewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic as well (also available on Amazon)!Please note that clicking on links may provide some monetary compensation to New World Witchery. Image via Pixabay (Used under CC 2.0 License, modified by New World Witchery) If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com 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! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new 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: Title music is “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos. All music is licensed from Audio Socket (#35954).
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 259 - Folk Magic Reflections

    Episode 259 - Folk Magic Reflections
    May 19 2025

    Summary: We reflect on our podcast's 15-year history, our own journey with folk magic, and some of the evolutions in witchcraft generally during the past decade-and-a-half. Then we discuss what the future holds for New World Witchery.

    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.

    Producer for this show: This episode is sponsored in part by listener Jamie. We greatly appreciate the efforts you have made to warp the fabric of time to keep us young and beautiful podcasters forever, Jamie! Thank you!

    Sources: Just us for all these past 15 years! But you can visit our website to find all of our previous episodes.

    Books and Things: Please consider ordering our collaborative book Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic from 1000Volt Press! It's available for purchase on Bookshop, Amazon, or from your local bookstore!

    You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon) and the recent release Llewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic as well (also available on Amazon)!

    Please note that clicking on links may provide some monetary compensation to New World Witchery.

    Image via Pixabay (Used under CC 2.0 License, modified by New World Witchery)

    If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com 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! For those who are interested, we are also on TikTok now. You can follow us on Instagram (main account, or you can follow Laine as well) or check out our new 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: Title music is “Woman Blues,” by Paul Avgerinos. All music is licensed from Audio Socket (#35954).
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Special Episode - Folk Magician's Notebook - May 2025

    Special Episode - Folk Magician's Notebook - May 2025
    May 7 2025

    Summary: We chat about the lunar movements, cards, broom lore, impish pipers, and magical girdles!

    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:Elle, Bree, Victoria & Keifel of 1000 Volt Press, Lauren, Cate, Sierra, Lisa, Donna, Liz, Meg, Vee, Mark, Kels, Benjamin, AromaG’s Botanica, DanielKnits, Abbi of Morningstar Coven, Stephanie, Jenna, Donna, Jennifer, Fergus, Heather, Christopher, Ralph of the Holle's Haven Podcast, Jamie, Catherine, Achija Branvin Sionach, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, 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!

    You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page.

    Folktale of the Month: "⁠Jack Horner's Magic Pipes⁠"

    Broom lore found on our post 162 - Broom Lore

    In our cartomancy section, Laine will read for Cory, and Cory for Laine, but we'll also share general information on the cards we pull, too. If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our Cartomancy post or pick up Cory’s book, 54 Devils.

    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 compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com or leave a comment at the website: www.newworldwitchery.com . We’d love to hear from you!

    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, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license.
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    21 mins
  • Festival Episode - Rites of Spring

    Festival Episode - Rites of Spring
    Apr 13 2025
    Summary: We celebrate the Springtide by sharing some folk tunes from the English countryside, some symphonic revels, some tips for magical cleaning, a story of a cleanly hedgehog, and much 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. Producer for this show: This episode is supported by all of our Patreon listeners. Thank you so much to all of you for making this year and all the other years possible!SourcesFestival Procession:Songs - "It Was a Lover and His Lass" and "Rest Sweet Nymphs" by the Daneneian Singers (from Archive.org)Orphic Hymn to Persephone (from Theoi)Reading: "Mrs. Tiggy-winkle," by Beatrix PotterMagical Lore: "Spring Cleaning" and "Spring Tonics"Music: "The Rite of Spring" and "Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky. Performed by L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande and the Berlin Philharmoniker (from Archive.org)Reading: From "April" in "The Shepherd's Calendar," by John ClareConclusionTranscripts are available on our Transcripts page (NOTE: No transcript available for this episode) Some publications from us:It's here! You can now order our collaborative book Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic from 1000Volt Press! It's available for purchase on Bookshop, Amazon, or from your local bookstore!You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon) and the recent release Llewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic as well (also available on Amazon)!Please note that clicking on links may provide some monetary compensation to New World Witchery. Image via Pixabay (Used under CC 2.0 License, modified by New World Witchery) If you have feedback you’d like to share, email us at compassandkey@gmail.com or newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com 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 new 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: All music is licensed from Audio Socket, or sourced from Archive.org or FreeMusicArchive/Kevin Macleod unless otherwise noted.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! 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
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    37 mins