Catherine Monvoisin- The Witch, The Poisoner, The Power Behind the Throne

Catherine Monvoisin- The Witch, The Poisoner, The Power Behind the Throne What do you get when you mix murder, magic, sex rituals, demon summoning, and the French royal court? No, not a new Netflix show—just Paris in the 1600s, baby. Welcome to the story of La Voisin: fortune-teller, midwife, poisoner, and accused witch whose ‘client list’ could’ve brought down a king! She wasn’t just dabbling in magic—she allegedly held Black Masses with royal mistresses, arranged assassinations, and started a fortune telling and poisoners MLM! Today we talk about Catherine Monvoisin, or as they called her La Voisin, a witch, fortune teller, and poisoner who, in my humble opinion, was a badass marketing genius and feminist. Tune in and see how you feel about her by the end of the episode! Join our Coven! You can join our online coven by going HERE and signing up! You will have access to our online grimoire, meditations, rituals, and so much more! I also do card pulls weekly and monthly in our Marco Polo chat group! We share our witchy and daily lives in there and it's a lot of fun! You can find me at www.witchywomanpodcast.com  Socials: Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/witchywomandanae Instagram https://www.instagram.com/witchywomandanae Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@witchywomandanae

Symbols in Witchcraft And Witchtok BS Today we are talking about how to use symbols in your practice and in everyday life as well as some types of symbols common in witchcraft. This is a class episode, so if you're following along with the course, here's your next lesson! We are also touching on cultural appropriation, because OMG Witchtok is awful lately. Let's take a little time for a refresher.  You can find me at www.witchywomanpodcast.com  Socials: Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/witchywomandanae Instagram https://www.instagram.com/witchywomandanae Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@witchywomandanae  

Astrology And Witchcraft Welcome Witches! Today let’s dive into why astrology has a significant role in witchcraft. Understanding a bit of astrology can really take your spells and rituals to a whole new level! And the good news is that you don’t need to be an expert in astrology to use it in your witchcraft practice! The date and even time you do spellwork can influence the energies of that spell and lend it more effective or sometimes not. Burdock is the card I drew from the Illustrated Herbiary Oracle Card Deck by Maia Toll and illustrated by Kate O'Hara. The image doesn't want to upload so you can find it on my socials. Here are some sites for natal charts and astrology:   https://cafeastrology.com/articles/daysoftheweek.html https://planetaryhours.net/ https://cafeastrology.com/gooddayscalendar.htmlhttps://cafeastrology.com/gooddayscalendar.html https://cafeastrology.com/forecasts-trends-current.html https://cafeastrology.com/free-natal-chart-report.html https://cafeastrology.com/free-natal-chart-report-whole-sign-houses.html   You can find me at www.witchywomanpodcast.com  Socials: Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/witchywomandanae Instagram https://www.instagram.com/witchywomandanae Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@witchywomandanae        

Witchy Terminology 101 It's class time witches! Remember, every other episode is a class straight from my online course, for FREE! Today we talk about terminology within the witchcraft and spirituality spaces. It's important to understand terms so that we can effectively communicate with one another. So let's dive in! I want to take a little time to ask witches and magical folks to please give to food banks if you can! We need to support each other!  I also shared that I was interviewed by the Times Radio UK about the county that I live in and what it's like to be a witch in the 'Trumpest County in the US". I hope that I represented the blue witchy dot well! It felt good to share my thoughts and my voice on the matter. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/ixV674dJVxU?si=mnNvv7kRiwdXPj-i You can find me at www.witchywomanpodcast.com  Socials: Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/witchywomandanae Instagram https://www.instagram.com/witchywomandanae Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@witchywomandanae

I had so much fun diving into the subject of liberation, shame, and divination with an amazing artist Michelle Dovey! The Naked Man Oracle was so fun to learn about and see how it can provide so much insight and actionable guidance! Listen now wherever you listen to podcasts! Michelle Dovey is an artist, bestselling author, and creator of The Naked Man Oracle. After dismantling her own shame through the radical act of drawing 100 naked men, she now helps women reclaim aliveness, creativity, and authentic power. Her work blends art, humor, and psychology to spark conversations that break taboos, challenge perfectionism, and inspire courage. She has been featured internationally and is known for creating safe, transformative spaces where audiences laugh, cry, and leave forever changed. Learn more at https://michelledovey.com/products/the-naked-man-oracle You can find me at www.witchywomanpodcast.com  Socials: Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/witchywomandanae Instagram https://www.instagram.com/witchywomandanae Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@witchywomandanae

