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New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook

New World Witchery -The Folk Magician's Notebook

Written by: Cory and Laine
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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!Cory and Laine
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  • Folk Magician's Notebook - July 2026

    Folk Magician's Notebook - July 2026
    Jul 3 2026
    Summary: We head to the seaside this month as we look at the lunar forecast, check our cards, hang up some kelp to tell us the weather, learn why the sea is salty, and meet a mythical denizen of the deep.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.SectionsLunar Forecast - Our monthly rundown of lunar astrological informationIn the Cards - Divination through cartomancy, tarot, and folk methods. This month: The Jack of Diamonds, the Three of Cups, and plant-based weather divination.A Witch's Words - Proverbs, folklore, and book reviews. This month: two stories of how the seas got salty and reviews of folkloric graphic novels (The Girl from the Sea, The Magic Fish, and The Cautionary Fables & Fairytales series).Materia Magica - Magical artifacts and crafts. This month: the Mermaid’s Purse.Creature Corner - Folkloric creatures, beings, and entities. This month: The KrakenListener 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.com⁠Check 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 top
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    31 mins
  • Folk Magician's Notebook - June 2026

    Folk Magician's Notebook - June 2026
    Jun 3 2026

    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
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    26 mins
  • Folk Magician's Notebook - May 2026

    Folk Magician's Notebook - May 2026
    May 14 2026
    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 AlmanacLlewellyn's Astrological Pocket PlannerWritual PlannerOr your local Farmer's Almanac!You can find a transcript of this episode at our Transcripts page.SectionsLunar Forecast - Our monthly rundown of lunar astrological informationIn the Cards - Divination through cartomancy, tarot, and folk methods. This month: The Seven of Diamonds, the Five of Swords, and the Red Book GameA 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 DaviesMateria Magica - Magical artifacts and crafts. This month: The Sixth and Seventh Books of MosesCreature Corner - Folkloric creatures, beings, and entities. This month: KyorinrinListener 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.com⁠Check 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!
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    24 mins
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