The Mage's Well

Aug 07 2024 130 ep. 24 mins 29

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Looking for help or inspiration on your mysterious and winding path into spirituality and witchcraft? On each episode, host Michael Moorcroft explores a topic to help you on your journey. From sex magic, to ouija boards, to deadly nightshade - nothing is off the table.
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New Season Update

Aug 07 2024 11 mins

Hey Mages, this episode is just a little update from me - I'm still about and a new season is pending. If you are looking for Supercast click the link below.All my links are here. Get bonus content on Patreon Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/themageswell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samhain/Halloween - The Wheel of the Year

Oct 18 2023 21 mins

Did you know that the dead had nothing to do with Samhain? Originally the Gaelic festival focused on the supernatural as around this time the membrane between the worlds thinned, the need for protection was heightened, fires were lit to ward away the darkness, spirits and other unspeakable creatures. Creatures that within Gaelic texts and mythology invaded our world, heroic and roy

Mabon/Autumn Equinox - The Wheel of the Year

Sep 06 2023 19 mins

Mabon/Autumn Equinox celebrates the second harvest that included wild nuts, fruit trees and berries - usually growing without human intervention it was seen as wild, sacred and often a divine boon, a miracle that could save entire communities from starvation as around this time of the year you could gage if you had enough food to survive the upcoming winter - which was potentially

Lammas/Lughnasad/Lughnassadh - The Wheel of the Year

Jul 19 2023 22 mins

Lammas is essentially the pagan harvest festival and it doesn’t get a lot of attention - not as much as Beltane or Yule - but it's still a really important time to honour and hold space for. Traditionally ushered in the ending of hunger and to celebrate the abundance that the land had produced. It was also quite a sexually charged event with the sexes coming together to harvest t

Litha - The Wheel of the Year

Jun 07 2023 23 mins

Litha or Midsummer is highly anticipated within the pagan world, celebrating the summer solstice or the longest day of the year and the height of the suns power. Traditionally the day was rife with agricultural protective wards, feasting and general merry-making. Botanicals and crystals are especially powerful and revered during this festival as the power of malicious spirits peaks

Beltane - The Wheel of the Year

Apr 19 2023 23 mins

Beltane is one of the major fire festivals within the wheel of the year and celebrates the beginning of summer, traditionally it was time to cleanse through fire rituals and to protect because around this time as the threat of the supernatural was heightening with risks from the fae and malicious witches. How can celebrate Beltane today and how can honour this ancient festival. Bel

How to Love Yourself/ Self-Love II

Apr 12 2023 24 mins

One of the things the psychologists of the future will say about our era is how easy it was to hate ourselves. We are living in a pandemic of self-hatred - fuelled by how we’re raised, manipulative advertising and marketing and the rise of social media that permeates every aspect of our lives. Never before have we been so mentally unwell as a collective. The world can be a dark a

How to Love Yourself/ Self-Love

Apr 05 2023 25 mins

I don’t know about you but I’m sick of hearing the phrases ‘just love yourself,’ and ‘self-love is easy and natural.’ What does that actually mean and how do you do it? As someone who’s worked in the modelling industry for over 10 years, self-love wasn’t something that came naturally to me, I’ve gathered some tips and guides as to how to begin this practice and to

Venus & Aphrodite

Mar 29 2023 33 mins

Venus and Aphrodite are powerful goddesses ruling over the word 'desire' and all it’s turbulent connotations, but how well do we really know them? Looking into their eastern origins they have connections to goddesses who reside over war and strife. How can we harness the energy of these goddesses and what do you need to know to build your own rituals?All my links are here. Get bo

Burial Grounds, Graveyards & Cemeteries, Oh My!

Mar 22 2023 20 mins

Witchcraft and cities of the dead have always had an intimate and nefarious relationship as these sites are some of the most magically potent on the planet, holding various superstitions, beliefs and folklore by the societies they’re framed within. Packed with hidden symbolism, how can we fully utilise these spaces within our witchcraft while paying homage to our long dead ancest