Missing Witches is a research-based, feminist, occult storytelling project. We go looking for the witches we've been missing.
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Join us Between the Worlds as we discuss tarot, psychology, mythology, pop culture, witchcraft, magic, art, and history with host Amanda Yates Garcia and a series of special guests. Music and production by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. (Looking for the podcast Strange Magic? You can find those episodes here as well. Just scroll down, Strange Magic episodes begin with the acronym SM. If you'd like to read our statement on the end of that podcast, please see the show notes of episode BTW 28: Ace ...
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Welcome to Come to the Brink w/ Zoë Flowers!! This is a space for those of us navigating profound life changes—loss, trauma, caregiving, and transformation It’s about the moment or moments when everything we thought was solid crumbles, and we are forced to rebuild. Join me every Tuesday as I talk with caretakers, therapists, artists, authors, community leaders, and healers because none of us should be standing on the brink alone!!
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I Put a Spell on You w/Amy Torok & Risa Dickens of Missing Witches Podcast
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1:21:00Amy Torok and Risa Dickens, are the magickal creators behind the Missing Witches podcast, books, and coven. The duo has built a vibrant, honest community around the sacred and the unseen, And like me, they've spent time in the underworld and have stories to share. Amy spent nearly a decade caring for her father, navigating the slow loss that comes …
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Witches Found: "Dancing Under the Moon Is My Favourite Thing" - A Conversation about Tarot, Kabbalah and Practical Magic with Jack Chanek
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50:02https://jackofwandstarot.wordpress.com/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, electrifying, unexpectedl…
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Welcome to Come To The Brink. I’m Zoë Flowers. Today’s conversation explores the space between belonging and outsiderhood, wellness and chronic illness, grief and healing. My guest, Skyeris (Skye), describes themselves as a sinistral, spitfire creatrix whose voice was always a bit too loud, hair too unruly, and spirit too wild to ever fit neatly in…
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BTW 91: Knight of Wands – Hello, Stranger – with Guest Sophie Strand
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1:21:34Join us today with our guest the mystic and bard Sophie Strand as we discuss the Knight of Wands. Like Dionysus, the Knight of Wands arrives from beyond with a message: look for the joy, look for what delights you, even if it’s just a small thing, imagine it like a small spark of fire, then blow. We talk about the difference between the Knight and …
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On The Brink of Freedom w/Ashley Green
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1:01:54Welcome to Come To The Brink. w/ Zoë Flowers. Today’s episode explores how the past shapes us, how trauma can transform us, and how powerful purpose can emerge from even our most painful experiences. Today's guest left a 17-year relationship mired in domestic violence to become the CEO and Program Director of Rescue Her 33, a powerful organization …
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Missing Witches Deck Of Oracles Divination Birthday Party With Zoe Flowers And Amy Miranda
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54:44www.missingwitches.com/missing-witches-deck-of-oracles-divination-birthday-party-with-zoe-flowers-and-amy-miranda About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know…
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On The Brink of Plant Medicine w/Kristin Renaud
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1:09:57Welcome to Come To The Brink. I’m Zoë Flowers. Today, we’re holding a sacred conversation about healing from trauma through nature, plant medicine, and the courage of rebuilding a life after unimaginable tragedy. I’m joined by the compassionate and courageous Kristen Renaud, a survivor of a mass shooting in 2021, whose profound journey led her away…
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Witches Found: Lise Lønsmann - Reconnecting with Aliveness to Smash the Patriarchy
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56:08https://www.liseloensmann.com/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, electrifying, unexpectedly radical…
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Welcome to Come To The Brink. I’m Zoë Flowers, the place for honest conversations about grief, courage, and transformation. Jeff Gurkin's early life was colored by being raised in the rural south in a religious family where he experienced childhood sexual abuse from a cousin starting at age 5. Today, he's sharing his healing journey. and mission to…
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The Astrology of Grief w/Cayelin K Castell
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1:15:02Can astrology tell us where and when grief will show up in our lives? Cayelin Castelle and I chat about it on this week's episode. Today, I’m joined by the wise and visionary Cayelin K Castell, co-founder of Venus Alchemy, My Star Alchemy, and the former Shamanic Astrology Mystery School. Cayelin’s life is dedicated to decoding celestial mysteries …
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Litha 2025: GAHD LOVES YOU With Uma Gahd
