Southern Fried Witch

Y'all, if you've listened to my moon walk over on Patreon, you already know that I'm quite busy right now fighting a predator in my community who is posing as a hero to DV victims. In the meantime, here are some small, simple ways to take back the Craft and make it more meaningful. Toward the end, I speak to spellcrafting and how to approach it from scratch. Hope it helps! Love y'all like chicken. XOXO, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch To purchase my book, Farmcraft: An Ecology of Witchfolk , go to one of the following (although it’s available elsewhere): https://farmerish.net/product/farmcraft-an-ecology-of-witchfolk/ https://www.amazon.com/Farmcraft-Ecology-Witchfolk-Katharyn-Privett/dp/B0H864Z1WZ

Y'all, for a very long time I've struggled to explain this funny thing inside of me that demands authenticity, regardless of the cost. I've done my best at explaining that here tonight. The Latin word "integritas" comes about as close as I can figure, but it has a lot less to do with morality than it does with maintaining a "wholeness," and in my case, my magic. Snuggle in, Batchildren. Love y'all like chicken! Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch To purchase my book, Farmcraft: An Ecology of Witchfolk , go to one of the following (although it’s available elsewhere): https://farmerish.net/product/farmcraft-an-ecology-of-witchfolk/ https://www.amazon.com/Farmcraft-Ecology-Witchfolk-Katharyn-Privett/dp/B0H864Z1WZ

To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch To purchase my book, Farmcraft: An Ecology of Witchfolk , go to one of the following (although it’s available elsewhere): https://farmerish.net/product/farmcraft-an-ecology-of-witchfolk/ https://www.amazon.com/Farmcraft-Ecology-Witchfolk-Katharyn-Privett/dp/B0H864Z1WZ

To read along with my essay, go to: https://farmerish.net/the-raconteur/ I have a short story, y'all, and a reading to share with you tonight. As everyone knows quite well, orb weavers and I go way back. Tonight, one had a reminder for me. Snuggle up on the porch. It's storytime. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To read along with my essay, go to: https://farmerish.net/the-raconteur/ To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch To purchase my book, Farmcraft: An Ecology of Witchfolk , go to one of the following (although it’s available elsewhere): https://farmerish.net/product/farmcraft-an-ecology-of-witchfolk/ https://www.amazon.com/Farmcraft-Ecology-Witchfolk-Katharyn-Privett/dp/B0H864Z1WZ

To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch To purchase my book, Farmcraft: An Ecology of Witchfolk , go to one of the following (although it’s available elsewhere): https://farmerish.net/product/farmcraft-an-ecology-of-witchfolk/ https://store.bookbaby.com/book/farmcraft?srsltid=AfmBOor0QIGYS057hQSnyT_C5WBNGjNXM_A21jIEgY6gOssYvXtbQESn https://www.amazon.com/Farmcraft-Ecology-Witchfolk-Katharyn-Privett/dp/B0H864Z1WZ

To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch To purchase my book, Farmcraft: An Ecology of Witchfolk , go to one of the following (although it’s available elsewhere): https://farmerish.net/product/farmcraft-an-ecology-of-witchfolk/ https://store.bookbaby.com/book/farmcraft?srsltid=AfmBOor0QIGYS057hQSnyT_C5WBNGjNXM_A21jIEgY6gOssYvXtbQESn https://www.amazon.com/Farmcraft-Ecology-Witchfolk-Katharyn-Privett/dp/B0H864Z1WZ

