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New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook

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New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook
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  • New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook

    Folk Magician's Notebook - June 2026

    03/06/2026 | 26 mins.
    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 ⁠compassandkey@gmail.com⁠ or ⁠newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com⁠
  • New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook

    Folk Magician's Notebook - May 2026

    14/05/2026 | 24 mins.
    Summary: A little late and a slightly abbreviated Notebook for you this month, looking at our new and full moons, some deceptive cards, and a lot of magical books! 
    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!
    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 Seven of Diamonds, the Five of Swords, and the Red Book Game
    A Witch's Words - Proverbs, folklore, and book reviews. This month: "Cornelius Agrippa, A Ballad" by Robert Southey, and a review of The Art of the Grimoire, by Owen Davies
    Materia Magica - Magical artifacts and crafts. This month: The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses
    Creature Corner - Folkloric creatures, beings, and entities. This month: Kyorinrin
    Listener Feedback - We read and respond to your questions and comments! If you have one you'd like to submit, mail us at ⁠compassandkey@gmail.com⁠ or ⁠newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com⁠
    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.
    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!
  • New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook

    Folk Magician's Notebook - April 2026

    03/04/2026 | 32 mins.
    Summary: This time around we are looking at the Lyrid meteors, a "pocket" of lunar magic, the Jokers and the Fools of cartomancy, telling a tale about a very windy house, and chasing down devils and fearsome critters, among other things! 
    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!
    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: Jokers, the Fool, and Graphomancy
    A Witch's Words - Proverbs, folklore, and book reviews. This month: "The House of the Wind" and a review of The Witches' Devil by Roger J. Horne
    Materia Magica - Magical artifacts and crafts. This month: Hag Stones
    Creature Corner - Folkloric creatures, beings, and entities. This month: The Hodag
    Listener Feedback - We read and respond to your questions and comments! If you have one you'd like to submit, mail us at ⁠compassandkey@gmail.com⁠ or ⁠newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com⁠
    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.
    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!
  • New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook

    The Folk Magician's Notebook - March 2026

    05/03/2026 | 30 mins.
    Summary: We spring forward by looking at blood moons, rabbits' feet, jackalopes, witch-hares, 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!
    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 Clubs, the Page of Pentacles, and Folk Palmistry (with nods to Vance Randolph's Ozark Magic & Folklore)
    A Witch's Words - Proverbs, folklore, and book reviews. This month: "The  Dartmoor Witch-Hare" and a review of Fate or Fortune by Icy Sedgwick
    Materia Magica - Magical artifacts and crafts. This month: Lucky Rabbits' Feet 
    Creature Corner - Folkloric creatures, beings, and entities. This month: Jackalopes (with information from Jan Brunvand's American Folklore: An Encyclopedia)
    Listener Email - We read and respond to your questions! If you have one you'd like to submit, mail us at ⁠compassandkey@gmail.com⁠ or ⁠newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com⁠
    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.
    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!
  • New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook

    The Folk Magician's Notebook - February 2026

    01/02/2026 | 35 mins.
    Summary: We jump into the shortest month with talk of candles, cards, magic books, hobby horses, and...rat letters? 
    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: Pythagorean Numerology (with recommendations for The Book of English Magic by Philip Carr-Gomm and Richard Heygate)
    A Witch's Words - Proverbs, folklore, and book reviews. This month: "⁠The Book of Cyprianus" and a review of ⁠Grimoires by Owen Davies⁠
    Materia Magica - Magical artifacts and crafts. This month: Rat Letters (with nods to Via Hedera)
    Creature Corner - Folkloric creatures, beings, and entities. This month: Mari Lwyd (with a recommendation to look at Mara Starling's work)
    Listener Email - We read and respond to your questions! If you have one you'd like to submit, mail us at ⁠compassandkey@gmail.com⁠ or ⁠newworldwitcherypodcast@gmail.com⁠
    Check out 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). 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. "Tranquility" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
    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.
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About New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook
A monthly show about folk magic and witchcraft, featuring lunar astrology, tarot and playing card divination, folktales, witch lore, occult book reviews, crytpids and creatures, and much more!
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