We have a BIG fire celebration coming up next week and with it comes a BIG Full Moon! So before we jump headfirst into the fun Beltane episode, I wanted to take a moment and talk about protection work and Beltane wards. Because with big celebrations, big openings, and big energy like Beltane we are not just calling in joy and abundance. We are opening doors. And that’s a beautiful thing but it also means we want to be intentional about what we’re allowing in and how we’re holding ourselves while everything begins to expand.

So instead of walking into this next week with just our party hats on… I thought it would be really important for us to talk about protection, boundaries, and how we hold our energy steady while the world around us starts to bloom. So today… we’re doing just that. We are talking about protection work and Beltane wards so that when we step into that fire next week… we’re doing it grounded, supported, and fully in our power!

And yes, we’re going to talk a little about the Fae… the fair folk… and how they weave into this energy along with the wards we can set for this powerful turning of the Wheel of the Year.

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Last week in our episode Death, the Veil, and What Comes Next… we sat together in some really big questions. Thank you again for staying with me for it (I know it’s not an easy conversation to have). We talked about the different ways people understand what happens when we die. This week I would like to pick up where we left off and talk about working with death energy.

At its core, death energy asks us to let go. To notice what is no longer aligned, what feels heavy, what feels complete or what has in fact actually ended …. and to allow it to end. And I know that sounds simple when we say it like that but if we’re being honest, this is where a lot of us get stuck. Or where I certainly did. Because even when something isn’t working anymore, even when we know we’ve outgrown it, there’s still a part of us that wants to hold on. It’s natural. We do it out of habit or comfort or sometimes even out of fear of what comes next. So working with death energy as release… is really about creating space to consciously let something go.

If there’s one thing I hope you can take with you after listening today, it’s that Death energy is not something separate from your life. It’s woven into it. It’s in every ending, every shift, every little moment where something no longer feels the way it used to. And the more we allow ourselves to see it, name it and work with it … the less it feels like something that’s happening to us… And the more it becomes something we can move with.

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(Trigger Warning - S5 Ep #182)

Today we are stepping into a topic that I think (at some point) every single one of us wonders about. We’re talking about death and sitting in the mystery a little bit. We are going to walk through some of the ways people have understood death and what comes after it. Not to decide which one is right but just talk about the options and notice what resonates. Because as witches, we don’t always need a single answer. Right? We work with energy and cycles and transformation and death is a part of that.

Death is a sensitive topic for most people. It’s heavy and it usually brings up some kind of feeling. Whether that’s grief, memory, fear, curiosity… or just that painful ache that sits in the background when we think about the people and animals and things we’ve lost. So please know I really appreciate you tuning into this episode and choosing to share this space with me today to talk about it. I promise I am going to be very mindful today.

I do have a trigger warning on this episode. I think most of my episodes are family friendly (kinda ... or for the most part). I don’t edit specifically for kids or children to listen to, but I think generally most all of my episodes can be heard by a pretty wide age range. And I am assuming if you do share any of these episodes with younger ages, you are listening first to see if it’s appropriate. Please do the same thing today. The trigger is not just for kids ... but for everyone. There is a personal sensitive section to this episode with a story of something I experienced. I have decided not to talk about it in depth today, just the overview. But, I will have a post on Patreon over at the person platform of Hearth & Hen with more information about the experience I went through IF (big if) it is something you want to read. So please, accept this as a trigger warning … for you and for any ears listening.

What happens when we die? Across cultures, for many, many generations… people have held very different ideas about what happens after our bodies die. Some of those beliefs are rooted in religion, some in tradition, some in personal experience and some in that deep human need to understand what we can’t fully see. Today we are going to open the door to some of those perspectives. We are going to talk about the veil (that space between worlds) and what could come next. We are going to sit with the mystery a little bit!

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Charlene

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I love the timing of this one showing up for us right now. The Swan Spirit! Because if you follow things even just a little bit from an astronomical or cyclical perspective… we’ve just closed out a really big chapter. A full 9-year cycle has come to an end and here we are, standing at the beginning of a brand new one in 2026. And over the past few episodes… we’ve been talking a lot about intention. About what we actually WANT our lives to look like. But even more than that… what we want them to FEEL like. Because … the next 9 years? Those are our chapters to write. And I am right there with you when I say… let’s write them in a way that feels aligned, honest and as beautiful as they possibly can be.

My theme with much of the work with The Swan is ... what are we being asked to look at more deeply right now? And instead of rushing to solve it (or pushing it away) we are going to just sit with it and let ourselves go a little deeper. We are going to ask… Why? Why am I feeling this way? Why am I choosing this? Why am I holding onto this … or stepping toward it? And then, when you think you have the answer, we are going to ask it one more time. Because that’s where I think The Swan Spirit meets us. Not on the surface… but in that next layer down.

