<p><strong>Summary</strong>: We jump into the shortest month with talk of candles, cards, magic books, hobby horses, and...rat letters? </p><p><strong>Please check out </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/newworldwitchery" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">our Patreon page</a>! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can’t give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now. </p><p><strong>Producers for this show:</strong>Blake at <a href="https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Crossed Crow Books</a>, Kayla, Anna, Elle, <a href="https://1000voltpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Victoria &amp; Keifel of 1000 Volt Press</a>, Lauren, Sierra, Lisa, Mark, Kels, Benjamin, MissV/Vee, Donna, Pretty Poisons Witch, Heather, Jonathan, Christopher, Ralph of the <a href="https://holleshaven.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Holle&#39;s Haven Podcast</a>, Jamie, Catherine, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/spellboundbook/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Achija Branvin Sionach</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acynDrrNZ9A" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">AthenaBeth</a>, and <a href="http://shop.conjuredcardea.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Conjured Cardea</a>! Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting us!</p><p><strong>Sources</strong> </p><p>We highly recommend that you find an almanac or lunar-oriented datebook to help you with planning out your own magical year. Some we can recommend: </p><ul><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9781881098812" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Witches Almanac</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9780738771892" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Llewellyn&#39;s Astrological Pocket Planner</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://writualplanner.com/collections/tarot-journals" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Writual Planner</a></li></ul><ul><li>Or your local <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9781571988898" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Farmer&#39;s Almanac</a>!</li></ul><p><strong>Sections</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Lunar Forecast</strong> - Our monthly rundown of lunar astrological information</li><li><strong>In the Cards</strong> - Divination through cartomancy, tarot, and folk methods. This month: Pythagorean Numerology (with recommendations for <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9781468300697" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Book of English Magic</a> by Philip Carr-Gomm and Richard Heygate)</li><li><strong>A Witch&#39;s Words</strong> - Proverbs, folklore, and book reviews. This month: &quot;⁠<a href="https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/magicbook.html#grundtvig068" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Book of Cyprianus</a>&quot; and a review of ⁠<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9780199590049" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Grimoires</a> by Owen Davies⁠</li><li><strong>Materia Magica</strong> - Magical artifacts and crafts. This month: Rat Letters (with nods to <a href="https://www.viahedera.com/2019/10/rat-letters.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Via Hedera</a>)</li><li><strong>Creature Corner</strong> - Folkloric creatures, beings, and entities. This month: Mari Lwyd (with a recommendation to look at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/mharastarling" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Mara Starling</a>&#39;s <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9780738770918" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">work</a>)</li><li><strong>Listener Email</strong> - We read and respond to your questions! If you have one you&#39;d like to submit, mail us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠[email protected]⁠</a> or <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠[email protected]⁠</a></li></ul><p>Check out Cory’s book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9780738762128" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic⁠</a>! (also available from <a href="https://amzn.to/2He09Pu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Amazon⁠</a>). We also have a new book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9781734742275" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠<em>Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic</em>⁠</a> (<a href="https://1000voltpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠1000Volt Press⁠</a>) (also available from <a href="https://amzn.to/3RO2C5N" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Amazon⁠</a>). If you are interested in playing card divination, you can check out our <a href="https://newworldwitchery.com/2010/09/10/blog-post-89-%E2%80%93-the-new-world-witchery-guide-to-cartomancy/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Cartomancy post⁠</a> or pick up Cory’s book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4988/9781491225783" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠54 Devils⁠</a>.</p><p>Image via Cory Thomas Hutcheson (CC 2.0)</p><p>Keep in touch and follow us through our <a href="https://www.newworldwitchery/find-us" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Find Us⁠</a> page!</p><p><strong>Promos and Music</strong>:</p><p>Title and closing music are “Runaround (AM Radio),” by Aaron Solomon, and is licensed from <a href="https://www.audiosocket.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Audio Socket⁠</a>. (License #1273). Additional incidental music Kevin Macleod and Daniel Birch, from Free Music Archive and used under a CC 2.0 license. &quot;Tranquility&quot; Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License</p><p>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p><p>Sound effects from <a href="https://freesound.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Freesound.org ⁠</a>and in the Public Domain. Additional &quot;rooster&quot; sound effect from Darina Evstafeva from <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/rooster/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Pixabay⁠</a>.</p>