A Day In Totality: Total Solar Eclipse Pilgrimage in Real Time | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 178

Something a little different today! Yesterday, for the total solar eclipse, I went on a pilgrimage to totality. In this episode I record my journey and you will hear the adventure to totality as well as totality itself. In future episodes I’ll talk more about how I feel now and how I’ve interpreted the experience, but for this episode it’s just eclipse day itself. I hope you enjoy!

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How to Work With the April 8 Total Solar Eclipse: Refresh, Release, Be Reborn | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 177

Hi friends! ARE YOU EXCITED?! I’m excited! In a little more than 12 hours we will have a total solar eclipse bopping diagonally over North America, and I have to say I’m already buzzy with both apprehensive and excited vibes. In this podcast episode I talk eclipse viewing safety for anyone traveling to totality or planning to view the partial eclipse, and offer some tips for reflection and magic and alchemy for anyone going cocoon mode during this time and choosing not to view, or living somewhere where viewing isn’t possible. I also share when in the last few years this eclipse loops us back to. Happy eclipsing!

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Final Thoughts on Love Is Blind Season 6: Not Everyone Is What They Seem | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 174

A slight detour from our normal programming - let’s chat about the final episodes of Love Is Blind season 6! I know not everyone here will care about reality TV but as a total sincere sappy person who loves authentic love… I can’t help myself. Spoilers galore, be warned!

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The Final Podcast Name! And Some Snowstorm Thoughts on How Weather Helps Us Be More Present | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 173

Hi y’all! It’s me, Sabrina, of the ever changing podcast names - but I think this one is the one. I explain a bit of what I mean by “claim your magic” exactly - what kinda magic? Aren’t I against magic being used as a metaphor? Well, yes! But there’s more. We also had a big snow storm in Toronto yesterday and I was outside the entire time - I loved it! I end the episode by talking about how snow and really any kind of season or weather can help us learn to lean into play, wonder, joy, and a concept I introduced in my first book, Witchbody: reinvigorated presence.

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CBC’s “Coven” Documentary Isn’t About Witchcraft At All | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 172

Yes, another witchcraft documentary! This time, here are my thoughts - I could not help myself as someone who absolutely loves documentaries! I even wrote a paper about the representation of witches in documentary film back in my undergrad - the short version is, at the time, back in probably 2009, witches were presented as either silly or sexy. This documentary falls into neither trope, but still completely misses the mark with its focus on identity and reincarnation, rather than witchcraft and magic itself. In this episode I give my full thoughts on the documentary “Coven” which you can watch for free on CBC Gem.

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It’s Okay to Keep Your Witchcraft and Spirituality Local | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 171

Guess what? Despite the self-important activists thumping around on social media, virtue signalling in every which direction, you are absolutely NOT a narcissistic and self indulgent spiritual bypasser if your witchcraft is undoubtedly local instead of global. A lot of witchcraft - including the kind I practice - has always been rooted (literally and figuratively) in the unabashedly local: healing ourselves, undoing inter generational traumas, protecting our homes and families, and cultivating deeper connection with heritage, land, and environment. If you wanna do global political witchcraft, go for it - but stop shaming any witches who are keeping their practice closer to home.

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Spring Cleaning, March Reset, and Movement Away From Radicalism | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 170

Hi friends! I hope you’ve enjoyed these first few days of March. It’s sunny as hell here in Toronto, and I’ve begun by doing a complete reset and reorganization of my space. In this episode I talk about spring cleaning as a form of magic and energetic refresh and reset, and I also get into a little of what disturbed me so much last week that I couldn’t do my weekly tarot over on YouTube. The TLDR, radicalism and the celebration of hurting one self has disturbed me so much, and I share some thoughts on that as well.

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Palestine Has Become a Rage Room for Leftists (and How I Changed My Mind on Israel) | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 168

Since I was 17, I was pro-Palestine, largely due to the work of my still-comics-hero, Joe Sacco and the graphic novels he made about that region and that conflict. However, with what has come to light around Hamas, tunnels, UNWRA, and the vitriol and hatred on the left, the ignoring of mass rapes and extreme violence against women - and learning more about what’s been happening on the ground now - my opinion has shifted, become more nuanced and complicated. Back in the first few months of this conflict, back when I was still pro-P, a 5 years long friendship ended because I wasn’t in the streets rabble rousing and waving flags. Since then, I’ve seen the most insane vitriol online, and insanely hateful things thrown about by leftists. What the hell is that about? What is with this mass excuse making for bullying and hatred? In this episode I discuss not only my own shift in perspective but how the left has come to treat the Palestine topic/issue as a “rage room” of sorts - smashing everything and everyone around them, with no regard for complexity, reality, or other people.

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Deities Were Popular in Witchcraft in the 90s. Why Not Now? | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 166

In this episode I talk a little bit about trends in witchcraft, and do a flash back to my early days of practice in the 1990s. Back in the day, it was thought that everyone had to had a “patron deity” or deities. Now, it’s known widely that there are so many different forms of practice, with many people focusing on animism or Christian witchcraft. I share a bit about the first deities I worked with and why, and how they helped me, and share a little on how my altar practice has changed over time.

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Lunar New Year Magic, A New Membership, and Some Inspo From David Goggins | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 165

Happy lunar new year + new moon folks! In this episode I talk about how this energy is a fresh vibe (and what to do with it), what I decided to do for lunar new year (launch a brand new membership and community), aaaand of course some inspo from David Goggins (because why not).

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How to Work With the Energy of Imbolc as a Non-Wiccan Witch | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 161

Hi friends! Wow, who would have thought - me of all people talking about IMBOLC?! Wtf! Well, yes! In this episode I talk all about what this holy day has come to mean for me over the past few years, and why it is this burst of fresh energy we can all work with in some way. If you’re not Wiccan and still want to engage with this cross-quarter energy, this episode includes multiple ideas for how to do so.

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