Ep. #175 Festival Guide: Spring Equinox

Today at the Atomic Hearth, we share season 6's first group discussion episode. where we take a big topic and share our thoughts, ideas, tips, and tricks.For this first round, we're talking about gender in witchcraft -  everything from the unnecessary gendering of things to ideas on how to embrace your unique gender journey within your own craft, including queering your deity repertoire, building inclusive spaces, and re-imagining the witch’s triple moon journey.This discussion, as well as the others we'll be sharing with you this year, is where we hope to explore topics that can open some new doors to further deepening and personalizing your own witchcraft journey.✨Not yet a part of our community? Join us on Discord or Patreon for FREE! If you would like to support the creation of this podcast toss a coin into the cauldron via our Patreon. Find links at⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/atomicwitchcraft 

Today at the Atomic Hearth, we share season 6's first astral meditation episode. These meditations provide a tool you can use to help connect to the Witch Within, with each focusing on a unique idea or theme. Having just celebrated Bloom, this astral meditation is focused on embodying Witch as Warrior, where we will be forging our own warrior's tools - a sword and shield.This mediation, as well as the others we'll be sharing with you this year, is meant for ALL levels of meditators - and even those who have never meditated or those with aphantasia, or the inability to visualize. ✨Not yet a part of our community? Join us on Discord or Patreon for FREE! If you would like to support the creation of this podcast toss a coin into the cauldron via our Patreon. Find links at⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/atomicwitchcraft Sound effect credits:🔈S: Large Anvil & Steel Hammer 4.wav by Benboncan -- https://freesound.org/s/103632/ -- License: Attribution 4.0🔈 S: Forest_Wolves_Doom.mp3 by Andrastos87 -- https://freesound.org/s/619844/ --License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

Episode #178 prepares us to celebrate Bloom here at the Atomic Hearth! Now only days away from Bloom (May 1st) here in the northern hemisphere, this episode provides a festival and ritual guide to inspire your own celebrations of the season. Join us for an energizing brunch and a spiral ribbon ritual, which raises energy in a swirling rainbow, of joy, color, and light. We also prioritizing reaffirming our role as Witch as Warrior on this festival day, engaging with activism and action timed with celebrating May Day (also known as International Worker's Day).Be sure to catch the written version of the Festival/Ritual guide on Patreon.✨Not yet a part of our community? Join us on Discord or Patreon for FREE! If you would like to support the creation of this podcast toss a coin into the cauldron via our Patreon. Find links at⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/atomicwitchcraft 

Today at the Atomic Hearth, we share season 6's first "Living Witch" episode. These conversations often will tie into our Witch’s Web topics for the seasonal year, or they will focus more on the smaller day to day ways that we integrate our practice. With the Spring Equinox just behind us, we share the Witch's Web topics we have just freshly selected, to fill the year ahead with learning, growth, and magick. For more on the Witch’s Web check out episode #137 Witch’s Wheel 2.0, all of season 4, and our Witch’s Wheel 2.0 workshop on Patreon.If you're following along at home, this discussion may provide some helpful inspiration for how to choose your topics, as well as how to plan them mindfully throughout your year ahead.✨Not yet a part of our community? Join us on Discord or Patreon for FREE! If you would like to support the creation of this podcast toss a coin into the cauldron via our Patreon. Find links at⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/atomicwitchcraft 

Welcome officially to Season 6 of the Atomic Witchcraft Podcast! This episode offers a short overview of how we're shaking up the format for the new year.This year, you can expect: shorter episodes, a variety of engaging topics, refreshed takes on some 'classic' Pragmatic Pagan ritual guides, and more opportunities for community time!Listen in for all the details, and thanks for continuing along with us as we journey into a whole new season, together.

