The Magick Kitchen Podcast
Join Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles to discuss magick, food, herbs, tea, rituals, and more. This is where witches come together to talk about our interests and experiences. Leandra Witchwood is a Modern Witch, Priestess, and Master Herbalist dedicated to wortcunning, magick, healing, and spiritual growth. Based in South-Central PA, she founded The Magick Kitchen Blog in 2011, which has evolved to become one of the top 30 podcasts in the religion and spirituality category. She is the host of The Unbound Priestess Podcast. An author of five books on Witchcraft and shadow work, Leandra offers decades of knowledge and experience to guide the magickal community. Using her knowledge as a Vitalist Herbalist, Leandra also hand-blends loose-leaf teas at The Witchwood Teahouse, where she seamlessly marries whimsy with flavor. Leandra offers courses, certification & training programs in the Gardens of the Mystic Program and Rebel Mystic Coven. ✨Join Leandra for an empowering journey into self-discovery and magick. Learn more about what Leandra offers and how you can work with her at https://www.leandrawitchwood.com/ Elyse Welles is a Greek-Egyptian and American earth intuitive Priestess. Initiated in the Faery Tradition & holding an MA focusing on spiritual studies, she is a teacher of the lost Earth Priestess Arts of the Mediterranean, where she hails from. She hosts 3 podcasts, & is an author. Her book on connecting with land spirits was released with Llewellyn in 2025 and a paranormal mystery novel in September 2025. She writes for Witchology and Witch Way Magazine and is the Greece correspondent for the Wild Hunt. She has spoken at conferences such as Hekatefest and the Ancestral Magic Summit. She runs Seeking Numina, facilitating rituals at Greece's sacred sites, & teaches the Path of the Sacred Wild, an earth-based spirituality. Learn more: seekingnumina.com + Instagram @seekingnumina.
Episodes
Join The Magick Kitchen Podcast as we explore the mystical Lion's Gate Portal – a powerful cosmic alignment of Sirius and the Leo sun. Perfect for beginner witches, this episode illuminates what the Lion's Gate is in simple terms. It offers ritual tips, shadow work guidance, decodes symbols like the Blue Ray and number 8, and helps you harness Leo energy for transformation.
In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles explore the art of weather magick—from calling in clouds as a child to co-creating with storm spirits as an experienced witch. Learn how to ethically connect with the elements, work with weather deities and nature spirits, and build a reciprocal relationship with land and sky. Whether you're new to elemental magick or deepening your...
In this episode we are joined by Angelica Merritt, author of 'Womb Witch', the first and only inclusive book on menstrual cycles and connecting to them on a spiritual level. A trained herbalist, her work is holistically engaged with the ways we can connect to our cycles. Learn more about Angelica and purchase Womb Witch here.
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In this heart-opening episode of The Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles reunite in person to share powerful insights on building spiritual community through retreats, mentorship, and sacred containers. From immersive pilgrimages to Earth Priestess initiations, they explore how online and in-person spiritual spaces can transform your path. Tune in for stories from Delphi, riverside rituals, guid...
In this firelit episode of The Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles welcome back priestess, author, and Reclaiming witch Irisanya Moon to explore the transformative power of the hearth, community care, and magic rooted in radical love.
Together, we invoke Hestia, goddess of the sacred flame and communal spaces, and discuss how her wisdom guides us to dismantle patriarchal systems, cultivate inclus...
Includes a Free Summer Ritual Recipe from Leandra!
Summer brings expansion, warmth, and connection—and in this episode of The Magick Kitchen Podcast, Leandra Witchwood and Elyse Welles explore how to align your spiritual practice with the rhythm of the season.
We dive into the magic of moonlight gardens, seasonal herbs, and kitchen witchcraft, and reflect on the divine child archetype, inner child healing, and mermaid-i...
In this episode of The Magick Kitchen Podcast, we journey into the enigmatic realm of the Poison Path with Coby Michael, esteemed author of The Poison Path Herbal. Coby unveils the esoteric traditions of working with potent plant allies—those often shrouded in mystery and caution—highlighting their roles in magic, healing, and spiritual transformation.
Our conversation delves into the historical and ritualistic signifi...
In this episode, Leandra and Elyse welcome their friend and renowned herbalist Amy Blackthorn to the Magick Kitchen to dive into Amy’s new book, Blackthorn’s Book of Sacred Plant Magic, exploring how to build deeper spiritual connections with plant spirits through therapeutic practice, subconscious learning, and intuitive divination. Join us for an inspiring conversation on weaving plant magic into everyday life and u...
