It’s a busy month here at Glasse Witch Cottage! Lots of activities on the calendar, a fun new podcast interview, I’m turning 43 (!!), and a great festival in New York toward the end of the month. Let’s get into it:
New today! I was recently a guest on That Witch Life podcast and had such a blast talking to Courtney and Kanani. The episode dropped this morning, and my interview happens right around the half hour mark. We covered a LOT of ground along with all the laughter:
- Problematic authors and early texts, and how to read in an informed way
- The N@zi issue in Heathenry, and how to tell if a group or organization is practicing Inclusive Heathenry
- The Norse Goddess Freyja: who she is, what she does, what working with her is like, and where I see her touch on the world
- Sex in mythology
- Profanity-laced retellings of some of Freyja’s myths
- The Craft, the Witch Aesthetic, and the upside to witches in pop culture
- Getting more progressive as we age
- How I first connected with the Goddess Freyja – trigger warning here for a mention of spousal abuse
- Domestic abuse, why people stay, how they leave, and how abuse happens to “strong” people
It was an amazing conversation, and I hope you enjoy it too.
Tarot of the Witch’s Garden Live Play-Test
Thursday, June 8th, 12 PM on Facebook Live
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Bring your questions and your curiosity for a Tarot Play-Test! Irene was given a copy of Tarot of the Witch’s Garden, a beautiful new Tarot deck by Natasha Illincic with a companion book by Sasha Graham, and it’s time to put this new magical tool through its paces. Tune in for a Facebook live play-test where Irene will take questions and perform divination using this deck. Patreon supporters get first dibs on questions, but after that the floor is open! Hop on Facebook live Thursday, June 8th, at 12 PM Eastern for the play-test.
The New York Faerie Festival
June 23rd – 25th
Performing with Kindred Crow
The NY Faerie Festival is a Nature loving and family friendly event set in rural New York State just east of Binghamton. Fairies, elves and fantastic creatures gather in wooded hollows between the Finger Lakes and the Catskill mountains. With enchanting music and colorful pageantry they invite you to join them in celebrating nature’s wonders and the magic of imagination. Performances – jugglers, magicians, wandering minstrels, concerts, puppeteers, actors and storytellers, vendors, experiences, a Faery Court and more! I’ll be there with my Crow family and copies of Blackfeather Mystery School: The Magpie Training available for sale. Learn more here: https://www.nyfaeriefest.com/
Runic Tarot Live Play-Test
Thursday, June 29th, 12 PM on Facebook Live
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The divinatory worlds of Tarot and Runes are about to collide! Bring your questions and your curiosity for a Tarot Play-Test. Irene was given a copy of the Runic Tarot, a striking new deck by Jack Sephiroth and Zhang Chao, and it’s time to put this new magical tool through its paces. Tune in for a Facebook live play-test where Irene will take questions and perform divination using this deck. Patreon supporters get first dibs on questions, but after that the floor is open! Hop on Facebook live Thursday, June 29th, at 12 PM Eastern for the play-test.
Cultivating Balance: Magic and Spirituality for Staying Centered
Friday, June 30th, 7 PM Eastern on Zoom
(free for Patreon Supporters)
In this era of 24 hour news cycles, overscheduled calendars, and late-stage failed capitalist systems, it can feel nearly impossible to find even footing. The good news is that there’s magic for that. Learn energy exercises, spells, techniques, and approaches for rooting deeply, balancing your energy, and finding your center.
This workshop will be recorded for folks who can’t make the Zoom in person, and sent out for download after the workshop concludes.
The workshop fee is $15. Sliding scale ticket options of $5 and $10 are available for folks who face financial obstacles to attending the workshop. Register here.
