Death Coven

Hey, hi, how a doin'? Today we're talking ghosts, gods, and graves. Skye regales us with the legend of one of the most iconic yokai in Japan: Yotsuya Kaiden. River tells us about the mythology behind Ariadne, the beautiful wife of Dionysus. Finally, Poppy informs us about the environmental impacts of various burial practices in the USA, including aquamation, green burials, and human composting.

Stay tuned until the en...

Hey hey! Get ready to hit the dusty trail with us as we plod further along through the Fool's Journey. Today we'll cover the Hermit, the Wheel of Fortune, and Justice. 

We've got a big fat hypothetical today. If you'd like to skip it, jump to 21:17.

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Welcome back dear listeners! Buckle up because River is On One for this installment of Death Coven. The focus of todays episode is the controversial "psychic medium" Sylvia Browne and her many egregious claims. If you get very upset about people taking blatant advantage of others (same) proceed with caution, because Sylvia was a terrible person. RIP!

*IF YOU'D LIKE TO SKIP THE HYPOTHETICAL GO TO 18:54*

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Welcome, welcome, dear listeners to yet another installation of the Death Coven program. In today's episode we pit badassery against each other in our hypothetical segment and then Skye leads us in a conversational topic on the concept of Personal Sovereignty and how we can apply it to our daily lives. Get ready to scope your life from a bird's eye view, do your taxes on time, and beat the ever living hell out of that blo...

In the second and final part of this two part series, Poppy gets elbows deep in raw sewage as she tells the tale of the London Cholera Epidemic of 1854. 

If you want to skip today's hypothetical, slide on over to 11:48!

Sources

• Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson (2006)
• Tulchinsky TH. John Snow, Cholera, the Broad Street Pump;...

Ready your ears and put away your noses because we're going to be knee deep in Victorian poop today as we yap all about the London Cholera Epidemic of 1854!

In Part 1 of this two part series, Poppy leads us back in time to Victorian England when the infamous Blue Death burned through Soho's Golden Square, leading to an investigation that set the stage for modern epidemiology, public sanitation infrastructure, and the accep...

Welcome back dear listeners! If you need something to listen to while you hide from your family in the bathroom this Thanksgiving have we got the episode for you! It's another look at the fools journey through the major arcana, join us as River hops up on their little soapbox about the redemptive power of love, Poppy zooms at 65mph in a residential zone in the chariot, and finally Skye becomes ripped as all hell and tames a bi...

Welcome back to the Cauldron of Mystery, dear listeners! In this episode Poppy, River, and Skye share their Saw Trap concoctions and discuss their own individual topics they each bring to the table. Get ready for a silly, heartwarming, and... horny episode.

Please be aware that some of the content may be sensitive to some audiences, today's episode includes some sensitive topics such as: self harm, gawking about penises, and JK...

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Welcome to Death Coven and happy Halloween! This week we're keeping it creepy. Poppy's reading us some scary stories about the backwoods found in the trenches of Reddit, Skye drags us down to the murky depths of the sea for an exploration of Davy Jones' Locker, and River talks about the divination tool with the worst reputation: the Ouija. 

If you want to skip this week's hypothetical, zip over to 12:17

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It's October and we're in the throes of spooky season. Today we're embracing the dark half by diving into some frightening topics. Join us as Skye tells us about the horrors of the Dark Web, River presents the tale of the first ever recorded account of vampirism, and Poppy drags us kicking and screaming through the Chernobyl Disaster.

*This episode is a bit scarier than our norm, so please listen at your discretion.* 

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Welcome back little ghouls and ghosts! This October the coven is bringing you some especially frightful episodes, kicking it all off with another round of cryptids. Join us as we wander all around in search of things that go bump in the night (and day), from the backwoods to northern Mexico. Put on your favorite autumnal sweater, grab yourself a warm drink (a pumpkin spice latte perhaps), and prepare to be chilled to your very core...

Hear ye! Hear ye! There be a hanging in the town square this ev'nin. It's BYOPF (Bring Your Own Pitch Fork). Today's episode is a Skye-led one where she discusses King James (I and VI) and his relationship to witches. Buckle up for some crazy history with some laughs along the way.

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Double the Squonk, double the fun! Join us this week as we bring you Death Coven's first double feature. 

In the first half of this episode, we interview Hal Johnson, author of Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods (and other things). We'll talk mythology, muse about the afterlife, and even manage to smush in a little cryptid discussion near the end. Listen in to hear words from the mouth of the man that puts words into bo...

This week River tells us all about the guy with the gift of gab, St. Anthony of Padua. Tune in to hear about the life and death of this saint, and learn how you can incorporate working with him into your practice. 

If you'd like to pass on this week's hypothetical game, skip to 10:18

Main Source: Anthony of Padua by Valentin Strappazzon, translated by Michael F. Cusato

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Hey, hi, hello, and welcome to this week's episode of Death Coven! This week, we did a some research on death-related deities and other entities from cultures outside of the ones we typically work with in our day to day practice. This week, we'll look at a a few gods and demi gods from the Māori tradition, we'll meet the Fates, and then we'll finish up by learning about Azrael, the Angel of Death.

The book Poppy ...

Welcome back listeners! Join the witches this week as they go over a variety of topics, from trees in high altitude cool climates all the way to the bottom of the deep ocean with a bunch of creepy crawlies, and several spots in between. 

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Join River, Poppy, and Skye this week as they talk about the history of three different cemeteries across the world: Showmen's Rest, The Merry Cemetery, and Greyfriar's Kirkyard. They'll tell you tales of ghostly elephants, sharp tongued mother in laws, and the most loyal little puppy in the history of always. 

If you want to skip this episode's Hypothetical Game and go straight to the content, the cemetery ...

* Trigger warning* Due to the nature of this episode, we discuss animal cruelty and animal death. Please listen at your own discretion. 

It's time for another Chef Boyardee Special! This week our very first guest Rachel joins us as Poppy tells six stories about animals that have - for some reason - been tried for witchcraft in some capacity. Try to guess which one she made up and try not to get too mad at her. 

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