In the season 9 premiere, Elyse and Leandra sit down in the magick kitchen with Dodie Graham McKay, author of 'The Witch's Ally', an incredible book on working with familiars. You'll learn that familiars aren't always animals, and in fact, historically, animals aren't the most common type of familiar. And the polar bear story Dodie shares from her time in the Great White North is one of E...
In this episode, Elyse gets real with a bit of a bolder coming out conversation with Enfys J Book, bestselling author of Queer Qabalah and their newest book, Queer Rites. We discuss the importance of rites of passage, almost lost from our modern world, and how important they are to infuse into our magical practices and traditions.
We also go deep on the challenges of cis presenting queer people (Elyse is rai...
In this episode... its time to welcome... SPRING! Leandra and Elyse share recipes and reflections on how best to embrace this time of year.
Click here for Leandra's Tea Party ☕ and Ostara recipes. 🥚
Elyse is hosting a Spring Equinox Retreat in Havre de Grace, MD! Make and take home a gemstone crystal bottle of protection oil and learn land spirits connection at the oldest river in the world, Mama Susquehanna. Ti...
In this episode, Elyse & Leandra chat with Charity Bedell, author of 'Divine Dirt'. We discuss the importance of bringing the land into our lives through magic and ritual with dirt, and why this magickal ingredient is not to be overlooked.
Charity L. Bedell, also known as Loona Wynd, is the author of 'Divine Dirt', one of the coauthors of The Modern-Day Witch series and the 'Wiccapedia Spel...
This time in the Magick Kitchen, its time to talk about the elephant in the room: witches shouldn't be poor. In this episode, Leandra and Elyse are joined by Pamela Chen, author of 'Wealth Witchery', coming April 2025. We talk about her Four Realms approach to wealth witchery; the limiting beliefs that hold many of us back; and how we can reframe our mindsets when working to better understand our relati...
And now for something completely different: Storytime! But first, we're getting cerebral.
In this episode of the Magick Kitchen Podcast, Elyse and Leandra share their perspectives on decolonizing mythology. We discuss the truth about working with deities, and the reality of personal gnosis. We also discuss the importance of critical contexts for the classical portrayals of gods, the complexity of translation, and...
This time in the Magick Kitchen we are welcoming back the amazing and wise Nicholas Pearson. We tackle the difficulty of this inauguration and the challenges we might be facing, and provide solutions and ideas for empowerment through it all.
Nicholas Pearson has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for more than 30 years. He began teaching crystal workshops in high school, later studying miner...
In this episode, Leandra and Elyse celebrate 100 episodes! We look back at the guests we've had, give you some behind the scenes of how it all began, and tell you our plans moving forward.
Our guest is Lilith Dorsey. Lilith hails from many magickal traditions, including Afro-Caribbean, Celtic, and Indigenous American spirituality. Their traditional education focused on Plant Science, Anthropology, and F...
In this Winter installment of our seasonal series, At the Kitchen Witch's Hearth, we are discussing how we really feel about the season that offers its challenges, what the Christmas Spirit really means, and sharing our favorite recipes: for humans AND your animal companions.
Click here to take a Gardens of the Mystic Quiz. Beginning in January.
Take Hold of the Red Thread with Elyse in 2025: se...
Celebrating Our 100th Episode!
Jamie Waggoner is a Pagan priestess, philosopher, writer, and teacher. She cofounded the Way of Weaver, a gender-inclusive program of magical inquiry, social justice, and community building. Jamie has studied folklore, mythology, and the occult for more than twenty years and has been a devotee of Hades since 2016. Visit her at JamieWaggoner.com
In this episode, join Elyse in an interview with Brandon Weston, author of Granny Thornapple's Book of Charms and Ozark Folk Magic.
Brandon Weston (Fayetteville, AR) is a healer, writer, and folklorist who owns and operates Ozark Healing Traditions, an online collective of articles, lectures, and workshops focusing on the Ozark Mountain region. As a practicing folk healer, his work with clients includes...
In this emotional episode, Leandra and Elyse share their thoughts and an uplifting message of community in the results of the 2024 US election. We also interview Courtney Weber about her new book, Sacred Tears, in an unplanned yet relatable conversation about grief in the pagan community and how to navigate loss as a witch.
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