Witchy Bites: once bitten, twice witch

Whelp, we're a little late this month, but we have two topics that are both near and dear to our hearts. Hanny is covering the history and magic of bells. Liz is covering echidnas, both science-y and witchy! We would love to hear how you use both of these in your practice! Bell References: https://witchcraftandwitches.com/witchcraft/terms-bell/ [https://witchcraftandwitches.com/witchcraft/terms-bell/] https://otherworldlyoracle.com/witches-bells/ [https://otherworldlyoracle.com/witches-bells/] https://spells8.com/witches-bells/ [https://spells8.com/witches-bells/] https://spellswiccanstore.com/witch-bell-the-essential-guide-for-using-bells-in-witchcraft/ [https://spellswiccanstore.com/witch-bell-the-essential-guide-for-using-bells-in-witchcraft/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_metal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_metal] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vairocana [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vairocana] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanology [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanology] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellfounding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellfounding] The Elements Encyclopedia of Witch Craft by Judoka Illes Echidna References: * Rock engraving of an echidna - The Australian Museum [https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/australian-archaeology/indigenous-rock-engraving-of-an-echidna/] *  The Echidna and the Shade Tree movie - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cyfjlvmYpY] Augee, M., Gooden, B., & Musser, A. (2006). Echidna : extraordinary egg-laying mammal. Collingwood: CSIRO. King, S. A. (2007). Animal Dreaming: the sybolic & spiritual lanague of the Australasian animals. Glen Waverley: Blue Angel Publishing. Nicol, S., & Andersen, N. (2002). The timing of hibernation in Tasmanian echidnas: why do they do it when they do? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 131(4), 603-611. Reed, A. (1993). Aboriginal myths, legends & fables. Frenchs Forest: Reed New Holland. Rismiller, P. (1999). The echidna : Australia's enigma. Hugh Lauter Levin Associates. Roberts, K., & Hughes, B. (2022). Wild Wisdom Australia: guidebook. Glen Waverly : Blue Angel Publishing. Van Dyck, S., Gynther, I., & Baker, A. (2013). Field compantion to the mammals of Australia. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. Vogelnest, L., & Portas, T. (2019). Current therapy in medicine of Australian Mammals. Clayton South: CSIRO. Watts, D. (2002). Tasmanian Mammals: a field guild. Kettering: Peregine Press.   Witch Bites Socials: * Facebook - Witchy Bites Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/witchybitespodcast/] * Instagram: Witchy Bites (@witchy.bites) [https://www.instagram.com/witchy.bites/?hl=en] Opening/Closing song * Indie Folk (King Around Here) | Royalty Free Music - Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music/beats-indie-folk-king-around-here-15045/]

This month Hanny and Liz interview Australian author and flower farmer Eliza Henry-Jones. Eliza's latest book 'Salt and Skin' contains witchcraft themes that both Hanny and Liz adore. During the interview we talk to Eliza about her inspiration for the book, The Orkney Islands, themes of Salt and Skin, and the magic Eliza finds within her life. Plot: "Grief-stricken over the loss of her husband, Luda Managan and her two teenaged children try to make a home for themselves on a collection of harsh and haunted Scottish islands.  Luda, a photographer, is mesmerised by the extraordinary magic of the islands and soon finds herself condemned by the local community after publishing images documenting the death of a local child. Alienated, Luda turns her attention to the records from the 17th century island witch-hunts and the fragmented life stories of the executed women. Min, restless and strong, tries to fill up the space in their family left by her father. She soon finds comfort in the depths of the icy North Sea and in an unlikely friendship with the elderly and irreverent local ‘witch’..." Connect with Salt and Skin: Salt and Skin | Ultimo Press [https://www.ultimopress.com.au/saltandskin] Salt and Skin eBook : Henry-Jones, Eliza: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store [https://www.amazon.com.au/Salt-Skin-Eliza-Henry-Jones-ebook/dp/B09XM7X35Z/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1665894902&sr=8-4] Salt and Skin by Eliza Henry-Jones | 9781761150524 | Booktopia [https://www.booktopia.com.au/salt-and-skin-eliza-henry-jones/book/9781761150524.html] Connect with Eliza and her works: Contact — Eliza Henry-Jones | Author (elizahenryjones.com.au) [https://elizahenryjones.com.au/contact] Eliza Henry-Jones (@elizahenryjones) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/elizahenryjones/] Other references: Sheena Graham George: Echoes from the Past | Projects (sheenagrahamgeorge.com) [https://www.sheenagrahamgeorge.com/projects?pgid=kjbgzuw8-0866e7ef-cdeb-47c3-8497-ad14439ab809] Wildcare - Branches - Whale Rescue Volunteer First Response Team (wildcaretas.org.au) [https://wildcaretas.org.au/branches/whale-rescue-volunteer-first-response-team/] Witch Bites Socials: * Facebook - Witchy Bites Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/witchybitespodcast/] * Instagram: Witchy Bites (@witchy.bites) [https://www.instagram.com/witchy.bites/?hl=en] Opening/Closing song * Indie Folk (King Around Here) | Royalty Free Music - Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music/beats-indie-folk-king-around-here-15045/]

