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01/06/2026

As the resident book fiend I’m always looking for my next witchy read. And while I adore academia and books with history, lore, and learning… I’m a sucker for a fictional badass witchy paranormal series. Especially in January when I’m hibernating with good tea, a pre roll and a cozy blanket!!

We were recently sent ‘Desert Magic’, book one in Dharma Kelleher’s Witches of Wiccanburg series and I’m loving it! Not only is the Itchy As***le Spell mentioned 😂 but I’d swear the main character Morganna (and her moms!) feel like wise witches I know and even me sometimes!! Morganna and I even share a birthday!! (Both conceived on Beltain and born on Imbolc which is weirdly specific lol)

The story and characters have me hooked, and the witchcraft and magic woven into everyday life is a fantasy world I’d love to live in! I’m on chapter 13 and invested! ‘Desert Magic’ is in the running to join my love of Kim Harrison‘s The Hollows series and Dorynda Jones Charley Davidson series. If you’re a fan of a witchy protagonist and a murder mystery in a small town type of book, add The Witches of Wiccanburg to your list!

~Laylla

Book by https://dharmakelleher.com/collections/witches-of-wiccanburg mug by https://knarlyknot.com/

01/04/2026

On this first full moon of the year, we can't help but get all the big feels from this moon!
Setting intentions, finding clarity, and shedding what no longer serves us. All while drawing in abundance, transformation and growth.
On this first full moon we wish you insight, authenticity and the release of the s**t that doesn't serve you anymore!
Happy 2026 Witches!

12/26/2025

Time stretches out in strange ways in the days between Yule and New Year. It’s a liminal space, a true threshold. The sun has begun its return, but it doesn't feel like the light half of the year yet and its not quite the brand new year of 2026. This in between time of one year completed and the new one not yet begun can be magickal if we focus on the lessons of the old year and the adventures to come in the new.

This 6 card spread, "Weaving the Threads" ,can help by showing what work you've completed in the past year and what still needs to be done in the new one. The spread is 3 cards in a downward pointing triangle, and three in an upward triangle. The first three represent lessons or baggage that can be left in 2025. These cards show you the stories that have run their course, the baggage you don’t need to keep around, and the lessons learned in full. They’re the bones of the year that’s ending. Give them a nod, say thank you, and let them rest.

The next 3 cards, 5, 6, and 7, are the lessons and work that still need to be carried forward into 2026, things that have been started or are being worked on but still have more to be done. These are the threads still in your hands. These cards speak to the work not yet finished, the wisdom that’s still ripening, and the path you’re still walking. This is where your energy and focus should be as the wheel turns again.

Liminal times, even ones made up by the calander, can hold powerful magick. In this pause between the longest night and the bright new year, may your cards speak with clarity, your magick rise to meet any challenge, and your heart know exactly what is ready to release and what is still meant to grow in the new year!

12/22/2025

Blessed Yule and joyous Winter Solstice! May the reborn Sun shine in your spirit, illuminate your path, and bring magick and wonder into every corner of your life in the coming year!

And if you didn't get eaten by the Yule cat, check out BotB's 12 Nights of Yule *Tradition

https://www.backonthebroomstick.com/post/botb-s-12-nights-of-yule

*that we just made up and started this year

11/28/2025

Is it too early for Mari Lwyd season? Asking for a friend… and by friend we mean a very fancy, slightly pushy horse skeleton who wants to rap battle us for every drop of whiskey and food in the house!

Do you have anything prepared in case you have to throw down with a ghost horse at the door? 😂

Hope you all had better time than expected with friends and family yesterday, whether you were celebrating a holiday or just getting through the last Thursday of November. :}

We're thankful for all of you and would happily share our stash of goodies with you when you come to our door, preferably without having win a full on verbal duel first!!

Wishing you all a very happy start to the Holiday Cryptid Season!!

10/23/2025

Congratulations to Federica from the UK, the winner of our Season of the Witch Giveaway!

Federica has been one of our wonderful Benefactors for a while now, and her name was pulled in our random drawing! We’re so thrilled to send her prize of the Seasons of the Witch Oracle Deck and a few witchy goodies her way!

A huge thank you to all our Benefactors and deep gratitude to everyone who took the time to send in letters. Every single envelope was filled with such beautiful energy! You guys are truly magical!

Federica's package is in the hands of the USPS postal gremlins and as best we are able to scry it is chugging its way across the pond to soon land on the shores of the UK.

Safe travels to the box and Congratulations (and many many thanks) to Federica!!!!

10/11/2025

A winner has been chosen for the Season of the Witch Giveaway! They have been notified by email and we will officially announce it as soon as we hear back!