To purchase my book, go to one of the following (although it’s available elsewhere): https://farmerish.net/product/farmcraft-an-ecology-of-witchfolk/ https://store.bookbaby.com/book/farmcraft?srsltid=AfmBOor0QIGYS057hQSnyT_C5WBNGjNXM_A21jIEgY6gOssYvXtbQESn https://www.amazon.com/Farmcraft-Ecology-Witchfolk-Katharyn-Privett/dp/B0H864Z1WZ To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Y'all, I thought we'd sink into something a bit more Witchy, as I reckon we are all super tired these days. This one matters, much more than you might think. Also, I stopped fighting the cicadas at the end of this episode. They were so damn loud right outside the window. If you listen close in the last five minutes or so, you'll hear them. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Part II: Y’all, It’s been a while (and now I can hear the song by Staind in my head) since I’ve had to actually deploy my sword. As a Crone, as a grandma, I thought this was over. Ah, the folly of a Gen-X Witch. And I’m ready. But it does occur to me that I’ve talked with y’all about dropping grief and lifting steel, but I haven’t gone in deep on how to prepare. This extra long episode digs into that—sorry about how long I went—but it was time to share it. Don’t ever say die, Batchildren. Snuggle in close on the porch and let’s strategize, shall we? I'm leaving this release open for all levels. Y'all all need this one. xoxo Love y’all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Y’all, It’s been a while (and now I can hear the song by Staind in my head) since I’ve had to actually deploy my sword. As a Crone, as a grandma, I thought this was over. Ah, the folly of a Gen-X Witch. And I’m ready. But it does occur to me that I’ve talked with y’all about dropping grief and lifting steel, but I haven’t gone in deep on how to prepare. This extra long episode digs into that—sorry about how long I went—but it was time to share it. Don’t ever say die, Batchildren. Snuggle in close on the porch and let’s strategize, shall we? I'm leaving this release open for all levels. Y'all all need this one. xoxo Love y’all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all, I hope you had a wonderful Summer Solstice/Litha! Thank you again for letting me take that weekend off-- I really needed to focus and be in that moment. We talked from the porch about this jumping off place for the second half of the year and I have thoughts about what that means, especially for this old witch. In considering the time to stop just holding the door against asshattery, it has occurred to me that I had misplaced my sword. It was packed away, a bit dusty, but I found it. Love y'all like chicken! Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Y'all, it's sweltering down here. I saw stars today, and not the fun kind, working out in the yard. Let's talk about Midsummer, aka Litha, and the harvests we forget to revel in as the longest night approaches. There's only one way to go from there, Batchildren. I plan to wallow in every sweaty moment of it. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

This one is a bit short, y'all, as I am still cleaning up the aftermath of a freak storm out here. I know y'all remember me saying that "something wicked this way comes," and turns out it to be right on the money. But I've got a plan. Hope y'all are hanging in there--hope you enjoyed my weird ramble in the clover last night over on Patreon--and I'm standing right back up with a walking stick. Love y'all like chicken, as always, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Sorry, y'all: it was time. I've watched Witches let go of their magic click by click and needed to finally speak to this issue. So, what is the relationship between art and magic? And, more importantly: what are the threats to that sacred connection? Send me your thoughts on this one. Also, and this is important: thank you so much for supporting this podcast. It's one of the ways that I attempt "art," and you are the reason I keep going. Love y'all like chicken! xoxo Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

There's a lot I'm not free to say here, y'all. But what I can push out into the world is this: Elders, specifically the Witch and Pagan kind, have more work to do. And I'm not done talking about this. Back to my farm I go, and I love y'all like chicken. xoxo, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Snuggle up, Batchildren. We're chatting about our beloved (and sometimes not so beloved) dead tonight. When we ask the land to accept their bones, both hypothetical and very, very real, there is a responsibility that we take on in that covenant. Let's take a walk to our cemeteries, shall we? Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Hey, y'all: I'm super tired tonight, so this is just a ramble about what's going on in this old witch's life. I've been noticing warning signs lately and am getting to work, tracking and locating the "boogieman" on this one. It may be more of a wander than usual. Hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day! (Also, I know I need to get y'all a porch talk--will do by Wednesday.) Oh, and this one has a new "outro." With all the AI manipulated content out there, I thought I'd make my own stance clear as a podcaster and a Witch. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

Melissa, a Batchild and long-time listener, sent in a letter a while back that asked me how I "deal with living around the horrible selfish, cheeto-chompers in the deep south?" I have endeavored to answer that question the best way I know how. Hope y'all's Beltane was beautiful! Mine was small and potent, but incredibly magical. Love y'all like chicken! Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

As promised, Batchildren, I dug in a little deeper. What is the difference between sacrifices and offerings, but more than anything: why are they not payment for services rendered? Snuggle up on the porch and let's thing about that. Love y'all like chicken! Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch

TW: I discuss the moment my grandma died. I've thought about this for a while, as my tendency to brace myself and grit my teeth in the face of hard places in my life is real. And somewhere along the way, I often miss something beautiful by doing so. Love y'all like chicken, Seba To support this podcast and get access to exclusive content, go to: https://www.patreon.com/southernfriedwitch