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Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This episode features a very special guest! A real interview with a Witch from the late 1900's! Thorn Mooney! Thorn and I cover everything from the Paranormal, her dissertation research, religions, mental health, Witchcraft, virtues, community, and plenty of spots where we make light of something for a laugh! Did I mention the late 1900's? We shared some stories of our early days and the challenges pre-internet Paganism presented. This was an excellent conversation with insight and fun alike!  Thorn has been an active voice in the wider world of Paganism and Witchcraft for a long time. Her approach to topics involves questions that dive deeper than your typical intro material and 101 books. In fact, Thorn wrote a book designed to get beyond the 101 topics. I highly recommend that one! It is The Witch's Path: Advancing Your Craft at Every Level. Thorn has also written a great book for anyone wishing to pursue or even understand Gardnerian Witchcraft from a real Priestess of the Tra

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! Mat Auryn is BACK! And we have great news. Mat has a new book coming out in the fall of 2024! This one is all about becoming the best psychic tarot reader you can be! The book is The Psychic Art of Tarot: Opening Your Inner Eye for More Insightful Readings (Mat Auryn's Psychic Witch, 3). This whole conversation was a lot of fun. Two experienced tarot pros sharing what we love, what we do, and why we do it! Mat shares why it was time for this book, why he wrote it the way he did, and keeps revealing more of his own secret methods. Then we respectfully disagree on what counts as mediumship. Good times with a great friend! Mat's BIO: Mat Auryn is an author and teacher in the fields of occultism and witchcraft, with an audience that extends beyond the United States to an international level. His deep knowledge and experience comes from years of dedicated study, practice, and training in a variety of occult traditions and esoteric orders, often under the guidance of prominent knowledg

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This episode features Diana Helmuth! Diana spent a year exploring Witchcraft and documented her journey for all of us to enjoy! This is exactly the kind of book I wish we had more of in Paganism and the Occult. Her story telling skills are excellent. I hope you enjoy the honesty she exhibits all along the way. The good, the bad, and the Hawk she wasn't sure about. Diana's relative newness to all of this allowed some exploration of doubt and skepticism too.  DIANA'S BIO: Diana Helmuth writes about our desires to be transported, our urge to reconnect with nature, and how to keep going when you feel like a fool. Her first book, How to Suffer Outside, won the National Outdoor Book Award for best instructional. Her second book, The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft was featured on NPR, reviewed in the New York Times and nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Memoir. Her freelance work can be found in various anthologies, travel guides, and h

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! It's the long overdue return of Laura Tempest Zakroff! Tempest is always fun to talk to about all things. We covered everything from Sigils to Modern Traditional Witchcraft. We got into folklore, stories, art, and all the ways these things intersect with our magical lives.  Laura's BIO: Laura Tempest Zakroff (she/they) is a professional artist, author, performer, and Modern Traditional Witch based in New England. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and her artwork has received awards and honors worldwide. Her work embodies myth and the esoteric through her drawings and paintings, jewelry, talismans, and other designs. Laura is the author of several bestselling Llewellyn books including Weave the Liminal, Sigil Witchery, Visual Alchemy, and Anatomy of a Witch, as well as the artist and author of the Anatomy of a Witch Oracle and The Liminal Spirits Oracle. Laura edited The New Aradia: A Witch’s Handbook to Magical Resistance and the Gorgon's Guide to Magical Res

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! Guess who's back! Back Again! AIDAN WACHTER is back! Tell your friends!  Aidan's back! Aidan's back! Aidan's back! Any fan of this show knows by now that Aidan Wachter is not only a common guest on here, but more importantly, Aidan is among those rare friends I count as found family. When he warned me a long while ago that he was going to disappear for a while, I didn't realize it would be total silence for a long time. I know why. It's all good. It was needed. We dig into that for a while in this episode. In fact, we go deep into several subjects which were in part inspired by questions from Patreon members and a special Facebook group built around a community that explores Aidan's published works. This was not only a fun episode. It was also very good conversation with a friend. It was one we decided it was time to hit record. Aidan stuck around for about another hour in the Patreon Bonus Audio portion! We took a real deep dive into devotion vs magic vs religion and more!  Aidan'