Thank you all for entering and making our day every time we check the mail! And HUGE Congratulations to the winner!!!

10/03/2025

So here's a magical mystery for you… In our latest Witches Answer episode, we talked about how to properly dispose of your own spell jars when the work is complete.

But what would you do if you came into possession of someone else's spell jars?

These jars came to Laylla through an auction as an unlisted item in a lot of crystals and tarot books. Four mysterious spell jars created by an unknown practitioner, with unknown intentions, for unknown purposes.

In episode 133 Laylla explains what she plans to do with them, but we want to hear your approach! How would you handle someone else’s spell components and/or jars?? Give us your witchy ideas in the comments!

09/30/2025

On October 1st don't forget to say "rabbit, rabbit, rabbit" for good luck, blow cinnamon in your front door (or throw a stick out of it!😂) for prosperity. And most important of all!! Make sure your letter is in the mail for the Seasons of the Witch Giveaway! Only entries postmarked October 1st are eligible!! Official rules here: https://www.backonthebroomstick.com/coming-soon-02

*If you live in a country that is not sending mail to the USA, the alternate entry under the rules is becoming a Benefactor at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2119523/support

09/24/2025

Thank you to everyone who has sent us mail!! The absolute joy and honor of reading your messages is one of our FAVORITE things to do. You all have shared your thoughts, your dreams, your love of the podcast (and your witchy Aunties!!), your magick, as well as your fears and sorrows, on paper and sent it to our magickal little box in Salem. And my gods do we love you for it!!

If Chelle is having a bad day, looking through old letters or getting new ones from the Post Office is a powerful mood lifter. As you know, Laylla loves few things more in the world than the written word; and Chelle makes sure she gets to see every letter as they come in!

This past week we had the opportunity to spend enough time together to do A LOT of magick, crafting, and of course workshops at CNY Pagan Pride. One of our favorite projects was making collages and a scrapbook from the mail you have sent us. When I say we read and re-read your letters it's not an exaggeration! These very meaningful, very gorgeous, very magickal mementos will hang in our offices until we someday get a studio together.

Thank you a million times! We love and appreciate you all from the bottom of our pointy toed boots to the top of our witchy hats!!

09/22/2025

Blessed Autumn Equinox and welcome to the Season of the Witch!! Ok, all seasons are witchy, but we have a special place in our hearts for Mabon; the Autumn Equinox. Equal day and equal night. The sacred pause where we find balance within and without. It's also the Witches’ Thanksgiving, a time to celebrate, enjoy and give thanks for the blessings of the season and prepare for the descent into the darker half of the year.

Chelle was in town over the weekend to spend time with Laylla and get up to all sorts of witchy antics! Not only did the witches get to the CNY Pagan Pride day but they spent time on the land, celebrating the season and honoring the land spirits. An altar of flowers, herbs, weeds and plants sprung up from the bounty of Laylla’s land and offerings from a local farm stand.

Despite Chelle’s ability to burn even water, she and Laylla were able to bake a rustic loaf of bread, filling the kitchen with the kind of magic you can eat. Warm, home-baked carbs are a blessing to the spirits of hearth and harvest….and to our bellies!

The descent into the dark isn’t all cozy kitchens, warm sweaters, and pumpkin spice treats; there is also the element of preparing for the dark, the cold, and the sacrifices of winter. As we cross this tipping point into the dark, we should ask ourselves
What are you ready to lay down, to sacrifice? And what will you bury to over-winter, knowing it will bloom in the spring?

Blessings of the Second Harvest to you and yours and Happy Autumn!

09/21/2025

A wonderfully witchy time was had at Central New York Pagan Pride Day, hosted by the incredible organizers and volunteers from CNY Pagans and Church of the Greenwood!

From the opening snake dance and ritual, to the workshops, performances, vendors, and amazing people, to the final drumming and closing ritual, our hearts and witchy souls are full.

Chelle's workshop at noon was Herbal Cartomancy; throwing herbs, reading cards and having a witchy good time!

In Laylla's workshop, Walking the Winding Path, participants learned how to draw and create a full size labyrinth.

We are still smiling and full of happy energy from all the listeners who stopped by our tent, workshops, or found us walking around to say hi! We had a fantastic day meeting people, getting hugs, having great conversations, making connections, and feeling the magick of community!

Gathering in person, showing up and supporting each other is powerful magick, especially now. Events like this are a reminder that we’re here. Witches, pagans, druids, animists, heathens, spiritual seekers of all kinds are many and the community is beautiful!

Thank you to the organizers, the vendors, the speakers, the volunteers, and every single person who came out to celebrate!

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