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On The Brink of The Cosmos w/Beki Crowell
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1:02:43Some conversations ask to be felt more than figured out. This is one of them. I’m joined by Beki Crowell, a soul artist and vibrational healer who has touched the sacred through surrender. Through her healing work with the Akashic Records, Reiki, Light Language, and her soul-led paintings, Beki guides others to reconnect with the Divine Self. This …
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Witches Found: Danielle Dulsky - Blessed Be The Tales We Tell
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52:48https://danielledulsky.com/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, electrifying, unexpectedly radical pa…
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Welcome to Come To The Brink. I’m Zoë Flowers. On today’s show, we’re diving deep into the realities of caregiving, emotional abuse, and the complex grief that comes from losing loved ones in more ways than one. My guest today is the dynamic and compassionate Sherri Pullum, award-winning storyteller, artist, producer, and wellness coach, who courag…
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-Appearance on Healing is a Lifestyle Podcast-Stop Running, Start Expanding: Embracing Change + Spiritual Growth
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42:53I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the incredible Shanda Brown of Healing Is A Lifestyle Podcast to discuss in depth what it truly means to trust your intuition, make bold life choices, and lean into the unknown, even when fear is present.
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Where is My Mind? w/Monica Martinez
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1:28:34Welcome to Come To The Brink. I’m Zoë Flowers—and this is where we gather to talk about the kinds of grief that don’t fit neatly into a funeral or a diagnosis. Today, I’m sitting down with someone I deeply respect. Monica Martinez is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with nearly two decades of experience holding space for survivors of trauma…
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Welcome to Come to the Brink w/ Zoe Flowers. This is the space where we talk about the moments that shake us, the losses that reshape us, and the wisdom we gather along the way. There is no quick fix to trauma. Music Inspo-Losing My Religion By REM
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MWRF PART 4 - Origin Stories With Amy And Risa
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BONUS! Time to transform w/ Summer Solstice 2025
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21:06In this bonus ep. Astrologer Cayelin Castelle and I are doing a deep dive into the energies leading up to next month's Summer Solstice. The current astrological landscape and planetary lineup gives us the support we need to course correct personally and publicly. This month's reading is a map to get there.s Correction from Cayelin: Jupiter has been…
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Storytime From The Brink-"Nobody puts baby in the corner"
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15:33I broke my episodes into guest eps and storytimes. Storytimes are my reflections and an attempt to make sense of the nonsensical. In this episode, I am pulling apart my nonsensical GenX youth and how it impacted me. The GenX experience...when we say nobody was really checking in on us for most of our young lives, we mean it. and it left us with a c…
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MWRF Part 3 w Elaine Kicknosway - Bi-Giwen: Coming Home
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Break on Through To The Other Side w/Shanda Domango
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1:28:37Welcome back to Come to the Brink. I’m your host, Zoë Flowers. Thank you for being here, for following, for sharing, for walking this path with me. This podcast is a love note for those of us navigating the in-between—the space between breakdown and breakthrough, between grief and grace. And today's conversation is exactly that: a doorway into what…
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Welcome to Come to the Brink w/ Zoë Flowers!! This is a space for those of us navigating profound life changes—loss, trauma, caregiving, and transformation It’s about the moment or moments when everything we thought was solid crumbles, and we are forced to rebuild. What happens when you find out your mother is facilitating your abuse? In this episo…
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How do we go through the worst time in our lives and come out on the other side? How do we do that? How do we do what feels impossible every day and do life at the same time? That's what I am trying to piece together as I recount taking care of my mother while she was getting daily radiation treatments. Music Inspo-Mystify Me by INXS…
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MWRF Part 2 w Christopher Marmolejo and Edgar Fabian Frias - Love Is Coming To Us All
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51:52https://www.missingwitches.com/ep-264-mwrf-part-2-w-christopher-marmolejo-and-edgar-fabian-frias-love-is-coming-to-us-all/ https://www.missingwitches.com/reparations-fundraiser-2025/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and cra…
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A Family Affair w/ Baba Marcus Ṣàngódoyin Akinlana