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! It's time! Welcome to Season 8!  This episode was a long time coming. Scheduling issues be damned. Sasha and I finally made it happen, and I think it ended up being the perfect time since it is this one launching my 8th season!  Sasha Graham is the amazing guest. Sasha was more than amazing to talk to as we went deep into our own personal stories and experiences. There is a lot to unpack in the interview. We went of the map, tossed out the plan, and found our way into some soul searching. Step into your power, my friends. Hit play. Share, and come back to join us on Patreon! Sasha's BIO: Sasha Graham is a world-renowned tarot expert, bestselling author, award winning tarot deck creator, actor and educator who teaches and lectures around the globe. Her work has been translated into more than 10 languages and she is the author of 12 books including Tarot Diva, 365 Tarot Spreads, 365 Tarot Spells, Llewellyn’s Complete Book of the Rider Waite Smith Tarot, and Magic of Tarot. She serve

Hey Gang! Welcome to Weird Web Radio!  Happy Halloween! Blessed Samhain! Good Winter Nights! Every year I like to give a special treat to all of you on Halloween! Here you go! Please enjoy this episode featuring the Patreon Member's only Bonus Audio with Jack Grayle! Jack's Bio: Jack Grayle is a Devotee of Hekate, a teacher of Sorcery and Magic of The PGM at the Blackthorne Schoolof Sorcery and Traditional Witchcraft, Author of The Hekataeon, living in the Land of Lincoln among the restless and helpful Dead alike. Jack on The Web: Main Site: https://jackgrayle.com/ Hail Hekate! Walking The Forked Path Course: https://www.theblackthorneschool.com/courses/hail-hekate-walking-the-forked-path/ PGM PRAXIS Course: https://www.theblackthorneschool.com/courses/pgm-praxis/ Enjoy the show! Stay Weird! It's time to sport a new look? Hell yes! Check out the Official Weird Web Radio Store for Shirts, Hoodies, Hats, and more! Real quick! Do you want a Tarot Reading from an international award winning professional? Loo

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This is the Season 7 FINALE! WOW! 7 years and going strong! This episode features the return of Mathias Nordvig! Mathias has a great new show himself called The Sacred Flame. We spend some time digging into the different ways history may have played out if Heathenry stayed the course through time. We also got into some of challenges that Modern Heathenry faces, the wonderful Inclusiveness that is growing, and so much more! Mathias's BIO: Mathias Nordvig is a heathen, father, podcaster, author, and educator. He has a PhD in Old Norse mythology and teaches Scandinavian studies at CU Boulder. His podcast The Sacred Flame explores how we can rethink ourselves with the Nordic story-world and connect with the spirits that inhabit our world. Mathias on the Web: Main Site: https://mathiasnordvig.com/  Enjoy the show! Stay Weird! Want to know what Mathias and I Talk about in the bonus portion?! We go WAY DEEPER into History, Vikings, and More! All that and more in the members only bonus a

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! Jason Miller - the Strategic Sorcerer himself - is BACK! Weiser publications has turned his work into a couple classics! Protection and Reversal Magic got an update and rereleased. Sorcerer's Secrets got an update, a new title, and rereleased. That is now called Real Sorcery!  This episode is very special for many reasons. Jason came to me at a time when I really needed to have a good conversation with a friend. His timing was perfect! We also opened the floor to questions from fans and listeners across social media and my Patreon members! The questions were great, and we both had a good time with them! The Patreon portion of this show features an in depth look at divination tools from Jason's experience and perspective! Jason's Bio: Jason Miller (Inominandum) has devoted 35 years to studying practical magic in its many forms. He is the author of six books, including the now classic Protection & Reversal Magick. He teaches several courses online including the Strategic Sorce

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! Once again, back is the incredible Mortellus!  In this episode we talk about the new book, The Bones Fall in a Spiral, finally being available through Crossed Crow Books! We take our usual turn into weird historical people, Wicca and Heathen common ground, Paganism in general, Ghosts, a really funny way of thinking about the deities we all honor (thus the title), and much more! It is always a good time when Mortellus and I get a chance to chat. There is sort of a special guest on this one too. We may owe Mat Auryn money. Unclear. Enjoy the episode! Stay Weird! In the Patreon Portion, we dig into Mediumship and Spirit Communication! Mortellus Bio: Mortellus is the High Priestex of the Coven of Leaves in Rutherfordton NC, a Gardnerian Coven operating an Outer Court training group who like to say that they are a bubbling cauldron of bitter esoterica slithering their way through Western North Carolina. Additionally, they are a Mortician, Author, Medium, and Necromancer. Their book of

