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Familiars are popular in fictional shows and books about witches. (Everyone knows Salem the black cat from Sabrina the Teenage Witch and/or The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, right?) But how do modern witches view familiars? Today, we’ll be talking about the history of familiars and how you can find one if you’d like.

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Card Deck: “Spirit Allies” by Jill Pyle & Cidney Bachert with Illustrations by Jay Kay

Episode Source List:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/familiar

https://blogs.uoregon.edu/enchanted/2021/12/02/unfamiliar-familiars-historical-witches-magical-helpers/

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/familiar-spirits-and-devilish-imps

https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/witches-and-their-familiars/

https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-an-animal-familiar-2562343

https://witcheslore.com/bookofshadows/magical-creatures/fairy-familiars-magical-allies-for-witches/#google_vignette

https://study.com/academy/lesson/animal-familiars-spirit-history-facts-spirit.html

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/

https://www.shamanlinks.net/shaman-info/the-spirit-world/power-animals/

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Storms are a part of nature—they’re both creative and destructive. All storms carry a lot of energy, but the type can vary depending on the type of storm and the time of day. In this episode, I’ll be talking about the types of energy you can connect with during a storm and how you can incorporate storm energy into your witchcraft.

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Card Deck: “The Earthcraft Oracle” by Juliet Diaz & Lorriane Anderson with art by Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné

Episode Source List:

https://otherworldlyoracle.com/storm-magick-hurricane-protection-spells/

https://marblecrowblog.com/2022/06/08/rainwater-folklore-and-magical-uses/

https://www.waterwitchcraft.com/thewaterwitch//2014/08/water-witchcraft.html

https://www.flyingthehedge.com/2020/04/tools-of-water.html?m=1

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Where do you place your besom? How do you use it as part of your witchcraft? Join me for a short history of besoms and brooms, lore about witches’ brooms, and how you can use a besom as part of your magical practice.

Website: https://bewitchingpod.com/

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Card Deck: “Woodland Wardens” by Jessica Roux

Episode Source List:

https://www.theoldcraft.com/2018/05/14/the-witchs-besom-how-to-craft-and-use-your-own-magical-broom/

https://www.learnreligions.com/make-your-own-besom-2562738

https://wiccaliving.com/wiccan-broom/

https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms

https://otherworldlyoracle.com/witchs-broom-besom/

https://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/a-besom-or-a-witchs-broom/

https://books.google.com/books?id=yxYSEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=witches+besom&source=bl&ots=-bGCNIVUs7&sig=ACfU3U2-0_7P-t2jb3ewZQPvoAAw6XbA3w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjehsn2rIuGAxXJ4MkDHWl5CIg4UBDoAXoECAUQAw#v=onepage&q=witches%20besom&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=m1QlEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT195&lpg=PT195&dq=witches+besom&source=bl&ots=lDwn_rgJ9S&sig=ACfU3U1xLCD1Vo1n1WxZspEYUcQp0K--lA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjehsn2rIuGAxXJ4MkDHWl5CIg4UBDoAXoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=witches%20besom&f=false