The Mage's Well

The Middle Eastern Djinn, a land or fire spirit, they were created after angels but before humanity. Belief in the djinn is widespread and they enter the written record around 2400 BCE but are likely to be much, much older. Ambivalent tricksters, they’re capable of abducting humans, haunting buildings and possession, driving their victims into madness. Are they Pre-Islamic gods? Why are they linked to poetry? And why have people been abducted and taken to djinn courts to face trial? Tune into the Mage’s Well podcast to find out, available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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The pagan festival of Ostara falls around the 20th of march, depending on the year and where you live. It’s origins are lost in the pages of history and there’s a lot of misinformation in circulation about this festival. A festival that honours spring, marking the end of hibernation and the return of fertility to the land. But what do we actually know about it? How can we celebrate it in a way that is relevant today and what magic can we perform around the idea of the suns return?

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Our homes are so much more than four walls and they have the potential to house spirits that have a direct impact on the family and the household. Traditionally the construction of a home was fraught with superstition and omens to make sure the right spirits entered and that they were also appeased. From sacrifices, planting trees and blessing the roof and hearth, tune in to learn more about our ancestors homely traditions and beliefs. House spirits is now live and you can find the mages well podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.

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The 21st of December is known to Pagans as Yule also aligning with the shortest day of the year. Traditionally an ancient Norse festival, filled with feasting and wild celebrations, it was also a time of the dead, ghost stories, ancestor worship and tales of Odin leading the wild hunt and the armies of the dead ravaging the land. What can we learn about these customs and how can we incorporate elements in our 21st century celebrations? Ho, Ho, Ho witches.

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Isobel Gowdie is Scotland's most famous witch, giving the world the idea of a coven and that must contain 13 members. On trial as a witch, four infernally sensational confessions rocked the late medieval world, so much so that modern historians have described her confessions as ‘one of the most remarkable documents in the history of witchcraft.’ Todays episode is difficult to listen to in places in regards to how women and those labelled a witch were treated within the legal system. But the suffering Isobel endured wasn’t in vain, we have some powerful insights into how this talented woman practiced witchcraft. Ironic, considering the very system that sought to condemn and quell people like Isobel the documents from which are being pawed over and have the ability to empower a new generation of witches, the numbers of which haven’t been seen the world before. It’s very much the season of the Witch, and possessing powers over life and death - Isobel Gowdie is a blinding beacon.

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