Episode #175 (unofficially) begins Season 6 here at the Atomic Hearth! Now only days away from the Spring Equinox here in the northern hemisphere, this episode provides a festival and ritual guide to inspire your own celebrations of the season. Join us for Seek and Find treasure (egg) hunt, a sunshine inspired breakfast, and a ritual to help shake off the winter cold and plant seeds for the spring. We wrap the day with reaffirming our role as Stewards of Nature, engaging with and giving back to the land.Be sure to catch the written version of the Festival and Ritual guide on Patreon.✨Not yet a part of our community? Join us on Discord or Patreon for FREE! If you would like to support the creation of this podcast toss a coin into the cauldron via our Patreon. Find links at⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/atomicwitchcraft 

🌕 Episode #174: This Full Moon Focus dives deep into the topic of this lunar cycle, and final topic of season 5, Fossil & Bone. We start with a little Witchcraft 101, talking about connecting with the witch within, and the different things that might mean, feel like, be like.🦴 From there we’ll dive into Ash's journey with Fossil & Bone. She tells us about her journey of learning, and exploring the development of a fossil practice and a healing bone broth. Tune in for the full recipe as well, if you're interested in creating something similar for yourself.Resources & References:Health.harvard.eduDesiderata by Max EhrmannThe Spoon Theory✨Not yet a part of our community? Join us on Discord or Patreon for FREE! If you would like to support the creation of this podcast toss a coin into the cauldron via our Patreon. Find links at⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/atomicwitchcraft 

🦴 In Ep. #173: New Moon Brew, Ash digs up some Fossil & Bone magick, as her final topic of the year, and our final topic of season 5! We also look back on a year of Charting the Celestial and share our takes on the last Book Club pick of the year. Resistance Radio reviews the topics we explored in 2025, and how they've helped define the many roles to play in the resistance. 🧠 Ep. #173 Resources Include:NASA.govSeaSky.orgskyatnightmagazine.comearthsky.orgastronomy.comconstellation-guide.orgWikipediaFws.govEyewitness Books: Fossil by Paul D Taylor, PhDQueering Your Craft by Cassandra SnowAnatomy of a Witch By Laura Tempest ZakroffEnergy Essentials by Maya OmRevolutionary Witchcraft By Sarah LyonsMagick of Physics by Felix FlickerHow to Read Water by Tristan KooleyGathering Moss by Robin Wall-KimmerTarot for Hard Work by Maria Minnis💪 Resistance Radio: Spell EpisodesEP 138: Freezing Facsism Spell.Ep 139: A Protection Talisman.EP 140: Light the Fire of Hope and Resistance.EP 141: A “Living Bouquet” for being a beacon of hope, resilience and resistance.EP 143: A “Motivate to Action” Charm.EP 147: A Smoke Screen Spell (modify to hide or protect yourself or others).EP 172: Our most recent Ice Spell, with this one being modified for releasing fears of what’s happening, and imbibing the courage to act.✨ Not yet a part of our community? Join us on Discord or Patreon for free! If you would like to support the creation of this podcast toss a coin into the cauldron via our Patreon. Find links at⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/atomicwitchcraft

🌕 Episode #172: This Full Moon Focus dives deep into the topic of this lunar cycle, with Ice Magick: The Thaw. We start with a little Witchcraft 101, talking about coming out of the 'broom closet'; sharing different ways one might go about it, or not coming out of it at all.🧊 From there we’ll hear about Alyssa's experience in diving into the topic of Ice magick. She shares advice from her journey as well as her approach to her ice release spell. Tune in for her story and all the details of her spell, especially, if you're interested in trying out something similar in your own practice.✨Not yet a part of our community? Join us on Discord or Patreon for FREE! If you would like to support the creation of this podcast toss a coin into the cauldron via our Patreon. Find links at⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/atomicwitchcraft 

🧊 In Ep. #171: New Moon Brew, Alyssa gets frosty with ice magick, as her final topic of the year! We also chat about Saturn, the Zodiac, the constellation Aquarius, and how we all landed with our Creative Passion projects over the course of the year. And Resistance Radio explores the value in practicing situational awareness, de-escalation, and disengaging in this time of tensions and turbulence. Audio Note: Please pardon the audio wrinkles in this episode - we had a few recording challenges and smoothed them out as well as we were able.🧠 Ep. #171 Resources Include:NASA.govSeaSky.orgskyatnightmagazine.comearthsky.orgin-the-sky.org/newscelestron.comastronomy.comconstellation-guide.orgWikipediaMagick of Physics by Felix FlickerVisual Alchemy by Laura Tempest ZakroffFinch app✨ Not yet a part of our community? Join us on Discord or Patreon for free! If you would like to support the creation of this podcast toss a coin into the cauldron via our Patreon. Find links at⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/atomicwitchcraft