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57:03Welcome to Come to the Brink w/ Zoe Flowers, the space where we talk about navigating life’s hardest transitions—loss, transformation, and the beauty that can emerge from the wreckage. Today, I'm inviting you to step into the world of art, music, and ancestral power with me and Baba Marcus Ṣàngódoyin Akinlana—artist, musician, spiritual warrior, an…
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Beltane 2025 w Amanda Amour Lynx, Granddaughter Crow and Patty Krawec: Now Our Bird Has Flown
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1:15:42www.missingwitches.com/beltane-2025-w-amanda-amour-lynx-granddaughter-crow-and-patty-krawec-now-our-bird-has-flown www.missingwitches.com/reparations-fundraiser-2025 About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witch…
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Welcome to Come to the Brink w/Zoe Flowers. This is the space where we talk about navigating profound life transitions—the moments that shake us, the endings we never expected, and the ways we find our way forward. Today, I’m sitting down with someone who knows a thing or two about reinvention. Jarvis Antonio Green is a stage director, producer, an…
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Bonus Ep. I Put a Spell on You w/Amy Torok & Risa Dickens of Missing Witches Podcast
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1:20:52Some kinds of grief live deep beneath the surface. Not because they’re less painful, but because they make people uncomfortable. These types of grief exist in the quiet spaces. Amy Torok and Risa Dickens, the magickal creators behind the Missing Witches podcast, books, and coven. The duo has built a vibrant, honest community around the sacred and t…
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This episode includes the song STRANGER IN PARADISE by Bocrew (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/36395 Ft: BOCREW / DEBBIZO / ALICE Larch photos by Thomas Chizzali. About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We…
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Meet Me At The Crossroads w/Granddaughter Crow
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58:44In this episode, I talked with Granddaughter Crow about the grief of holding multiple identities in one body, especially when those identities include conflict, colonization, and attempted erasure. Music inspo-The Crossroads, BonesThugs-n-Harmony Granddaughter Crow is a medicine woman, public speaker, teacher, intuitive reader, and author of Wisdom…
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Welcome to Come to the Brink w/ Zoë Flowers!! This is a space for those of us navigating profound life changes—loss, trauma, caregiving, and transformation It’s about the moment or moments when everything we thought was solid crumbles, and we are forced to rebuild. Have you ever been gripped with fear?? I have. Let's talk about it!! Music Inspo-I D…
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You Are Chamomile Kin - Gentle Does Not Mean Weak
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26:58www.missingwitches.com/ep-261-you-are-chamomile-kin-gentle-does-not-mean-weak About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been t…
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Welcome to Come to the Brink w/Zoe Flowers. This is a space where we talk about the moments that shake us, the roles we take on, the expectations that weigh on us, and the grief that lingers beneath it all. Today, I’m sitting with Sophia Hendricks, the only person I have known my entire life. I have watched Sophia become a great wife, mother, daugh…
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Welcome to Come to the Brink w/ Zoë Flowers!! This is a space for those of us navigating profound life changes—loss, trauma, caregiving, and transformation It’s about the moment or moments when everything we thought was solid crumbles, and we are forced to rebuild. This flashback episode is formatted a little differently from my other episodes. It …
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You Are Marram Grass Kin - Gently Reshaping Your World
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37:44This episode was written and produced by Risa Dickens, featuring the song Marram by Matt Carmichael About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members o…
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You'll Never Walk Alone w/ Akinke Lucas
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1:31:22Welcome to Come to the Brink w/Zoe Flowers. I’m glad you found your way here. This podcast is about those moments in life when everything changes—when the ground shifts beneath you, and you realize the life you knew isn’t the life you’re living anymore. My first guest is Akinke Lucas, an Integrative Healer and soon-to-be Doctor in Depth Psychology …
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You Are Flamingo Kin - "Pink Feathers And Thick Skin"
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34:04www.missingwitches.com/ep-259-you-are-flamingo-kin-pink-feathers-and-thick-skin About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been…
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Storytime From The Brink-"6:16 In Montreal "
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24:21Welcome to Come to the Brink with Zoe Flowers. This is the space where we talk about the moments that shake us, the losses that reshape us, and the wisdom we gather along the way. In this bonus episode (recorded at 6 am), I unravel some of my childhood memories and spill some familial tea. Podcast News: We have an updated podcast logo. What do you …
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You Are Beech Tree Kin: "Each Branch Reaches to Other Branches As The Gail Rises."