The Swan Spirit brings us a reminder that if we really want that kind of life (that kind of clarity) we can’t stay on the surface. We have to be willing to go deeper. So sit back and relax… I’ve got ya covered for the next hour and I feel like I have a little pep back in my step today. We are diving into the oracle card that’s been pulled for the month of April… The beautiful Swan Spirit.

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Charlene

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Since we’ve been talking so much about ideas forming, things growing quietly before they’re ready to hatch and protecting our energy while we build something meaningful ... I thought it might be the perfect time for us to step into a little conversation about eggshell magic. Because once you start looking at eggs through a magical lens, you realize they are doing far more than just holding breakfast. They are tiny little containers of transformation. And the shell itself? That shell carries a kind of quiet, earthy magic that witches have been working with for generations.

For centuries, witches and magical practitioners have worked with eggshells for protection, cleansing, boundaries, and even for strengthening the energetic walls around a space. Something that looks so ordinary in the kitchen can actually become a really potent magical ingredient once we start working with it intentionally.

So today… let’s talk about the magic hiding in something as simple (and as powerful) as an eggshell. Sit back and relax and join me for The Magic of Eggs - From Nest Box to Spell Work!

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Charlene

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The Wheel of the Year is turning once again and today is all about Ostara and The Witch’s Spring Reset.

We have our Spring equinox happening in just a couple of days but this year I want to approach this sabbat a little differently than I have in the past. If you’ve been listening to this podcast for a while, you know we have talked about the history of the holiday, the symbolism of eggs and hares, the balance of light and dark and all of those beautiful traditional correspondences that come with this turning point in the season. But this time I kept thinking about something a little simpler. Spring doesn’t arrive all at once. Yes, there is a date on the calendar but it doesn’t just burst through the door. Really … it kind of sneaks in quietly. One day the light stays a little longer in the evening. I am sure you are feeling that the air is a little softer. The birds are louder in the morning. And our beautiful earth just starts to stretch after the long sleep of winter. And if you pay attention… we start stretching a little too.

Our Spring equinox gives us this beautiful moment of balance. Perfect balance! Day and night standing equal for just a brief moment. And that balance creates the perfect little pause point in the year. A moment where we can step back, take a breath and look around at our lives the same way the earth is looking around right now. What needs refreshing? What tiny seeds are we ready to plant for the months ahead? What will the future summer version of you be happy you did right now?

Today we’re going to talk about cleaning spaces, resetting our magical practice, noticing the seasonal shifts happening right outside our doors and planting the kinds of intentions that we would like to see grow over the next six months. And really… this might be one of the most practical Ostara conversations we’ve had together yet! So grab your tea, settle in, and let’s talk about the witch’s spring reset.

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Charlene

Let’s talk about Servitors!

Servitors are essentially created energetic entities designed with a specific purpose in mind. Think of them like little magical assistants that you intentionally create to support a goal, a task or a particular type of energy you want working in your life. In many ways servitor magic is simply focused intention, symbolism and creative energy working together.

In this episode we are exploring what servitors actually are, where this idea comes from in magical traditions and how we can incorporate them into our own magical practices in a thoughtful, grounded way.

And I’ll share a little personal story too… I’m actually two + years into a relationship with a servitor I created specifically to support my company. When I first started researching this type of magic, I kept running into words like egregores and tulpas and honestly … I was a little confused about where the lines were. So, if you’ve ever been curious about this topic, or you’ve run into those same questions, we’re going to sort it out together.

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It has been so much fun working with this spirit. Giraffes are kind of quiet, graceful, almost understated animals really when you think about all of the animal spirits we have in this world. They represent height. Perspective. Distance. Clarity. They stretch upward to reach the treetops. They look out across the landscape from a vantage point most other animals don’t have. And I started thinking about how often we live our lives at eye level. Right in the brush, the weeds …. the email inbox. Right in the argument, the to-do lists …. reacting, responding and handling whatever is directly in front of our face. And Giraffe Spirit shows up and gently says… what if you lifted your head? What if you stretched your neck just a little higher to see if there is something you’re not seeing because you are too close to it? That hit me. And not so much as a personal life direction hit … but a business hit. So hopefully you’ll be good with the direction I am going today. Because it's all about this animal spirit in our business worlds.

Today it is about perspective and understanding the ecosystem you’re standing in. Your work, your relationships, your goals, your worries and recognizing that you are part of something larger than the moment directly in front of you. So let’s stretch our necks together today (wink). Let’s lift our view. And let’s see what Giraffe Spirit wants to show us.

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