E43 • Petronilla de Meath, the Wealthy Witch’s Scapegoat
Have you ever taken the fall for someone else, then watched from the afterlife as their name became more famous than yours? Brutal. Today Em and Christine recount the tale of an Irish witch hunt that ...
2 Jan 202334min
E42 • Witchcraft & The Origins of Wicca
We’re sweeping away bad vibes and funneling the world’s wisdom into our brains today. Em and Christine unpack the history of the early Wicca movement, including its associations with witchcraft. Crack...
26 Dec 202241min
E41 • What’s the Deal with Crystals?
Vedic demons. Quartz dildos. And the Taliban? Nowadays we’re seeing crystals hit the market with real gusto — but there is so! much! more! to their story than meets the eye. Em and Christine discuss t...
19 Dec 202242min
E40 • Emma Hardinge Britten & The 7 Principles of Spiritualism
Once again, we are asking: HOW did we not know about this person?! She was a supernaturally inclined kid, a teenage clairvoyant, a powerful medium by her 30s… and one of the most influential Spiritual...
12 Dec 202238min
E39 • Astral Projection
Who’s down to ditch these corporeal forms and bungee-jump to Neptune? This week, Christine and Em are taking a turn around the astral plane — that liminal realm where the rules of time and space don’t...
5 Dec 202249min
E38 • Hermes Trismegistus, Father of Occult Wisdom
He was the all-knowing triple threat you absolutely wanted for your group project. Today Em and Christine unseal the archive on the Greek god responsible for Astrology, Alchemy, the Emerald Tablet, an...
28 Nov 202231min
E37 • Drinking Blood (And Other Catholic Sacraments!)
The ceremonial robes are donned, the altar is prepared, and the sacrificial meal is distributed... Welcome to Mass! Today Christine and Em break out their Venn Diagrams as they discuss the overlap bet...
21 Nov 202248min
E36 • Chico Xavier and His Ghost Writers
Is this the world’s most believable medium?? He was beloved in Brazil up until his death in 2002, and known for authoring HUNDREDS of books — all with a little help from the beyond. Em and Christine k...
14 Nov 202243min
