Season One Episodes

December 12, 2023
The Magick of Art
Welcome to season 1, episode 12 of Tales From The Hearth! Join cohosts Elair and Kristen as we discuss the magic of art, how art can be used, and its importance in our lives.

November 14, 2023
Astro101 with Mystic Magnolia Astrology
Join cohosts Elair and Kristen as we discuss Astrology Basics with special guest, Mystic Magnolia Astrology. Learn about Emily and her journey to becoming the wonderful Astrologer that she is. At the end of this episode, Emily shares more about Elair's Sun placement and Kristen's Venus placement to help ground the astrology basics that she shared, and for listeners to have an even deeper understanding of these two cohosts.

October 17, 2023
What Evil Does in the Shadows
Join cohosts Elair and Kristen as we discuss the results from our testing of dreamworking, DIY oracle cards, and digital divination. We also discuss some of the nuances around what exactly is \"evil\" when it comes to the spirit world, how it can relate to shadow work, and an overview of what shadow work is in general.

September 19, 2023
Divination Discussions, Part One
Join cohosts Elair and Kristen as we discuss Mabon and Divination. At the end of this week the Wheel of the Year turns to Mabon, the middle harvest Sabbat and the official change from summer to autumn. Harness the last bits of energy the sun is giving us before hibernation to head to a pumpkin patch or go apple picking and enjoy the weather and earth we have. We also begin a long conversation about divination including its origins, international practices we have the authority to speak about, how to spot divinatory scammers on Instagram, and some discussion of ethics in divination.

August 24, 2023
Get to Know Elair
Kristen asks Elair 75 questions to get to know her better.

August 8, 2023
Ancestors & Altars
Today at the Hearth Elair and Kristen discuss Ancestors and Altars including different types of ancestral practices we have and different altars we have. In honor of our ancestors and with love to y ou all, we've shared some ancestral and personal recipes on our website, as well as an ancestor cartomancy spread.

July 24, 2023
Pilot
Welcome to the pilot episode of the podcast, Tales From the Hearth. Join cohosts, Elair and Kristen, as we sit by the Hearth to talk all things magic. In this episode we cover our plans and hopes for the podcast. We also discuss a little bit about us. We share some information about our website, The Curated Hearth, and we cover some things we'll be adding to the site in the near future.

November 28, 2023
Astrology with Emily
Welcome to season 1, episode 11 of Tales From The Hearth! Join cohosts Elair and Kristen as we ask our guest Emily some fun astrology questions and discuss some of her personal favorite astrological transits.

November 1, 2023
In Death, do we part?
Join cohosts Elair and Kristen as they have a deep, yet gentle conversation about death, their views on it, and how it's touched their lives and practices. Kristen discusses her practice with and shares information about a lesser known death deity, Thanatos, The Greek God of Peaceful Death. Elair dives into her relationship and extensive conversations with Hades, The Greek God/King of the Underworld. Elair and Kristen wrap this episode up with an announcement about website changes, and their thoughts on using inclusive language when sharing beliefs and how cultures and people are being invalidated in today's world.

October 3, 2023
Divination Discussion, Part Two: Politics and Basics
Join cohosts Elair and Kristen as we continue our discussion on divination. This episode we start with ways that political divination has been done throughout history and is still impacting society. We also discuss protections around divination and how to go about practicing divination.

September 5, 2023
Hey Angels, it's ya girl, Sam.
Today at the Hearth we have an exciting first, our first guest! Samanatha, the Angel Witch from Shining Light Education. In this interview we discuss all things angels and angel magic. We dispel some widely held misconceptions as well as talk about the reality of actually working with such strong entities. Sam also brings u on the path that lead her from a Roman Catholic household with tarot cards in a drawer, through academia trying to understand the human body, arriving at Shining Light Education today, where she has managed to combine so many of these different aspects and so much more. This is just the tip of the iceberg to Sam's brilliance and knowldge, though. We urge all of our listenres to find Sam and look into her amazing offerings for ways to work with her.

August 22, 2023
Get to Know Kristen
Elair asks Kristen 75 questions to get to know her better.

July 25, 2023
Welcome to the Sunshine Kingdom
Join cohosts Elair and Kristen for this especially sunny episode as we discuss nature-based practices in spirituality, our personal incorporations of anture and the elemenets into our craft, and the upcoming Sabbat Lammas/Lughnasa.