Liz is flying solo this month and is talking about Hawthorn. It's about to flower here in the southern hemisphere, and you northerners are being treated with the red berries! References: https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/hawthorn-berry-recipes-foraging https://learningherbs.com/remedies-recipes/hawthorn-cordial-recipe https://chestnutherbs.com/spiced-hawthorn-pear-persimmon-brandy https://thekitchenapothecary.com/hawthorn-and-apple-fruit-leathers https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2020/06/23/foraged-hawthorn-blossom-vodka Bradley, K. (2020). Hawthorn: Foraging and Using – for heart and immunity care. Retrieved from Milkwood: https://www.milkwood.net/2020/04/06/hawthorn-foraging-and-using-for-heart-and-immunity-care Breen, F. (2017) Farmers revive convict craft to restore historic hawthorn hedges. Retrieved from ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-04/restoring-tasmanias-hawthorn-hedges/9106960 Brooklyn Museum. 2022?. Cardea. Retrieved from Brooklyn Museum: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/heritage_floor/cardea Campbell, R. 2022. Eat more wild Tasmanian. Hobart: Fullers Publishing Castleman, M. (2009) The new healing herbs . New York: Rodale Culpeper, N. (1850 [2015]). The Complete Herbal. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/49513/49513-h/49513-h.htm Cunningfolk, A. J. (2016) The Magick of Thorns. Retrieved from Worts + Cunning apothecary: http://www.wortsandcunning.com/blog/the-magick-of-thorns Cunningham, S. 2008 Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. Woodbury: Llewellyn Dodd, F. 2022 The chronic effects of a combination of herbal extracts (Euphytose) on psychological mood state and response to a laboratory stressor: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double blind study in healthy humans. Journal of Psychopharmacology.  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02698811221112933 Eco Enchantments. (2010). The magic of the ogham trees: Hawthorn. Retrieved from Eco Enchantments: http://www.ecoenchantments.co.uk/myogham_hawthornpage.html Gordon, L. (1985). The mystery and Magic of Trees and Flowers. Exeter: Webb & Bower HerbiGuide. (n.d.). Hawthorn. Retrieved from HerbiGuide: http://www.herbiguide.com.au/Descriptions/hg_Hawthorn.htm Hunter, C. (2015?). Hawthorn History, Folklore, Myth and Magic. Retrieved from The Practical Herbalist: https://thepracticalherbalist.com/advanced-herbalism/hawthorn-myth-and-magic/ Lawrence, S. (2020). Witch's Garden: plant in folklore, magic and traditional medicine. London: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Ody, P. (1993). The complete medicinal herbal. London: Penguin Books Australia Pivarnik, M. (2019). The history, mythology and offerings of hawthorn. Retrieved from Herbal Academy: https://theherbalacademy.com/hawthorn-offerings Simon, B. (2000). Tree traditions and folklore from northeast Ireland. Arboricultural journal, 24(1), 15-40 Trexler, R. (2004). The Season for the Hawthorn to Blossom. nklings Forever: Published Colloquium, 4(8), 1-9 Wikipedia. (2022) Crataegus.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus#cite_note-7 Crataegus monogyna.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus_monogyna Irish orthography.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Witch Bites Socials: * Facebook - Witchy Bites Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/witchybitespodcast/] * Instagram: Witchy Bites (@witchy.bites) [https://www.instagram.com/witchy.bites/?hl=en] Opening/Closing song * Indie Folk (King Around Here) | Royalty Free Music - Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music/beats-indie-folk-king-around-here-15045/]