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This episode features the Everyday Witch herself, Deborah Blake! She is a tireless writer of a ton of books! She is the co creator of one of my all time favorite Tarot Decks - The Everyday Witch Tarot. That has a companion oracle deck by the same name! Deborah's book on Covens - the new one - is really good to get you started finding or building community out there! Give her advice a try!  Like the title says, Deborah said at one point in the show that this was a lot of what she learned. All these years, Deborah has learned a ton! She is sharing that insight with you here. She is doing it with some great sense of humor too! Her cats will like it. Deborah's BIO: Deborah Blake is the author of over a dozen books on modern Witchcraft, including The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows, The Little Book of Cat Magic and The Everyday Witch’s Coven, as well as the acclaimed Everyday Witch Tarot and Oracle decks. She has also written three paranormal romance and urban fantasy series for Be

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This episode features Devin Hunter! He has been a great influence on modern Witchcraft. Devin has writing some excellent books involving Spirits, Gemstones, Power, and Mysteries.  This episode gets into quite a lot. I do want to warn you that we take some time talking about dealing with abuse as we grew up. It was an important part of this show. It was real, raw, open and honest. Worry not! We also provide plenty of fuel for you to grow in your path! Devin's Bio: Devin Hunter (San Francisco, CA) is the bestselling author of the Witch Power series (The Witch’s Book of Power, The Witch’s Book of Spirits, and The Witch’s Book of Mysteries- Llewellyn Worldwide 2016-2020) as well as the critically acclaimed pictorial formulary Modern Witch: Spells, Recipes, and Workings (Llewellyn 2020.) Initiated into multiple occult orders himself, Devin is the founder of the Sacred Fires Tradition of Witchcraft as well as co-founder of the Black Rose Tradition of Witchcraft. In addition to his A.V.

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This episode features Irene Glasse! Irene is the co-author of The Blackfeather Mytery School: The Magpie Training which is a book I think you'll enjoy! Irene and I met at a Troth event a few years ago, and I'm so glad we did! She is an amazing person with an enchanting voice. You may even appreciate she is a former Marine, and sometimes has the mouth to prove it! We had a lot of laughs and insights alike in this episode. I hope you enjoy it. Stay Weird, my friends! Irene's Bio: Irene Glasse is a mystic witch based in Western Maryland. She is a longtime teacher of witchcraft, meditation, and magic in the mid-Atlantic. Irene is the co-author of “Blackfeather Mystery School: The Magpie Training” and a blogger and columnist. She has performed, taught workshops, and led rituals at many festivals and conferences over the years. Irene is the main organizer of the Frederick Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (Frederick CUUPS), offering events, rituals, classes and workshops to a l

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! Amy Blackthorn is BACK and she has some amazing insight and stories to share!  We dive deep into how you know you've been cursed. Wait ...what?! Yes, cursed! Soul theft, Soul loss, nightmares, and more. Ghosts may be a clue too. Who knew? Amy knew. We get into a fun chat about self defense too. You're going to learn a ton from this one! Please do check out Amy's books available just about anywhere! Amy's Bio: Amy Blackthorn is the award-winning author of the best-selling Blackthorn’s Botanicals series. She has been described as an “arcane horticulturalist” for her lifelong work with magical plants and teaching. She has a certification in aromatherapy and is ordained through the Order of the Golden Gryphon. Amy’s company, Blackthorns Botanicals, creates tea based on magical associations. She has appeared on HuffPoLive and Netflix’s Top Ten Secrets and Mysteries where they called her “a truly gifted medium.”You can view Amy’s tea shop at BlackthornsBotancials.com. Amy On The Web: B

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! I'm your host, Lonnie Scott! This episode features the amazing Goth Folk Music duo Charming Disaster! I promised both of them that this interview would be different from any other they experienced. Well, that promise held true! We chatted about their music, their history personal and professional, witchcraft, hauntings, monsters, and so much more! Charming Disaster - Ellia and Jeff - have a new Album called Supernatural History AND an Oracle Deck out! Please do go grab both! The Charming Disaster BIO: Brooklyn, NY-based musical duo Charming Disaster performs playfully dark original songs inspired by death, crime, myth, magic, science, and the occult, inspired by the macabre humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret. In their live performances, they combine vocal harmonies and clever lyrics with ukulele, guitar, and virtuosic foot percussion, drawing listeners into a haunting, offbeat universe of par

