Entering Hekate's Cave by Cyndi Brannen

03/27/23 • 21 min

In this episode, I share the magical journey Cyndi Brannen’s book, “Entering Hekate’s Cave: The Journey Through Darkness to Wholeness” took me on.

I share with you why I chose this book to be my first book in the podcast, what I loved about the book, what I struggled with, how the book deepened my spirituality, how it influenced my magical practice, some of my favorite quotes and finally, the magical words or phrases that made me swoon.

You can read this episode on my blog https://danadaponte.com/this-witch-reads-podcast-episode-2-entering-hekates-cave-by-cyndi-brannen/

In this episode, I share the magical journey Cyndi Brannen’s book, “Entering Hekate’s Cave: The Journey Through Darkness to Wholeness” took me on.

You can read this episode on my blog https://danadaponte.com/this-witch-reads-podcast-episode-2-entering-hekates-cave-by-cyndi-brannen/

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Welcome to the Podcast

I’m on a quest to learn more about being a modern witch. What better way to educate myself than snuggled up under my fuzzy blanket with a really great book? In this episode, I share a little about my magical path, why I created this podcast and how I hope it inspires you on your magical path.

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Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life by Marta McDowell

On this episode, I share my journey with a book by Marta McDowell called “Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life: The Plants and Places that Inspired the Iconic Poet”.

Marta is a writer and a gardener and, according to the back cover of her book, her particular interests lie in authors and their gardens. She wrote Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life as well but interestingly enough she was the Gardener-in-Residence at the Emily Dickinson’s Museum so she had a first hand experience tending to the same plants and flowers Emily did.

In this book, Marta weaves Emily Dickinson’s love of flowers, plants and gardening with her poems – or at least demonstrates how they inspired and informed one another. I admit, it is an odd choice for a witch podcast. When I bought the book, I had no idea how it would inspire and inform my own magic and healing. I just felt drawn to it so I trusted I would eventually see how it all comes together and I’m so glad I did because there are several reasons why this book deepened my understanding of how to practice magic and tend to my soul.

You can read this episode on my blog, https://danadaponte.com/this-witch-reads-podcast-episode-3-emily-dickinsons-gardening-life-by-mart-mcdowell/