40. The Sabbats: Yule & Saturnalia

Your girls are B A C K! After a long hiatus, we go straight into the good stuff - a new series! Using the Rider Waite Smith deck we cover the symbolism and meaning of each card from the Ace of Cups to the King of Cups. Of course we start with the longest catch up ever, so feel free to skip to almost an hour in to get witchy. 

We missed y'all and are so happy to be back in the groove!

The name has been in the news for some time now with multiple documentaries having been made, so we dive into our thoughts on the murders at the center of the downfall of the Murdaugh Dynasty, as well as a brief explanation of the timeline for those unfamiliar. The family seems to serve a stark reminder of the dark reality of established white wealthy families and their influences throughout the US, and what they can get away with. 

A charitable organization to help rescue animals was created in memory of Mallory Beach. Please be sure to visit https://www.mals-palz.com/

- Episode 101 -

As mentioned, we'll have some unstructured episodes this year and this episode is just that. We discuss gender, humor, mental health and healing, inner child work, and what we want to focus on in our craft this year.

Maria mentions @the.holistic.psychologist as a page everyone should follow. For anyone interested in getting in touch with their inner child, check out @HopeHealingArts!

We're back, baby! With such a long absence we take our time recounting what occured during our break, discuss some very personal matters, and spark some hope for the next year of our podcast. 

We appreciate all of our listeners so much and want to thank everyone who reached out with loving words. We hope to repay the kindness with thoughtful episodes during this next year.

Interested in what it's like to be a ghost hunter? Listen in to hear first hand what it's like to conduct a paranormal investigation from our guest, Ivy. From her experiences growing up in a home with activity to now researching and exploring allegedly haunted spots, she offers a fresh insight to the paranormal that's non-fear based and objective. You might want to keep a notepad nearby to jot down some great beginner advice!

To hear more from our guest, tune in to her podcasts @eerieplacespodcast and @ghoulstrippodcast and give her a follow @ivy_brandine

Hello again! We're beginning to unpause and chose to come back with some amazing stories and questions - ghosts, witchy journeys, breaking glass, and even a possible abduction?! Listen in to hear all that and more - as well as a temporary update. 

We're back with another Listener Stories episode, and this is a good one. We answer questions to some new witches, read some heartwarming paranormal stories, as well as the most intense paranormal story we've read from a listener to date. Plus, hear Maria and Laura debate on whether haunted dolls are really something to be scared of or not!

Maria and Laura are finally back together from break, and we are so excited to tell you about the changes to the podcast. Not too much is changing, but tune into this episode to hear what's coming up! In this Spooky episode, Maria covers the murders of brothers Devon and Damon Routier in Rowlett, Texas in 1996 ... as well as the investigation and arrest of their own mother Darlie Routier as the lead suspect. But nothing is quite as it seems, and there is more than meets the eye in this homocide investigation. This is one of those cases where you're not sure who's right, who's telling the truth, and we're not totally certain the right person ended up in prison on death row. Is Darlie Routier actually innocent, or was she wrongfully convicted and the real killer is still out there? Listen and let us know what you think!

Here is the recording of the Instagram Live we held to celebrate 2 years of the podcast! While this is not a traditional episode, we thought we would publish it on the pod for all to hear! We talk about the last 2 years, what we look forward to, and we do a bunch of oracle deck card pulls for people who joined our Live! Enjoy!

Hello, lovely listeners! Maria flying solo here since Laura has lost her voice, and we know we have been on a long break so we thought we would release something for y'all! I'm super excited to read these stories and hope you enjoy them too! This episode's stories include poltergeists, haunted tequila, UFOs, weird dreams, visits from passed loved ones, and some great witchy journey stories. We should be back next week with Laura for a new episode and get back into the swing of things! Stay witchy and keep it creepy!