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*Let's talk, Batchildren. It's time to put it all on the table.

When folks go through something earthshattering, they can't just go back to who they were--although, that would be awesome, I have to say. If I could, I would.

Maybe.

But these scars, this path, this Witch cannot bend time that way. I am someone changed. I may have the same roots, the same foundation even, but I'm growing in strange and delicious new directions. It was grow, or die.

Guess which one I chose.

It's a new chapter for me. Hope to meet you on the porch for it and, as always, I love y'all like chicken.

xoxo,
Seba

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Well, I've never done this before outside of coven, but it felt fun and relevant. It's more of the "lesson" genre, something I don't normally do on a public forum. Y'all snuggle up on the porch and let's chat about it? (And if you're like my students, you might wanna grab a notebook and a pen.)

Intent, while important, just is not everything in the Craft. And here's why.

Love y'all like Chicken,
Seba

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Y'all already know how I feel. Now let me tell you why.

One thing I forgot to say in this episode is that rat snakes (when unhindered) can live up to twenty (and in some cases longer) years. That means: that gal that some asshat is trying to kill may be older than his children.

Let that sink in.

I know. I'm a country Witch and we work with these critters in our Craft. Maybe it's a bit too much for some folks. But hear me out?

Winifred and I would very much appreciate it.

Love y'all like chickens--and snakes,
Seba

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Alright, y'all. Let's talk about the differences between entanglements and covenants and how those lines get blurred--but also how they can wind around our Witchy lives without us noticing. This one means a lot to me.

What are the entanglements around your own Crafting life? Damn, I really need to think out that whole "Witch's Forensic Accountant" thing that's been gnawing at my idea bank for way too long.

Snuggle up, Batchildren, and let me tell you about how an entanglement became one of the most important, sacred ones of my life--and how it saved me when I finally made a commitment.

Love y'all like chicken, as always,
Seba

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Y'all know I've always seen science as integral to the Craft. As far as I've ever understood it: science is magic, magic is science, and everything in between just hasn't been proven yet.

So I hope this one makes sense. It's a little "teachy," which y'all know I usually avoid--but this one felt important. We're going to talk about hardwood ash until your eyes roll back, and a bit about black cats as familiars. Y'all know how this goes. It's a wander.

Gather round the porch, Batchildren. Let's talk about science? xoxo, Seba

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Hey, y'all--sorry I'm a day late. I did go forth with the DV awareness event, it was incredible, I was triggered by my own event (ironic, that) but am still so happy that I did the work. Maybe someone out there will be more aware now . . .

Either way, late yesterday was a rain shower, and it was the only time that I had to record. So, we begin with rain hammering around my voice and it comes back, briefly. My apologies if it makes it hard to hear.

But snuggle up. This is a longer one and something I've been working with for a while. If we understand that land needs reparations, healing, and recovery after injury: how are we doing that magical work for ourselves?

Love y'all like chicken, and thanks for understanding about my belated post. xoxo, Seba

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So, y'all: this one's long, almost double what I usually record and edit. But it was important. Last week, we talked about Cailleach handing over the reins to Brigid--and it's pertinent to this episode.

I know you're tired. I know it's too much. But Brigid, spring, and the trees have our backs. Even if it's only a scream into the dark, or a big F-YOU to the ice that has frozen everything we loved about humanity, it counts. It's hard to believe, I get it.

But the flowers are almost here. And we have to push up with them, somehow. Some way.

It's what Witches do, hon.

Love y'all like chicken,
Seba

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Well, Batchildren. It's been a long ride, but here we are: episode 199. Holy crap. How did that happen? I remember when we started, all those years ago, when I had no idea why it would matter yet.

We were all young and naive together. And it totally mattered.

But here we are now, in the dead of winter, on a pivotal, magical evening: the night that Cailleach gives way to Brigid. Blessed Imbolc to all of you. Don't forget the oats for Brigid's cow, or your shawls and blessed beds, but while you are out there: don't forget her momma. Cailleach has cared for us all in this dark time, but more: she has shed blood for us.

Love y'all like chicken, stay warm, Seba

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Y’all, this one was recorded as ice and freezing storms threatened my homestead. At the same time, other “icy” forces were raiding (and still do) in monstrous ways. As a Gen-X Witch, I was taught long ago what to do in cases such as these.

Snuggle up on the porch and let me tell you a story (or three) about the magical effect of laughter upon a monster.

Love y’all like chicken, Seba

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It's been a while, my loves, since I've done this level of work. I needed time, healing, and a space to breathe. You know, it's hard to determine the exact moment that will be safe enough to put weight on a previously broken bone, but I've done just that.

And it held me. Welcome to the Year of the Horse. Let's ride, Batchildren.

Love y'all like chicken,
Seba

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