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Prima Materia is often considered "the absolute beginning, pure chaos ready to transmute into order, and the divine spark within absolute darkness." I moved in with my mom to take care of her at the beginning of COVID. I thought I’d be there for a couple of months—but nothing prepared me for what came next. Our relationship had never been easy, and…
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https://www.missingwitches.com/ep-257-ostara-2025-this-episode-is-a-spell/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the …
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WF Dr Siddharth Ramakrishnan - The Neuroscience of Tarot
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1:00:41Siddharth Ramakrishnan, PhD is a neuroscientist, artist, and educator. He is the Chair of Neuroscience and Professor of Biology at the University of Puget Sound and a recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award. His research spans developmental biology, neuroendocrinology and neuroethics. A Fellow of the UCLA Art|Sci cente…
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EP 255 WF - Patty Krawec: We Survive Together Or Not At All (Part 2)
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39:55Patty Krawec is an Anishinaabe/Ukrainian writer and speaker belonging to Lac Seul First Nation in Treaty 3 territory and residing in Niagara Falls. She has served on the board of the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre and co-hosted the Medicine for the Resistance podcast. Patty is a founding director of the Nii’kinaaganaa Foundation which challenge…
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WF Patty Krawec - What If We Stayed In The Margins? (Part 1)
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34:09http://daanis.ca About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, electrifying, unexpectedly radical part of the p…
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Imbolc 2025: Future Histories Of Black Magic - Revolutionary Dreams w Lilith Dorsey, Loli Moon, Christena Cleveland, Zoe Flowers, Thea Anderson, and Dr Beverly
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1:20:30www.missingwitches.com/imbolc-2025-future-histories-of-black-magic-revolutionary-dreams-w-lilith-dorsey-loli-moon-christena-cleveland-zoe-flowers-thea-anderson-and-dr-beverly About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Miss…
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WF - Jarod K. Anderson: Something In The Woods Loves You
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1:02:57Check out Jarod's new book and all his work here: https://www.jarodkanderson.com/ LIsten to our first conversation with Jarod here: https://www.missingwitches.com/ep-117-wf-jarod-k-anderson-aka-the-cryptonaturalist-give-yourself-permission-to-take-the-meaning-you-make-seriously/ About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing W…
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Community Glows In The Dark w Amy And Risa
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30:11www.missingwitches.com/ep-251-community-glows-in-the-dark-w-amy-and-risa About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the mo…
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BTW 90: Spirit Flight and Dream Travel with Autumn Fourkiller
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1:18:24In this episode... making sense of dream premonitions; how to engage in spirit flight and dream travel - and the need for tethering when you do so; how to begin working with your ancestors in your dreams; how to receive signs and strengthen your intuition, plus the consequences of NOT listening to your intuition; what to do when you get dream messa…
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Missing Witches Coven Yuletide Special 2024
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1:27:20www.missingwitches.com/missing-witches-coven-yuletide-special-2024 About Missing Witches Amy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun…
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