Before the word witch was ever spoken, there was only the fire—and the people who sat close to it. This long-form episode traces the witch's evolution across millennia: from Paleolithic pattern-readers to Egyptian temple magic, from medieval cunning folk to the trials that murdered thousands, from Salem to feminist reclamation, to today's digital age where witchcraft exists between meme and mystery. This is the Season of Becoming—not becoming something new, but remembering what we've always b...
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Before the word witch was ever spoken, there was only the fire—and the people who sat close to it. This long-form episode traces the witch's evolution across millennia: from Paleolithic pattern-readers to Egyptian temple magic, from medieval cunning folk to the trials that murdered thousands, from Salem to feminist reclamation, to today's digital age where witchcraft exists between meme and mystery. This is the Season of Becoming—not becoming something new, but remembering what we've always b...
Salt. So simple, yet sacred...scattered across thresholds, tossed over shoulders, whispered into protection spells. In this episode of The Forgotten Familiar, we trace the glittering line salt draws through history, folklore, and feminine wisdom. From ancient Egyptian rites to Appalachian doorsteps, from cradle protections against changelings to the hidden rebellions of wise women, salt has always marked boundaries between safety and danger, truth and secrecy, power and silence. Join me as we...
The Forgotten Familiar
Before the word witch was ever spoken, there was only the fire—and the people who sat close to it. This long-form episode traces the witch's evolution across millennia: from Paleolithic pattern-readers to Egyptian temple magic, from medieval cunning folk to the trials that murdered thousands, from Salem to feminist reclamation, to today's digital age where witchcraft exists between meme and mystery. This is the Season of Becoming—not becoming something new, but remembering what we've always b...