With the cost of living going through the roof, Hanny and Liz explore free ways to practice the craft. You do not need to spend money to have a witchy practice. Soul Collage with Brook: * Creative Roots Wellness (@creativerootswellness) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/creativerootswellness/] * Workshops — Creative Roots Wellness [https://www.creativerootswellness.com/workshops] - next session 28th August 2022 [Hobart] Resources: https://otherworldlyoracle.com/free-witchcraft-practices/ [https://otherworldlyoracle.com/free-witchcraft-practices/] https://otherworldlyoracle.com/affordable-witchcraft-cheap-tools-ingredients/ [https://otherworldlyoracle.com/affordable-witchcraft-cheap-tools-ingredients/] https://otherworldlyoracle.com/kitchen-witch-magical-spices-cabinet/ [https://otherworldlyoracle.com/kitchen-witch-magical-spices-cabinet/] https://otherworldlyoracle.com/connect-to-the-land/ [https://otherworldlyoracle.com/connect-to-the-land/] https://otherworldlyoracle.com/10-free-magical-backyard-herbs-objects/ [https://otherworldlyoracle.com/10-free-magical-backyard-herbs-objects/] https://wanderingthehedge.com/2021/10/06/budget-witchcraft-three-all-purpose-ingredients/ [https://wanderingthehedge.com/2021/10/06/budget-witchcraft-three-all-purpose-ingredients/] Kangaroo tail a 'third leg' that gives speed, not just balance, says study | Wildlife | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/02/kangaroo-tail-a-third-leg-that-gives-speed-not-just-balance-says-study] Heathen Wyrdos Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/02GunNQvNDduWYhVqfl4hW?si=5ec10e60d97d44cf [https://open.spotify.com/episode/02GunNQvNDduWYhVqfl4hW?si=5ec10e60d97d44cf] Books mentioned: Tristan Gooley's: * Wild signs and star paths * How to read water * The lost art of reading nature's signs.  Witch Bites Socials: * Facebook - Witchy Bites Podcast  [https://www.facebook.com/witchybitespodcast/] * Instagram: Witchy Bites (@witchy.bites) [https://www.instagram.com/witchy.bites/?hl=en] Opening/Closing song * Indie Folk (King Around Here) | Royalty Free Music - Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music/beats-indie-folk-king-around-here-15045/] Witch Bites Socials: * Facebook - Witchy Bites Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/witchybitespodcast/] * Instagram: Witchy Bites (@witchy.bites) [https://www.instagram.com/witchy.bites/?hl=en] Opening/Closing song * Indie Folk (King Around Here) | Royalty Free Music - Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music/beats-indie-folk-king-around-here-15045/]

Calendar or not calendar? That is this question! This month we do a deep dive into calendars. What types of calendars are out there? How do we create our own calendar? Does it have to be by the sun? What's a lunisolar solar calendar? How can it impact on our practice? We cover this and so much more! Hanny's links: * https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season] * http://www.herringisland.org/seasons.htm [http://www.herringisland.org/seasons.htm] * https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_lag [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_lag] * https://ecosystemguild.org/the-eight-season-year-2/ [https://ecosystemguild.org/the-eight-season-year-2/] * https://www.sixseasonsgarden.com/why-six-seasons/ [https://www.sixseasonsgarden.com/why-six-seasons/] * https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australian_seasons [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australian_seasons] * http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/index.shtml [http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/index.shtml] Liz's Links: * Calendar - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar] * lunar calendar | Definition & Facts | Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/science/lunar-calendar] * Early Germanic calendars - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Germanic_calendars#Medieval] * List of calendars - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_calendars] * Gregorian calendar - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar] * Solar calendar - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_calendar#Sidereal_solar_calendars] * Lunar calendar - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_calendar] * Lunisolar calendar - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunisolar_calendar] * Hindu calendar - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_calendar] * The  Nordic Animist Year by Rune Rasmussen [https://nordicanimism.com/nayear-book] Witch Bites Socials: * Facebook - Witchy Bites Podcast  [https://www.facebook.com/witchybitespodcast/] * Instagram: Witchy Bites (@witchy.bites) [https://www.instagram.com/witchy.bites/?hl=en] Opening/Closing song * Indie Folk (King Around Here) | Royalty Free Music - Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music/beats-indie-folk-king-around-here-15045/] Witch Bites Socials: * Facebook - Witchy Bites Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/witchybitespodcast/] * Instagram: Witchy Bites (@witchy.bites) [https://www.instagram.com/witchy.bites/?hl=en] Opening/Closing song * Indie Folk (King Around Here) | Royalty Free Music - Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music/beats-indie-folk-king-around-here-15045/]