The Smart Witch Podcast

Nov 30 2023

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Hello and welcome to the Smart Witch Podcast! Here, we muse on everything from crystal tips, tarot insights, practical magick and astrology to navigating life, love, self-care and relationships in an intentional, empowered and magickally-inspired way. The goal of this podcast is to inspire and empower you to integrate magick, witchcraft, and/or intention into your everyday life in a way that is fun, practical, modern, individualized, sustainable and, above all else, informed.

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Episode 46: The Moon in the Birth Chart (Part II)

Nov 30 2023 110 mins

In this episode, we talk about the moon in the birth chart by aspect to the inner and outer planets. We discuss how the moon in aspect to each planet benefits from self-care, in both theory and practice, as well as how it hints at the early developmental experience and shapes our needs, drives and instincts. Email me at: [email protected] and follow me on instagram @th

Episode 45: The Moon in the Birth Chart (Part 1)

Nov 01 2023 154 mins

In this episode, we dive deeply into the moon in the birth chart as the primary tool for understanding our deep self and achieving a sense of internal wellness. We go through how the moon manifests in the birth chart through the lens of each of the 12 signs, and then unpack this energy by house placement. This is a long one so grab a warm beverage, your birth chart and prepare for

Episode 44: Eclipse Energy!

Oct 14 2023 73 mins

The podcast is back! In this episode, we’re unpacking the energy of today’s Solar Eclipse and the upcoming Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on October 28th, breaking down their respective astrology and the astrology of eclipses generally. We discuss how to work with eclipses from the modern witch’s perspective as well as what their role is astrologically, and in the latter portion of

Episode 43: The Modern Witch’s Guide to Tapping/EFT

Jun 12 2022 26 mins

In this episode, we discuss the technique of tapping/EFT as an emerging (and highly effective!) witch’s healing/creation/wellness tool. We discuss how to tap/why it works, how to use it in conjunction with other tools and, most importantly, why it’s worth adding to your existing toolkit. Subscribe to my new and full moon newsletter: https://alimurray.substack.com/subscribe?utm_

Episode 42: The Leo Full Moon, Astrology Update & Justice!

Feb 16 2022 64 mins

In this week’s podcast episode, I go through the astrology highlights relevant from February 16th — March 2nd (including a thorough exploration of the Leo Full Moon, this week’s steamy conjunction of the Cosmic Lovers and a fun Uranus/Jupiter sextile!) We finish the episode with my crystal recommendations for the Leo Full Moon and a very short interpretation of Justice, which

Episode 41: The Five of Swords

May 28 2021 43 mins

In this episode, we dive into the Five of Swords of the tarot — comparing it to the other fives, breaking down the different ways it can show up, and discussing real examples of how the energy expresses itself. In addition to the usual interpretations, I argue that the Five of Swords is actually an important card for teaching self-love and personal integrity, and can even serve a

Episode 40: May/June 2021 Astrology Update

May 18 2021 51 mins

In this episode, we talk about everything going on astrologically for the rest of the spring including Mercury Retrograde in Gemini, Venus in Gemini, Jupiter in Pisces, Saturn retrograde and the Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius, focusing on how to work with and make the most of these astrological transits and optimize our potential through them. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https

Episode 39: Ask a Witch ~ Bad Astrology, Fear v. Intuition, Anticlimactic Magick

Apr 11 2021 44 mins

In this episode, I address three listener questions, including where there is such a thing as “bad” natal astrology (are any aspects or placements inherently ill-fated? Should you fear getting your birth chart interpreted?), how to tell the difference between fear or anxiety and intuition, especially after pain or trauma, AND how to deal with post-spellwork boredom or malaise,

Episode 38: How to be a Manifesting Queen ~ Goals vs. Intentions

Mar 30 2021 34 mins

In this episode, we break down the different terms which refer to manifestation (mainly, setting a “goal” versus setting an “intention.”) We discuss what these words mean and how their processes are fundamentally different, and how each approach to manifesting is uniquely powerful and preferred depending on the respective desire or area of life concerned. We then discuss HO

Episode 37: Ask a Witch ~ Conjuring and Directing Creative Energy

Mar 24 2021 22 mins

In this episode, I give my thoughts on a listener’s question of how to direct creative energy into specific projects. We talk about why I think the phrase “creative energy” is slightly redundant, whether or not creativity is something we can always access, and the ideas we develop about what our relationship to our creativity “should” look like which are often counterprod