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! Season 7 keeps rolling along! This episode features Astrea Taylor and Jason Mankey discussing their new new book Modern Witchcraft with The Greek Gods published by Llewellyn Books. That's not all! We get into hauntings, problematic things in myth, and more!  Astrea's Bio: Astrea Taylor is an eclectic pagan witch and the author of Intuitive Witchcraft, Air Magic, Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods, and the forthcoming book Inspiring Creativity Through Magick (July 8th, 2023). She has written passages for several periodicals and books including Mastering Magick, Llewellyn’s Spell-A-Day, The Magical Almanac, and We’Moon. Astrea's life goals include empowering other magical practitioners and encouraging them to use intuition in their craft. In her books and classes, she shares her love of science, magic, history, mental health, and energy awareness. Learn more at AstreaTaylor.com. Jason's Bio: Jason Mankey is a third-degree Gardnerian High Priest and helps run two Witchcraft cov

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This episode features the dynamic duo from Weiser Books who brought us a new way to see the Tarot Deck we all know and love! I'm speaking of Judika Illes and Kathryn Sky-Peck. That deck? These two came together and their inspiration to the Waite-Smith Deck that was created by the artist Pamela Coleman Smith. You will hear the history if this world changing Tarot Deck, why they were so inspired, and how they may have actually made the deck finally look the way Pamela wanted to see it.  I highly recommend getting The Weiser Tarot deck! It's my favorite new way to see the Waite-Smith deck! Here are the Bios. First Judika: Born in New York City, Judika Illes is a lifelong lover, student, and practitioner of the magical arts. She is the author of numerous books devoted to magic spells, witchcraft, saints, spirits, and the paranormal including the best-selling Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells and Encyclopedia of Spirits. Her other books include Pure Magic: A Complete Course in Spellcasting

Welcome to SEASON 7 of Weird Web Radio! It's been one hell of a journey! Returning once again to the show to kick off Season 7 is the one and only Mat Auryn! Mat has a new book out titled Mastering Magick: A Course in Spellcasting for the Psychic Witch. This book is loaded with excellent methods to infuse your life with Magic. It even features guest sections from many names you will recognize and benefit from throughout the book.  That's not all we talk about. Mat and I get into issues of Big Tent Paganism, Plagiarism, Writing, Love Spells and Curses, and so much more. This interview was a lot of fun! Mat is someone I love like family. I consider the man a brother in every sense of the word.  Mat's Bio: Mat Auryn is the multiple-award-winning author of the internationally best-selling Psychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick, and Manifestation, translated in over ten languages. He is a witch, an occult teacher, a highly sought-after speaker, and a retired professional psychic based in the B

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! Happy Halloween! It's time for my annual Trick or Treat Episode where I give you one of the Bonus Audio sessions that only the Patreon members get to hear! This year my gift to you is the Bonus Audio featuring John Tenney and Jessica Knapik from the amazing and fun podcast What's Up Weirdo! This bonus audio comes from their appearance on Episode 72 so check that out too!  Enjoy the episode! Please do consider joining the Weird Web Radio Family! Stay Weird, my friends! Here are the Bios of this Weird Duo: Jessica's Bio: Jessica Knapik is a noted cosmetic tattoo artist and creator of viral beauty trend AstroFrecks. AstroFrecks allows you to hide your zodiac constellation within cosmetically tattooed freckles on your face and body. The world took notice and Jessica was featured by Cosmo, Vogue, Buzzfeed, MTV, and many more. You can usually find her at haunted locales and paranormal events across the country. An avid road tripper, explorer, cemetery creeper, and all around weirdo. Sh

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! It's the finale of Season 6! Bringing us to an amazing close is the one and only Theresa Reed! Theresa and I get into some fun twists and turns through Astrology, free will and fate, emotions and the moon, Tarot styles and readings, Ghosts and hauntings and more! This is the episode where I show just how little I know about Astrology. It was worth it! Shout out to Gia at Weiser Books for helping make this episode possible! Theresa's Bio: Theresa Reed (aka “The Tarot Lady”) worked as a full-time Tarot card reader for 30 years. She is the author of many books, including her latest, Twist Your Fate: Manifest Success with Astrology and Tarot. She also hosts two educational podcasts: Tarot Bytes and Astrology Bytes, which have been downloaded by millions of people around the world. In addition to writing, teaching, and podcasting, Theresa runs a popular website—TheTarotLady.com—where she dishes out advice, inspiration and tips for Tarot lovers of all experience levels. Theresa On The