Hello witches! I know this may sound like groundhog day but I’m back. Between our current shit show going on in this country, some personal things, and the continuous construction at our house…it’s been a bit chaotic. I’ve had some serious curve balls thrown at me this year and I decided that if I keep waiting for things to settle down to publish episodes, I’ll be waiting forever. So, I’ve written a season of episodes for this season, season 5. I’ll be doing every other Wednesday as my publishing schedule and this one airs on the 8th of October. I’ll be sharing bits of what’s going on in my life, both muggle and witchy stuff. I’ve got some interviews with some really cool people as well, so those will be sprinkled in throughout the season.   In the past we used Facebook and Patreon as a coven home but I’ve created a site within my website just for us. So if you were a part of the OG Coven, it’s now on my site. I’ve got video spell tutorials, meditations, a BOS, regular card pull videos, podcast interviews, and there will be more things added as time goes by.    I’ve been bouncing all over the place with content ideas and what listeners want to hear from my podcast. I want to give you all information and entertainment so that you can learn a bit and also escape from the horrors that are our reality. What I’ve come up with is that I’d like to do some episodes based on my course. I’ll give you the information for free, because this is a way I can give back and help empower witches. I’ve seen a few other creators give away their info as well as offer it to purchase and I’d like to follow their lead. For those that can afford it, I’d love the support. But for those who can’t, I’ll be doing episodes that follow the course. Some of it will be kinda hard to teach without graphics and pictures and stuff, but I’ll figure it out along the way. I have the course on my site if you’d like to purchase it and listen to the episodes that will correspond with each lesson. If not, get your notepad and pen out and let’s start! Thank you to Kim from Your Average Witch Podcast and to Rebecca from I Have A Strange Story Podcast for supporting me and inspiring me to start podcasting again. *****BOS Blessing****** Blessed is this Book, by Earth so grounded, In its sturdy embrace, secrets are hounded. Fire's passionate flare, protect and inspire, Guarding the pages with a blazing fire. Water's gentle flow, a mystical tide, Within these words, let secrets abide. Air's whispers soft, in pages take flight, Shielding the knowledge with gentle might. Elements four, weave your magic so rare, In this blessed Book, your blessings declare. Earth, Fire, Water, and Air, conspire, Guard this Book with the Elements' sacred spire.   Website: www.witchywomanpodcast.com Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/witchywomandanae BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/witchywomandanae.bsky.social

How To Form A Coven-With Doni Cay Season 5 Episode 2 In this episode I get to chat with author, teacher, and coven creator Doni Cay. They have been a practicing witch for 40 years and I got to pick her brain about how they formed their coven. We talk about the need for community, how to create opportunities for witches to gather, and how to form a coven! Join us for a fun witchy chat and don't forget to take notes on how to form your own coven! You can find Doni at: www.Thistlecottage.org Facebook YouTube Get their book, Daily Witchcraft, here on Amazon

The Evolving Witch - How my practice has changed I was thinking about topics and how I’d like to start season 5 and I decided it should be about what has change for me in my witchcraft practice since season 1. It’s been 5 years and a lot has changed for me in my mundane and magical life. I think sometimes it’s just assumed that we just keep the same beliefs within our practices and changing those can be frowned upon. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. We are ever changing and evolving beings, and that means our beliefs about all aspects of our lives can and should evolve with you as the years go by. ===================================================== The US Election was just a few days ago and I want to provide you with some numbers and resources you can use to help give you some support. Please reach out to friends, family, and/or these numbers. You are valued and loved. If you are in crisis you can reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988 or using the chat box at https://988lifeline.org. You can also text “MHA” to 741-741 to reach the Crisis Text Line.  Sometimes you just need to talk to someone about your mental health and aren't in a crisis at that moment. The website warmline.org keeps an up-to-date list of local and nationwide warmlines across the United States.  Please take care of yourselves! You can find me on: Website: www.witchywomanpodcast.com  FB at https://www.facebook.com/witchywomandanae Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/witchywomandanae Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@witchywomandanae    

Surprise Witches! I'm Back! I just could stay away from Witchy Woman Podcast and all of YOU! I missed the routine and the conversations I got to have with so many amazing people because of this podcast. So I'm back! In this episode I explain a bit about my hiatus and what's been going on in my chaos filled life. Then I share with you the story of Lilith and Eve and how they were demonized by the patriarchy. This is a repost from my short lived side quest, Witchy Woman History.  During researching Lilith and her origins, I found an excellent YouTube channel called Esoterica that I really recommend subscribing to if you like to nerd out on things like this. In their series about Lilith they mentioned that she may be the oldest character in Abrahamic history.  I find that absolutely indicative of the intent that Christianity had from the start; take down matriarchal societies by vilifying their deities and/or leaders. She was a character written about before mentions of angels and demons. She was before it all.  I hope you enjoy this episode! If you'd like to learn a bit more about this podcast, myself, subscribe to my newsletter, and read my chaotic blog, please visit www.witchywomanpodcast.com  Social Media Contact Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/witchywomandanae  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/witchywomanfriends/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danaenotsosweet YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41GDEA0c1fGHRpC22nqx6w Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danaenotsosweet   Snail Mail: to DaNae Sweet PO Box 333 Hyannis, NE 69350   Episode References: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericaChannel  https://academic.oup.com/litthe/article/35/4/433/6508757?login=false https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/hebrew-bible/lilith-in-the-bible-and-mythology/ https://academic.oup.com/litthe/article/35/4/433/6508757?login=false https://academic.oup.com/litthe/issue/35/4      

Final Episode-What's Next For Witchy Woman I am doing this final episode now so that I can end it on a healthy and happy tone. I recorded the final episode earlier this year when I announced online that I would be ending Witchy Woman Podcast. The whole recording was me crying and being sad. I knew I had to end this podcast because it was time and I'm glad I waited to release the last episode.  I love you all and I hope to see you on my journey in this next chapter of my life! Social Media Contact Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/witchywomanservices Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/witchywomanfriends/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danaenotsosweet YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41GDEA0c1fGHRpC22nqx6w Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danaenotsosweet   Snail Mail: to DaNae Sweet PO Box 333 Hyannis, NE 69350