spiritual community — The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott

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.

Critique, MagicSabrina ScottJanuary 12, 2025critique, criticism, documentary, cbc, witches, witchcraft, spiritual community

Are You Ready to Get More Spiritual This September? | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 99

Hi friends! As September is only a few short days away, we inch closer and closer into the autumn, otherwise known to many witchy folks as spooky season! With a burst of fresh, “new school year” energy, this is such a good time to step back and reflect on how we are doing in our life and in our spiritual practice in general. If some of your New Year’s resolutions involved spiritual stuff… how are you progressing with that? Did you meet all your commitments to yourself, or do you have a little room to grow? How do you want to feel about your spiritual practice by the end of the year? If you wanna dive in to Spiritual September with me… I’d love to have you in this month long group text experience!

SpiritualitySabrina ScottJanuary 11, 2025spirituality, spiritual community, community

Not All Advice is Valid | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 69

The extremely online culture of excessive over validation needs to vamoose. I am over it! In this episode I discuss why no, not everything is valid, not all advice is valid, and no, not all feelings or thoughts are valid; why it’s ok (and even hopeful) that this is true, and how (and why) to come to terms with and ground ourselves in reality, and live an empowered emotionally sober life that isn’t reliant on being validated by others.

Critique, RelationshipsSabrina ScottJanuary 9, 2025spiritual community, advice

It’s Not a Flex to Be Triggered by Good Vibes and Oppression Olympics in Spirituality | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 68

Okay so this episode is a little bit of a rant… stick with me though. Over the last few years, witchy and spiritual spaces have been inundated with the rhetoric of the oppression olympics, a narcissistic over-fixation on identity, and an obsession with personal injury. In this episode I talk a bit about some of the conversations I’ve observed lately, particularly a knee jerk response to (and rejection of) “low vibe” and “high vibe” rhetoric. I give a contrary perspective, which is that we can accept ourselves no matter where we are on our journey. Shame is optional, and so is the rejection of happy and helpful concepts. A deep episode, lol!

Being Spiritual Doesn’t Mean You Have To Be Stupid: Use Your Brain! | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 66

Unfortunately, I’ve seen a lot of people so eager for signs, omens, and spiritual validation that they get scammed, hoodwinked, and fooled. It makes me so upset! It’s possible to be spiritual, follow your intuition, pay attention to the vibes, AND keep your connection to logic and emotional sobriety. In this episode I give some examples of when people fuck this up and talk about how to reconcile our desire for spiritual validation with our ability to use our brains.

Critique, SpiritualitySabrina ScottJanuary 9, 2025spirituality, spiritual community, discernment

You Don’t Have to Care About Beltane (Or Any Other Holiday) | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 63

Today is Beltane! And guess what? I don’t care, and you don’t have to either! A lot of the witchy space is full of obligation energy around witchy (Wiccan, really) holidays - and I’m here to give you some permission to create your own wheel of the year and holy days, unique to you and your own experience. In this episode I talk about how to do that and give some examples! And of course - Magic May begins TODAY?

Spirituality, MagicSabrina ScottJanuary 9, 2025beltane, holidays, spirituality, spiritual community

Spiritual Tourism and the Death of Seekers in India: Can Magic Be Found at Home? | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 62

This episode is inspired by a podcast called Astray, which I binged over the weekend! The podcast follows the stories of Western men who went to India to find enlightenment, and ended up dead. In this episode, I discuss why people go elsewhere to find spiritual knowledge, what I think about that, and why/when it is and isn’t appropriate. If you’re not sure how to infuse your mundane daily life with magic and deep spirituality, you should check out my two books on how to do just that: Witchbody, and Curse and Cure: Magic for Real Life. Both books can be found on Amazon.

Spirituality, CritiqueSabrina ScottJanuary 9, 2025india, spirituality, spiritual community, spiritual travel, tourism, podcasts

Feeling Left Out? Be the Change! Create What You Wish Existed | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 25

Have you ever been left out? Not invited to the kewl kids’ party (or podcast, or book anthology thang, or conference, or or or)? Well, tbh, same - witchy and spiritual communities can be just as cliquey and rude as any other ol’ group of people. In this episode, I share the only ritual I ever did that completely was rejected by the universe (to find a ready-made spiritual community to plop happily right into), how I felt about it, lessons from it, and what I did next. I also give suggestions on what to do if you feel totally shunned by all the places you wanna be, or like you don’t belong. You got this - I promise.

Is All Spirituality a Cult? What Critics Get Wrong | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 17

In the last few years, as we’ve seen the rise of anti-science stances among adherents of alternative spirituality, there’s also been an increase of critiques of things like reiki, witchcraft, and everything new age woo as being conspiracy theories or cults. In this episode I argue that many of the current critiques of contemporary fringe spirituality are fuelled by cynicism and contempt, and incorrectly lump everything into the ‘conspiracy’ category, often displaying as much paranoia as those they claim to critique - a hilarious and yet sad hypocrisy. I discuss what I believe led us here, including the death of expertise, lack of discernment, and perhaps the disillusionment of today’s critics.

Spirituality, CritiqueSabrina ScottJanuary 8, 2025cult, criticism, spirituality, community, spiritual community, cultism